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formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Bustos). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on passage of the bill (H.R. 6878) to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Bustos) | House | CREC-2022-12-01-pt1-PgH8694 | null | 5,300 |
formal | safeguard | 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. 4785) to support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-01-pt1-PgH8695 | null | 5,301 |
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. 4785) to support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-01-pt1-PgH8695 | null | 5,302 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | 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 (S. 231) to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-01-pt1-PgH8702 | null | 5,303 |
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 (S. 231) to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-01-pt1-PgH8702 | null | 5,304 |
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 (S. 3115) to remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018 on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-01-pt1-PgH8703 | null | 5,305 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Omnibus and National Defense Authorization Act Madam President, now on the omni and the NDAA, as we approach the end of the year, two of the most important priorities the Senate must focus on are passing a yearlong omnibus and approving a bipartisan Defense appropriations bill. We have a lot of work left to do on both fronts, but so far, I am encouraged by the goodwill coming from both sides. While Democrats and Republicans disagree on the details of the omnibus, there is little debate that a CR would be terrible news for our troops and for American security. Yesterday, I attended a classified briefing on the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. Without getting into any of the details disclosed there, it was obvious, sitting in the room, that much of Ukraine's success is thanks to the emergency military and economic aid provided by the United States. Ten months into this war, there is no question, in my judgment, that helping our Ukrainian friends has been the right thing to do. But the fighting in Eastern Europe is sadly far from over. Putin's human rights atrocities continue. He is a vicious and brutal dictator. News reports come in daily of mass graves, civilian casualties. Entire cities--men, women, children--civilians, being killed and maimed and entire cities being reduced to rubble. Yet even now, the brave and strong people of Ukraine have endured and fought back. They know what Russian aggression is. They remember it from the days of the 1930s when Stalin sought to starve a huge number of Ukrainians to death. The United States must stay the course helping our friends in need. And by the way, this is not just a matter of standing with Ukraine; it is a matter of American security because, deep down, Putin is nothing more than a violent bully who will endanger our own democracy if his influence is allowed to expand, and he will not stop at Ukraine if he succeeds there. The single worst thing we can do right now is give Putin any signal that we are wavering in our commitment to help Ukraine. That is precisely what a CR would signal, and we cannot afford to go down that treacherous road. So I hope both sides will work together. We are making good progress. Paper is now being exchanged back and forth. We are not there yet. We have got a ways to go, but we have got to keep working until we get an omnibus done, for the sake of our national security. Meanwhile, at the same time, both parties must cooperate on passing a bipartisan national defense act, as we have done now for more than six decades. Just as we need to hold the line against Putin and his belligerence, we also have to stand firm against encroachments and aggression from the Chinese Communist Party. A few months ago, the Senate took a major step in that direction by passing the CHIPS and Science Act, which will boost domestic chip manufacturing and help sever our dependence on foreign-made semiconductors. But just because we passed CHIPS and Science doesn't mean the job is done. We need to build on our accomplishments by adding even more protections in the NDAA so we can continue reducing U.S. reliance on risky, Chinese-made microchips. So, last month, I joined with Senator Cornyn, my colleague from Texas, to introduce an amendment to the NDAA that would prohibit the U.S. Government from doing business with companies that rely on certain Chinese chipmakers that the Pentagon has labeled ``Chinese military contractors.'' This amendment would address a very big problem: Too many American companies with Federal contracts are purchasing chips made by Chinese makers with well-known ties to the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Government. You don't need to be a national security expert to see how this dependence on Chinese chips presents a serious risk to Americans' cyber security, to our privacy, to our defense. The previous administration--one of the few areas they went forward on that I agreed with--got rid of Huawei because it gave the Chinese Government and the Chinese Communist Party too much influence. Well, the same thing will happen with these chipmakers, these Chinese military contractor chipmakers, if they are allowed to continue to infuse their chips in our own equipment. Now, our amendment would remedy this with a simple proposition: If American businesses want to do business with the Federal Government, they shouldn't be allowed to turn around and then do business with risky Chinese chipmakers. We certainly need and give ample time for American companies to adjust and get American-made chips or non-Chinese-made chips, non-Chinese-military-contractor-made chips, but it must be done. This is national security, once again, as well as economic security and the idea of keeping America No. 1, which we took a big step forward on with the CHIPS Act, but there is more that has to be done. So this proposal is one of many sound proposals that I hope to see included in the NDAA. I am, of course, fighting for a whole bunch of other things. On this issue, I thank Senator Cornyn for working with me on the amendment, and very soon the Senate hopefully will take quick action to send a defense authorization bill to the President's desk. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-01-pt1-PgS6920 | null | 5,306 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Omnibus and National Defense Authorization Act Madam President, now on the omni and the NDAA, as we approach the end of the year, two of the most important priorities the Senate must focus on are passing a yearlong omnibus and approving a bipartisan Defense appropriations bill. We have a lot of work left to do on both fronts, but so far, I am encouraged by the goodwill coming from both sides. While Democrats and Republicans disagree on the details of the omnibus, there is little debate that a CR would be terrible news for our troops and for American security. Yesterday, I attended a classified briefing on the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. Without getting into any of the details disclosed there, it was obvious, sitting in the room, that much of Ukraine's success is thanks to the emergency military and economic aid provided by the United States. Ten months into this war, there is no question, in my judgment, that helping our Ukrainian friends has been the right thing to do. But the fighting in Eastern Europe is sadly far from over. Putin's human rights atrocities continue. He is a vicious and brutal dictator. News reports come in daily of mass graves, civilian casualties. Entire cities--men, women, children--civilians, being killed and maimed and entire cities being reduced to rubble. Yet even now, the brave and strong people of Ukraine have endured and fought back. They know what Russian aggression is. They remember it from the days of the 1930s when Stalin sought to starve a huge number of Ukrainians to death. The United States must stay the course helping our friends in need. And by the way, this is not just a matter of standing with Ukraine; it is a matter of American security because, deep down, Putin is nothing more than a violent bully who will endanger our own democracy if his influence is allowed to expand, and he will not stop at Ukraine if he succeeds there. The single worst thing we can do right now is give Putin any signal that we are wavering in our commitment to help Ukraine. That is precisely what a CR would signal, and we cannot afford to go down that treacherous road. So I hope both sides will work together. We are making good progress. Paper is now being exchanged back and forth. We are not there yet. We have got a ways to go, but we have got to keep working until we get an omnibus done, for the sake of our national security. Meanwhile, at the same time, both parties must cooperate on passing a bipartisan national defense act, as we have done now for more than six decades. Just as we need to hold the line against Putin and his belligerence, we also have to stand firm against encroachments and aggression from the Chinese Communist Party. A few months ago, the Senate took a major step in that direction by passing the CHIPS and Science Act, which will boost domestic chip manufacturing and help sever our dependence on foreign-made semiconductors. But just because we passed CHIPS and Science doesn't mean the job is done. We need to build on our accomplishments by adding even more protections in the NDAA so we can continue reducing U.S. reliance on risky, Chinese-made microchips. So, last month, I joined with Senator Cornyn, my colleague from Texas, to introduce an amendment to the NDAA that would prohibit the U.S. Government from doing business with companies that rely on certain Chinese chipmakers that the Pentagon has labeled ``Chinese military contractors.'' This amendment would address a very big problem: Too many American companies with Federal contracts are purchasing chips made by Chinese makers with well-known ties to the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Government. You don't need to be a national security expert to see how this dependence on Chinese chips presents a serious risk to Americans' cyber security, to our privacy, to our defense. The previous administration--one of the few areas they went forward on that I agreed with--got rid of Huawei because it gave the Chinese Government and the Chinese Communist Party too much influence. Well, the same thing will happen with these chipmakers, these Chinese military contractor chipmakers, if they are allowed to continue to infuse their chips in our own equipment. Now, our amendment would remedy this with a simple proposition: If American businesses want to do business with the Federal Government, they shouldn't be allowed to turn around and then do business with risky Chinese chipmakers. We certainly need and give ample time for American companies to adjust and get American-made chips or non-Chinese-made chips, non-Chinese-military-contractor-made chips, but it must be done. This is national security, once again, as well as economic security and the idea of keeping America No. 1, which we took a big step forward on with the CHIPS Act, but there is more that has to be done. So this proposal is one of many sound proposals that I hope to see included in the NDAA. I am, of course, fighting for a whole bunch of other things. On this issue, I thank Senator Cornyn for working with me on the amendment, and very soon the Senate hopefully will take quick action to send a defense authorization bill to the President's desk. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-01-pt1-PgS6920 | null | 5,307 |
formal | terrorism | null | Islamophobic | Ukraine Madam President, I rise today to speak on a different topic, and it is one that is very timely and important. Yesterday, a number of us received a classified briefing from the White House about Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. It was sobering. Russia continues to indiscriminately target civilian populations and infrastructure, killing tens of thousands of innocent people in Ukraine, leaving countless more in the bitter dark and cold without access to electricity, water, or heat. The briefing was also astonishing because it raised a bigger question: What has Vladimir Putin really accomplished with this cruel war? I will tell you the answer. Today, as a result of Putin's barbaric invasion of Ukraine, the Western alliance in opposition to him is stronger than ever before. Putin's actions have strengthened the resolve of the Ukrainian people to fight to the death for a free and democratic country, as they press back against the Russian occupation and regain territory from Kharkiv to Kherson. Moreover, NATO is now stronger and more united, with two new countries, valuable additions to the NATO alliance--Sweden and Finland--soon to join the fold. And just this week, NATO also recommitted to continuing support for Ukraine. Countries have rallied behind the United States in sending everything from weapons to helmets, to medical supplies, to food, and in imposing crushing sanctions that are taking a massive toll on the Russian economy. Yesterday's briefing also made one thing abundantly clear: Now is not the time for the United States or NATO to back down. While Putin deceived himself into thinking the Ukrainian people would fold and welcome the Russian military with open arms, or that Kyiv could fall in days, the Ukrainian people--and their desire for sovereignty and self-rule--have prevailed. The world stepped up to help secure their freedom, bound together by the shared principles and international norms that dictators like Putin can never and will never wipe away. The day will come when Putin and his thugs are held accountable for their war crimes, and, sadly, there are many. Since February, the United States alone has committed billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, with defense articles delivered at recordbreaking speed to support Ukrainian war efforts on the frontlines. And just weeks ago, the White House requested another supplemental aid request for Ukraine. I support it. Now, I understand that some Members of Congress have expressed a concern about the economic consequences of increased defense spending and whether there is appropriate oversight of the actual funds sent and spent. I share those concerns. They are legitimate. They are reasonable. And I pushed the administration to ensure that it strengthens efforts to fully account for our assistance to Ukraine. I might just add parenthetically that over the decades that we were in war in Afghanistan, it is well known that so many dollars were wasted, American tax dollars, in an effort to stop the forces of terrorism that were residing in that country. We should never knowingly allow that to occur, and we certainly shouldn't in Ukraine despite my wholehearted support for President Biden supporting the efforts. I am glad my colleagues on the other side of the aisle finally joined us yesterday--yesterday--in the confirmation of Robert Storch. He is going to be the next inspector general at the Department of Defense. If you want to keep an eye out on how the money is being spent in that great and important Department, you need an inspector general. It took us months to reach the point where the Senate confirmed his nomination. He will be key to oversight. Instead of looking for solutions, some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are vowing to stop assistance to Ukraine or slow it down in another way to obstruct the Biden administration. In doing so, they are undermining our broader foreign assistance programs and ultimately undercutting the success of Ukraine's resistance. The Presiding Officer and I both know we have to fund the fiscal year we are currently in. It runs from October to October. We are in that fiscal year already. We know that if we do a continuing resolution, that it will be wasteful spending, and we will not be investing in the things we really need to keep America safe and strong. If we do the Omnibus bill, the Omnibus appropriations bill, we can cure that problem by having specific appropriations bills that target the money where it is needed in our future. If we don't do that, it is going to undermine assistance in many areas, including Ukraine. We can't let leadership fail on either side of the aisle when it comes to the spending bill. As the Ukrainian people continue to fight, we must continue to stand by their side. When the news first broke of Russia's full-scale invasion this past February, I was sitting in an airport departure lounge 800 miles away in Lithuania. Many in this Chamber have heard me speak many times about my mother, who arrived in the United States from Russian-occupied Lithuania when she was 2 years old in the year 1911. Life was bleak and oppressive for the Lithuanian people at that time. It was no wonder that my family tried to escape the Russian czar and his heavy hand. That was the case in Eastern Europe for many countries. So it is no surprise that when the Soviet Union collapsed, many of these same nations reached out to join the community of democracies and stand with us behind the shield of NATO. We welcomed and supported Lithuania, the Baltic States, Poland, and so many other countries, as we welcome Ukraine's efforts now to stop this invasion. Today, decades later, Lithuania is a thriving democracy and is among the many countries rallying to Ukraine's aid. I want to commend the people of Lithuania. So many times, this tiny little nation has spoken out in courageous ways to stand up for democracy and freedom. I am very proud of them and what they have done. The free nations of the world understand Ukraine is on the frontlines in the battle for democracy over autocracy. It is a fundamental struggle between the rule of law and the rule of brute force. Now is not the time for the United States and the rest of the free world to in any way diminish their support for Ukraine. Like the Ukrainian people, we must show resolve, determination, and a commitment to fighting on and standing together in the defense of democracy. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-01-pt1-PgS6923 | null | 5,308 |
formal | thugs | null | racist | Ukraine Madam President, I rise today to speak on a different topic, and it is one that is very timely and important. Yesterday, a number of us received a classified briefing from the White House about Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. It was sobering. Russia continues to indiscriminately target civilian populations and infrastructure, killing tens of thousands of innocent people in Ukraine, leaving countless more in the bitter dark and cold without access to electricity, water, or heat. The briefing was also astonishing because it raised a bigger question: What has Vladimir Putin really accomplished with this cruel war? I will tell you the answer. Today, as a result of Putin's barbaric invasion of Ukraine, the Western alliance in opposition to him is stronger than ever before. Putin's actions have strengthened the resolve of the Ukrainian people to fight to the death for a free and democratic country, as they press back against the Russian occupation and regain territory from Kharkiv to Kherson. Moreover, NATO is now stronger and more united, with two new countries, valuable additions to the NATO alliance--Sweden and Finland--soon to join the fold. And just this week, NATO also recommitted to continuing support for Ukraine. Countries have rallied behind the United States in sending everything from weapons to helmets, to medical supplies, to food, and in imposing crushing sanctions that are taking a massive toll on the Russian economy. Yesterday's briefing also made one thing abundantly clear: Now is not the time for the United States or NATO to back down. While Putin deceived himself into thinking the Ukrainian people would fold and welcome the Russian military with open arms, or that Kyiv could fall in days, the Ukrainian people--and their desire for sovereignty and self-rule--have prevailed. The world stepped up to help secure their freedom, bound together by the shared principles and international norms that dictators like Putin can never and will never wipe away. The day will come when Putin and his thugs are held accountable for their war crimes, and, sadly, there are many. Since February, the United States alone has committed billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, with defense articles delivered at recordbreaking speed to support Ukrainian war efforts on the frontlines. And just weeks ago, the White House requested another supplemental aid request for Ukraine. I support it. Now, I understand that some Members of Congress have expressed a concern about the economic consequences of increased defense spending and whether there is appropriate oversight of the actual funds sent and spent. I share those concerns. They are legitimate. They are reasonable. And I pushed the administration to ensure that it strengthens efforts to fully account for our assistance to Ukraine. I might just add parenthetically that over the decades that we were in war in Afghanistan, it is well known that so many dollars were wasted, American tax dollars, in an effort to stop the forces of terrorism that were residing in that country. We should never knowingly allow that to occur, and we certainly shouldn't in Ukraine despite my wholehearted support for President Biden supporting the efforts. I am glad my colleagues on the other side of the aisle finally joined us yesterday--yesterday--in the confirmation of Robert Storch. He is going to be the next inspector general at the Department of Defense. If you want to keep an eye out on how the money is being spent in that great and important Department, you need an inspector general. It took us months to reach the point where the Senate confirmed his nomination. He will be key to oversight. Instead of looking for solutions, some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are vowing to stop assistance to Ukraine or slow it down in another way to obstruct the Biden administration. In doing so, they are undermining our broader foreign assistance programs and ultimately undercutting the success of Ukraine's resistance. The Presiding Officer and I both know we have to fund the fiscal year we are currently in. It runs from October to October. We are in that fiscal year already. We know that if we do a continuing resolution, that it will be wasteful spending, and we will not be investing in the things we really need to keep America safe and strong. If we do the Omnibus bill, the Omnibus appropriations bill, we can cure that problem by having specific appropriations bills that target the money where it is needed in our future. If we don't do that, it is going to undermine assistance in many areas, including Ukraine. We can't let leadership fail on either side of the aisle when it comes to the spending bill. As the Ukrainian people continue to fight, we must continue to stand by their side. When the news first broke of Russia's full-scale invasion this past February, I was sitting in an airport departure lounge 800 miles away in Lithuania. Many in this Chamber have heard me speak many times about my mother, who arrived in the United States from Russian-occupied Lithuania when she was 2 years old in the year 1911. Life was bleak and oppressive for the Lithuanian people at that time. It was no wonder that my family tried to escape the Russian czar and his heavy hand. That was the case in Eastern Europe for many countries. So it is no surprise that when the Soviet Union collapsed, many of these same nations reached out to join the community of democracies and stand with us behind the shield of NATO. We welcomed and supported Lithuania, the Baltic States, Poland, and so many other countries, as we welcome Ukraine's efforts now to stop this invasion. Today, decades later, Lithuania is a thriving democracy and is among the many countries rallying to Ukraine's aid. I want to commend the people of Lithuania. So many times, this tiny little nation has spoken out in courageous ways to stand up for democracy and freedom. I am very proud of them and what they have done. The free nations of the world understand Ukraine is on the frontlines in the battle for democracy over autocracy. It is a fundamental struggle between the rule of law and the rule of brute force. Now is not the time for the United States and the rest of the free world to in any way diminish their support for Ukraine. Like the Ukrainian people, we must show resolve, determination, and a commitment to fighting on and standing together in the defense of democracy. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-01-pt1-PgS6923 | null | 5,309 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, on December 1, we mark the 34th anniversary of World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day calls on us to remember those lost to AIDS and support those who live with HIV/AIDS-related illnesses. On this day, we also raise awareness for the global health crisis and redouble our efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Established in 1998, World AIDS Day marked the first international day for global health. Since then, World AIDS Day has adopted targeted themes to raise awareness and encourage international cooperation. This year's theme, ``Equalize,'' focuses on addressing persisting inequalities in the fight against AIDS. Vulnerable groups such as young women, gay men, transgender people, people of color, and sex workers struggle to access contraception, testing, treatment, and new technologies. Criminalization, discrimination, and social stigmas continue to target these vulnerable populations across the globe. The 2022 ``Equalize'' campaign reminds us that our fight cannot be won until such inequalities are eliminated. Since the first U.S. cases of AIDS were reported in June 1981, over 700,000 people in the U.S. have died from HIV-related illnesses. As of 2019, nearly 1.2 million people were living with HIV. In 2020, 30,635 people received an HIV diagnosis in the U.S. and dependent areas. My home State of Maryland is not immune to this issue. As of 2021, over 32,000 Marylanders over 13 years old are living with HIV, with 773 new diagnoses that same year. Furthermore, recent data shows that minority populations remain disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDs. In 2020, Black Americans accounted for 42 percent of HIV diagnoses, while Hispanic/Latino Americans accounted for 27 percent of HIV diagnoses. This is evidence of the persistent health challenge HIV/AIDS presents Maryland and the U.S. Fortunately, scientists have made significant strides in developing antiretroviral therapies--ART--against HIV infections over recent decades. Thanks to breakthroughs in the private and public sectors, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration--FDA--has now approved more than 30 medicinesto treat HIV infection. These treatment regimens help extend and stabilize the lives of those living with HIV while reducing further risk of HIV transmission. I particularly applaud Maryland's scientific community and academic partners--including the National Institutes of Health--NIH--the Walter Reed Army Institute of Infectious Disease Research, the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University--for their groundbreaking research initiatives. For example, NIH-funded research, including clinical trials, to develop pre-exposure prophylaxis--PrEP--medication designed to prevent high-risk individuals from contracting HIV. Thanks to cutting-edge advancements in treatment, Maryland has reached significant milestones in reducing HIV case numbers. For the first time in over three decades, Maryland reported fewer than 1,000 new cases in 2018 and continues to remain below the 1,000 new case benchmark as of 2021. State-supported efforts such as safe-sex education programs, condom distribution, and the expansion of prophylactic medications have all mitigated HIV transmission. The Maryland Department of Health's antiretroviral therapy campaign has also contributed to viral suppression for 60 percent of the State's HIV patients. Additionally, city and county needle exchange programs have broadened efforts to reduce the circulation of unclean syringes, provide testing for infectious diseases such as HIV, and extend resources for substance abuse. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act--ACA--Americans diagnosed with HIV or at risk of transmission have more meaningful access to healthcare coverage and health insurance. Today, Americans cannot be dropped or denied coverage because of pre-existing health conditions such as HIV. The ACA also gives States the option to expand Medicaid, the largest payer for those who need HIV treatment in the country. The ACA's investments in community health centers' Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative is an integral part of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The ACA has also established new health plan standards or essential health benefits that must be covered under certain health plans. Benefits such as prescription drug services, hospital inpatient care, lab tests, HIV screening, PrEP, and other preventive services aim to preserve the health of those with HIV while mitigating further transmission. Under the ACA, most health insurance plans must provide preventative services, including HIV testing for those aged 15 to 65. PrEP to inhibit HIV is also provided for HIV-negative adults at high risk for contracting HIV. I am proud to cosponsor the PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2021, which would expand access to PrEP and work to reduce disparities among those recommended and prescribed the medication through multiple initiatives, including eliminating out-of-pocket costs for the medication. These investments in an infrastructure to test and treat HIV have helped reduce the spread of HIV/AIDs, but have also been essential in curbing the spread of mpox. It has provided natural points of care for testing, access to treatment, and education to populations also vulnerable to contracting mpox. However, HIV/AIDS is not an issue the U.S. faces in isolation. Outside the U.S., the global HIV/AIDs epidemic remains a grave public health challenge. In 2021, approximately 38.4 million people lived with HIV across the globe, including 1.7 million children between 0 and 14 years of age. Last year, roughly 1.5 million people contracted HIV. Nevertheless, the international community has made significant process in HIV testing and treatment over recent decades. By the end of 2021, 28.7 million people with HIV, about 75 percent, were receiving ART, while approximately 68 percent of all people with HIV reached viral suppression. In 2021, an estimated 650,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses worldwide, down from 2 million people in 2004 and 1.4 million in 2010. Since its inception in 2003, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief--PEPFAR--represents an extraordinary commitment to global health, aiming to prevent, diagnose, and treat HIV infections. Over nearly 20 years, the U.S. has invested more than $100 billion in the global response to HIV/AIDS. Because of this, we have made significant inroads in access to testing and ART. In 2021, PEPFAR provided HIV testing services for more than 50 million people and supported ART for nearly 19 million people. As of today, U.S. leadership through PEPFAR has saved an estimated 20 million lives and prevented millions of HIV infections. PEPFAR now operates in over 50 countries, training hundreds of thousands of healthcare workers and providing critical support to healthcare systems. PEPFAR is a powerful example of sincere, effective, and transparent U.S. global health leadership and cooperation. The COVID-19 pandemic produced a stark reminder that we must swiftly respond to global health crises. It demonstrates that diseases cannot be easily confined to national borders and regional spheres. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted HIV treatments and prevention services, separating patients from healthcare providers. Vulnerable populations have also been disconnected from educational and counseling services while economic downturns exasperated social and economic inequalities. Marginalized populations and now more susceptible to HIV infection and less likely to access necessary services than before the pandemic's onset. Our interconnected world demands American vigilance, conscientiousness, and our strong investment in global health systems. Our battle against HIV is far from over. The U.S. must continue to define global health leadership and facilitate cooperation with our foreign partners and allies. I commend President Biden for his enduring support for PEPFAR. I also recognize international partnerships, including the Global Fund along with faith-based organizations and civil society for their long-held commitment to eradicating HIV/AIDS. Most importantly, I want to recognize those living with HIV/AIDS across the globe. Your dignity, fortitude, and endurance testify to the extraordinary power of the human spirit. And in accordance with that drive and spirit, we will prevail in this fight. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2022-12-01-pt1-PgS6938 | null | 5,310 |
formal | urban | null | racist | Mr. KING. Mr. President, I have six requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committees are authorized to meet during today's session of the Senate: committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. committee on energy and natural resources The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 10 a.m., to conduct a business meeting. committee on energy and natural resources The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. committee on the judiciary The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 9 a.m., to conduct a business meeting. subcommittee on space and science The Subcommittee on Space and Science of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. KING | Senate | CREC-2022-12-01-pt1-PgS6945-2 | null | 5,311 |
formal | special interest | null | antisemitic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Speaker's announced policy of January 4, 2021, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Rutherford) is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. Mr. RUTHERFORD: Mr. Speaker, this Christmas season, hardworking American taxpayers are facing an economic crisis. American families have been suffering with record-high inflation for the last 18 months. Mr. Speaker, over the last of couple months, I have had an opportunity back home in northeast Florida to talk to some of my constituents about the impact that these record-high inflation prices are having on their lifestyles. One of my constituents from St. Augustine shared with me that her energy bill has already gone up 40 percent--40 percent. The gas prices have limited her ability to see family and friends. In spite of just celebrating her 80th birthday--she is 80 years old--she is now having to go back to cutting her own grass and to doing her own home repairs so that she can stay within her fixed budget. Mr. Speaker, we think this inflation is bad for those who are working and hardworking taxpayers. It is even worse for those on a fixed income. In fact, I had an elderly couple tell us that these high food and high fuel costs have actually caused them--they were looking forward to their retirement--have driven them to cut back on many essentials. Mr. Speaker, this is not a small amount of money we are talking about in this inflation. We are talking about $700 a month. That is more than $8,000 a year out of the pockets not only of hardworking, taxpaying Americans, but those elderly on fixed income. This is bad news for all of us. Yet just the other day, President Biden boasted of ``slowing'' price hikes earlier this week as a sign of good news for this holiday season. This is his exact quote: ``Inflation at the grocery stores, thank God, is beginning to slow. Prices for things like new clothes, televisions, and appliances are going down. That's good news for the holiday season.'' Mr. Speaker, last I checked, food is up over 12 percent, energy and gas are both up over 17 percent, electricity is up 14 percent, public transportation upon which many of our working poor depend is up 28 percent, flour is up 24 percent, chicken is up 14 percent, and eggs are up an incredible 43 percent. Finally, milk is up 14 percent. Everything is more expensive under this Biden administration. Mr. Speaker, do you know why? Because this administration believes we can spend our way out of this problem. But that very reckless spending is what got us here in the first place. The value of the dollar cannot recover if we just continue printing money. In the last 2 years, this is what we have seen with one party, one rule. I am going to ask people to just reflect back, if you can, to the economy that this country was enjoying in 2019, just 2 years before the pandemic shut down our economy, before COVID destroyed an economy that was the best this country had ever seen. The Trump economy was growing. The GDP was growing at over 3, 3\1/2\ percent. Now what do we face after one party, one rule for 2 years? Higher interest rates on our Federal debt that is now at a record level--$31 trillion-plus. We passed an American Rescue Plan in which the Democrats gave us $1.9 trillion, over $1 trillion in Biden executive order spending. The Inflation Reduction Act--which is kind of a misnomer, obviously--spent another $745 billion. Then, finally, most recently, another $500 billion for student loan cancelation. This spending is not sustainable. The good news is that the American public chose not to accept this, and they put an end to one party, one rule, and come January we will put an end to that. Hopefully, we can get back to that 2019 economy. In January, when the Republicans take back this majority, Mr. Speaker, after we defund the 87,000 IRS agents, we need to start looking at restoring America's energy independence. Right now, today, Americans are gearing up to pay more for energy, as they prepare for this holiday season, in an attempt to heat their homes. This energy crisis does not just impact us at the gas pump. All goods cost more because energy is consumed, and more expensive, when it is across every level of our supply chain. Meanwhile, the President continues to reject commonsense solutions that could alleviate this energy crisis that we are facing. It is almost unconscionable that he sits on 4,600 drilling permits and will not allow them to be released. Instead, he restricts the possibility of American energy independence and goes to OPEC, hat in hand, asking for their assistance to pump more oil, or he goes to authoritarian dictators like Maduro, asking for more Venezuelan oil. Then his Inflation Reduction Act, which is anything but, that $745 billion instead of reducing inflation is really a socialist climate deal that caters to very special interest groups. I will give you just a couple of examples. People who buy electric vehicles get tax credits. They are buying $60,000-plus vehicles, and we are asking the hardworking taxpayers to help pay for those. Companies that use union labor get billions in green giveaways. Tech companies producing semiconductors got a special carve-out so that they can take their $24 billion of new taxpayer subsidies to the bank. Corporations can purchase new electric vehicles and trucks on the taxpayer dime. That is what we are doing with their money. Companies that have employed bribery, who are breaking the law and have to pay fines and penalties, they now get to take that off their book minimum tax. That simply overturns the tax code's current prohibition on such benefits. Those should never be tax deductions, not when you are paying penalties and fines for criminal behavior. U.S. energy independence impacts every area of our lives, but the President would rather solely blame thisconflict on Ukraine and not admit that he could have done more to bolster our energy independence. Instead, he is taking the tack that we are now really at a national security level where we are in danger because our Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at dangerously low levels. We withdrew our strategic energy reserves and then sold that to the Chinese Communist Party. You know, Americans all across this Nation are still scratching their heads on that one. Yet, the President recently spoke of the reduction in fuel costs. Gasoline is going down, and he is happy with that. The fact of the matter is, the national average for a gallon of gas is $3.52, a dollar more than when Biden took office. It was $2.39 in January 2021. His energy policy is an America last policy. It continues to exacerbate the oil supply and demand crisis right here at home. America was strongest when we had energy independence and could rely on our own resources. Now, I can tell you that for our constituents who are depending on us in Congress to do great things for this country come January, we are going to have some real difficulties because it is not going to be one party, one rule. The Republicans won't have the same benefit of having the Senate and the White House that the Democrats have right now, so it is going to be tougher. We have to make a commitment to America, and we did. Mr. Speaker, we are going to do everything we can to make this economy stronger and everything we can to make this country safer. A country that is more free, and a government that is absolutely more accountable, that is our commitment to America. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-02-pt1-PgH8728 | null | 5,312 |
formal | take back | null | white supremacist | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Speaker's announced policy of January 4, 2021, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Rutherford) is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. Mr. RUTHERFORD: Mr. Speaker, this Christmas season, hardworking American taxpayers are facing an economic crisis. American families have been suffering with record-high inflation for the last 18 months. Mr. Speaker, over the last of couple months, I have had an opportunity back home in northeast Florida to talk to some of my constituents about the impact that these record-high inflation prices are having on their lifestyles. One of my constituents from St. Augustine shared with me that her energy bill has already gone up 40 percent--40 percent. The gas prices have limited her ability to see family and friends. In spite of just celebrating her 80th birthday--she is 80 years old--she is now having to go back to cutting her own grass and to doing her own home repairs so that she can stay within her fixed budget. Mr. Speaker, we think this inflation is bad for those who are working and hardworking taxpayers. It is even worse for those on a fixed income. In fact, I had an elderly couple tell us that these high food and high fuel costs have actually caused them--they were looking forward to their retirement--have driven them to cut back on many essentials. Mr. Speaker, this is not a small amount of money we are talking about in this inflation. We are talking about $700 a month. That is more than $8,000 a year out of the pockets not only of hardworking, taxpaying Americans, but those elderly on fixed income. This is bad news for all of us. Yet just the other day, President Biden boasted of ``slowing'' price hikes earlier this week as a sign of good news for this holiday season. This is his exact quote: ``Inflation at the grocery stores, thank God, is beginning to slow. Prices for things like new clothes, televisions, and appliances are going down. That's good news for the holiday season.'' Mr. Speaker, last I checked, food is up over 12 percent, energy and gas are both up over 17 percent, electricity is up 14 percent, public transportation upon which many of our working poor depend is up 28 percent, flour is up 24 percent, chicken is up 14 percent, and eggs are up an incredible 43 percent. Finally, milk is up 14 percent. Everything is more expensive under this Biden administration. Mr. Speaker, do you know why? Because this administration believes we can spend our way out of this problem. But that very reckless spending is what got us here in the first place. The value of the dollar cannot recover if we just continue printing money. In the last 2 years, this is what we have seen with one party, one rule. I am going to ask people to just reflect back, if you can, to the economy that this country was enjoying in 2019, just 2 years before the pandemic shut down our economy, before COVID destroyed an economy that was the best this country had ever seen. The Trump economy was growing. The GDP was growing at over 3, 3\1/2\ percent. Now what do we face after one party, one rule for 2 years? Higher interest rates on our Federal debt that is now at a record level--$31 trillion-plus. We passed an American Rescue Plan in which the Democrats gave us $1.9 trillion, over $1 trillion in Biden executive order spending. The Inflation Reduction Act--which is kind of a misnomer, obviously--spent another $745 billion. Then, finally, most recently, another $500 billion for student loan cancelation. This spending is not sustainable. The good news is that the American public chose not to accept this, and they put an end to one party, one rule, and come January we will put an end to that. Hopefully, we can get back to that 2019 economy. In January, when the Republicans take back this majority, Mr. Speaker, after we defund the 87,000 IRS agents, we need to start looking at restoring America's energy independence. Right now, today, Americans are gearing up to pay more for energy, as they prepare for this holiday season, in an attempt to heat their homes. This energy crisis does not just impact us at the gas pump. All goods cost more because energy is consumed, and more expensive, when it is across every level of our supply chain. Meanwhile, the President continues to reject commonsense solutions that could alleviate this energy crisis that we are facing. It is almost unconscionable that he sits on 4,600 drilling permits and will not allow them to be released. Instead, he restricts the possibility of American energy independence and goes to OPEC, hat in hand, asking for their assistance to pump more oil, or he goes to authoritarian dictators like Maduro, asking for more Venezuelan oil. Then his Inflation Reduction Act, which is anything but, that $745 billion instead of reducing inflation is really a socialist climate deal that caters to very special interest groups. I will give you just a couple of examples. People who buy electric vehicles get tax credits. They are buying $60,000-plus vehicles, and we are asking the hardworking taxpayers to help pay for those. Companies that use union labor get billions in green giveaways. Tech companies producing semiconductors got a special carve-out so that they can take their $24 billion of new taxpayer subsidies to the bank. Corporations can purchase new electric vehicles and trucks on the taxpayer dime. That is what we are doing with their money. Companies that have employed bribery, who are breaking the law and have to pay fines and penalties, they now get to take that off their book minimum tax. That simply overturns the tax code's current prohibition on such benefits. Those should never be tax deductions, not when you are paying penalties and fines for criminal behavior. U.S. energy independence impacts every area of our lives, but the President would rather solely blame thisconflict on Ukraine and not admit that he could have done more to bolster our energy independence. Instead, he is taking the tack that we are now really at a national security level where we are in danger because our Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at dangerously low levels. We withdrew our strategic energy reserves and then sold that to the Chinese Communist Party. You know, Americans all across this Nation are still scratching their heads on that one. Yet, the President recently spoke of the reduction in fuel costs. Gasoline is going down, and he is happy with that. The fact of the matter is, the national average for a gallon of gas is $3.52, a dollar more than when Biden took office. It was $2.39 in January 2021. His energy policy is an America last policy. It continues to exacerbate the oil supply and demand crisis right here at home. America was strongest when we had energy independence and could rely on our own resources. Now, I can tell you that for our constituents who are depending on us in Congress to do great things for this country come January, we are going to have some real difficulties because it is not going to be one party, one rule. The Republicans won't have the same benefit of having the Senate and the White House that the Democrats have right now, so it is going to be tougher. We have to make a commitment to America, and we did. Mr. Speaker, we are going to do everything we can to make this economy stronger and everything we can to make this country safer. A country that is more free, and a government that is absolutely more accountable, that is our commitment to America. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-02-pt1-PgH8728 | null | 5,313 |
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-2022-12-05-pt1-PgH8735-7 | null | 5,314 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 198) to require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps, as amended. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. PALLONE | House | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgH8735-8 | null | 5,315 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | A message from the Senate by Ms. Byrd, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate has passed with an amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the following title: H.R. 1193. An act to amend title VI of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, to establish a program under which the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall support or conduct research on valvular heart disease and for other purposes. The message also announced that the Senate has passed a bill of the following title in which the concurrence of the House is requested: S. 4052. An act to reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treated regarding deaf and hard-of- hearing newborns, infants, and young children, and for other purposes. The message also announce that the Senate agrees to the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 3662) entitled ``An Act to temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment, and for other purposes.''. The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 110-315, the Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announced that appointment of the following individuals to be members of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity: Dr. Zakiya Smith Ellis of Georgia. Debbie Cochrane of California. Dr. Jose Luis Cruz Rivera of Arizona. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgH8742 | null | 5,316 |
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-6071. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Medication-Assisted Treatment for Recovery from Addiction report to Congress for fiscal year 2022, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823 note; Public Law 114-198, Sec. 303(a)(3)(A)(ii); (130 Stat. 722); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-6072. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the stabilization of Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, 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-6073. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to serious human rights abuse and corruption that was declared in Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017, 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-6074. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a memorandum of justification of a drawdown under section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-6075. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's FY 2022 Agency Financial Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107- 289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-6076. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's Office of Inspector General's semiannual report for the period of April 1 through September 30, 2022., pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 116; Added by Public Law 106-419, title IV, Sec. 403(d)(1)(A); (114 Stat. 1864); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-6077. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, covering the period ending September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-6078. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive and Administrative Officer, Federal Labor Relations Authority, transmitting the 68th Semiannual Report of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) Inspector General for the period April 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-6079. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting the Agency's annual financial report for Fiscal Year 2022; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-6080. A letter from the Chairman, United States International Trade Commission, transmitting the Commission's Agency Financial Report for FY 2022, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgH8757 | null | 5,317 |
formal | terrorist | null | Islamophobic | Judicial Nominations Mr. President, on judges, the Senate is just a few confirmation votes away from reaching another milestone. Soon, we will confirm our 90th Federal judge under President Biden. I want to thank my colleague, chair of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Durbin for his diligence and hard work in this area of getting nominees appointed to the bench. We vote today on judge No. 88, Doris Pryor, tapped by the President to serve as U.S. circuit judge for the Seventh Circuit. She will be the 26th--the 26th--circuit court judge the Senate confirms in the last 2 years. These appointments are critical. Even though a conservative majority presides on the Supreme Court, the bulk of all Federal cases are still resolved by circuit court judges. If confirmed, Judge Pryor will make history as the first woman of color from Indiana ever to sit on the Seventh Circuit. One judge at a time, the Senate continues fulfilling its mission of making sure our courts reflect the diversity and dynamism of America. A graduate of University of Central Arkansas and Indiana School of Law, Judge Pryor served as a clerk for both the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and for the Eastern District of Arkansas, before turning to public defense. She has also more than a decade of experience as a Federal prosecutor, focusing on national security and prosecuting individuals who sought aid to terrorist organizations. When not involved in donning the black robe of a jurist, Judge Pryor is deeply involved in the Indianapolis community, founding youth programs, mentoring future lawyers, and helping the formerly incarcerated to re-enter civilian life. In short, Judge Pryor has the brains of a jurist and the heart of a public servant--a perfect combination for someone serving a lifetime appointment on the bench. I look forward to her confirmation today, and Democrats will continue making judicial nominations a top priority in the new year. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgS6950-4 | null | 5,318 |
formal | MAGA | null | white supremacist | President Trump Mr. President, finally, Donald Trump cannot seem to go a week without doing or saying something disgusting, dishonorable, and, frankly, disqualifying for high office. Two weeks ago, it was a dinner with a pair of loathsome anti-Semites, which to this day, he has not denounced. He says: Well, I didn't know that one of these men, Fuentes, was coming. He still hasn't denounced him now that he knows he was there. On Friday, he took his vile rhetoric to a new and horrible nadir when he called for the ``termination'' of the Constitution of the United States because he lost the 2022 election. Aside from the pettiness and the ego of that, it is as if Donald Trump is on a mission to find new ways to sink lower and lower to the detriment of America. How can anyone hope to take the Presidential oath of office to preserve and protect the Constitution while simultaneously calling for the Constitution's termination? It is wholly disqualifying on its face. And now that Donald Trump is being rightfully criticized for attacking the Constitution, his response is to double down and deny he ever did so in the first place rather than have the decency to own up to it. I am glad some Republicans seem increasingly willing to condemn Trump's lunacy, but we need more voices filling the silence. We need nothing less than an avalanche of condemnation from Republicans; but, sadly, all we have gotten so far are just a few flurries here and there. Republicans need to speak up, because if America doesn't extricate itself from Donald Trump and his MAGA ideology, it could undercut our American way of life. This isn't a partisan scuffle. When a former President calls for the termination of the U.S. Constitution, there can be no silence, no equivocation--nothing less than total and fierce condemnation. So to my Republican colleagues, enough is enough. Reject MAGA, reject Trump, condemn these awful attacks on the U.S. Constitution. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgS6950-5 | null | 5,319 |
formal | early life | null | antisemitic | Tribute to Jesse White Mr. President, this is a statement I have been reluctant to make because it relates to a dear friend of mine and my fellow colleague from Illinois, Senator Duckworth. I am sure what I am about to say, she agrees with completely because I have talked to her many times about the subject. But in our State of Illinois, we are home to a select group of elected leaders who have done what many people consider to be politically impossible. It is a feat that only three elected officials have achieved in modern history: winning all 102 counties in the State of Illinois, from Cairo--as we pronounce it--all the way to Chicago. Even more impressive, there is only one of these three leaders who has continually won by landslide margins in one election after another. His name is Jesse White. He has served as secretary of state in Illinois for more than two decades; and, really, it is no wonder that he has won the hearts and minds of the voters across our State. Secretary White is a rare leader: a legend and truly a humble man. He loves his work because he works for the people he loves, the people of Illinois. Throughout his life, he has been a model of integrity, compassion, and unwavering commitment to public service. Later this month, unfortunately for us, he is going to be stepping aside from his recordbreaking sixth and final term as secretary of state. On behalf of everyone in Illinois, I want to say thank you to one of the most beloved leaders in our State's history, my friend Jesse White. There is a simple explanation for his unrivaled record of political success: He really cares for people. He has devoted his life to building a better State for our kids, and he radiates a warmth and sincerity to everybody he meets. And it is hard to keep up with him. Whenever Secretary White enters a room, he won't leave until he shakes every hand, whether it is a foreign dignitary or a person clearing the tables. Even cultural barriers don't hold him back. He points with pride to the fact that he can express a greeting in seven different languages, and I think I have heard all seven. I will tell you, personally, he is one of the most loyal friends you can count on. When I ran for the Senate in 1996 as a downstate Congressman, nobody in Chicago knew who I was. Well, lo and behold, it was Secretary Jesse White who spent Sunday after Sunday introducing me to parishioners in Black churches throughout the city. And even though we were both on the ballot that year, he acted like I was the only candidate who needed a helping hand. It was an act of generosity that I am going to always remember. Really, this is the most consistent thing throughout Secretary White's entire career--service to others. In every role Secretary White has undertaken, he has done his part to build the ``Beloved Community'' envisioned by the man who mentored him in his early life, none other than Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a student at Alabama State in the 1950s, Jesse White leaned on the wisdom of Dr. King, who was his minister at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. In fact, under Dr. King's leadership, Secretary White participated in the Montgomery bus boycott, one of the earliest demonstrations in our country of the power of nonviolent direct action. It was a formative experience that molded Jesse White into the inspiring leader he is today. In the decades since, Secretary White has carried Dr. King's legacy forward by practicing the mantra the members of his staff know all too well: ``Do something good for someone every day.'' His political career began with his election to the Illinois General Assembly in 1974. For 16 years, he brought together an eclectic group of communities in Chicago from what he called the Gold Coast to the Soul Coast. Whether his constituents lived along Lake Shore Drive or in the Cabrini-Green Homes housing project, they all knew Jesse White was on their side. In 1992, he moved up to be Cook County Recorder of Deeds. It is a role in which his reputation as a miracle worker began to take shape. Secretary White put painstaking efforts into modernizing the office. In the words of his former chief of staff, and one of my lead employees, Margaret Houlihan, ``It was like a social service agency. Everyone would line up outside the office to wait and see'' if Jesse could help them in any way, ``even when it had nothing to do with his role as Recorder of Deeds.'' Jesse White would listen and do everything he could to find housing, find a job for someone, help a young child who was in trouble. Jesse White was elected our secretary of state in 1998--the first Black Illinoisan to occupy the office. Today, he remains the longest serving secretary of state. He transformed an office that had been marred by corruption and greed into an efficient and effective agency. When he was first elected, he declared that he would ``strive to be the best Secretary of State'' that we had ever seen. Safe to say, he lived up to that aspiration. He cleaned the office up, first, by banning the solicitation of campaign contributions by employees. He has made our streets safer by imposing tougher rules and regulations for drivers as well as implementing a comprehensive teen driving program that has saved lives. His integrity has shined every step of the way, and he has kept the promise he made when he first ran in 1998; that the secretary of state's office would be his ``last stop in the political arena.'' Outside of the political arena, he is legendary as well. He is admired for perhaps his proudest legacy. It is a title he has held for more than 60 years. He is the founder of the Jesse White Tumblers. He first launched the team back in 1959 to give the kids in the neighborhood something positive to do. And over the decades, he has recruited more than, listen to this, 18,500 young kids to his tumbling team, training generations of our city's children into expert acrobats. Their handsprings and back flips have entertained crowds around the world from Canada to China. The Tumblers have flown through the air at major sporting events, made an appearance at President Obama's inaugural. You may remember them from ``Ferris Bueller's Day Off.'' With his tumbling team, Secretary White has created a safe, welcoming space for Chicago's kids to grow and flourish. As long as they maintain decent grades and abstain from drugs and alcohol, he can't wait to get them on his team. Previous Tumblers have gone on to become doctors, teachers, accountants, community leaders, and more--countless lives changed for the better. One more story about Jesse White that captures the person he is. It is not what he talks about often. You see, as a young man, he was a pretty good baseball player. After he graduated from Alabama State, he was recruited by the Chicago Cubs to play in the minor leagues. His staff tells me he had a lifetime batting average of .291. I should be so lucky. The top batting average in Major League Baseball today is .326. Amazingly, days before he was set to leave for spring training with the Cubs and begin his minor league baseball career, he was drafted into the Army. He went to jump school and trained as a paratrooper, serving the Army's 101st Airborne Division and eventually completing 35 jumps, out of what he used to say was a perfectly safe airplane. It may have been the first time that Secretary White put service to his country and community over his own self-interests, but it wouldn't be the last because that is exactly what he has dedicated himself to every day: doing his part to build the ``Beloved Community'' and earning his reputation as our State's most beloved public servant. To Secretary White, you have been every Illinoisan's ``happy warrior,'' championing the needs of our families and defending the rights of those who have been left behind. Thank you for your leadership and your lifetime of friendship. Loretta and I wish you a long, happy retirement with your daughters, Glenna and Lorraine; your son Mark, and your two grandchildren, Susan and Jesse. Madam President, last week--last Friday, I went to the Irish Fellowship Luncheon in Chicago. It is quite a festive event. And I wasn't surprised when that honorary Irishman ``Jesse O'White,'' got the greatest round of applause of all. Jesse, you deserved it, and you will always be my pal. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgS6951-2 | null | 5,320 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Tribute to Jesse White Mr. President, this is a statement I have been reluctant to make because it relates to a dear friend of mine and my fellow colleague from Illinois, Senator Duckworth. I am sure what I am about to say, she agrees with completely because I have talked to her many times about the subject. But in our State of Illinois, we are home to a select group of elected leaders who have done what many people consider to be politically impossible. It is a feat that only three elected officials have achieved in modern history: winning all 102 counties in the State of Illinois, from Cairo--as we pronounce it--all the way to Chicago. Even more impressive, there is only one of these three leaders who has continually won by landslide margins in one election after another. His name is Jesse White. He has served as secretary of state in Illinois for more than two decades; and, really, it is no wonder that he has won the hearts and minds of the voters across our State. Secretary White is a rare leader: a legend and truly a humble man. He loves his work because he works for the people he loves, the people of Illinois. Throughout his life, he has been a model of integrity, compassion, and unwavering commitment to public service. Later this month, unfortunately for us, he is going to be stepping aside from his recordbreaking sixth and final term as secretary of state. On behalf of everyone in Illinois, I want to say thank you to one of the most beloved leaders in our State's history, my friend Jesse White. There is a simple explanation for his unrivaled record of political success: He really cares for people. He has devoted his life to building a better State for our kids, and he radiates a warmth and sincerity to everybody he meets. And it is hard to keep up with him. Whenever Secretary White enters a room, he won't leave until he shakes every hand, whether it is a foreign dignitary or a person clearing the tables. Even cultural barriers don't hold him back. He points with pride to the fact that he can express a greeting in seven different languages, and I think I have heard all seven. I will tell you, personally, he is one of the most loyal friends you can count on. When I ran for the Senate in 1996 as a downstate Congressman, nobody in Chicago knew who I was. Well, lo and behold, it was Secretary Jesse White who spent Sunday after Sunday introducing me to parishioners in Black churches throughout the city. And even though we were both on the ballot that year, he acted like I was the only candidate who needed a helping hand. It was an act of generosity that I am going to always remember. Really, this is the most consistent thing throughout Secretary White's entire career--service to others. In every role Secretary White has undertaken, he has done his part to build the ``Beloved Community'' envisioned by the man who mentored him in his early life, none other than Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a student at Alabama State in the 1950s, Jesse White leaned on the wisdom of Dr. King, who was his minister at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. In fact, under Dr. King's leadership, Secretary White participated in the Montgomery bus boycott, one of the earliest demonstrations in our country of the power of nonviolent direct action. It was a formative experience that molded Jesse White into the inspiring leader he is today. In the decades since, Secretary White has carried Dr. King's legacy forward by practicing the mantra the members of his staff know all too well: ``Do something good for someone every day.'' His political career began with his election to the Illinois General Assembly in 1974. For 16 years, he brought together an eclectic group of communities in Chicago from what he called the Gold Coast to the Soul Coast. Whether his constituents lived along Lake Shore Drive or in the Cabrini-Green Homes housing project, they all knew Jesse White was on their side. In 1992, he moved up to be Cook County Recorder of Deeds. It is a role in which his reputation as a miracle worker began to take shape. Secretary White put painstaking efforts into modernizing the office. In the words of his former chief of staff, and one of my lead employees, Margaret Houlihan, ``It was like a social service agency. Everyone would line up outside the office to wait and see'' if Jesse could help them in any way, ``even when it had nothing to do with his role as Recorder of Deeds.'' Jesse White would listen and do everything he could to find housing, find a job for someone, help a young child who was in trouble. Jesse White was elected our secretary of state in 1998--the first Black Illinoisan to occupy the office. Today, he remains the longest serving secretary of state. He transformed an office that had been marred by corruption and greed into an efficient and effective agency. When he was first elected, he declared that he would ``strive to be the best Secretary of State'' that we had ever seen. Safe to say, he lived up to that aspiration. He cleaned the office up, first, by banning the solicitation of campaign contributions by employees. He has made our streets safer by imposing tougher rules and regulations for drivers as well as implementing a comprehensive teen driving program that has saved lives. His integrity has shined every step of the way, and he has kept the promise he made when he first ran in 1998; that the secretary of state's office would be his ``last stop in the political arena.'' Outside of the political arena, he is legendary as well. He is admired for perhaps his proudest legacy. It is a title he has held for more than 60 years. He is the founder of the Jesse White Tumblers. He first launched the team back in 1959 to give the kids in the neighborhood something positive to do. And over the decades, he has recruited more than, listen to this, 18,500 young kids to his tumbling team, training generations of our city's children into expert acrobats. Their handsprings and back flips have entertained crowds around the world from Canada to China. The Tumblers have flown through the air at major sporting events, made an appearance at President Obama's inaugural. You may remember them from ``Ferris Bueller's Day Off.'' With his tumbling team, Secretary White has created a safe, welcoming space for Chicago's kids to grow and flourish. As long as they maintain decent grades and abstain from drugs and alcohol, he can't wait to get them on his team. Previous Tumblers have gone on to become doctors, teachers, accountants, community leaders, and more--countless lives changed for the better. One more story about Jesse White that captures the person he is. It is not what he talks about often. You see, as a young man, he was a pretty good baseball player. After he graduated from Alabama State, he was recruited by the Chicago Cubs to play in the minor leagues. His staff tells me he had a lifetime batting average of .291. I should be so lucky. The top batting average in Major League Baseball today is .326. Amazingly, days before he was set to leave for spring training with the Cubs and begin his minor league baseball career, he was drafted into the Army. He went to jump school and trained as a paratrooper, serving the Army's 101st Airborne Division and eventually completing 35 jumps, out of what he used to say was a perfectly safe airplane. It may have been the first time that Secretary White put service to his country and community over his own self-interests, but it wouldn't be the last because that is exactly what he has dedicated himself to every day: doing his part to build the ``Beloved Community'' and earning his reputation as our State's most beloved public servant. To Secretary White, you have been every Illinoisan's ``happy warrior,'' championing the needs of our families and defending the rights of those who have been left behind. Thank you for your leadership and your lifetime of friendship. Loretta and I wish you a long, happy retirement with your daughters, Glenna and Lorraine; your son Mark, and your two grandchildren, Susan and Jesse. Madam President, last week--last Friday, I went to the Irish Fellowship Luncheon in Chicago. It is quite a festive event. And I wasn't surprised when that honorary Irishman ``Jesse O'White,'' got the greatest round of applause of all. Jesse, you deserved it, and you will always be my pal. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgS6951-2 | null | 5,321 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | At 3:02 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. 231. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, and for other purposes. S. 3115. A bill to remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018. S. 3825. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3903 Melear Drive in Arlington, Texas, as the ``Ron Wright Post Office Building''. The message also announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 2521. An act to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of furnishing doula services to certain veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 3372. An act to authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers. H.R. 4601. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 4772. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the application and review process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for clothing allowance claims submitted by veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 4785. An act to support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes. H.R. 4899. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West, in Akeley, Minnesota, as the ``Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office''. H.R. 5943. An act to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic''. H.R. 6878. An act to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes. H.R. 7158. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of care in non- Department of Veterans Affairs medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently, and for other purposes. H.R. 8203. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the ``Bob Krueger Post Office''. H.R. 8876. An act to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, and for other purposes. H.R. 9308. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6401 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego, California, as the ``Susan A. Davis Post Office''. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgS6960-5 | null | 5,322 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | At 3:02 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. 231. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, and for other purposes. S. 3115. A bill to remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018. S. 3825. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3903 Melear Drive in Arlington, Texas, as the ``Ron Wright Post Office Building''. The message also announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 2521. An act to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of furnishing doula services to certain veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 3372. An act to authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers. H.R. 4601. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 4772. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the application and review process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for clothing allowance claims submitted by veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 4785. An act to support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes. H.R. 4899. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West, in Akeley, Minnesota, as the ``Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office''. H.R. 5943. An act to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic''. H.R. 6878. An act to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes. H.R. 7158. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of care in non- Department of Veterans Affairs medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently, and for other purposes. H.R. 8203. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the ``Bob Krueger Post Office''. H.R. 8876. An act to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, and for other purposes. H.R. 9308. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6401 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego, California, as the ``Susan A. Davis Post Office''. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgS6960-5 | null | 5,323 |
formal | safeguard | null | transphobic | At 3:02 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. 231. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, and for other purposes. S. 3115. A bill to remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018. S. 3825. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3903 Melear Drive in Arlington, Texas, as the ``Ron Wright Post Office Building''. The message also announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 2521. An act to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of furnishing doula services to certain veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 3372. An act to authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers. H.R. 4601. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 4772. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the application and review process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for clothing allowance claims submitted by veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 4785. An act to support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes. H.R. 4899. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West, in Akeley, Minnesota, as the ``Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office''. H.R. 5943. An act to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic''. H.R. 6878. An act to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes. H.R. 7158. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of care in non- Department of Veterans Affairs medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently, and for other purposes. H.R. 8203. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the ``Bob Krueger Post Office''. H.R. 8876. An act to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, and for other purposes. H.R. 9308. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6401 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego, California, as the ``Susan A. Davis Post Office''. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgS6960-5 | null | 5,324 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-5611. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a certification that the export of the listed items to the People's Republic of China is not detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5612. 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 14059 with respect to international illicit drug trafficking; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5613. A communication from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Legislative Affairs, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2022 College Banking and Credit Card Agreements''; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5614. A communication from the Special Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law , the report of a rule entitled ``Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing'' (RIN7100-AG15) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5615. A communication from the Special Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law , the report of a rule entitled ``Framework for the Supervision of Insurance Organizations'' (Docket No. OP-1765) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5616. A communication from the Special Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Consumer Leasing (Regulation M)'' (RIN7100-AG41) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5617. A communication from the Special Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Truth in Lending (Regulation Z)'' (RIN7100-AG42) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5618. A communication from the Special Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Exemption Threshold'' (RIN7100-AG43) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5619. A communication from the Senior Legal Advisor for Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Privacy Act Regulations'' (RIN1505-AC80) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5620. A communication from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Truth in Lending (Regulation Z)'' (12 CFR Part 1026) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5621. A communication from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Exemption Threshold'' (12 CFR Part 1026) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5622. A communication from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Consumer Leasing (Regulation M)'' (12 CFR Part 1013) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5623. A communication from the Director of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Assessments, Revised Deposit Insurance Assessment Rates'' (RIN3064-AF83) received during adjounrnment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5624. A communication from the Director of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Assessments, Amendments to Incorporate Troubled Debt Restructuring'' (RIN3064-AF85) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgS6961-4 | null | 5,325 |
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-5611. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a certification that the export of the listed items to the People's Republic of China is not detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5612. 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 14059 with respect to international illicit drug trafficking; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5613. A communication from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Legislative Affairs, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2022 College Banking and Credit Card Agreements''; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5614. A communication from the Special Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law , the report of a rule entitled ``Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing'' (RIN7100-AG15) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5615. A communication from the Special Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law , the report of a rule entitled ``Framework for the Supervision of Insurance Organizations'' (Docket No. OP-1765) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5616. A communication from the Special Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Consumer Leasing (Regulation M)'' (RIN7100-AG41) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5617. A communication from the Special Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Truth in Lending (Regulation Z)'' (RIN7100-AG42) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5618. A communication from the Special Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Exemption Threshold'' (RIN7100-AG43) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5619. A communication from the Senior Legal Advisor for Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Privacy Act Regulations'' (RIN1505-AC80) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5620. A communication from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Truth in Lending (Regulation Z)'' (12 CFR Part 1026) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5621. A communication from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Exemption Threshold'' (12 CFR Part 1026) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5622. A communication from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Consumer Leasing (Regulation M)'' (12 CFR Part 1013) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5623. A communication from the Director of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Assessments, Revised Deposit Insurance Assessment Rates'' (RIN3064-AF83) received during adjounrnment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5624. A communication from the Director of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Assessments, Amendments to Incorporate Troubled Debt Restructuring'' (RIN3064-AF85) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgS6961-4 | null | 5,326 |
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. 2521. To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasability and advisability of furnishing doula services to certain veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 3372. An act to authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 4601. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 4772. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the application and review process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for clothing allowance claims submitted by veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 4785. An act to support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 4899. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West, in Akeley, Minnesota, as the ``Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 5943. To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic.''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 6878. An act to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 7158. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of care in non- Department of Veterans Affairs medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8203. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the ``Bob Krueger Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 8876. An act to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. H.R. 9308. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6401 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego, California, as the ``Susan A. Davis Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgS6961 | null | 5,327 |
formal | safeguard | null | transphobic | The following bills were read the first and the second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: H.R. 2521. To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasability and advisability of furnishing doula services to certain veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 3372. An act to authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 4601. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 4772. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the application and review process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for clothing allowance claims submitted by veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 4785. An act to support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 4899. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West, in Akeley, Minnesota, as the ``Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 5943. To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic.''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 6878. An act to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 7158. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of care in non- Department of Veterans Affairs medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8203. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the ``Bob Krueger Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 8876. An act to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. H.R. 9308. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6401 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego, California, as the ``Susan A. Davis Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgS6961 | null | 5,328 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Cramer): S. 5183. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide a sunset for certain ways in which credit unions may be Agent members of the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | Senate | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgS6964-2 | null | 5,329 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Cramer): S. 5183. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide a sunset for certain ways in which credit unions may be Agent members of the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | Senate | CREC-2022-12-05-pt1-PgS6964 | null | 5,330 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. McGOVERN, from the Committee on Rules, submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 117-590) on the resolution (H. Res. 1508) providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3648) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7946) to provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; and for other purposes, which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgH8759-5 | null | 5,331 |
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 concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3462) to require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgH8775-2 | null | 5,332 |
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 (S. 4052) to reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgH8775 | null | 5,333 |
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 (S. 3875) to require the President to develop and maintain products that show the risk of natural hazards across the United States, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgH8776 | null | 5,334 |
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 (S. 3499) to amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgH8777 | null | 5,335 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Panetta). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 4834) to reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Panetta) | House | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgH8778-2 | null | 5,336 |
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 (S. 2796) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of rural community response pilot programs for funding under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgH8778 | null | 5,337 |
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. McGOVERN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 1508. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3648) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7946) to provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; and for other purposes (Rep. 117-590). Referred to the House Calendar. Ms. WILD: Committee on Ethics. In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Madison Cawthorn (Rep. 117-591). Referred to the House Calendar. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgH8799-3 | null | 5,338 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Government Funding Mr. President, on government funding, off the floor, negotiations continue between both parties on charting a path toward fully funding the government for the next fiscal year. I spent much of the day yesterday going from one meeting to the next, sitting down first with Leader McConnell and his team and then with Speaker Pelosi and her team, and I stayed on the phone throughout the evening as Senators worked to bridge the gap on funding. We are working very hard on getting something done before the deadline, but there is a lot of negotiating left to do. Both sides understand that fully funding the government is extremely important and anything less risks harm to our troops and the Federal Government's ability to serve the public. We don't want to see that outcome so both sides must remain at the table and continue working. Tomorrow, Senators will attend a classified briefing on the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. I hope it sinks in for all Members in attendance just how critical U.S. aid has been, not just for our allies but for our own protection. I hope it sinks in that this is one of the most important reasons why we must reach an agreement. It is not an easy process, but it is supremely important nonetheless. For the well-being of our troops, for the preservation of our national security, and for the tens of millions of Americans who look to the Federal Government for a wide range of basic services, Democrats and Republicans must work together to fully fund the Federal Government. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6972-2 | null | 5,339 |
formal | job creator | null | conservative | CHIPS and Science Act Mr. President, now on CHIPS and Science, today, President Biden will be in Arizona to visit the construction site for what will become one of the largest chip manufacturing plants in America. What was originally announced to be a $12 billion investment will now be a $40 billion project, with the first chip fab set to open a year from now. This is one of the highly visible examples of how the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act is already paying dividends for the economy, for job creators, and for American workers. It is a good sign for a new age of chip manufacturing in this country. We used to lead the world in making microchips, and thanks to the CHIPS and Science Act, we are already seeing the types of investments that will make America a major hub--the major hub, hopefully--for chip manufacturing once again. The construction site that President Biden visits today is just one example of some very exciting activity happening all across the country. In my home State of New York, Micron has pledged up to $100 billion over the next two decades to build state-of-the-art semiconductor fabs in New York. Another major company, GlobalFoundries, has announced they will build a second fab in the Albany region of Upstate New York. Of course, the benefits extend across America. We are seeing chipmakers announce multibillion-dollar investments in States ranging from Ohio to Colorado, to Texas, to Arizona--the Arizona one Mark Kelly did a great job of championing--to Idaho. In nearly all cases, executives have explicitly cited the passage of CHIPS and Science as a major factor in their decision to build big in America. Though these many investments range in size and type, the bottom line on CHIPS and Science is this: more American jobs, increased American manufacturing, a stronger American economy in the long run. This bill is about innovating and building the future in the United States, not in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. As always, I thank my colleagues from both sides of the aisle who pushed this bill over the finish line. We are already reaping the immense benefits, and there will be many more to come. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6972-3 | null | 5,340 |
formal | job creators | null | conservative | CHIPS and Science Act Mr. President, now on CHIPS and Science, today, President Biden will be in Arizona to visit the construction site for what will become one of the largest chip manufacturing plants in America. What was originally announced to be a $12 billion investment will now be a $40 billion project, with the first chip fab set to open a year from now. This is one of the highly visible examples of how the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act is already paying dividends for the economy, for job creators, and for American workers. It is a good sign for a new age of chip manufacturing in this country. We used to lead the world in making microchips, and thanks to the CHIPS and Science Act, we are already seeing the types of investments that will make America a major hub--the major hub, hopefully--for chip manufacturing once again. The construction site that President Biden visits today is just one example of some very exciting activity happening all across the country. In my home State of New York, Micron has pledged up to $100 billion over the next two decades to build state-of-the-art semiconductor fabs in New York. Another major company, GlobalFoundries, has announced they will build a second fab in the Albany region of Upstate New York. Of course, the benefits extend across America. We are seeing chipmakers announce multibillion-dollar investments in States ranging from Ohio to Colorado, to Texas, to Arizona--the Arizona one Mark Kelly did a great job of championing--to Idaho. In nearly all cases, executives have explicitly cited the passage of CHIPS and Science as a major factor in their decision to build big in America. Though these many investments range in size and type, the bottom line on CHIPS and Science is this: more American jobs, increased American manufacturing, a stronger American economy in the long run. This bill is about innovating and building the future in the United States, not in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. As always, I thank my colleagues from both sides of the aisle who pushed this bill over the finish line. We are already reaping the immense benefits, and there will be many more to come. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6972-3 | null | 5,341 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Judicial Nominations Today, Mr. President, the Senate reaches an important milestone. We will confirm our 89th and 90th judicial nominees to serve lifetime appointments on the Federal bench. Starting at noon, the Senate will hold a total of four rollcall votes throughout the afternoon on the nominations of Frances Behm to the Eastern District of Michigan and Kelley Hodge to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. We are on pace to finish this year with more judges confirmed to the bench than were confirmed in the first 2 years of either of the previous two administrations. These nominees stand out not just in their numbers but also in their groundbreaking diversity. Almost 50 percent of the judges we have confirmed are women of color--50 percent. That has never happened before, and I am confident that a more diverse bench will go a long way in cultivating trust in our courts and in our democracy. Just as important, once we confirm the nominations of Tamika Montgomery-Reeves and Dana Douglas very soon, the Senate will also have confirmed a total of 11 Black women to serve as appellate judges, by far the most ever under any single President. Before President Biden, only 8 such nominees had been confirmed in total, and now, in our first 2 years, we are already on the brink of confirming 11. Today, our Federal judiciary is far more balanced, far more diverse, and far more experienced than the one our country had 2 years ago. It is something we are very proud of. You can rest assured, Mr. President, that Senate Democrats are going to maintain this priority on judges as the 118th Congress begins next year. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6972 | null | 5,342 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Judicial Nominations Today, Mr. President, the Senate reaches an important milestone. We will confirm our 89th and 90th judicial nominees to serve lifetime appointments on the Federal bench. Starting at noon, the Senate will hold a total of four rollcall votes throughout the afternoon on the nominations of Frances Behm to the Eastern District of Michigan and Kelley Hodge to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. We are on pace to finish this year with more judges confirmed to the bench than were confirmed in the first 2 years of either of the previous two administrations. These nominees stand out not just in their numbers but also in their groundbreaking diversity. Almost 50 percent of the judges we have confirmed are women of color--50 percent. That has never happened before, and I am confident that a more diverse bench will go a long way in cultivating trust in our courts and in our democracy. Just as important, once we confirm the nominations of Tamika Montgomery-Reeves and Dana Douglas very soon, the Senate will also have confirmed a total of 11 Black women to serve as appellate judges, by far the most ever under any single President. Before President Biden, only 8 such nominees had been confirmed in total, and now, in our first 2 years, we are already on the brink of confirming 11. Today, our Federal judiciary is far more balanced, far more diverse, and far more experienced than the one our country had 2 years ago. It is something we are very proud of. You can rest assured, Mr. President, that Senate Democrats are going to maintain this priority on judges as the 118th Congress begins next year. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6972 | null | 5,343 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Tribute to Roy Blunt Mr. President, now, on another matter, my friend and our distinguished colleague Roy Blunt is one of us whose political careers began at the most local level. As a 20-something-year-old county clerk, Roy's career in government required real hands-on public service right from the beginning. Fortunately, hard work and rolled-up sleeves weren't foreign concepts for Roy. After all, before our friend became the first in his family to finish college, he grew up on a dairy farm. And for decades now, that doggedness and persistence have served Roy's neighbors exceptionally well. Green County's young clerk, a former high school history teacher, fell short in his first campaign for higher statewide office. But a few years later, he handily became the first Republican Secretary of State Missouri had seen in half a century. After 8 years there and then 4 as a university president, Roy was already a seasoned veteran, firing on all cylinders, when he arrives in the House of Representatives in 1997. Little wonder that, after just three terms, Roy became the newest representative to be voted House majority whip in 80 years. So, clearly, Roy had a big-time reputation for getting things done before he moved across the rotunda here to the Senate. When he won his election in 2010, all his colleagues knew our team was getting an all-star. And, sure enough, in 6 years from freshman status to House leadership, he set a modern land speed record on that side of the Capitol. Then over here, Roy broke the sound barrier. He joined our conference's leadership team 1 year after he became a Senator. The record of accomplishments Roy has racked up reflects the fusion of focus, detail-mindedness, and a rare knack for broader strategy and management. Time after time, Senator Blunt has thrown himself into the weeds of policy, achieved total fluency in the details, and then climbed back up to 30,000 feet to make a strategic decision that would actually move the ball down the field. Case in point: I believe Roy is the only Rules Committee chair in history to have actually served as his State's top elections official. He knows the ins and outs of voting issues as well as anyone. He knows that the Federal role in our elections is both important but also very limited. He understands the big picture, the fine details, and everything in between. The leaders of Rules also have huge ceremonial duties as the Capitol organizes the Presidential Inauguration every 4 years. I have it on good authority that in both 2017 and 2021, when Roy headed up the ceremonies, our resident history buff handwrote every word of his speeches himself, longhand--names, dates, historical references, quotations, all straight from his pen, and it all passed his team's careful fact-checking without a drop of red ink. Now, those ceremonial duties bear mentioning, in part because taking center stage is such a departure from the way Roy normally tackles his business. Working methodically and diligently, building consensus behind the scenes, Missouri's senior Senator has steered hundreds of millions of dollars toward improving transportation infrastructure at the crossroads of the American heartland. He has reached across the aisle repeatedly to improve workforce development for American veterans. He has worked tirelessly to protect the integrity of our election systems. And perhaps most important of all, Roy has had a direct, generational impact on the future of cutting-edge American medicine. He spent years--years--building the transformational new consensus that became the Excellence in Mental Health Act. His work to equip researchers to tackle rare diseases helped pour the foundation for the 21st Century Cures Act. At the National Institutes of Health, Roy Blunt's name is literally on the door of the signature initiative he championed to help the millions of Americans affected by dementia. Time and time again, our capable and trusted colleague has wound up in the middle of high-stakes, high-profile work; yet Roy remains the same humble and approachable Show-Me Stater who first got into this business to help his neighbors. These are qualities Roy shares with fellow distinguished Missourians who preceded him. Ever the historian, our colleague has regaled guests with the history of his Senate office suite, which once belonged to Harry Truman both as a Senator and even including Truman's brief spell as Vice President. Apparently, Truman came back personally to collect his things and finish moving out after he had already become the Commander in Chief. But history isn't the only subject where this former teacher still administers pop quizzes. Roy's staff tell fondly how their boss is liable to walk into their offices at any time and simply inquire: So, what do you know? That one signature query captures Roy so well: the high standards, the curiosity, the restless energy to find the next big project that will make a difference. These qualities have made Roy one of the best the Senate has ever had at sniffing out common ground and delivering outcomes. But legislation isn't the only area where our friend's nose-to-the-grindstone spirit pays dividends. For example, I am not sure what Roy has planned for his next chapter, but given his penchant for spending Saturdays walking the aisles at Home Depot and knocking out home improvement projects, I give him about 2 weeks before there won't be one leaky faucet or rusted hinge within a three-mile radius of Roy and Abby's place. We know our friend much too well to predict that he will follow 14 general election victories by kicking back and taking it easy. But, I suspect, Roy sure won't mind the extra time with Abby and seeing more of Matt, Amy, Andrew, Charlie, and his grandkids as well. So on behalf of all his friends here in the Senate and on behalf of the country, I thank my friend, the senior Senator from Missouri, for his years of outstanding service. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6973 | null | 5,344 |
formal | Reagan | null | white supremacist | Tribute to Jim Gardner Mr. President, now to talk about another Jim--and I have been joined by Chris, Chris Coons, our Senator from the State of Delaware, and I am delighted to join Senator Coons and also our colleague in the House. We only have one congressional seat in the House, and it is filled by Lisa Blunt Rochester. We are all going to be talking--not today here on the floor--Senator Coons and I will be, but Lisa will be talking over in the House about Jim Gardner. Who is Jim Gardner? He is an icon. That is a word you hear a whole lot, but he is truly an icon. He is signing off the air after 40 years of delivering the news for WPVI-6abc, which really is the dominant, if you will, television station in the whole Delaware Valley, including Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania, parts of Maryland, and parts of New Jersey as well. Jim has been delivering the news not just for that station, but he has been delivering the news for all of us, and one of the reasons why that station has enjoyed incredible ratings is in no small part because of his presence at the station. He has been a steady voice for viewers in the region, anchoring the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts for as long as I can remember. Throughout that time, he earned the respect and he earned the trust of millions of viewerswho invited him into their homes on their televisions every night, including our home in Delaware. Jim's career was born before he even graduated college. He was attending Columbia University in the late 1960s. Our country was in turmoil over race and the Vietnam war--a war in which I served. His first ever report was on the historic student riots on campus. That gave him his first taste of broadcast journalism. He went on to report for a radio station--I think it was WINS Radio--and then another station called WFAS and then WKBW-TV in New York City before making his way down south to join us in the Delaware Valley in 1976, when he joined WPVI-TV as a reporter and as anchor for ``Action News at Noon.'' Just shy of 1 year later, he became the anchor of the 6 o'clock news and the 11 o'clock broadcast, where he has been every night--every night--since, helping guide viewers through noteworthy events both globally and locally. Over the years, Jim's assignments included interviews. He has interviewed a lot of Presidents and folks who maybe aspire to be President. I don't. Among those are Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Herbert Walker Bush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and a scrappy kid from Scranton who ended up as a Senator from Delaware, Joe Biden, who is now our President. Throughout the years, Jim has interviewed Philadelphia mayors--I can't count all the ones--from Frank Rizzo to Jim Kenney, and he has covered I think 21 political conventions. Think about that--21 political conventions. There is a special place in Heaven for Jim Gardner for doing that, I will tell you. Locally, Jim was the narrating voice of our 2008 Phillies and 2018 Eagles world championship parades, and those teams were really good this year as well. The Phillies made it all the way to the World Series, and the Eagles are knocking on the door to do something special in the NFL playoffs later this year. As the ``Action News'' opening song says ``Move closer to your world,'' he has also traveled abroad to help us understand some of the biggest stories in history--not just in Delaware, not just in the Delaware Valley, but across the world. He reported from the Vatican to cover the death of, for example, Pope Paul VI. He traveled to Germany to cover the return of American hostages from Iran. He reported from Russia and Lithuania after the fall of the Soviet Union. He covered the Oslo Accords from Israel and from the West Bank. He traveled to Cuba to cover Pope John Paul II and then went to Argentina to report on the life of Pope Francis. Perhaps what has allowed Jim to hold the trust of his viewers while engaging his audience night after night is that no matter where he has traveled--no matter where he has traveled--he understands that what matters to his viewers most can be found right in our own backyards, community events, at school board and town council meetings, houses of worship, and by talking to our neighbors. It is with great pleasure that we rise on behalf of Delaware's congressional delegation to honor the exemplary career of Jim Gardner. I want to say, Jim, to you and your family, congratulations on a job well done. We want to convey our thanks to your wife Amy--there is a special place in Heaven for her and for our spouses as well--and to your four children for sharing their dad with us and the people of our region of America. Delaware Valley is a better place because of you. God bless. Godspeed. With that, I am pleased to yield to my wingman from Delaware. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6974-2 | null | 5,345 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Government Funding Mr. President, once we pass the Defense authorization bill, which I hope we will do, we have one other big item on the ``to do'' list, and that is government funding. You may ask: How in the world did we get here? Ordinarily, in what we sometimes refer to as ``regular order'' around here, the Appropriations Committee takes up and passes at the committee level 12 appropriations bills. These fund the entire government, from the Defense Department to Transportation, to Foreign Affairs, to--well, everything that the Federal Government does, which is our border security and the like. What has happened is that that system has broken down and empowered not rank-and-file members of the Appropriations Committee or even rank-and-file Members of the Senate or Congress. What is happening is that this bill is being negotiated, probably on the order of almost $1.7 trillion, behind closed doors by the leadership, and we will then be presented with a fait accompli. In other words, we will have two choices: to vote up or down on the annual appropriations bill. It is a ridiculous and embarrassing way to do business around here. It is certainly not transparent. It certainly doesn't provide the American people with the information they need in order to decide whether they think we are on the right track or the wrong track. So here we are, more than 2 months into the fiscal year, and last year's business is still outstanding. Our Democratic colleagues hold the majority in the House and the Senate, as well as the White House. Despite their unilateral authority to set the schedule, they have failed in some of our most basic responsibilities, and that is to advance appropriations bills before the end of the fiscal year. In September, they punted the funding deadline to December the 16th, which is just 10 days away. And it doesn't sound like much progress has been made. There is no agreement, even on a top-line number, which is the first step for coming up with a funding agreement. To make matters worse, Democrats are still pushing for dramatic increases in nondefense domestic spending. Typically, these agreements include some sort of parity between defense and nondefense spending, but the spending habits of the last 2 years by the Democratic majority along party lines have been anything but typical. First of all, our Democratic colleagues stole the taxpayer credit card and went on not one but two spending sprees. The first was called the American Rescue Plan, which included a long list of progressive social policies. That bill cost taxpayers $1.9 trillion--party-line vote, borrowed money that somebody is going to have to pay off someday. A few months ago, our colleagues went on a second spending spree with something called the Inflation Reduction Act, which I sometimes called the ``Inflation Nonreduction Act'' because it won't reduce inflation anytime soon. In fact, it includes nearly half a trillion dollars in new spending. Anybody who has followed what you do when inflation is raging, as it is now, knows there are usually two components: one is the Federal Reserve that controls monetary policy; in other words, interest rates. They can slow down the economy. They can try to take a shot at inflation by slowing down the economy and raising interest rates, but of course that means the money we have to pay to service the debt that we are incurring here just gets bigger and bigger. There is a second component, too, when it comes to tackling inflation, and that is the fiscal side, the spending. The reason why we still see inflation at a 40-year high is because our Democratic colleagues, on top of all the spending we had to do on COVID-19 on a bipartisan basis, have engaged in a radical spending spree of roughly $2\1/2\ trillion. That has exacerbated the fire in inflation. Many people who are financially well-off have not experienced much beyond an inconvenience, but to working families who live paycheck to paycheck, the prices they pay not only at the pump but at the grocery store for housing and everything else have gone through the roof. They are the ones hurting as a result of this fiscal irresponsibility. So after the last 2 years, our Democratic colleagues have spent trillions of dollars on their domestic priorities, and they made no push for parity with defense spending. They didn't couple $128 billion for K-12 schools with new investments in research and development. They didn't mirror the $86 billion bailout for labor unions with funding for next-generation aircraft or weapons. They didn't pair the $80 billion for a supersized IRS with funding to support our troops and their families. They didn't match the $40 billion for transportation projects with funding for infrastructure updates at our military installations. And they certainly didn't couple the extensive unemployment benefits that they provided with pay raises for servicemembers. So there has been no question of parity between defense and nondefense spending these last 2 years. They spent trillions of dollars on domestic priorities without even entertaining the idea of more support for our national security. Now they cannot widen that gap any further. We shouldn't stand for it. And we can't shortchange America's military inorder to maintain this illusion of parity. And it is nothing more than an illusion after this spending spree that our Democratic colleagues have been on for the last 2 years. I hope, finding ourselves where we are, that our colleagues are able to make some progress in the coming days and avoid another continuing resolution. Last week, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin wrote to congressional leaders stressing the importance of a full-year government funding bill. He emphasized the negative impact of short-term funding on procurement, research and development, troop training, infrastructure projects, recruitment, and so much more. He didn't mince words in saying how critical it is to pass a regular appropriations bill, saying: Failure to do so will result in significant harm to our people and our programs and would cause harm to our national security and our competitiveness. This is where we find ourselves, and it is not an accident. This is a conscious design by the congressional leaders of the Democratic Party in the House and the Senate, who have said we are not going to have a regular appropriations process that is predictable and done on time and in a way that is transparent and allows the American people and rank-and-file Members of the Congress to participate. Instead, they have said we are going to push it all to the end of the year, backstop it against Christmas and the new Congress, and we are going to tell congressional Members you have those two choices: You can vote up or vote down. But they know that we have a responsibility to fund our military, we have a responsibility to fund our border security efforts, and so much more. So it is unlikely, highly unlikely, that Congress will fail to pass an appropriations bill and turn the lights out here in Washington, DC, and shut down the government. Our congressional leaders know that, but they have been reckless in the way they have handled this to the point now where we have very few choices. This is not what responsible governing looks like. Our Democratic colleagues have left the most fundamental tasks of the government to the very last moment. The Defense authorization bill and the government funding bills are not a surprise. These are necessary to complete each and every year, and the deadlines arrive like clockwork. But somehow our colleagues, the leadership in the House and the Senate, our Democratic colleagues, have gotten us here by design. They understand how this place works, and they like the fact that they maintain bulk control over $1.7 trillion in spending, and they use the National Defense Authorization Act to try to jam through other special interest goodies because they realize that with so few moving vehicles across the floor of the U.S. Congress this late in the year, that that is what will happen. When you have a must-pass bill, people will look for every opportunity to put in their special project because they know that will be carried along, along with this must-pass legislation. Inflation remains at a 40-year high, communities across the country are dealing with increases in violent crime, and the crisis at the border is growing more challenging by the day. I can't help but to believe that the American people deserve better than this, and I hope the next few weeks will bring more productivity than the last few months have. And I hope that once we put the business of our national security and appropriating for the support of the Federal Government behind us, hopefully sooner rather than later, we won't repeat this same mistake year after year after year. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6976 | null | 5,346 |
formal | special interest | null | antisemitic | Government Funding Mr. President, once we pass the Defense authorization bill, which I hope we will do, we have one other big item on the ``to do'' list, and that is government funding. You may ask: How in the world did we get here? Ordinarily, in what we sometimes refer to as ``regular order'' around here, the Appropriations Committee takes up and passes at the committee level 12 appropriations bills. These fund the entire government, from the Defense Department to Transportation, to Foreign Affairs, to--well, everything that the Federal Government does, which is our border security and the like. What has happened is that that system has broken down and empowered not rank-and-file members of the Appropriations Committee or even rank-and-file Members of the Senate or Congress. What is happening is that this bill is being negotiated, probably on the order of almost $1.7 trillion, behind closed doors by the leadership, and we will then be presented with a fait accompli. In other words, we will have two choices: to vote up or down on the annual appropriations bill. It is a ridiculous and embarrassing way to do business around here. It is certainly not transparent. It certainly doesn't provide the American people with the information they need in order to decide whether they think we are on the right track or the wrong track. So here we are, more than 2 months into the fiscal year, and last year's business is still outstanding. Our Democratic colleagues hold the majority in the House and the Senate, as well as the White House. Despite their unilateral authority to set the schedule, they have failed in some of our most basic responsibilities, and that is to advance appropriations bills before the end of the fiscal year. In September, they punted the funding deadline to December the 16th, which is just 10 days away. And it doesn't sound like much progress has been made. There is no agreement, even on a top-line number, which is the first step for coming up with a funding agreement. To make matters worse, Democrats are still pushing for dramatic increases in nondefense domestic spending. Typically, these agreements include some sort of parity between defense and nondefense spending, but the spending habits of the last 2 years by the Democratic majority along party lines have been anything but typical. First of all, our Democratic colleagues stole the taxpayer credit card and went on not one but two spending sprees. The first was called the American Rescue Plan, which included a long list of progressive social policies. That bill cost taxpayers $1.9 trillion--party-line vote, borrowed money that somebody is going to have to pay off someday. A few months ago, our colleagues went on a second spending spree with something called the Inflation Reduction Act, which I sometimes called the ``Inflation Nonreduction Act'' because it won't reduce inflation anytime soon. In fact, it includes nearly half a trillion dollars in new spending. Anybody who has followed what you do when inflation is raging, as it is now, knows there are usually two components: one is the Federal Reserve that controls monetary policy; in other words, interest rates. They can slow down the economy. They can try to take a shot at inflation by slowing down the economy and raising interest rates, but of course that means the money we have to pay to service the debt that we are incurring here just gets bigger and bigger. There is a second component, too, when it comes to tackling inflation, and that is the fiscal side, the spending. The reason why we still see inflation at a 40-year high is because our Democratic colleagues, on top of all the spending we had to do on COVID-19 on a bipartisan basis, have engaged in a radical spending spree of roughly $2\1/2\ trillion. That has exacerbated the fire in inflation. Many people who are financially well-off have not experienced much beyond an inconvenience, but to working families who live paycheck to paycheck, the prices they pay not only at the pump but at the grocery store for housing and everything else have gone through the roof. They are the ones hurting as a result of this fiscal irresponsibility. So after the last 2 years, our Democratic colleagues have spent trillions of dollars on their domestic priorities, and they made no push for parity with defense spending. They didn't couple $128 billion for K-12 schools with new investments in research and development. They didn't mirror the $86 billion bailout for labor unions with funding for next-generation aircraft or weapons. They didn't pair the $80 billion for a supersized IRS with funding to support our troops and their families. They didn't match the $40 billion for transportation projects with funding for infrastructure updates at our military installations. And they certainly didn't couple the extensive unemployment benefits that they provided with pay raises for servicemembers. So there has been no question of parity between defense and nondefense spending these last 2 years. They spent trillions of dollars on domestic priorities without even entertaining the idea of more support for our national security. Now they cannot widen that gap any further. We shouldn't stand for it. And we can't shortchange America's military inorder to maintain this illusion of parity. And it is nothing more than an illusion after this spending spree that our Democratic colleagues have been on for the last 2 years. I hope, finding ourselves where we are, that our colleagues are able to make some progress in the coming days and avoid another continuing resolution. Last week, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin wrote to congressional leaders stressing the importance of a full-year government funding bill. He emphasized the negative impact of short-term funding on procurement, research and development, troop training, infrastructure projects, recruitment, and so much more. He didn't mince words in saying how critical it is to pass a regular appropriations bill, saying: Failure to do so will result in significant harm to our people and our programs and would cause harm to our national security and our competitiveness. This is where we find ourselves, and it is not an accident. This is a conscious design by the congressional leaders of the Democratic Party in the House and the Senate, who have said we are not going to have a regular appropriations process that is predictable and done on time and in a way that is transparent and allows the American people and rank-and-file Members of the Congress to participate. Instead, they have said we are going to push it all to the end of the year, backstop it against Christmas and the new Congress, and we are going to tell congressional Members you have those two choices: You can vote up or vote down. But they know that we have a responsibility to fund our military, we have a responsibility to fund our border security efforts, and so much more. So it is unlikely, highly unlikely, that Congress will fail to pass an appropriations bill and turn the lights out here in Washington, DC, and shut down the government. Our congressional leaders know that, but they have been reckless in the way they have handled this to the point now where we have very few choices. This is not what responsible governing looks like. Our Democratic colleagues have left the most fundamental tasks of the government to the very last moment. The Defense authorization bill and the government funding bills are not a surprise. These are necessary to complete each and every year, and the deadlines arrive like clockwork. But somehow our colleagues, the leadership in the House and the Senate, our Democratic colleagues, have gotten us here by design. They understand how this place works, and they like the fact that they maintain bulk control over $1.7 trillion in spending, and they use the National Defense Authorization Act to try to jam through other special interest goodies because they realize that with so few moving vehicles across the floor of the U.S. Congress this late in the year, that that is what will happen. When you have a must-pass bill, people will look for every opportunity to put in their special project because they know that will be carried along, along with this must-pass legislation. Inflation remains at a 40-year high, communities across the country are dealing with increases in violent crime, and the crisis at the border is growing more challenging by the day. I can't help but to believe that the American people deserve better than this, and I hope the next few weeks will bring more productivity than the last few months have. And I hope that once we put the business of our national security and appropriating for the support of the Federal Government behind us, hopefully sooner rather than later, we won't repeat this same mistake year after year after year. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6976 | null | 5,347 |
formal | working families | null | racist | Government Funding Mr. President, once we pass the Defense authorization bill, which I hope we will do, we have one other big item on the ``to do'' list, and that is government funding. You may ask: How in the world did we get here? Ordinarily, in what we sometimes refer to as ``regular order'' around here, the Appropriations Committee takes up and passes at the committee level 12 appropriations bills. These fund the entire government, from the Defense Department to Transportation, to Foreign Affairs, to--well, everything that the Federal Government does, which is our border security and the like. What has happened is that that system has broken down and empowered not rank-and-file members of the Appropriations Committee or even rank-and-file Members of the Senate or Congress. What is happening is that this bill is being negotiated, probably on the order of almost $1.7 trillion, behind closed doors by the leadership, and we will then be presented with a fait accompli. In other words, we will have two choices: to vote up or down on the annual appropriations bill. It is a ridiculous and embarrassing way to do business around here. It is certainly not transparent. It certainly doesn't provide the American people with the information they need in order to decide whether they think we are on the right track or the wrong track. So here we are, more than 2 months into the fiscal year, and last year's business is still outstanding. Our Democratic colleagues hold the majority in the House and the Senate, as well as the White House. Despite their unilateral authority to set the schedule, they have failed in some of our most basic responsibilities, and that is to advance appropriations bills before the end of the fiscal year. In September, they punted the funding deadline to December the 16th, which is just 10 days away. And it doesn't sound like much progress has been made. There is no agreement, even on a top-line number, which is the first step for coming up with a funding agreement. To make matters worse, Democrats are still pushing for dramatic increases in nondefense domestic spending. Typically, these agreements include some sort of parity between defense and nondefense spending, but the spending habits of the last 2 years by the Democratic majority along party lines have been anything but typical. First of all, our Democratic colleagues stole the taxpayer credit card and went on not one but two spending sprees. The first was called the American Rescue Plan, which included a long list of progressive social policies. That bill cost taxpayers $1.9 trillion--party-line vote, borrowed money that somebody is going to have to pay off someday. A few months ago, our colleagues went on a second spending spree with something called the Inflation Reduction Act, which I sometimes called the ``Inflation Nonreduction Act'' because it won't reduce inflation anytime soon. In fact, it includes nearly half a trillion dollars in new spending. Anybody who has followed what you do when inflation is raging, as it is now, knows there are usually two components: one is the Federal Reserve that controls monetary policy; in other words, interest rates. They can slow down the economy. They can try to take a shot at inflation by slowing down the economy and raising interest rates, but of course that means the money we have to pay to service the debt that we are incurring here just gets bigger and bigger. There is a second component, too, when it comes to tackling inflation, and that is the fiscal side, the spending. The reason why we still see inflation at a 40-year high is because our Democratic colleagues, on top of all the spending we had to do on COVID-19 on a bipartisan basis, have engaged in a radical spending spree of roughly $2\1/2\ trillion. That has exacerbated the fire in inflation. Many people who are financially well-off have not experienced much beyond an inconvenience, but to working families who live paycheck to paycheck, the prices they pay not only at the pump but at the grocery store for housing and everything else have gone through the roof. They are the ones hurting as a result of this fiscal irresponsibility. So after the last 2 years, our Democratic colleagues have spent trillions of dollars on their domestic priorities, and they made no push for parity with defense spending. They didn't couple $128 billion for K-12 schools with new investments in research and development. They didn't mirror the $86 billion bailout for labor unions with funding for next-generation aircraft or weapons. They didn't pair the $80 billion for a supersized IRS with funding to support our troops and their families. They didn't match the $40 billion for transportation projects with funding for infrastructure updates at our military installations. And they certainly didn't couple the extensive unemployment benefits that they provided with pay raises for servicemembers. So there has been no question of parity between defense and nondefense spending these last 2 years. They spent trillions of dollars on domestic priorities without even entertaining the idea of more support for our national security. Now they cannot widen that gap any further. We shouldn't stand for it. And we can't shortchange America's military inorder to maintain this illusion of parity. And it is nothing more than an illusion after this spending spree that our Democratic colleagues have been on for the last 2 years. I hope, finding ourselves where we are, that our colleagues are able to make some progress in the coming days and avoid another continuing resolution. Last week, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin wrote to congressional leaders stressing the importance of a full-year government funding bill. He emphasized the negative impact of short-term funding on procurement, research and development, troop training, infrastructure projects, recruitment, and so much more. He didn't mince words in saying how critical it is to pass a regular appropriations bill, saying: Failure to do so will result in significant harm to our people and our programs and would cause harm to our national security and our competitiveness. This is where we find ourselves, and it is not an accident. This is a conscious design by the congressional leaders of the Democratic Party in the House and the Senate, who have said we are not going to have a regular appropriations process that is predictable and done on time and in a way that is transparent and allows the American people and rank-and-file Members of the Congress to participate. Instead, they have said we are going to push it all to the end of the year, backstop it against Christmas and the new Congress, and we are going to tell congressional Members you have those two choices: You can vote up or vote down. But they know that we have a responsibility to fund our military, we have a responsibility to fund our border security efforts, and so much more. So it is unlikely, highly unlikely, that Congress will fail to pass an appropriations bill and turn the lights out here in Washington, DC, and shut down the government. Our congressional leaders know that, but they have been reckless in the way they have handled this to the point now where we have very few choices. This is not what responsible governing looks like. Our Democratic colleagues have left the most fundamental tasks of the government to the very last moment. The Defense authorization bill and the government funding bills are not a surprise. These are necessary to complete each and every year, and the deadlines arrive like clockwork. But somehow our colleagues, the leadership in the House and the Senate, our Democratic colleagues, have gotten us here by design. They understand how this place works, and they like the fact that they maintain bulk control over $1.7 trillion in spending, and they use the National Defense Authorization Act to try to jam through other special interest goodies because they realize that with so few moving vehicles across the floor of the U.S. Congress this late in the year, that that is what will happen. When you have a must-pass bill, people will look for every opportunity to put in their special project because they know that will be carried along, along with this must-pass legislation. Inflation remains at a 40-year high, communities across the country are dealing with increases in violent crime, and the crisis at the border is growing more challenging by the day. I can't help but to believe that the American people deserve better than this, and I hope the next few weeks will bring more productivity than the last few months have. And I hope that once we put the business of our national security and appropriating for the support of the Federal Government behind us, hopefully sooner rather than later, we won't repeat this same mistake year after year after year. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6976 | null | 5,348 |
formal | Bernie Sanders | null | antisemitic | Tribute to James M. Inhofe Madam President, now I turn to my friend the senior Senator from Oklahoma, Jim Inhofe, a man who I have had the privilege of working with on the Armed Services Committee these last 14 years. Senator Inhofe represented Oklahoma for 28 years in this body and 6 years before that in the House of Representatives. In all of those years, he could always be counted on to attend every single Wednesday morning Prayer Breakfast and Thursday Bible study. One time, he had to attend by telephone because he was called away by a family crisis. But we could always count on him. He has been a close friend on both sides of the aisle to people like Barbara Boxer of California, Jack Reed of Rhode Island, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Democratic Leader Harry Reid. Perhaps it was those friendships that explained his mountain of legislative success, with bipartisan achievements that include three highway bills, four Water Resources and Development Acts, seven National Defense Authorization Acts, including the current bill pending before this body--a bill which literally bears his name. But that success also came from his breadth-of-life experience. He understood how to create jobs because, he himself, had done that as a businessman for 30 years, working in aviation, real estate, and insurance. He understood the challenges of local government because he had been the mayor of Tulsa and a State legislator. As a leader on the Armed Services Committee, he could speak for our men and women in uniform because he had been one of them, having served in the Army. As a personal friend of Ronald Reagan, he never wavered in advocating for peace through strength. Oklahoma's five military bases are unquestionably better off today because of their staunch advocate, Senator Jim Inhofe. Thanks to his leadership, veterans have better facilities, our Air Force is better equipped, and the military now has AFRICOM as a distinct mission on the African continent. It bears saying that Senator Inhofe has a longstanding affection for Africa and the people of Africa. There is no one in Congress--or in the State Department, for that matter--who can surpass his personal knowledge of African leaders. On a typical congressional delegation trip, he would hit an average of 12 countries in 10 days, covering 18,000 miles and meeting with civilian and military leaders at every stop, always looking for an opportunity to pray with them, always visiting American troops. He has been to Africa more times than any Member of Congress since America's founding--172 visits on the African continent. When he isn't making law or traveling the globe or watching his grandsons' athletic events, there is a good chance he is in the air somewhere flying a Cessna because Senator Inhofe is also Pilot Inhofe, with nearly 12,000 hours of flight time, including a solo flight around the world. He will also be remembered for that 1991 trip in which he flew the flight path of Wiley Post, which went straight through Russian airspace. His Russian escort pilot even remarked on his outstanding piloting skills. As Jim Inhofe departs this Chamber, he leaves behind a wealth of friends and an army of former staff whose talent and loyalty are a testament to the man himself. I know he will look forward to spending more time with his wife of 63 years, Kay, and his 20 grandchildren and--his 20 children and grandchildren. Both of these gentlemen, both of these friends, Jim Inhofe and Richard Shelby, will go down as titans of the Senate. Their enormous contributions to the good of our Nation will not soon be forgotten, and we will miss their company. I wish them both farewell and Godspeed. And now I yield to my friend, the Senator from Maine, Ms. Collins, for her remarks about these two outstanding friends. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6985-2 | null | 5,349 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Tribute to James M. Inhofe Madam President, now I turn to my friend the senior Senator from Oklahoma, Jim Inhofe, a man who I have had the privilege of working with on the Armed Services Committee these last 14 years. Senator Inhofe represented Oklahoma for 28 years in this body and 6 years before that in the House of Representatives. In all of those years, he could always be counted on to attend every single Wednesday morning Prayer Breakfast and Thursday Bible study. One time, he had to attend by telephone because he was called away by a family crisis. But we could always count on him. He has been a close friend on both sides of the aisle to people like Barbara Boxer of California, Jack Reed of Rhode Island, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Democratic Leader Harry Reid. Perhaps it was those friendships that explained his mountain of legislative success, with bipartisan achievements that include three highway bills, four Water Resources and Development Acts, seven National Defense Authorization Acts, including the current bill pending before this body--a bill which literally bears his name. But that success also came from his breadth-of-life experience. He understood how to create jobs because, he himself, had done that as a businessman for 30 years, working in aviation, real estate, and insurance. He understood the challenges of local government because he had been the mayor of Tulsa and a State legislator. As a leader on the Armed Services Committee, he could speak for our men and women in uniform because he had been one of them, having served in the Army. As a personal friend of Ronald Reagan, he never wavered in advocating for peace through strength. Oklahoma's five military bases are unquestionably better off today because of their staunch advocate, Senator Jim Inhofe. Thanks to his leadership, veterans have better facilities, our Air Force is better equipped, and the military now has AFRICOM as a distinct mission on the African continent. It bears saying that Senator Inhofe has a longstanding affection for Africa and the people of Africa. There is no one in Congress--or in the State Department, for that matter--who can surpass his personal knowledge of African leaders. On a typical congressional delegation trip, he would hit an average of 12 countries in 10 days, covering 18,000 miles and meeting with civilian and military leaders at every stop, always looking for an opportunity to pray with them, always visiting American troops. He has been to Africa more times than any Member of Congress since America's founding--172 visits on the African continent. When he isn't making law or traveling the globe or watching his grandsons' athletic events, there is a good chance he is in the air somewhere flying a Cessna because Senator Inhofe is also Pilot Inhofe, with nearly 12,000 hours of flight time, including a solo flight around the world. He will also be remembered for that 1991 trip in which he flew the flight path of Wiley Post, which went straight through Russian airspace. His Russian escort pilot even remarked on his outstanding piloting skills. As Jim Inhofe departs this Chamber, he leaves behind a wealth of friends and an army of former staff whose talent and loyalty are a testament to the man himself. I know he will look forward to spending more time with his wife of 63 years, Kay, and his 20 grandchildren and--his 20 children and grandchildren. Both of these gentlemen, both of these friends, Jim Inhofe and Richard Shelby, will go down as titans of the Senate. Their enormous contributions to the good of our Nation will not soon be forgotten, and we will miss their company. I wish them both farewell and Godspeed. And now I yield to my friend, the Senator from Maine, Ms. Collins, for her remarks about these two outstanding friends. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6985-2 | null | 5,350 |
formal | Reagan | null | white supremacist | Tribute to James M. Inhofe Madam President, now I turn to my friend the senior Senator from Oklahoma, Jim Inhofe, a man who I have had the privilege of working with on the Armed Services Committee these last 14 years. Senator Inhofe represented Oklahoma for 28 years in this body and 6 years before that in the House of Representatives. In all of those years, he could always be counted on to attend every single Wednesday morning Prayer Breakfast and Thursday Bible study. One time, he had to attend by telephone because he was called away by a family crisis. But we could always count on him. He has been a close friend on both sides of the aisle to people like Barbara Boxer of California, Jack Reed of Rhode Island, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Democratic Leader Harry Reid. Perhaps it was those friendships that explained his mountain of legislative success, with bipartisan achievements that include three highway bills, four Water Resources and Development Acts, seven National Defense Authorization Acts, including the current bill pending before this body--a bill which literally bears his name. But that success also came from his breadth-of-life experience. He understood how to create jobs because, he himself, had done that as a businessman for 30 years, working in aviation, real estate, and insurance. He understood the challenges of local government because he had been the mayor of Tulsa and a State legislator. As a leader on the Armed Services Committee, he could speak for our men and women in uniform because he had been one of them, having served in the Army. As a personal friend of Ronald Reagan, he never wavered in advocating for peace through strength. Oklahoma's five military bases are unquestionably better off today because of their staunch advocate, Senator Jim Inhofe. Thanks to his leadership, veterans have better facilities, our Air Force is better equipped, and the military now has AFRICOM as a distinct mission on the African continent. It bears saying that Senator Inhofe has a longstanding affection for Africa and the people of Africa. There is no one in Congress--or in the State Department, for that matter--who can surpass his personal knowledge of African leaders. On a typical congressional delegation trip, he would hit an average of 12 countries in 10 days, covering 18,000 miles and meeting with civilian and military leaders at every stop, always looking for an opportunity to pray with them, always visiting American troops. He has been to Africa more times than any Member of Congress since America's founding--172 visits on the African continent. When he isn't making law or traveling the globe or watching his grandsons' athletic events, there is a good chance he is in the air somewhere flying a Cessna because Senator Inhofe is also Pilot Inhofe, with nearly 12,000 hours of flight time, including a solo flight around the world. He will also be remembered for that 1991 trip in which he flew the flight path of Wiley Post, which went straight through Russian airspace. His Russian escort pilot even remarked on his outstanding piloting skills. As Jim Inhofe departs this Chamber, he leaves behind a wealth of friends and an army of former staff whose talent and loyalty are a testament to the man himself. I know he will look forward to spending more time with his wife of 63 years, Kay, and his 20 grandchildren and--his 20 children and grandchildren. Both of these gentlemen, both of these friends, Jim Inhofe and Richard Shelby, will go down as titans of the Senate. Their enormous contributions to the good of our Nation will not soon be forgotten, and we will miss their company. I wish them both farewell and Godspeed. And now I yield to my friend, the Senator from Maine, Ms. Collins, for her remarks about these two outstanding friends. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6985-2 | null | 5,351 |
formal | blue | null | antisemitic | Tribute to James M. Inhofe Mr. President, I do want to take the opportunity, though, to thank Senator Jim Inhofe for his incredible leadership of the military affairs committee--the Senate Armed Services, excuse me, and his dedication and his commitment to our military. In North Dakota, we have the Minot Air Force Base, we have the Grand Forks Air Force Base; so I am particularly appreciative that Senator Inhofe is, in fact, a pilot because not only is he a steadfast advocate for our military in every respect, but as a pilot, certainly, the Air Force is something that he understands, appreciates, and has provided incredible support for the amazing work that our men and women in uniform in blue do. And as I have worked on issues related to my State at the Minot Air Force Base and the Grand Forks Air Force Base, without exception, when I have gone to Chairman or Ranking Member Inhofe for discussions and help on issues important to the Air Force in general, but certainly to our bases, he has been there and his understanding and his commitment to listen, to truly be a gentleman, to listen, and to consider what it is you are working on--he wasn't always able to do it just the way you hoped maybe it should get done, but he always made sure that he worked through the issue in a fair way and came to a good result. And in many cases, that result occurred in the near term; sometimes it took a little longer. But I think that commitment to consider everybody's point of view and work with both sides of the aisle--his relationship with current Chairman Jack Reed I think is remarkable, and I think the two of them leading our Armed Services Committee has made a big difference. Their relationship and how they approach things, which in many ways is similar, is the reason we have been able to get the NDAA legislation passed across the floor, even at times when it has been very difficult to do. They have led the way, and I know that they are working hard and will continue to lead the way again this year on the NDAA, and Senator Inhofe will be deeply missed. He is truly a friend and an advocate for our military, and his incredible devotion to them will be missed. And we thank him for it and for, as a colleague, the way he has approached every issue that he has worked on during his time here in the U.S. Senate. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6986-3 | null | 5,352 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Nomination of Frances Kay Behm Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of Judge F. Kay Behm, who President Biden nominated to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Judge Behm represents the very best of Michigan. She and her four siblings grew up on a dairy farm in Alma, milking cows and bailing hay and driving tractors and doing all of the other tasks that life on a farm demands. During the 1980's farm crisis, her parents nearly lost their farm. That experience changed Judge Behm forever. It led her to pursue degrees in business and law so that she could help other Michigan families. She graduated from Alma College and the University of Michigan Law School. She worked in private practice for 15 years. In 2009, she was appointed as a trial judge in Genesee County by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. During her time as a judge, she has never forgotten her humble roots, and she has worked hard to ensure that everyone who appears before her is truly seen and heard. As a judge on the Genesee County circuit and probate courts,Judge Behm has presided over cases related to criminal, civil, juvenile, and probate matters. In 2011, she led a 2-year pilot program in Genesee County to hire and use social workers to improve outcomes in Child Protective Services proceedings. After the pilot program produced a positive result, Judge Behm worked with her staff to develop the intensive family support program to support parents and families involved in the child welfare system. As a family court judge, Judge Behm has presided over approximately 1,600 bench trials and 3 jury trials. And since 2019, Judge Behm has presided over 16 bench trials and 18 jury trials. The American Bar Association gave Judge Behm a unanimous rating of ``well qualified'' to serve on the Federal bench. She also finds time to serve on the Board of Directors of the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint. I have no doubt that Judge Behm will continue to serve the people of Michigan well on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and I would urge my colleagues to support her nomination. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6987-3 | null | 5,353 |
formal | welfare | null | racist | Nomination of Frances Kay Behm Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of Judge F. Kay Behm, who President Biden nominated to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Judge Behm represents the very best of Michigan. She and her four siblings grew up on a dairy farm in Alma, milking cows and bailing hay and driving tractors and doing all of the other tasks that life on a farm demands. During the 1980's farm crisis, her parents nearly lost their farm. That experience changed Judge Behm forever. It led her to pursue degrees in business and law so that she could help other Michigan families. She graduated from Alma College and the University of Michigan Law School. She worked in private practice for 15 years. In 2009, she was appointed as a trial judge in Genesee County by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. During her time as a judge, she has never forgotten her humble roots, and she has worked hard to ensure that everyone who appears before her is truly seen and heard. As a judge on the Genesee County circuit and probate courts,Judge Behm has presided over cases related to criminal, civil, juvenile, and probate matters. In 2011, she led a 2-year pilot program in Genesee County to hire and use social workers to improve outcomes in Child Protective Services proceedings. After the pilot program produced a positive result, Judge Behm worked with her staff to develop the intensive family support program to support parents and families involved in the child welfare system. As a family court judge, Judge Behm has presided over approximately 1,600 bench trials and 3 jury trials. And since 2019, Judge Behm has presided over 16 bench trials and 18 jury trials. The American Bar Association gave Judge Behm a unanimous rating of ``well qualified'' to serve on the Federal bench. She also finds time to serve on the Board of Directors of the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint. I have no doubt that Judge Behm will continue to serve the people of Michigan well on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and I would urge my colleagues to support her nomination. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6987-3 | null | 5,354 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. RISCH. Madam President, today, I join my fellow members of the Idaho congressional delegation, Senator Mike Crapo and Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher, in honoring the fight that so many waged for women's suffrage by recognizing Idaho's role in securing the vote for women in Idaho 24 years before the passage of national women's suffrage legislation and by acknowledging the installation of the Idaho Women's Suffrage Commemorative Sculpture on Idaho's capitol grounds. Notably, 126 years ago, on December 11, 1896, the Idaho State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the women's suffrage cause when it unanimously upheld the Idaho Equal Suffrage Amendment. According to historic Idaho publications, Idaho became the fourth State in the Union to enfranchise women with the right to vote and the first to do so via a State constitutional amendment. Remarkably, Idaho cemented the value and importance of women in the Gem State through a highly visible action prior to the Equal Suffrage Amendment--the adoption of the Idaho state seal--designed by a young woman named Emma Edwards. According to the Journal of the State senate of the Idaho Legislature, on March 14, 1891, the first Idaho State Legislature and Governor Norman B. Willey approved, for official use, Edwards' rendering of the Idaho State Seal--the only woman-designed State seal in the country. Idaho's all-male legislature approved Edwards' design, thus enshrining the importance of women in Idaho's past, present, and future and further validating the important role art continues to have in commemorating significant historical moments in time. Edwards' design reflects Idaho's unlimited potential, and her depiction implies that women represent an equal half of that potential. Edwards assigned women's influence as symbolic of the ideals of justice and liberty. A woman's placement within the State seal suggests that women are integral to the protection of those ideals in Idaho. The inclusion of women in relation to Idaho's strongest and most prominent 1890s-era industries, mining, timber, and agriculture, position women not only as recipients of Idaho's bounties, but also as essential for the successful stewardship of these valuable resources. Inspired in part by the Idaho State seal and the long-fought efforts of Idaho suffragists to enfranchise women of the Gem State and to serve as leaders in the fight to secure the vote for women nationally, the Idaho State Historical Society, in partnership with the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the Foundation for Idaho History, commissioned local sculptor Irene Deely to develop the Idaho Women's Suffrage Commemorative Sculpture. This sculpture, privately funded by the Idaho State Historical Society and the Foundation for Idaho History, embodies the spirit and legacy of the women's suffrage movement, universally represents Idaho women through time, and pays tribute to the Idaho Women 100 initiative. The sculpture's nameless woman walks metaphorically in the footsteps of those who came before her and then hands off her shoe to the future generations who will come after her. Deely noted, ``Fourteen unique styles of shoes spanning ten decades represent women through history, with a single shoe being handed off for subsequent generations to fill.'' The 14 shoes include a pair of contemporary moccasins made by Donzia, traditional Shoshone Bannock artisans, to represent the women of Idaho's five federally recognized Tribes. Variations of boots represent women's role in Idaho's agriculture and ranching industries and the military. On December 12, 2022, the Idaho State Historical Society will proudly unveil the Idaho Women's Suffrage Commemorative Sculpture that celebrates the story of Idaho women past, present, and future and their impacts in the Gem State. This new symbol of the strength and significance of Idaho women will be the only female figure featured on the exterior State capitol grounds. The sculpture's placement on the grounds of the Idaho State Capitol is a statement of the importance of women to our State, especially in reference to their place in making decisions that impact us all. We commend all those involved in this important project that will serve as one more opportunity to commemorate several moments in time that speak to women's suffrage history and the resiliency, perseverance, and determination of many in the fight for a singular, focused goal. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. RISCH | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6994-2 | null | 5,355 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. TUBERVILLE. Madam President, I want to honor a great public servant and Alabamian, my first chief of staff, Stephen Boyd. After nearly two decades of public service, we recently said goodbye to this integral part of our team. When you run for Congress, you learn that people are quick to give you advice--especially when you have had a lifelong career outside of politics. One tip I heard over and over was ``hire a good chief of staff.'' I assembled a lot of teams as a coach. I could easily tell you what makes a ``good'' offensive coordinator or a ``good'' defensive coordinator. But when I thought about what would make a ``good'' chief of staff, I decided I needed someone with three main qualifications: one, someone who knew the Federal Government; two, someone who knew Alabama; and three, someone who would lead with integrity. There were a lot of people who fit the first two qualifications, but the third qualification, integrity, was the most important to me. I was looking for someone who didn't just have the knowledge or skills required to oversee a Senate office and advise a Senator who was new to politics. I was looking for someone who wanted to do the right thing for the people we represent, someone who puts the service of others first. And that someone was Stephen Boyd. To simply say Stephen was born to serve and born to lead would be accurate. Stephen's grandfathers and father served in the military, and his family is dedicated to their community--but it would not tell the full picture. Stephen has purposefully led a life dedicated to constant learning so that he could be a better servant of others. A native of Birmingham, Stephen received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama. He used his God-given talents throughout his time in college to lead in many roles, including as president of university programs. Just last year, Stephen was awarded the University's Bert Bank Distinguished Service and Achievement Award, one of school's highest alumni honors. He went on to earn a law degree at Alabama, and upon graduation, Stephen felt a calling to serve--and headed to Washington, DC, to work for then-Senator Jeff Sessions from Alabama. During his time in Senator Sessions' office, Stephen held positions of increasing responsibility and served at times in policy and communications roles. He quickly earned a reputation for being able to digest complex policy details and tell the story of the office's work in a way that resonated with Alabamians back home. This is where Stephen began to fully understand the responsibility that all of our offices have to keep our constituents informed. While Senator Sessions served on the Judiciary Committee, Stephen led the Senator's communications through some of the most crucial moments in the Senate: Supreme Court nominations and confirmations. It was also during this time that Stephen met Martha Roby. At the time, Martha was an attorney in Montgomery running for the U.S. House is an extremely competitive district. Senator Sessions asked Stephen to serve his State by going home and making sure Martha became Congresswoman Roby. Stephen, of course, agreed. He ran a campaign in what turned out to be the most expensive election in the district's history, and Martha Roby would go on to serve in the House for a decade. After helping her earn her place in Congress, Congresswoman Roby naturally asked Stephen to help build her office in DC as her chief of staff. Again, he stepped up. It was a new challenge to start an office from scratch, but Stephen is always willing to put in the effort to find solutions. That is one of the things that stands out most about Stephen: his devotion to learning. He learns the details of institutions he works for, the Members he works for, and the constituents he works for, all in order to ensure he is consistently meeting their needs. He learned quickly how important the role of oversight is for Congress. And through all of his roles so far, he has maintained a great respect for the power of congressional oversight and what it means for the American people. In Martha Roby's office, Stephen led his team to investigate the care provided by Department of Veterans Affairs to Alabama's veterans. Under hisleadership, Stephen and led his colleagues conducted a months-long effort to expose mismanaged care of our veterans and a scheme at some VA facilities to falsely report wait times, covering up the fact that veterans were waiting months for delayed care. The investigation resulted in top leadership changes and disciplinary action against multiple VA administrators and an audit to weed out those who were lying about the treatment of our country's veterans. That commitment to finding and exposing the truth was an invaluable quality when Stephen was asked to combine his experience on the Hill with his law degree and serve at the U.S. Department of Justice. When President Trump tapped Senator Sessions to be his Attorney General, Stephen was appointed and confirmed by the Senate as the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs. This achievement, which very few people can claim, was the culmination of over a decade of thoughtful service and leadership--built on a deep understanding of how Congress works. In this role, Stephen expertly managed the Department of Justice's relationship with Congress through often-contentious periods. He oversaw the Department's response to countless oversight investigations, congressional and confirmation hearings, and even several congressional subpoenas. Every Senator relies on their staffs, and I had to build one from the ground up. This was a difficult task, but I knew with Stephen Boyd at the helm, he would ensure we got the right people in the right places. A devoted Washington Nationals Fan, Stephen describes a Senate office like a baseball team. It takes everyone collectively executing their individual jobs to win the game. And Stephen made sure each member of our staff had what they need to execute their role on our team. Deliberate, decisive, and always fair, that is how our staff describes Stephen. He kept the team calm, but motivated. He never notched today's win at the expense of tomorrow's victory. There was always a new solution to consider to a problem, and tough situations tended to look better in the next morning's light. From the very first day, Stephen instilled a culture of integrity, inspiring our team to maintain a focus on doing what is right on behalf of the people of Alabama. The only ``thanks'' he worried about getting was a thank you from a constituent whose life we made a little better by helping them. For these first 2 years of my term--arguably the most formative years--Stephen was at the center of every decision and every action we have taken on behalf of the State of Alabama. And one singular question was his guiding light: ``Is it good for the people of Alabama?'' This was especially true when it comes to our office's work on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Stephen traveled around the State, the country, and the world to see our military in action. He focused on how we can use our position on the Armed Services Committee to support the military footprint in Alabama and our men and women in uniform. Stephen pushed us to take a listen-first approach--to ask our military leaders what they need and to actually listen to those requests. Thanks to his leadership, we secured authorization of funding for a number of projects important for the future of our national defense capabilities. Some of these include: new barracks at Ft. Rucker, missile defense projects, the construction of more ships in Mobile, a new physics lab at Redstone Arsenal, and a new commercial vehicle inspection area at Maxwell Air Force Base. And we even secured the No. 1 request from our No. 1 commander in the Indo-Pacific region that had gone ignored for years: a missile defense system for Guam. Stephen was also a great support as Huntsville readies to become Space Command's home in the next few years. He led the staffs of the Alabama congressional delegation to have a united front in supporting this transition and ensured our office maintains near-constant communication with the Huntsville community and defense industry to ensure a smooth transition. Once again, Stephen's approach to work--ask first, work diligently behind the scenes, and do what is right for the people--was an effective way to get things done. These are just a few examples of how Stephen's leadership had external success. But what people won't see are the daily moments of impact he had on our office. Stephen was a trusted and reliable adviser. You ask a question, and he will shoot you straight, even if you don't like the answer. And for me, his trustworthiness and transparency were invaluable these past 2 years. He worked to ensure I had all the information, from all sides of the argument, in order to make a final decision. And at the end of the day, Stephen always had the people of Alabama in mind. Stephen didn't spend the last two decades of his career trying to gain acclaim. He quietly worked in the background to help improve the lives of Alabamians. And I have no doubt he will continue with that sense of service in his next endeavors. Our office will greatly miss his steady hand and calm leadership. But we know public service is not just a burden of time and effort borne by the servant. I also want to thank Stephen's wife, Brecke, for her constant support. So, Stephen, thank you for your service to our office, the State of Alabama, and to our country. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. TUBERVILLE | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6995-4 | null | 5,356 |
formal | Baltimore | null | racist | The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-5625. A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Implementing the BEACH Act of 2000: 2022 Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5626. A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The EPA's Capacity to Implement Certain Provisions of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5627. A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The EPA's Capacity to Implement Certain Provisions of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5628. 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) 1.250 Rev 0, `Dedication of Commercial-Grade Digital I&C Items for Use in Nuclear Power Plants' '' received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5629. 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) 5.89 Rev 0, `Fitness-for-Duty Programs for Commercial Power Reactor and Category I Special Nuclear Material Licenses' '' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 16, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5630. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fitness for Duty Drug Testing Requirements'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 16, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5631. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status for Emperor Penguin With Section 4(d) Rule'' (RIN1018-BF59) received during adjournment of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5632. A communication from the Administrative Assistant, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of Palo de Rosa From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule'' (RIN1018-BE56) received during adjournment of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5633. A communication from the Acting Chief of the Division of Delisting and Foreign Species, 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 Snail Darter From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' (RIN1018-BF59) received during adjournment of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5634. A communication from the Biologist of Recovery and Conservation Planning, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision to the Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican Wolf'' (RIN1018-BE52) received during adjournment of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5635. 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; North Carolina; Revisions to Exclusionary Rules and Permit Exemptions'' (FRL No. 10244-01- R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5636. 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; North Carolina; Prevention of Significant Deterioration for Mecklenburg County'' (FRL No. 9377-02-R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5637. 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; Colorado; Addressing Remanded Portions of the Previously Approved Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9782-03-R8) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5638. 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 and Air Quality Designation; Georgia; Redesignation of the Atlanta, Georgia 2015 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment'' (FRL No. 10107-02- R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5639. 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; North Carolina; Source Testing and Monitoring'' (FRL No. 10151-02-R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5640. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Restoring Protective Human Health Criteria in Washington'' ((RIN2040-AG21) (FRL No . 7235.1-02-OW)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5641. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Community Right-To-Know; Adopting 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting'' ((RIN2070-AL09) (FRL No. 9529-02-OCSPP)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5642. 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; Colorado; Reg 3 NSR and APEN Updates'' (FRL No. 9624-02-R8) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5643. 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; Revision of Excess Emissions Provisions'' (FRL No. 9911-02-R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5644. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Control of Air Pollution from Aircraft Engines: Emissions Standards and Test Procedures'' ((RIN2060-AU69) (FRL No. 7558-02-OAR)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5645. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Delegation of New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the States of Arizona and California'' (FRL No. 9400-04-R9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5646. 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: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources Technology Review'' ((RIN2060- AV34) (FRL No. 8339-02-OAR)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5647. 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; Maryland; Clean Data Determination and Approval of Select Attainment Plan Elements for the Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County, MD Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 10364-02-R3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5648. A communication from the Senior Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5649. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T- MSIS) Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Data Book''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5650. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The Department of Labor's 2021 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5651. A communication from the Director of the Regulations and Disclosure Law Division, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Elimination of Customs Broker District Permit Fee'' (RIN1515-AE43) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5652. A communication from the Director of the Regulations and Disclosure Law Division, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Modernization of the Customs Broker Regulations'' (RIN1651- AB16) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5653. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revenue Procedure: Special Procedures for Certain Eligible Taxpayers to File a Qualified Amended Return After the Opening of an Audit'' (Rev. Proc. 2022-39) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5654. 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 ``Determination Letter Program for Individually Designed Qualified and Section 403(b) Plans'' (Rev. Proc. 2022-40) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 16, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5655. 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 13694 with respect to significant malicious cyber-enabled activities; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5656. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report certifying for fiscal year 2022 that no United Nations agency or United Nations affiliated agency grants any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5657. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a notification of intent to provide military assistance to Ukraine, including for self-defense and border security operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5658. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual Report on the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5659. 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- 0156-2022-0172); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5660. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel of the Division of Regulatory Services, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965,as Amended; Student Assistance General Provisions; Federal Perkins Loan Program; Federal Family Education Loan Program; and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program'' ((RIN1840-AD53) (RIN1840-AD59) (RIN1840-AD70) (RIN1840-AD71)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5661. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel of the Division of Regulatory Services, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions--School- Based Mental Health Services Grant Program'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5662. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions--Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program'' (RIN1810- AB67) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5663. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel of the Division of Regulatory Services, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pell Grants for Prison Education Programs; Determining the Amount of Federal Education Assistance Funds Received by Institutions of Higher Education (90/10); Change in Ownership and Change in Control'' ((RIN1840-AD54) (RIN1840-AD55) (RIN1840-AD66) (RIN1840-AD69)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5664. 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 ``Submission of Food and Drug Administration Import Data in the Automated Commercial Environment for Veterinary Devices'' (RIN0910- AH66) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5665. 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 ``Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 16, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5666. 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 ``Public Information'' (RIN0910-AH69) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5667. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fourteenth Annual Report on Delays in Approvals of Applications Related to Citizen Petitions for Stay of Agency Action for Fiscal Year 2021''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5668. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5669. A joint communication from the Secretary of Labor and the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corporation's Annual Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6997-3 | null | 5,357 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. SHELBY. Madam President, today I wish to honor the retirement of Judith Adams from the Alabama State Port Authority after 28 years of impactful service. Judy has played an integral role in the growth and development of the Port of Mobile, which has been one of my greatest legislative priorities. Without Judy, the Port of Mobile would not be what it is today. I would be remiss to not formally thank her for all of her hard work. In July of 1990, Judy was hired by John Dutton, then director of the State dock system of Alabama, to work on media relations and serve as the port's representative in legislative efforts. Four years later, Judy was named the official liaison between the Federal Government and the Alabama State Port Authority, overseeing the transfer of the Navy homeport to the port. Following her success in that role, Judy was promoted to superintendent at Middle Bay and ran the Theodore Operations. She continued to prove herself a viable asset and climbed the ranks again in 2002 to become manager of media relations. She was a key facilitator of multiple economic development projects, including landing APM Terminals in 2008, which has been a catalyst for skyrocketing activity at the port. She also oversaw teams that recruited Aker Solutions ASA, Berg Spiral Pipe Corporation, and the ThyssenKrupp projects to Mobile. In partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Judy led community outreach efforts that resulted in a successful Record of Decision for the port's harbor deepening and widening program. Serving the State of Alabama with such depth of knowledge, Judy's final role as the senior vice president of internal and external affairs oversaw everything she had accomplished in her wide-ranging career with the Alabama State Port Authority. With Judy's significant involvement, the Port of Mobile has become the fastest growing gateway for containerized cargo in the United States. Since joining the port in 1990, Judy has worked with four U.S. Senators, four Members of Alabama's First Congressional District, eight Governors, four mayors, and countless county commission, city council, and State legislative officials. Judy has earned recognitions from GulfShipper for her outstanding leadership and commitment to excellence in international trade and transportation and the U.S. Marine Corps for her help with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's ``Training in an Urban Environment Exercise (TRUEX) XXXVII'' conducted at Middle Bay Port. A graduate of Louisiana State University and previous chair of the American Association of Port Authorities Public Relations Committee, Judy currently serves on the board of directors and executive committee of the National Waterways Conference, Alabama Germany Partnership's board of directors, Partners for Environmental Progress, and the Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association. Judy Adams helped shape a more prosperous future for the Port of Mobile and the entire State of Alabama. The decisions she made and the projects she championed will benefit our State for years to come. She leaves behind a tenacious legacy that will not be forgotten, and I will miss working with her. I am proud to take this time to recognize her service with the Alabama State Port Authority, which will continue to reap the fruits of her labor. Her achievements and dedication to transforming the Port of Mobile have not gone unnoticed. I join Judy Adams' friends, family, and colleagues in wishing her the best of luck as she transitions into a new chapter of her life. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SHELBY | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS6997 | null | 5,358 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | A bill (H.R. 5481) to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Forest City, North Carolina, as the ``Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic'' was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS7008-2 | null | 5,359 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | A bill (H.R. 6722) to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in French Camp, California, as the ``Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic'' was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS7008-3 | null | 5,360 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | A bill (H.R. 7903) to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Canton, Michigan, as the ``Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Clinic'' was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS7008-5 | null | 5,361 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | A bill (H.R. 7925) to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the ``Sy Kaplan VA Clinic'' was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS7008-6 | null | 5,362 |
formal | Detroit | null | racist | ROSA LOUISE McCAULEY PARKS POST OFFICE BUILDING A bill (H.R. 6614) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4744 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the ``Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building'' was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-06-pt1-PgS7009 | null | 5,363 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | A message from the Senate by Ms. Bryd, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate has passed without amendment bills of the House of the following titles: H.R. 228. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2141 Ferry Street in Anderson, California, as the ``Norma Comnick Post Office Building''. H.R. 263. An act to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes. H.R. 700. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the ``Lawrence M. `Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office''. H.R. 3175. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the ``Robert S. McKeithen Post Office''. H.R. 5481. An act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Forest City, North Carolina, as the ``Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic''. H.R. 6614. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4744 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the ``Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building''. H.R. 6722. An act to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in French Camp, California, as the ``Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic''. H.R. 6863. An act to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ``Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center''. H.R. 7903. An act to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Canton, Michigan, as the ``Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Clinic''. H.R. 7925. An act to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the ``Sy Kaplan VA Clinic''. The message also announced that the Senate has passed with an amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the following title: H.R. 7077. An act to require the United States Fire Administration to conduct on-site investigations of major fires, 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. 2607. An act to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the former hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979-1981, highlighting their resilience throughout the unprecedented ordeal that they lived through and the national unity it produced, marking 4 decades since their 444 days in captivity, and recognizing their sacrifice to the United States. S. 2773. An act to amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to address satellite offices of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes. S. 3198. An act to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. S. 3903. An act to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities. S. 5016. An act to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Anchorage, Alaska, as the ``Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System'', and for other purposes. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-12-07-pt1-PgH8803-6 | null | 5,364 |
formal | Detroit | null | racist | A message from the Senate by Ms. Bryd, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate has passed without amendment bills of the House of the following titles: H.R. 228. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2141 Ferry Street in Anderson, California, as the ``Norma Comnick Post Office Building''. H.R. 263. An act to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes. H.R. 700. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the ``Lawrence M. `Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office''. H.R. 3175. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the ``Robert S. McKeithen Post Office''. H.R. 5481. An act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Forest City, North Carolina, as the ``Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic''. H.R. 6614. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4744 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the ``Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building''. H.R. 6722. An act to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in French Camp, California, as the ``Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic''. H.R. 6863. An act to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ``Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center''. H.R. 7903. An act to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Canton, Michigan, as the ``Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Clinic''. H.R. 7925. An act to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the ``Sy Kaplan VA Clinic''. The message also announced that the Senate has passed with an amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the following title: H.R. 7077. An act to require the United States Fire Administration to conduct on-site investigations of major fires, 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. 2607. An act to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the former hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979-1981, highlighting their resilience throughout the unprecedented ordeal that they lived through and the national unity it produced, marking 4 decades since their 444 days in captivity, and recognizing their sacrifice to the United States. S. 2773. An act to amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to address satellite offices of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes. S. 3198. An act to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. S. 3903. An act to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities. S. 5016. An act to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Anchorage, Alaska, as the ``Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System'', and for other purposes. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-12-07-pt1-PgH8803-6 | null | 5,365 |
formal | public school | null | racist | Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerkfor printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 1884. A bill to repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ''Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, and for other purposes: (Rept. 117-592). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 3600. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-593). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 4648. A bill: to modify the boundary of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-594). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 5444. A bill to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-595, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 5715. A bill to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-596, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6063. A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-597). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6181. A bill to reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of the Samish Indian Nation, and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. 117-598). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6707. A bill to amend the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 to advance equality for Wabanaki nations, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-599). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6438. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as ``Dearfield'' in the State of Colorado (Rept. 117-600). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources, H.R. 6442. A bill to amend section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, to include Tribal Governments and quasi-governmental entities, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-601). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6654. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a National Climate Adaptation Science Center and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers to respond to the effects of extreme weather events and climate trends, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-602). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6799. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System (Rept. 117-603). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 7075. A bill to designate Ukrainian Independence Park in Washington, District of Columbia, and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. 117-604). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 7496. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733 (Rept. 117-605). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. S. 789. An act to repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians (Rept. 117-606). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Committee on Education and Labor. H.R. 604. A bill to provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-607 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Ms. SCANLON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 1510. Resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 8404) to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-608). Referred to the House Calendar. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-12-07-pt1-PgH8822-3 | null | 5,366 |
formal | right to work | null | anti-GMO | Immigration Mr. President, yesterday--the day before yesterday, it was reported that two of our colleagues, Senators Sinema and Tillis, are working together on a potential immigration package. Although I want to know more details about what they are considering, I want to thank them for showing this kind of initiative on this important issue. I believe we must pass immigration reform legislation before the end of the year, and the Members of the Senate shouldn't leave for home for the holidays until we take a vote to reform our broken immigration system. Now, I know some people at home may be wondering why. What is the urgency? Why do it now? Well, we, first, may have an opportunity, and I hope we do, but it could be the last opportunity for a long time. It has been more than 35 years since Congress has enacted a bill to reform our immigration system. With all ofthe attention paid on the issue of immigration and our borders, it is hard to imagine how a Congress can be critical of the fact that the situation has deteriorated and not take action for 35 years. That is shameful. Our failure to act on immigration hurts everyone, from hospitals in my State of Illinois struggling to find doctors and nurses, to asylum seekers fleeing violence and oppression. There is one group of people in particular who have been left behind--Dreamers, these young people who are American in every way except for the paperwork. We all know Dreamers who have made a difference in our States. They are young people who were brought to the United States by their parents, grew up here, thought they had a future here, but find they are undocumented. Many of them were brought here as babies, and they grew up alongside our own kids and pledged allegiance to the same American flag in their classrooms every morning. A few weeks ago, I had a chance to welcome some of these Dreamers to Washington. As always, I was amazed by these young people, and above all, I was amazed by their passion to give back to the only home they have ever known--the United States of America. One of these--and I want to show you a photo--is Eddie Rivera. He is a freshman at Dominican University in my home State of Illinois. He is studying to become a nurse. Over the years, I have come to the floor of the Senate to tell the stories of people just like Eddie to show what is at stake when we consider the Dream Act. Eddie's story is the 131st Dreamer story I have told on the Senate floor. You see, Eddie's family is originally from Honduras, and back there, his mother was an attorney. Now, while you think that is a stable profession, in Honduras, it was actually a liability. She received death threats because of her work, and it was out of fear for her young son's life that she sought refuge in America. Eddie's family moved a lot when he was growing up. They struggled to get by, but they came to rely on one another for support. When his grandmother was diagnosed with dementia, Eddie and his mom became her full-time caregivers. He would sit by his grandmother's side day by day, feeding her, praying for her, holding her hand. Sadly, his grandmother passed away in December 2019. But it was this personal life experience caring for his grandmother that inspired Eddie to pursue a career in medicine and nursing. So when the COVID pandemic hit in 2020, he answered the call for duty. He was hired to assist the nursing staff in a COVID unit of a hospital in North Carolina. In this role, he tried to provide the same loving care to his patients that he once provided to his grandmother. In the future, it is Eddie's hope that he can obtain his nursing degree and work at a retirement home, one where people can ``spend the rest of their lives living with dignity in a loving community who will respect them and appreciate them for all of the contributions they have made to society.'' So ask yourself a very basic question, which every Senator should ask: Would America be better if Eddie Rivera were deported to Honduras, a country he barely remembers, or would our Nation be better to have Eddie here among our ranks--the ranks of healthcare professionals who make such a difference in their lives? What about the more than 200,000 DACA recipients who also work on the frontlines of the pandemic--doctors, nurse, paramedics? Would we truly be better without them? Of course not. We need Dreamers liked Eddie, and we need to act on their behalf this month. In October, the Fifth Circuit returned a case to the lower court to determine whether DACA, which has protected 800,000 Dreamers since 2012, will remain the law of the land. So unless Congress acts in the next few days to protect DACA recipients, this program could end even as soon as next year. What does that mean for those 800,000 currently protected by DACA? Two things: They are subject to deportation at any moment, and they no longer have the legal right to work in the hospitals and clinics and businesses across America. If that happens, an average of 1,000 DACA recipients would lose their jobs each week in healthcare, education, and other sectors of our economy where we expect serious shortages. Look, I am under no illusions about what it takes to pass an immigration package in a matter of 2 weeks or a few days. I know many of our Republican colleagues have their own priorities, and I am willing to sit down and make sensible compromises to bring order to our border. But we need to move, we need to act, because, as I mentioned, this could be the last chance in a long time. The incoming Republican House majority has already declared that they will not allow a vote on any immigration measure during the next Congress. It will be the same dynamic we saw in 2013 when we passed an immigration bill here in the Senate, only to see it die in the House. Let's not repeat the same mistake. To my Republican colleagues, I say this: If you care about improving border security or helping address worker shortages, this is our last chance to do it. Let's give every Dreamer in this country the peace of mind they deserve heading into the holiday season, and let's prove to the American people that we are capable of making tough decisions when the situation demands it. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-07-pt1-PgS7013-2 | null | 5,367 |
formal | globalism | null | antisemitic | Remembering Julia Reichert Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Julia Reichert, an award-winning filmmaker, activist, and Ohioan whom we lost last week. Julia was born in New Jersey, but she moved to Yellow Springs, OH, in Greene County to attend Antioch College where her interests in activism and storytelling emerged--interests that led her to become a strong, well-known voice for working Americans. During her time at Antioch, she combined her passions by hosting a feminist program on the campus radio station and making ``Growing up Female,'' a groundbreaking feminist documentary that explored the socialization of women. Decades later, it would be added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. After college, Julia made Dayton her home as her work gained national attention. Her documentaries ``Union Maids''--M-A-I-D-S--which followed women active in the Chicago labor movement, and ``Seeing Red'' were both nominated for Academy Awards. Her 2010 film ``The Last Truck'' followed the workers at a GM plant in Moraine, OH, as they built their final truck and the plant closed down. The film became the prologue for her Academy Award-winning documentary ``American Factory,'' which focused on the next chapter of that GM plant after a Chinese company bought it. In ``American Factory,'' Julia took a global story; she made it local; she made it understandable; and she made it very popular. She gave a voice to the workers and the communities overlooked by the headlines, which happens all too often with a plant closing. In her films and documentaries, as she explored feminism and family, labor and politics, globalism and the economy, she took these big ideas and showed what they meant on a human level. Julia had a unique ability--an extraordinary ability--to connect with all kinds of people and tell their stories in respectful, empathetic, and understandable ways. She highlighted issues that were often overlooked. Her work sparked important conversations. People who watched these films had really no idea what it was like to be these workers until they understood so much more when they came to the theater and watched these. Julia also taught at Wright State University in Dayton, serving as a mentor to the next generation of filmmakers. She instilled in her students that no matter where they came from or who they were, they have a voice and a story to tell--no matter who they were or where they came from, how little wealth their family might have had, they have a voice and a story to tell. And it is up to us to listen to those stories. They remember her genuine interest in their lives outside of the classroom. She cared about them. That is who Julia was. She was a champion of the labor movement, the feminist movement, and an extraordinarily talented storyteller. She was a friend, a mother, and a mentor. Our world is a better place, not just Southwest Ohio from whence she came, but our State, our whole country is a better place because of Julia and her work. Julia's husband and fellow filmmaker Steven, whom I know, and her daughter Lela, whom I have met and is an activist just like her mother, they will together uphold--as I will try to do--uphold Julia's legacy and will continue her work. Today our thoughts are with Steven and Lela, Julia's friends and family, and all those who knew her and loved her and so appreciated her and had the privilege of working alongside her. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-07-pt1-PgS7016-3 | null | 5,368 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Remembering Julia Reichert Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Julia Reichert, an award-winning filmmaker, activist, and Ohioan whom we lost last week. Julia was born in New Jersey, but she moved to Yellow Springs, OH, in Greene County to attend Antioch College where her interests in activism and storytelling emerged--interests that led her to become a strong, well-known voice for working Americans. During her time at Antioch, she combined her passions by hosting a feminist program on the campus radio station and making ``Growing up Female,'' a groundbreaking feminist documentary that explored the socialization of women. Decades later, it would be added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. After college, Julia made Dayton her home as her work gained national attention. Her documentaries ``Union Maids''--M-A-I-D-S--which followed women active in the Chicago labor movement, and ``Seeing Red'' were both nominated for Academy Awards. Her 2010 film ``The Last Truck'' followed the workers at a GM plant in Moraine, OH, as they built their final truck and the plant closed down. The film became the prologue for her Academy Award-winning documentary ``American Factory,'' which focused on the next chapter of that GM plant after a Chinese company bought it. In ``American Factory,'' Julia took a global story; she made it local; she made it understandable; and she made it very popular. She gave a voice to the workers and the communities overlooked by the headlines, which happens all too often with a plant closing. In her films and documentaries, as she explored feminism and family, labor and politics, globalism and the economy, she took these big ideas and showed what they meant on a human level. Julia had a unique ability--an extraordinary ability--to connect with all kinds of people and tell their stories in respectful, empathetic, and understandable ways. She highlighted issues that were often overlooked. Her work sparked important conversations. People who watched these films had really no idea what it was like to be these workers until they understood so much more when they came to the theater and watched these. Julia also taught at Wright State University in Dayton, serving as a mentor to the next generation of filmmakers. She instilled in her students that no matter where they came from or who they were, they have a voice and a story to tell--no matter who they were or where they came from, how little wealth their family might have had, they have a voice and a story to tell. And it is up to us to listen to those stories. They remember her genuine interest in their lives outside of the classroom. She cared about them. That is who Julia was. She was a champion of the labor movement, the feminist movement, and an extraordinarily talented storyteller. She was a friend, a mother, and a mentor. Our world is a better place, not just Southwest Ohio from whence she came, but our State, our whole country is a better place because of Julia and her work. Julia's husband and fellow filmmaker Steven, whom I know, and her daughter Lela, whom I have met and is an activist just like her mother, they will together uphold--as I will try to do--uphold Julia's legacy and will continue her work. Today our thoughts are with Steven and Lela, Julia's friends and family, and all those who knew her and loved her and so appreciated her and had the privilege of working alongside her. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-07-pt1-PgS7016-3 | null | 5,369 |
formal | hard-working American | null | racist | Nomination of Robert P. Storch Mr. President, on another short point I want to make, I want to congratulate our Senate colleagues on confirming Rob Storch to be the new Department of Defense inspector general. This happened last week. The DOD Office of Inspector General has been without a Senate-confirmed IG for almost 7 years, and we all know that is far too long. Inspectors general play a key role in watchdogging the executive branch. They act as force multipliers for Congress through our constitutional responsibility of congressional oversight. Inspectors general must hold government bureaucrats accountable with hard-hitting findings and recommendations. They must remain on the attack to root out waste, fraud, and abuse. The Department of Defense has an annual budget of over $700 billion. It is high time that we have an IG confirmed that is accountable to Congress to watchdog this money. The Department of Defense inspector general must now hit the ground running in conducting effective and efficient oversight over the waste, fraud, and abuse that happens at the Department of Defense. I, along with my colleagues, expect the Department of Defense inspector general to be an inspector general who has teeth, unafraid to identify wrongdoing. And we will expect him to call out those who seek to get rich off the backs of hard-working American taxpayers as well as those who put our Nation at risk. I expect Mr. Storch to be that watchdog. I also expect him to work with Congress to conduct oversight in areas of congressional interest and be responsive to requests for information that any Member of Congress seeks. Transparency is key, and being responsive and accountable to Congress will be crucial to his success. I look forward to working with Mr. Storch in his new role as Department of Defense IG. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-07-pt1-PgS7016 | null | 5,370 |
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-5670. A communication from the Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5671. A communication from the Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the cost of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3584-EM in the State of Florida having exceeded the $5,000,000 limit for a single emergency declaration; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5672. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2020-013, Certification of Women-Owned Small Businesses'' (RIN9000- AO17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5673. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2018-020, Construction Contract Administration'' (RIN9000-AN78) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5674. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2019-007, Update of Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program'' (RIN9000-AN90) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5675. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2017-019, Policy on Joint Ventures'' (RIN9000-AO17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5676. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-08, Small Entity Compliance Guide'' (RIN9000- AO17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5677. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and the Semiannual Management Report on the Status of Audits for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5678. A communication from the Chairman, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the requirements of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5679. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5680. A communication from the Chairman, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the requirements of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5681. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5682. A communication from the Director, Office of Government Ethics, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5683. A communication from the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's Performance and Accountability report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5684. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and the Semiannual Management Report on the Status of Audits for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5685. A communication from the President and CEO, Inter-American Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Foundation's Annual Management Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5686. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5687. A joint communication from the Chairman and the General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report for the period of April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5688. A communication from the Director, Office of Administration, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to transactions from the Unanticipated Needs Account for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5689. A communication from the Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5690. A communication from the Deputy Associate Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5691. A communication from the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5692. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Management's Response for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5693. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and a Management Report for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5694. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5695. A communication from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency's Semiannual Report of the Office of Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5696. A communication from the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5697. A communication from the Director, Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5698. A communication from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Labor Relations Authority, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Authority's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5699. A communication from the Chairman and Chief Executive and Administrative Officer, Federal Labor Relations Authority, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report for the period of April 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5700. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5701. A communication from the Inspector General, United States Postal Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Postal Services' Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5702. A communication from the Director, National Science Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Foundation's fiscal year 2022 Agency Financial Report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5703. A communication from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5704. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022 and the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5705. A communication from the Commissioner, Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5706. A communication from the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5707. A communication from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5708. A communication from the Chief of the Border Security Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Period of Admission and Extensions of Stay for Representatives of Foreign Information Media Seeking to Enter the United States'' (RIN1651-AB49) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5709. A communication from the Agency Representative, Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Eliminating Continuing Legal Education Certification and Recognition for Patent Practitioners'' (RIN0651-AD62) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5710. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report on the Adequacy of the Rules Prescribed under the E-Government Act of 2002''; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5711. 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 Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps'' (RIN1904-AF29) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5712. 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 VRF Multi-Split Systems'' (RIN1904-AE43) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5713. 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 Electric Motors'' (RIN1904-AE62) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5714. 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 ``Procedures for the Acquisition of Petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve'' (RIN1901- AB56) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5715. 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: Energy Conservation Standards for Direct Expansion-Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems'' (RIN1904-AD92) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5716. 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 Automatic Commercial Ice Makers'' (RIN1904- AD81) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5717. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standard Applied to Complaints Against Oil Pipeline Index Rate Changes Policy Statement'' received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5718. A communication from the Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Annual Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5719. A communication from the Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the final maps and perimeter boundary descriptions for the enclosed Wild and Scenic Rivers; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5720. A communication from the Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the final maps and perimeter boundary descriptions for the enclosed Wild and Scenic Rivers; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5721. A communication from the Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the final maps and perimeter boundary descriptions for the enclosed Wild and Scenic Rivers; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5722. A communication from the General Counsel, National Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Self-Regulation of Class II Gaming'' (RIN3141-AA72) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. EC-5723. A communication from the General Counsel, National Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Family License Notifications'' (RIN3141-AA76) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. EC-5724. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a legislative proposal relative to establishing a subaccount within the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund to provide mandatory funding to address the ongoing Operation, Maintenance, and Repair requirements associated with four enacted Indian Water Rights Settlements managed by the Bureau of Reclamation; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. EC-5725. 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 ``Delegated Authority to Settle Federal Tort Claims Act Administrative Tort Claims'' (RIN2900-AR72) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5726. 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 ``VA Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition Planning; Required Sources of Supplies and Services; Market Research; and Small Business Programs'' (RIN2900-AR06) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5727. 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 ``Requesting Disinterment of an Eligible Decedent from a National Cemetery'' (RIN2900- AR43) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5728. 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 ``VHA Claims and Appeals Modernization'' (RIN2900-AQ44) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5729. 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 ``Vietnam Era Definition, Medal of Honor Special Pension for Surviving Spouses, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Remarriage Age'' (RIN2900-AR70) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-07-pt1-PgS7028-2 | null | 5,371 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-5670. A communication from the Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5671. A communication from the Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the cost of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3584-EM in the State of Florida having exceeded the $5,000,000 limit for a single emergency declaration; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5672. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2020-013, Certification of Women-Owned Small Businesses'' (RIN9000- AO17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5673. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2018-020, Construction Contract Administration'' (RIN9000-AN78) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5674. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2019-007, Update of Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program'' (RIN9000-AN90) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5675. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2017-019, Policy on Joint Ventures'' (RIN9000-AO17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5676. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-08, Small Entity Compliance Guide'' (RIN9000- AO17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5677. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and the Semiannual Management Report on the Status of Audits for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5678. A communication from the Chairman, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the requirements of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5679. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5680. A communication from the Chairman, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the requirements of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5681. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5682. A communication from the Director, Office of Government Ethics, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5683. A communication from the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's Performance and Accountability report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5684. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and the Semiannual Management Report on the Status of Audits for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5685. A communication from the President and CEO, Inter-American Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Foundation's Annual Management Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5686. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5687. A joint communication from the Chairman and the General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report for the period of April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5688. A communication from the Director, Office of Administration, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to transactions from the Unanticipated Needs Account for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5689. A communication from the Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5690. A communication from the Deputy Associate Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5691. A communication from the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5692. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Management's Response for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5693. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and a Management Report for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5694. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5695. A communication from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency's Semiannual Report of the Office of Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5696. A communication from the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5697. A communication from the Director, Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5698. A communication from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Labor Relations Authority, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Authority's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5699. A communication from the Chairman and Chief Executive and Administrative Officer, Federal Labor Relations Authority, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report for the period of April 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5700. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5701. A communication from the Inspector General, United States Postal Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Postal Services' Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5702. A communication from the Director, National Science Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Foundation's fiscal year 2022 Agency Financial Report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5703. A communication from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5704. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022 and the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5705. A communication from the Commissioner, Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5706. A communication from the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5707. A communication from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5708. A communication from the Chief of the Border Security Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Period of Admission and Extensions of Stay for Representatives of Foreign Information Media Seeking to Enter the United States'' (RIN1651-AB49) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5709. A communication from the Agency Representative, Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Eliminating Continuing Legal Education Certification and Recognition for Patent Practitioners'' (RIN0651-AD62) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5710. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report on the Adequacy of the Rules Prescribed under the E-Government Act of 2002''; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5711. 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 Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps'' (RIN1904-AF29) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5712. 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 VRF Multi-Split Systems'' (RIN1904-AE43) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5713. 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 Electric Motors'' (RIN1904-AE62) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5714. 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 ``Procedures for the Acquisition of Petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve'' (RIN1901- AB56) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5715. 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: Energy Conservation Standards for Direct Expansion-Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems'' (RIN1904-AD92) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5716. 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 Automatic Commercial Ice Makers'' (RIN1904- AD81) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5717. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standard Applied to Complaints Against Oil Pipeline Index Rate Changes Policy Statement'' received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5718. A communication from the Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Annual Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5719. A communication from the Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the final maps and perimeter boundary descriptions for the enclosed Wild and Scenic Rivers; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5720. A communication from the Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the final maps and perimeter boundary descriptions for the enclosed Wild and Scenic Rivers; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5721. A communication from the Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the final maps and perimeter boundary descriptions for the enclosed Wild and Scenic Rivers; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5722. A communication from the General Counsel, National Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Self-Regulation of Class II Gaming'' (RIN3141-AA72) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. EC-5723. A communication from the General Counsel, National Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Family License Notifications'' (RIN3141-AA76) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. EC-5724. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a legislative proposal relative to establishing a subaccount within the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund to provide mandatory funding to address the ongoing Operation, Maintenance, and Repair requirements associated with four enacted Indian Water Rights Settlements managed by the Bureau of Reclamation; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. EC-5725. 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 ``Delegated Authority to Settle Federal Tort Claims Act Administrative Tort Claims'' (RIN2900-AR72) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5726. 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 ``VA Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition Planning; Required Sources of Supplies and Services; Market Research; and Small Business Programs'' (RIN2900-AR06) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5727. 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 ``Requesting Disinterment of an Eligible Decedent from a National Cemetery'' (RIN2900- AR43) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5728. 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 ``VHA Claims and Appeals Modernization'' (RIN2900-AQ44) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5729. 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 ``Vietnam Era Definition, Medal of Honor Special Pension for Surviving Spouses, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Remarriage Age'' (RIN2900-AR70) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-07-pt1-PgS7028-2 | null | 5,372 |
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-2022-12-08-pt1-PgH8840 | null | 5,373 |
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 (S. 1617) to modify the requirements for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a rural area, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-08-pt1-PgH8853-2 | null | 5,374 |
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. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 7242. A bill to require the President to develop and maintain products that show the risk of natural hazards across the United States, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-609). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 7636. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-610). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 7789. A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a working group relating to best practices and Federal guidance for animals in emergencies and disasters, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-611). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House, on the state of the Union. Mr. MEEKS: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Resolution 1456. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the conclusion of the Department of State on whether Marc Fogel is wrongfully detained, adversely (Rept. 117-612). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. MEEKS: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Resolution 1482. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to Congressionally appropriated funds to the nation of Ukraine from January 20, 2021 to November 15, 2022, adversely (Rept. 117-613). Referred to the House Calendar. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-12-08-pt1-PgH8872-3 | null | 5,375 |
formal | welfare | null | racist | National Defense Authorization Act and Government Funding Mr. President, on another matter, yesterday, I explained a simple and obvious reality that will determine whether the NDAA and government funding legislation succeeds or fails. Here is the simple fact: Protecting America and supporting our troops is not some partisan Republican priority that we will cajole and reward Democrats into accepting. Providing for the common defense is a basic, minimum responsibility of those of us in government. Passing a Defense authorization bill and appropriating the money our military needs are not rightwing demands that Democrats get unrelated goodies for going along with. The Commander in Chief's own party does not get to take our troops hostage for unrelated policy aims. Democrats will not be getting special rewards for simply doing their job. Yesterday, I praised the bipartisan deal that our Senate and House Armed Services Committees have struck on the NDAA. The House was supposed to advance the bill yesterday, but instead the Democratic majority fell into disarray. Some Democrats want to scuttle the Defense bill by attaching unrelated liberal demands that would guarantee its collapse. Attaching partisan non sequiturs to this carefully negotiated NDAA would achieve one and only one outcome: It would ensure that neither the NDAA nor their wish list would become law. The only outcome that partisan game-playing would produce is the collapse of this bill--a massive injury for the U.S. Armed Forces at the hands of President Biden's party on President Biden's watch. The House needs to send us the agreed-upon bipartisan NDAA and do so without delay. The same reality applies to appropriations. Democrats just spent 2 years using the partisan reconciliation process to lavish trillions of extra dollars on liberal domestic demands while our Armed Forces were languishing on the back burner. The Biden administration printed and spent trillions on things like welfare and solar panels like there was no tomorrow, but they couldn't even assemble a budget proposal that sufficiently funded our troops. So my friends across the aisle have zero standing to demand actually evenmore--at this point, even more--liberal domestic spending in exchange for giving our Armed Forces what they actually need. Our Commander in Chief and his party have spent huge sums on domestic priorities outside the normal appropriations process without a penny for the Defense Department. Obviously, we won't allow them to now hijack the government funding process as well and take our troops hostage for even more spending. Protecting America is our job. Republicans will not be bribing our Democratic colleagues with special treats, as if they need to be bargained into defending America. The sooner the Democrats fully accept this reality, the sooner we can get on with the people's business. That goes for both the NDAA and the government funding as well. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-08-pt1-PgS7045-4 | null | 5,376 |
formal | job creation | null | conservative | Tribute to Rob Portman Mr. President, now on one final matter, fewer than 40 miles from Ohio's border with Kentucky, about halfway between Cincinnati and Dayton, is a suburb called Lebanon. The corner of Main Street and Broadway looks much like it did almost a century ago in 1926. That is when a young couple, Robert and Virginia Jones, bought and renovated an unassuming brick building called the Golden Lamb Restaurant and Hotel. But the Golden Lamb's modest exterior conceals major history. Its prime location on the highway between Cincinnati and Columbus made it a key stopover for important travelers. By 1926, each of our country's eight Presidents from Ohio, plus Henry Clay, plus a long list of other luminaries--every one of them had spent a night at this particular inn or at least broken bread in its dining room. The Joneses' smalltown American entrepreneurial spirit wrote their family right into the history of American statesmanship. As it turned out, it also started a family tradition because a few years later, those newly minted innkeepers had a daughter named Joan, and then Joan and her husband Bill had their own kids. Although Bill Portman would pass away just a few months before the swearing-in, his son would one day cap an incredible career in government by representing Ohio right here in the U.S. Senate. As Rob explained in his maiden speech, he spent his own formative years in and around a different family business. Bill risked everything in early middle age to strike out and start an equipment business. Joan kept the books. And the way I have heard it, young Rob's own involvement was about as hands-on as it gets. There wasn't just no nepotism, there was negative nepotism. One summer break, Rob was put to work grinding old paint off the trucks. Even his supervisor called it ``the lowest job in the place.'' This whole-team effort grew Portman Equipment from 5 jobs created to more than 300. Rob saw firsthand how growing prosperity, if it is done right, can create big win-wins for both small business owners and well-paid workers. So there were two family businesses in Rob's bloodline: a crossroads where statesman hashed out consequential decisions and a company that created jobs and helped workers support their families. And our distinguished colleague has spent his career continuing both of those things at an even greater scale. For decades now, from the executive branch to the House to the Senate, Rob's desk and phone line have been the site of history-changing conversations, just like his grandparents' inn, and he has worked to create a national climate where millions more Main Street entrepreneurs like his father can literally lift up workers and communities. Now, I suspect that from time to time, Rob has felt like law, economics, and policy may not be so different from grinding paint off of rusty trucks; but the gifts and talents that our friend commands have been making an impact--an incredible impact. Our future colleague was such a top-notch lawyer that he wound up as a young associate White House counsel and then Director of Legislative Affairs for President Bush 41. Then, he was such a whiz at the legislative process that his Ohio neighbors sent him back to Washington as their Congressman. Then, he was such a leader on economic policy that President Bush 43 made Rob U.S. Trade Representative and then turned around and asked him to run the Office of Management and Budget. So no wonder Rob fit right in and hit the ground running when he came to the Senate in 2011. Sometimes our friend even fit in a bit too well. See, Rob has a great talent for impersonations. He had spent several Presidential cycles impersonating some of our prior colleagues for Republican tickets' debate prep. Rob's talent became such an open secret that during the 2000 campaign, Joe Lieberman joked he was going to start dispatching Rob to handle campaign stops in his stead. But the real reasons for Rob's impact are his deep knowledge, his work ethic, and his passion for finding his way through the thick of each consequential issue. Our friend's focus on growth and prosperity landed him at the center of the most consequential tax reform in a generation. Rob spearheaded the complex overhaul of international tax policy that passed as part of the 2017 tax bill and helped unlock a literal tidal wave of growth, reinvestment, and job creation. He spent long nights securing huge bipartisan wins on infrastructure policy--not unlike Ohio statesmen 150 years earlier may have discussed internal improvements around a wooden table at the Golden Lamb. But Rob isn't just a macro-level policy whiz who focuses on topline numbers. As much as Rob is passionate about growing the overall pie, he also knows that rising tides don't automatically lift every boat. Sometimes Ohioans and Americans face challenges that call for a special champion. So Rob stepped up. He has been one of this body's sharpest early-warning signals on crises like opioid addiction and human trafficking. He has used Congress' investigative powers to craft solutions, and he has built the relationships to make law. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act and its sequels have brought hope to families in Ohio and across the country who have battled the onslaught of opioids. The Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act forced Big Tech, kicking and screaming, to finally crack down on exploitation. And on and on, from international trade to national parks and everything in between. Even at the tail end of a long session, Rob has been known to linger even longer in the Cloakroom, patiently resolving the last few objections to some final policy he has gotten all the way to the 1-yard line. But even when you get results at this scale, even when you leave Ohio and our country in a better place, late-night policy vigils eventually lose their luster when you've got an even more appealing home front. We know Rob loves public service, but we also know that even that passion comes second to his beloved wife and partner Jane and their three kids, Jed, Will, and Sally, who I know Rob considers his proudest accomplishment of all. For years, Washington's and Ohio's great gain have been their sacrifice. So while the Senate is sorry to lose our friend, we can't be too upset that we now have to repay the favor. So, Rob, congratulations on your outstanding service. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-08-pt1-PgS7046 | null | 5,377 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 1201, Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration; that the Senate vote on the nomination without intervening action or debate; that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2022-12-08-pt1-PgS7063-3 | null | 5,378 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I often speak on the Senate floor about what I call the ``Oregon Way.'' It is about Oregonians of all backgrounds setting aside partisan politics and coming together to build on what makes our State such a wonderful place to live, work, raise a family, and run a business. I don't know of anybody who exemplifies and believes in the Oregon Way more than my friend Duncan Wyse. Duncan is the head of the Oregon Business Council and the man behind the Oregon Economic Leadership Summit, which is meeting for the 20th year in just a few days. So on this 20th anniversary, it is my great pleasure to share a few thoughts about my friend Duncan and all the good he has done over the years for the State we both love. Duncan has always been a humble guy. He has never been the kind to seek out the spotlight. He will put in all the hard work behind the scenes if it pays off for Oregon and creates new opportunities for people to get ahead. He has been incredibly successful in that. A little bit about the origin of the Leadership Summit. It was back in the recession of the early 2000s. Oregon's economy, like a lot of the country, was down in the dumps. The tech bubble had popped. Unemployment was up. The September 11, 2001, attacks had shaken the country to its core. Between State and local officials, Members of Congress, business and community leaders, a lot of us were looking at every opportunity to get Oregon's economy growing again. Duncan had the idea that what we needed to do was bring all those people together at one big event. Get focused. Zero in on the solutions that would be the most impactful and longest lasting for businesses and workers all across the State. He and I got in touch, and I told him, Count me in. I will be your co-founder, I will bring then-Senator Gordon Smith along, and I will do whatever I need to do to make this a success. Nobody had tried this before. I would be blowing smoke if I said we were confident about it the entire time. At a few points early on, we probably doubted whether we would get enough people to field a competitive football game. The idea was, we were hoping for a decent crowd with at least one representative from each of Oregon's 36 counties. But in the end, that first summit brought together upward of 1,000 people from all over the State. It was a huge success, and the summit is now in year 20 because of Duncan's commitment to the Oregon Way. It remains the premier venue for bringing Oregonians together to tackle the big economic challenges. The summit brings together business leaders, local, State, and Federal elected officials; urban Oregon and rural Oregon; leaders in the nonprofit sector and community groups; leaders from some of the biggest and most established companies in the world, like Nike and Intel, as well as the newest startups and most treasured small businesses; people who vote Republican and people who vote Democrat. I don't know of any other event like this one happening anywhere else in the country. Political disagreements stay at home, and the focus is on finding practical ways to tackle big challenges. One of the top priorities at this upcoming summit is bringing more cutting-edge manufacturing to Oregon, particularly after the passage of the CHIPS Act. About a year ago, it was Duncan's idea to create a Semiconductor Competitiveness Task Force made up of industry leaders and elected officials. The task force, which I cochaired, worked for several months to figure out how to cement Oregon's leadership on chips and take advantage of the Federal chips legislation. We released a report in August looking at all the key issues and proposing several policy updates. It is a huge opportunity in terms of creating good-paying jobs and building on one of Oregon's major economic strengths. It is something we have got to get right. The Leadership Summit has tackled equally important issues in years past. Everything from housing to energy to transportation to education to rural economic growth. The discussions that happen when we gather every December help to bring a host of good ideas forward and give leaders from across the State a sense of common purpose. It sets the table ahead of the new legislative session. In a few days people from across Oregon are going to gather in Portland at the 20th Economic Leadership Summit. Duncan is certainly not somebody who will seek out a whole lot of applause on that special anniversary, but he deserves enormous credit for his many years of service to Oregon. He represents the best of the Oregon Way, and many, many people in our State are better off as a result of his hard work. It is my great pleasure to call him a friend, and I look forward to continuing our work together in the years ahead. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. WYDEN | Senate | CREC-2022-12-08-pt1-PgS7065-4 | null | 5,379 |
formal | urban | null | racist | Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I often speak on the Senate floor about what I call the ``Oregon Way.'' It is about Oregonians of all backgrounds setting aside partisan politics and coming together to build on what makes our State such a wonderful place to live, work, raise a family, and run a business. I don't know of anybody who exemplifies and believes in the Oregon Way more than my friend Duncan Wyse. Duncan is the head of the Oregon Business Council and the man behind the Oregon Economic Leadership Summit, which is meeting for the 20th year in just a few days. So on this 20th anniversary, it is my great pleasure to share a few thoughts about my friend Duncan and all the good he has done over the years for the State we both love. Duncan has always been a humble guy. He has never been the kind to seek out the spotlight. He will put in all the hard work behind the scenes if it pays off for Oregon and creates new opportunities for people to get ahead. He has been incredibly successful in that. A little bit about the origin of the Leadership Summit. It was back in the recession of the early 2000s. Oregon's economy, like a lot of the country, was down in the dumps. The tech bubble had popped. Unemployment was up. The September 11, 2001, attacks had shaken the country to its core. Between State and local officials, Members of Congress, business and community leaders, a lot of us were looking at every opportunity to get Oregon's economy growing again. Duncan had the idea that what we needed to do was bring all those people together at one big event. Get focused. Zero in on the solutions that would be the most impactful and longest lasting for businesses and workers all across the State. He and I got in touch, and I told him, Count me in. I will be your co-founder, I will bring then-Senator Gordon Smith along, and I will do whatever I need to do to make this a success. Nobody had tried this before. I would be blowing smoke if I said we were confident about it the entire time. At a few points early on, we probably doubted whether we would get enough people to field a competitive football game. The idea was, we were hoping for a decent crowd with at least one representative from each of Oregon's 36 counties. But in the end, that first summit brought together upward of 1,000 people from all over the State. It was a huge success, and the summit is now in year 20 because of Duncan's commitment to the Oregon Way. It remains the premier venue for bringing Oregonians together to tackle the big economic challenges. The summit brings together business leaders, local, State, and Federal elected officials; urban Oregon and rural Oregon; leaders in the nonprofit sector and community groups; leaders from some of the biggest and most established companies in the world, like Nike and Intel, as well as the newest startups and most treasured small businesses; people who vote Republican and people who vote Democrat. I don't know of any other event like this one happening anywhere else in the country. Political disagreements stay at home, and the focus is on finding practical ways to tackle big challenges. One of the top priorities at this upcoming summit is bringing more cutting-edge manufacturing to Oregon, particularly after the passage of the CHIPS Act. About a year ago, it was Duncan's idea to create a Semiconductor Competitiveness Task Force made up of industry leaders and elected officials. The task force, which I cochaired, worked for several months to figure out how to cement Oregon's leadership on chips and take advantage of the Federal chips legislation. We released a report in August looking at all the key issues and proposing several policy updates. It is a huge opportunity in terms of creating good-paying jobs and building on one of Oregon's major economic strengths. It is something we have got to get right. The Leadership Summit has tackled equally important issues in years past. Everything from housing to energy to transportation to education to rural economic growth. The discussions that happen when we gather every December help to bring a host of good ideas forward and give leaders from across the State a sense of common purpose. It sets the table ahead of the new legislative session. In a few days people from across Oregon are going to gather in Portland at the 20th Economic Leadership Summit. Duncan is certainly not somebody who will seek out a whole lot of applause on that special anniversary, but he deserves enormous credit for his many years of service to Oregon. He represents the best of the Oregon Way, and many, many people in our State are better off as a result of his hard work. It is my great pleasure to call him a friend, and I look forward to continuing our work together in the years ahead. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. WYDEN | Senate | CREC-2022-12-08-pt1-PgS7065-4 | null | 5,380 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-5730. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Standard for Sling Carriers'' (Docket No. CPSC-2014-0018) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5731. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Standard for Magnets'' (RIN3041-AD82) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5732. A communication from the Assistant Division Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Call Authentication Trust Anchor'' ((FCC 22- 76) (WC Docket No. 12-375)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5733. A communication from the Senior Attorney, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Glazing Standards; Codifying Existing Waivers and Adding Test Flexibility'' (RIN2130-AC76) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5734. A communication from the Attorney for Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Standard for Frame Child Carriers'' (Docket No. CPSC-2014-0011) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 28, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5735. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 4028'' ((RIN2120- AA65) (Docket No. 31450)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5736. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 4027'' ((RIN2120-AA65) (Docket No. 31449)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5737. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 4029'' ((RIN2120- AA65) (Docket No. 31451)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5738. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 4024'' ((RIN2120- AA65) (Docket No. 31446)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5739. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 4023'' ((RIN2120- AA65) (Docket No. 31445)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5740. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Update to Investigative and Enforcement Procedures and General Rulemaking Procedures; Technical Amendments; Amdt. No. 13-40A'' ((RIN2120-AK85) (Docket No. FAA-2019-1051)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5741. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 568'' ((RIN2120-AA63) (Docket No. 31453)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5742. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-278; Sisters Island, AK'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1153)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5743. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-26, and V-63; Establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-464; and Revocation of the Wausau, WI, Low Altitude Reporting Point in the Vicinity of Wausau, WI'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0243)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5744. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment and Establishment of Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes; South Central United States'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0436)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5745. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-380; Emmonak, AK'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0245)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5746. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of United States Navigation (RNAV) Route T-377; Sitka, AK'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0231)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5747. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-24, V- 78, V-181, and V-398; and Establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-462; in the Vicinity of Watertown, SD'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0248)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5748. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of United States Navigation (RNAV) Route T-266; Juneau, AK'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-1106)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5749. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of United States Navigation (RNAV) Route T-371; Kodiak, AK'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0230)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5750. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of United States Navigation (RNAV) RouteT-269; Yakutat, AK'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0231)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5751. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revocation of Jet Route J-591; Bellingham, WA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0416)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5752. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of United States Navigation (RNAV) Route T-374; Kotzebue, AK'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0852)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5753. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of United States Navigation (RNAV) Route T-241; Level Island, AK'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1132)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5754. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V-36; Northcentral United States'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA- 2022-0333)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5755. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Norway and Oxford, ME'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0903)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5756. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of Class D Airspace; Chicago/ Romeoville, IL'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0167)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5757. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Ellsworth, KS'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0132)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5758. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Grand Canyon National Park, Airport, AZ'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0793)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5759. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Rexburg- Madison County Airport, ID'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA- 2022-0567)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5760. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of Class E Airspace; McCarley Field, ID'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0672)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5761. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0569)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5762. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Modification & Removal of Class E Airspace; Valle Airport, AZ'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022- 0578)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5763. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes; Amendment 39-22147'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0678)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5764. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes; Amendment 39-22204'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-1252)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5765. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines, LLC Turbofan Engines; Amendment 39-22184'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0292)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5766. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters; Amendment 39-22195'' ((RIN2120- AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1074)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5767. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; NZSkydive Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Pacific Aerospace Ltd.) Airplanes; Amendment 39-22220'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-1310)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5768. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, inc., Airplanes; Amendment 39-22189'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0603)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5769. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes; Amendment 39-22192'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0879)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5770. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Type Certificate Previously Held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes; Amendment 39-22131'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0393)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5771. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Vulcanair S.p.A. Airplanes; Amendment 39-22184'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0813)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5772. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. Helicopters and Various Restricted Category Helicopters; Amendment 39-22210'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022- 0802)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5773. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes; Amendment 39-22203'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-1249)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5774. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; MHI RJ Aviation ULC (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes; Amendment 39-22166'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0011)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5775. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, inc., Airplanes; Amendment 39-22189'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0886)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5776. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines; Amendment 39-22196'' ((RIN2120- AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0467)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5777. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines LLC Turbofan Engines; Amendment 39-22184'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0292)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5778. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes; Amendment 39-22179'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-1160)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5779. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters; Amendment 39- 22185'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0875)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5780. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines; Amendment 39-22205'' ((RIN2120- AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0977)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5781. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters; Amendment 39-22191'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0888)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-08-pt1-PgS7067-3 | null | 5,381 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 867 Whereas Alan R. Parker was born on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in Fort Yates, North Dakota; Whereas Alan R. Parker was a proud citizen of the Chippewa Cree Nation; Whereas Alan R. Parker grew up on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation in Montana, and considered the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation as his home; Whereas Alan R. Parker was drafted into the United States Army in 1965, achieved the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Signal Corps, deployed to Vietnam in 1967, and was awarded a Bronze Star for meritorious service under combat conditions; Whereas, in 1972, Alan R. Parker graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and worked for the Office of the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.; Whereas, in 1974, Alan R. Parker joined the Indian Law Center at the University of New Mexico as a staff attorney; Whereas, in 1975, Alan R. Parker was appointed to the Tribal Government Task Force of the American Indian Policy Review Commission; Whereas, in 1977, Alan R. Parker was appointed by Senator James Abourezk as the first Native American Chief Counsel of the newly established Temporary Select Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate; Whereas Alan R. Parker served as the President of the American Indian National Bank during the period of 1982 to 1987; Whereas, in 1987, Alan R. Parker was appointed by Senator Daniel K. Inouye to serve as Staff Director of the permanent Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate; Whereas Alan R. Parker worked to secure passage of the-- (1) Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.); (2) Public Law 95-341 (commonly known as the ``American Indian Religious Freedom Act'') (42 U.S.C. 1996); (3) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.); (4) Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); (5) Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5361 et seq.); and (6) numerous Tribal land and water claims settlement Acts; Whereas, in 1991, Alan R. Parker established the National Indian Policy Center at George Washington University; Whereas, in 1997, Alan R. Parker joined the faculty of the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, and established the Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute, the first graduate program in Tribal governance; Whereas, in 2007, Alan R. Parker was appointed as the co- chair of the National Congress of American Indians' Special Committee on Indigenous Nation Relations and coordinated treaty negotiations to establish the United League of Indigenous Nations; Whereas, in 2014, Alan R. Parker served as an adjunct faculty member at the Maori Indigenous University, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi in New Zealand and focused on the advancement of Indigenous Nations across the Western World; Whereas Alan R. Parker authored ``Pathways to Indigenous Nation Sovereignty in the 21st Century'' and ``American Indian Identity: Citizenship, Membership and Blood'' with Jessie Young and Se-ah-dom Edmo; Whereas Alan R. Parker was-- (1) a loving husband to his wife of 53 years, Sharon Parker; (2) a loving father to his children Christina Parker and James Alan Parker; and (3) a loving grandfather to his grandchildren, Shahndiin Parker, Siale Edmo Parker, Imasees Alan ``Little Bear'' Parker, and Miyosiwin Elizabeth Parker; Whereas Alan R. Parker is survived by 4 sisters, 1 brother, and many beloved cousins, nieces, and nephews; and Whereas Alan R. Parker was a life-long advocate for Native communities and contributed to the design and development of some of the most important laws affirming Tribal sovereignty and the Federal trust responsibility of the United States: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That-- (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of Alan R. Parker, former Staff Director and Chief Counsel of the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate; and (2) the Senate respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate-- (A) communicate this resolution to the House of Representatives; and (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of Alan R. Parker. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-08-pt1-PgS7074 | null | 5,382 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chairwill postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule XX. The House will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-12-pt1-PgH9651-7 | null | 5,383 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER. Under clause 5(d) of rule XX, the Chair announces to the House that, in light of the resignation of the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Bass), the whole number of the House is 431. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER | House | CREC-2022-12-12-pt1-PgH9651 | null | 5,384 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message from the President of the United States; which was read and, together with the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed:To the Congress of the United States: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017, is to continue in effect beyond December 20, 2022. The prevalence and severity of human rights abuse and corruption that have their source, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States, continue to threaten the stability of international political and economic systems. Human rights abuse and corruption undermine the values that form an essential foundation of stable, secure, and functioning societies; have devastating impacts on individuals; weaken democratic institutions; degrade the rule of law; perpetuate violent conflicts; facilitate the activities of dangerous persons; undermine economic markets; and continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. Therfore, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13818 with respect to serious human rights abuse and corruption. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., The White House, December 12, 2022. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-12-12-pt1-PgH9684 | null | 5,385 |
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 (S. 1466) to authorize the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish a regional program to assess, monitor, and benefit the hydrology of saline lakes in the Great Basin and the migratory birds and other wildlife dependent on those habitats, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-12-pt1-PgH9685-3 | null | 5,386 |
formal | terrorist | null | Islamophobic | Yemen Madam President, now on a related matter, events from Europe to Asia, to the Middle East continue to demonstrate on a daily basis why American global strength and leadership are essential for protecting our homeland, our core interests, and our allies and partners. But, unfortunately, Senator Sanders from Vermont has drafted a resolution that would pull America back from global leadership in a clumsy and deeply counterprotective way. Our colleague has prepared a resolution attempting to further limit America's support for the U.N.-recognized Government in Yemen and the Saudi-led coalition helping defend it against Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists. I welcome debate about American policy toward Iran, and that is what this resolution is really about--not Yemen, but Tehran. There is no question about Tehran's role in the fighting in Yemen from the very beginning. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is intimately involved. Less than 1 month ago, the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard stopped a wooden sailing vessel heading from Iran to Yemen and found 70--70--tons of missile fuel component that Iran was trying to sneak to the terrorist rebels--this, on top of countless small arms, UAVs, and rockets that Iran has provided to support Houthi terror. Iran has long seen the fight in Yemen as a way to expand its influence and tighten its grip on regional power. There is little question that an Iran-backed Houthi victory over the U.N.-recognized Government of Yemen would be bad news for American interests in the region and the interests of our close partners. Iran and their Houthi partners want a platform to launch indiscriminate terrorist attacks against civilian cities in Saudi Arabia and the UAE and against ships belonging to Israel and other internationally flagged vessels. The Iranians will continue to use Yemen as a testing site for the same kinds of weapons that Iran has long used to target and kill American forces in Iraq and Syria--the same kinds of weapons Iran is now also providing to Russia to rain death and destruction on Ukraine. This is just about the worst imaginable time the U.S. Congress could go out of our way to alleviate the pressure that Tehran and its Houthi proxies are feeling. A fragile cease-fire in Yemen is on the line. Why send a signal that we are backing away from our partners? Why emboldened the Houthis at this juncture? Just as the Iranian people themselves are fed up and have been fighting back against their country's oppressive regime, Senator Sanders wants to cut Tehran a huge break? If the United States inflicts this kind of self-inflicted wound on our Middle East strategy; Iran will celebrate; Russia will pop champagne; China will enjoy more oxygen to expand its own creeping regional influence as well; and America's allies and partners will be left questioning our resolve, our partnership, and wondering if it wouldn't be a safer bet to turn toward Beijing instead. Yemen is also home to the wing of al-Qaida that poses the greatest threat to the United States. Don't take my word for it. President Biden's Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, has publicly warned about the threat from AQAP in Yemen. We rely on the U.N.-recognized Government in Yemen, as well as key partners in the region like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, to keep pressure on al-Qaida on multiple fronts. Do we really want to send a signal to partners on whom we can rely that they cannot rely on us? I have been critical of the Biden administration's mistakes in the Middle East and its passivity in the face of Iranian aggression, but even this administration strongly--strongly--opposes Senator Sanders' resolution. The Senate has enough crucial business to tackle this week without going out of our way to make life better--better--for our enemies and harder for our partners. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-12-pt1-PgS7090-4 | null | 5,387 |
formal | terrorists | null | Islamophobic | Yemen Madam President, now on a related matter, events from Europe to Asia, to the Middle East continue to demonstrate on a daily basis why American global strength and leadership are essential for protecting our homeland, our core interests, and our allies and partners. But, unfortunately, Senator Sanders from Vermont has drafted a resolution that would pull America back from global leadership in a clumsy and deeply counterprotective way. Our colleague has prepared a resolution attempting to further limit America's support for the U.N.-recognized Government in Yemen and the Saudi-led coalition helping defend it against Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists. I welcome debate about American policy toward Iran, and that is what this resolution is really about--not Yemen, but Tehran. There is no question about Tehran's role in the fighting in Yemen from the very beginning. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is intimately involved. Less than 1 month ago, the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard stopped a wooden sailing vessel heading from Iran to Yemen and found 70--70--tons of missile fuel component that Iran was trying to sneak to the terrorist rebels--this, on top of countless small arms, UAVs, and rockets that Iran has provided to support Houthi terror. Iran has long seen the fight in Yemen as a way to expand its influence and tighten its grip on regional power. There is little question that an Iran-backed Houthi victory over the U.N.-recognized Government of Yemen would be bad news for American interests in the region and the interests of our close partners. Iran and their Houthi partners want a platform to launch indiscriminate terrorist attacks against civilian cities in Saudi Arabia and the UAE and against ships belonging to Israel and other internationally flagged vessels. The Iranians will continue to use Yemen as a testing site for the same kinds of weapons that Iran has long used to target and kill American forces in Iraq and Syria--the same kinds of weapons Iran is now also providing to Russia to rain death and destruction on Ukraine. This is just about the worst imaginable time the U.S. Congress could go out of our way to alleviate the pressure that Tehran and its Houthi proxies are feeling. A fragile cease-fire in Yemen is on the line. Why send a signal that we are backing away from our partners? Why emboldened the Houthis at this juncture? Just as the Iranian people themselves are fed up and have been fighting back against their country's oppressive regime, Senator Sanders wants to cut Tehran a huge break? If the United States inflicts this kind of self-inflicted wound on our Middle East strategy; Iran will celebrate; Russia will pop champagne; China will enjoy more oxygen to expand its own creeping regional influence as well; and America's allies and partners will be left questioning our resolve, our partnership, and wondering if it wouldn't be a safer bet to turn toward Beijing instead. Yemen is also home to the wing of al-Qaida that poses the greatest threat to the United States. Don't take my word for it. President Biden's Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, has publicly warned about the threat from AQAP in Yemen. We rely on the U.N.-recognized Government in Yemen, as well as key partners in the region like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, to keep pressure on al-Qaida on multiple fronts. Do we really want to send a signal to partners on whom we can rely that they cannot rely on us? I have been critical of the Biden administration's mistakes in the Middle East and its passivity in the face of Iranian aggression, but even this administration strongly--strongly--opposes Senator Sanders' resolution. The Senate has enough crucial business to tackle this week without going out of our way to make life better--better--for our enemies and harder for our partners. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-12-pt1-PgS7090-4 | null | 5,388 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Anti-Semitism Madam President, finally, on anti-Semitism, earlier today I had the honor of addressing a gathering organized by the Orthodox Union in New York, to address the dangers--serious dangers--of rising anti-Semitism. Over the past two months, American Jews have watched in horror as numerous public figures, from entertainers all the way to former President Trump, have fanned the flames of anti-Semitism through their words and conduct. It is a sad reminder that after decades of hard-won progress, unfortunately, sadly, anti-Semitism is on a resurgence here in America. We see anti-Semitism not only through slurs and graffiti and threats, all of which are abhorrent and unacceptable, but also physical violence against our Jewish brothers and sisters, sometimes tragically deadly--Poway, Jersey City, Monsey, Pittsburgh. And not to mention the weekly attacks against synagogues and schools and Jewish communities that never reach the spotlight. All American Jews know and remember these names. They are seared in our memories. And unless we can come together as a community and as a country to address this crisis, I fear we will soon have to add more names to the list. Of course, I have personal experience about this kind of anti-Semitism in terms of my family. My great-grandparents lived in a place in western Ukraine. They had 18 children, believing devoutly in the Bible and God's first command to man, which was ``be fruitful and multiply.'' My grandfather was one of three of those 18 who came to America, but the other 15 stayed there. And when the Nazis came into western Ukraine, they told my great-grandmother--her husband had been a well-known Jewish scholar and had passed away--and they told my great-grandmother to gather her larger family on the porch. Thirty-five people gathered on the porch from ages 85 to 4 months. The Nazis said: Come with us. She was a tough lady, she said: We are not moving. And they machine-gunned every one of them down. These are the stakes. When the former President of the United States welcomes, at his own dinner table, several vicious anti-Semites, and then rather than apologize, he lectures American Jewish leaders for insufficient loyalty, it is incumbent on all of us to speak out. I am proud of many Jewish organizations that did speak out, some of them former strong allies of the former President. It has made a big difference. Now, of course, America's roots of democracy are far deeper than those that existed in Europe. But the lesson of history is we must speak out against bigotry of all types or it grows. Its evil seed grows. I shudder--I shudder--to think of what it would mean for the safety of our children, their children, and their children after that if the ideology elevated by the former President were to continue to seep into our society like a poison. Every single one of us, without exception, has an obligation to call out the poison of anti-Semitism and all other bigotries wherever they arise. To tolerate them and let them grow risks horrors that we have seen in the past around the globe and we don't want to see in the future. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-12-pt1-PgS7090 | null | 5,389 |
formal | middle class | null | racist | Tribute to Lonnie Stephenson Madam President, next month, the pride and joy of Rock Island, IL, and my good friend Lonnie Stephenson is stepping down from his post as president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. While Lonnie's leadership will be missed, he leaves behind a legacy of amazing service and commitment to working families. Lonnie is the son of factory workers from Moline, IL. He knows as well as anyone the challenges working families face. He saw right through the failed practices and policies of trickle-down economics, which led to a shrinking middle class and crumbling infrastructure. Only the rich got richer. Lonnie started off as an apprentice wireman with the electricians, and even then, he knew the value of a union. He rose through the ranks of IBEW Local 145, becoming vice president before taking over as business manager in 1991. All the while, he fought to make things better for families in his home area of the Quad Cities through safe working conditions, fair wages and benefits, and a secure retirement. He spent countless hours organizing and grew his local from 700 to more than 1,100 members. He gave back to his community in so many different ways--organizing annual blood drives, encouraging community service among his members, supporting the Red Cross when historic flooding hit the Quad Cities. I remember joining Lonnie for Labor Day parades in the Quad Cities, where his standing in the community and respect of his fellow union members was legendary. A good friend of mine, former Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, who tragically died in a plane crash 20 years ago, used to say, ``We all do better when we all do better.'' No one has embodied this policy more than Lonnie Stephenson throughout his nearly five decades of service to the labor movement. Here is the good news: Lonnie steps down knowing we have one of the most pro-union Presidents in history carrying on his legacy to improve the lives of working families. Lonnie has been by President Biden's side from the start. Their special relationship was evident last May in Chicago when President Biden became the first sitting President to address an IBEW national convention. I was glad to be on the program. Last year, when President Biden signed the infrastructure bill, a historic investment, I saw a familiar face at the signing. Lonnie was right there at the White House, along with 11 other IBEW members--a reflection of his dedication to creating jobs. But it is not just the bipartisan infrastructure law; Lonnie was a driving force on many more pieces of historic legislation, from the CHIPS and Science Act, to the Inflation Reduction Act, to saving the pensions of millions of union members and retirees in the American Rescue Plan. These groundbreaking victories were no guarantee. Lonnie faced some daunting challenges during his tenure as president of the IBEW. The former Illinois Governor supported an agenda of unrelenting hostility to unions. That Governor is gone now, but he spearheaded a litigation effort that resulted in a Supreme Court decision overturning 40 years of law that rigged the economy against working families. And former President Trump made it clear he favored special interests at the expense of many of Lonnie's workers and their families. Then Lonnie was faced with a global pandemic that created an unprecedented economic crisis that shuttered businesses and created massive unemployment. For most, it would have been hard to see a silver lining, but not for Lonnie. He faces challenges head-on. He stood up for working families and organized thousands of new IBEW members. He made sure that his union's new membership was reflective of the community--strong, diverse--with an initiative to expand membership to traditionally underrepresented populations, like women and people of color, and we are seeing these gains across the country. Approval of labor unions is at its highest point in the last 57 years, and union election petitions increased 53 percent last year. That is no accident; it is because of the hard work of people like Lonnie. The workers are fortunate to have him on their side. More recently, Lonnie has worked to prepare IBEW members for the jobs and industries of the future. One example--the bipartisan infrastructure law. Lonnie put a provision in there that includes $7.5 billion for construction ofnational electric vehicle charging networks built with union labor. In Illinois, IBEW is leading work with community colleges and high schools to train the next generation of workers. Illinois and the entire Nation have been lucky to have had a champion of working families like Lonnie Stephenson. I am going to miss him working in a formal capacity, and I feel fortunate to consider him a friend. Loretta and I wish him a long and joyous retirement with his wife Dawn and their children, Stacey, Katie, Marty, Jacob, and Andrew. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-12-pt1-PgS7092 | null | 5,390 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Tribute to Lonnie Stephenson Madam President, next month, the pride and joy of Rock Island, IL, and my good friend Lonnie Stephenson is stepping down from his post as president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. While Lonnie's leadership will be missed, he leaves behind a legacy of amazing service and commitment to working families. Lonnie is the son of factory workers from Moline, IL. He knows as well as anyone the challenges working families face. He saw right through the failed practices and policies of trickle-down economics, which led to a shrinking middle class and crumbling infrastructure. Only the rich got richer. Lonnie started off as an apprentice wireman with the electricians, and even then, he knew the value of a union. He rose through the ranks of IBEW Local 145, becoming vice president before taking over as business manager in 1991. All the while, he fought to make things better for families in his home area of the Quad Cities through safe working conditions, fair wages and benefits, and a secure retirement. He spent countless hours organizing and grew his local from 700 to more than 1,100 members. He gave back to his community in so many different ways--organizing annual blood drives, encouraging community service among his members, supporting the Red Cross when historic flooding hit the Quad Cities. I remember joining Lonnie for Labor Day parades in the Quad Cities, where his standing in the community and respect of his fellow union members was legendary. A good friend of mine, former Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, who tragically died in a plane crash 20 years ago, used to say, ``We all do better when we all do better.'' No one has embodied this policy more than Lonnie Stephenson throughout his nearly five decades of service to the labor movement. Here is the good news: Lonnie steps down knowing we have one of the most pro-union Presidents in history carrying on his legacy to improve the lives of working families. Lonnie has been by President Biden's side from the start. Their special relationship was evident last May in Chicago when President Biden became the first sitting President to address an IBEW national convention. I was glad to be on the program. Last year, when President Biden signed the infrastructure bill, a historic investment, I saw a familiar face at the signing. Lonnie was right there at the White House, along with 11 other IBEW members--a reflection of his dedication to creating jobs. But it is not just the bipartisan infrastructure law; Lonnie was a driving force on many more pieces of historic legislation, from the CHIPS and Science Act, to the Inflation Reduction Act, to saving the pensions of millions of union members and retirees in the American Rescue Plan. These groundbreaking victories were no guarantee. Lonnie faced some daunting challenges during his tenure as president of the IBEW. The former Illinois Governor supported an agenda of unrelenting hostility to unions. That Governor is gone now, but he spearheaded a litigation effort that resulted in a Supreme Court decision overturning 40 years of law that rigged the economy against working families. And former President Trump made it clear he favored special interests at the expense of many of Lonnie's workers and their families. Then Lonnie was faced with a global pandemic that created an unprecedented economic crisis that shuttered businesses and created massive unemployment. For most, it would have been hard to see a silver lining, but not for Lonnie. He faces challenges head-on. He stood up for working families and organized thousands of new IBEW members. He made sure that his union's new membership was reflective of the community--strong, diverse--with an initiative to expand membership to traditionally underrepresented populations, like women and people of color, and we are seeing these gains across the country. Approval of labor unions is at its highest point in the last 57 years, and union election petitions increased 53 percent last year. That is no accident; it is because of the hard work of people like Lonnie. The workers are fortunate to have him on their side. More recently, Lonnie has worked to prepare IBEW members for the jobs and industries of the future. One example--the bipartisan infrastructure law. Lonnie put a provision in there that includes $7.5 billion for construction ofnational electric vehicle charging networks built with union labor. In Illinois, IBEW is leading work with community colleges and high schools to train the next generation of workers. Illinois and the entire Nation have been lucky to have had a champion of working families like Lonnie Stephenson. I am going to miss him working in a formal capacity, and I feel fortunate to consider him a friend. Loretta and I wish him a long and joyous retirement with his wife Dawn and their children, Stacey, Katie, Marty, Jacob, and Andrew. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-12-pt1-PgS7092 | null | 5,391 |
formal | special interest | null | antisemitic | Tribute to Lonnie Stephenson Madam President, next month, the pride and joy of Rock Island, IL, and my good friend Lonnie Stephenson is stepping down from his post as president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. While Lonnie's leadership will be missed, he leaves behind a legacy of amazing service and commitment to working families. Lonnie is the son of factory workers from Moline, IL. He knows as well as anyone the challenges working families face. He saw right through the failed practices and policies of trickle-down economics, which led to a shrinking middle class and crumbling infrastructure. Only the rich got richer. Lonnie started off as an apprentice wireman with the electricians, and even then, he knew the value of a union. He rose through the ranks of IBEW Local 145, becoming vice president before taking over as business manager in 1991. All the while, he fought to make things better for families in his home area of the Quad Cities through safe working conditions, fair wages and benefits, and a secure retirement. He spent countless hours organizing and grew his local from 700 to more than 1,100 members. He gave back to his community in so many different ways--organizing annual blood drives, encouraging community service among his members, supporting the Red Cross when historic flooding hit the Quad Cities. I remember joining Lonnie for Labor Day parades in the Quad Cities, where his standing in the community and respect of his fellow union members was legendary. A good friend of mine, former Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, who tragically died in a plane crash 20 years ago, used to say, ``We all do better when we all do better.'' No one has embodied this policy more than Lonnie Stephenson throughout his nearly five decades of service to the labor movement. Here is the good news: Lonnie steps down knowing we have one of the most pro-union Presidents in history carrying on his legacy to improve the lives of working families. Lonnie has been by President Biden's side from the start. Their special relationship was evident last May in Chicago when President Biden became the first sitting President to address an IBEW national convention. I was glad to be on the program. Last year, when President Biden signed the infrastructure bill, a historic investment, I saw a familiar face at the signing. Lonnie was right there at the White House, along with 11 other IBEW members--a reflection of his dedication to creating jobs. But it is not just the bipartisan infrastructure law; Lonnie was a driving force on many more pieces of historic legislation, from the CHIPS and Science Act, to the Inflation Reduction Act, to saving the pensions of millions of union members and retirees in the American Rescue Plan. These groundbreaking victories were no guarantee. Lonnie faced some daunting challenges during his tenure as president of the IBEW. The former Illinois Governor supported an agenda of unrelenting hostility to unions. That Governor is gone now, but he spearheaded a litigation effort that resulted in a Supreme Court decision overturning 40 years of law that rigged the economy against working families. And former President Trump made it clear he favored special interests at the expense of many of Lonnie's workers and their families. Then Lonnie was faced with a global pandemic that created an unprecedented economic crisis that shuttered businesses and created massive unemployment. For most, it would have been hard to see a silver lining, but not for Lonnie. He faces challenges head-on. He stood up for working families and organized thousands of new IBEW members. He made sure that his union's new membership was reflective of the community--strong, diverse--with an initiative to expand membership to traditionally underrepresented populations, like women and people of color, and we are seeing these gains across the country. Approval of labor unions is at its highest point in the last 57 years, and union election petitions increased 53 percent last year. That is no accident; it is because of the hard work of people like Lonnie. The workers are fortunate to have him on their side. More recently, Lonnie has worked to prepare IBEW members for the jobs and industries of the future. One example--the bipartisan infrastructure law. Lonnie put a provision in there that includes $7.5 billion for construction ofnational electric vehicle charging networks built with union labor. In Illinois, IBEW is leading work with community colleges and high schools to train the next generation of workers. Illinois and the entire Nation have been lucky to have had a champion of working families like Lonnie Stephenson. I am going to miss him working in a formal capacity, and I feel fortunate to consider him a friend. Loretta and I wish him a long and joyous retirement with his wife Dawn and their children, Stacey, Katie, Marty, Jacob, and Andrew. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-12-pt1-PgS7092 | null | 5,392 |
formal | special interests | null | antisemitic | Tribute to Lonnie Stephenson Madam President, next month, the pride and joy of Rock Island, IL, and my good friend Lonnie Stephenson is stepping down from his post as president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. While Lonnie's leadership will be missed, he leaves behind a legacy of amazing service and commitment to working families. Lonnie is the son of factory workers from Moline, IL. He knows as well as anyone the challenges working families face. He saw right through the failed practices and policies of trickle-down economics, which led to a shrinking middle class and crumbling infrastructure. Only the rich got richer. Lonnie started off as an apprentice wireman with the electricians, and even then, he knew the value of a union. He rose through the ranks of IBEW Local 145, becoming vice president before taking over as business manager in 1991. All the while, he fought to make things better for families in his home area of the Quad Cities through safe working conditions, fair wages and benefits, and a secure retirement. He spent countless hours organizing and grew his local from 700 to more than 1,100 members. He gave back to his community in so many different ways--organizing annual blood drives, encouraging community service among his members, supporting the Red Cross when historic flooding hit the Quad Cities. I remember joining Lonnie for Labor Day parades in the Quad Cities, where his standing in the community and respect of his fellow union members was legendary. A good friend of mine, former Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, who tragically died in a plane crash 20 years ago, used to say, ``We all do better when we all do better.'' No one has embodied this policy more than Lonnie Stephenson throughout his nearly five decades of service to the labor movement. Here is the good news: Lonnie steps down knowing we have one of the most pro-union Presidents in history carrying on his legacy to improve the lives of working families. Lonnie has been by President Biden's side from the start. Their special relationship was evident last May in Chicago when President Biden became the first sitting President to address an IBEW national convention. I was glad to be on the program. Last year, when President Biden signed the infrastructure bill, a historic investment, I saw a familiar face at the signing. Lonnie was right there at the White House, along with 11 other IBEW members--a reflection of his dedication to creating jobs. But it is not just the bipartisan infrastructure law; Lonnie was a driving force on many more pieces of historic legislation, from the CHIPS and Science Act, to the Inflation Reduction Act, to saving the pensions of millions of union members and retirees in the American Rescue Plan. These groundbreaking victories were no guarantee. Lonnie faced some daunting challenges during his tenure as president of the IBEW. The former Illinois Governor supported an agenda of unrelenting hostility to unions. That Governor is gone now, but he spearheaded a litigation effort that resulted in a Supreme Court decision overturning 40 years of law that rigged the economy against working families. And former President Trump made it clear he favored special interests at the expense of many of Lonnie's workers and their families. Then Lonnie was faced with a global pandemic that created an unprecedented economic crisis that shuttered businesses and created massive unemployment. For most, it would have been hard to see a silver lining, but not for Lonnie. He faces challenges head-on. He stood up for working families and organized thousands of new IBEW members. He made sure that his union's new membership was reflective of the community--strong, diverse--with an initiative to expand membership to traditionally underrepresented populations, like women and people of color, and we are seeing these gains across the country. Approval of labor unions is at its highest point in the last 57 years, and union election petitions increased 53 percent last year. That is no accident; it is because of the hard work of people like Lonnie. The workers are fortunate to have him on their side. More recently, Lonnie has worked to prepare IBEW members for the jobs and industries of the future. One example--the bipartisan infrastructure law. Lonnie put a provision in there that includes $7.5 billion for construction ofnational electric vehicle charging networks built with union labor. In Illinois, IBEW is leading work with community colleges and high schools to train the next generation of workers. Illinois and the entire Nation have been lucky to have had a champion of working families like Lonnie Stephenson. I am going to miss him working in a formal capacity, and I feel fortunate to consider him a friend. Loretta and I wish him a long and joyous retirement with his wife Dawn and their children, Stacey, Katie, Marty, Jacob, and Andrew. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-12-pt1-PgS7092 | null | 5,393 |
formal | working families | null | racist | Tribute to Lonnie Stephenson Madam President, next month, the pride and joy of Rock Island, IL, and my good friend Lonnie Stephenson is stepping down from his post as president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. While Lonnie's leadership will be missed, he leaves behind a legacy of amazing service and commitment to working families. Lonnie is the son of factory workers from Moline, IL. He knows as well as anyone the challenges working families face. He saw right through the failed practices and policies of trickle-down economics, which led to a shrinking middle class and crumbling infrastructure. Only the rich got richer. Lonnie started off as an apprentice wireman with the electricians, and even then, he knew the value of a union. He rose through the ranks of IBEW Local 145, becoming vice president before taking over as business manager in 1991. All the while, he fought to make things better for families in his home area of the Quad Cities through safe working conditions, fair wages and benefits, and a secure retirement. He spent countless hours organizing and grew his local from 700 to more than 1,100 members. He gave back to his community in so many different ways--organizing annual blood drives, encouraging community service among his members, supporting the Red Cross when historic flooding hit the Quad Cities. I remember joining Lonnie for Labor Day parades in the Quad Cities, where his standing in the community and respect of his fellow union members was legendary. A good friend of mine, former Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, who tragically died in a plane crash 20 years ago, used to say, ``We all do better when we all do better.'' No one has embodied this policy more than Lonnie Stephenson throughout his nearly five decades of service to the labor movement. Here is the good news: Lonnie steps down knowing we have one of the most pro-union Presidents in history carrying on his legacy to improve the lives of working families. Lonnie has been by President Biden's side from the start. Their special relationship was evident last May in Chicago when President Biden became the first sitting President to address an IBEW national convention. I was glad to be on the program. Last year, when President Biden signed the infrastructure bill, a historic investment, I saw a familiar face at the signing. Lonnie was right there at the White House, along with 11 other IBEW members--a reflection of his dedication to creating jobs. But it is not just the bipartisan infrastructure law; Lonnie was a driving force on many more pieces of historic legislation, from the CHIPS and Science Act, to the Inflation Reduction Act, to saving the pensions of millions of union members and retirees in the American Rescue Plan. These groundbreaking victories were no guarantee. Lonnie faced some daunting challenges during his tenure as president of the IBEW. The former Illinois Governor supported an agenda of unrelenting hostility to unions. That Governor is gone now, but he spearheaded a litigation effort that resulted in a Supreme Court decision overturning 40 years of law that rigged the economy against working families. And former President Trump made it clear he favored special interests at the expense of many of Lonnie's workers and their families. Then Lonnie was faced with a global pandemic that created an unprecedented economic crisis that shuttered businesses and created massive unemployment. For most, it would have been hard to see a silver lining, but not for Lonnie. He faces challenges head-on. He stood up for working families and organized thousands of new IBEW members. He made sure that his union's new membership was reflective of the community--strong, diverse--with an initiative to expand membership to traditionally underrepresented populations, like women and people of color, and we are seeing these gains across the country. Approval of labor unions is at its highest point in the last 57 years, and union election petitions increased 53 percent last year. That is no accident; it is because of the hard work of people like Lonnie. The workers are fortunate to have him on their side. More recently, Lonnie has worked to prepare IBEW members for the jobs and industries of the future. One example--the bipartisan infrastructure law. Lonnie put a provision in there that includes $7.5 billion for construction ofnational electric vehicle charging networks built with union labor. In Illinois, IBEW is leading work with community colleges and high schools to train the next generation of workers. Illinois and the entire Nation have been lucky to have had a champion of working families like Lonnie Stephenson. I am going to miss him working in a formal capacity, and I feel fortunate to consider him a friend. Loretta and I wish him a long and joyous retirement with his wife Dawn and their children, Stacey, Katie, Marty, Jacob, and Andrew. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-12-12-pt1-PgS7092 | null | 5,394 |
formal | welfare | null | racist | prayer The Chaplain, the Reverend Margaret Grun Kibben, offered the following prayer: Lord, You have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the whole world from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. And so we pause in this place to acknowledge Your hand in the governing of our Nation. We give thanks to You that from generation to generation and Congress to Congress, You have called men and women to serve in this House, upholding the values of freedom and liberty on which our country was founded. We honor their continued defense of the rights and welfare of the people and communities who make up these United States. Call us, then, this day and every day, in office or out, to acknowledge the higher calling to which You call each of us, wherever You call each of us to be. May we ever live as agents of Your love, instruments of Your peace, and advocates of the hope You set before us. We pray this in Your most holy name. Amen. Pledge of Allegiance The Honorable Dennis Ross led the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-12-13-pt1-PgH9699-4 | null | 5,395 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1508, I call up (H.R. 3648) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. | 2020-01-06 | Ms. LOFGREN | House | CREC-2022-12-13-pt1-PgH9708-4 | null | 5,396 |
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 a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule XX. The House will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-12-13-pt1-PgH9719-6 | null | 5,397 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. STANTON. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 5060) to redesignate the Federal building located at 212 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building'', and for other purposes. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. STANTON | House | CREC-2022-12-13-pt1-PgH9723 | null | 5,398 |
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. SCHIFF: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. House Resolution 1466. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the investigation by the intelligence community into the origins of the COVID-19 virus (Rept. 117-620). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. SCHIFF: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. House Resolution 1467. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the use of authorities, personnel, and capabilities of the intelligence community to conduct domestic activities unrelated to foreign intelligence (Rept. 117-621). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 2187. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to set aside certain funds to provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on the Federal-aid highway system, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-622). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 1477. Resolution calling for the submission to the House of Representatives of certain information in the possession of the Attorney General regarding NICS Indices Self-Submission Forms; with amendments (Rept. 117-623). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 1478. Resolution calling for the submission to the House of Representatives of certain information regarding the decision of the President of the United States to institute the ``Ghost Gun'' Rule; with amendments (Rept. 117-624). Referred to the House Calendar. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-12-13-pt1-PgH9728-4 | null | 5,399 |
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