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formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the question on agreeing to the Speaker's approval of the Journal, which the Chair will put de novo. The question is on the Speaker's approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-05-22-pt1-PgH2484 | null | 6,300 |
formal | Detroit | null | racist | Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-1016. A letter from the President and Chair, Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a notification of export transactions; to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-1017. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Annual Reporting and Disclosure (RIN: 1210-AB97) received May 18, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. EC-1018. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final priorities, requirements, and definitions -- State-Tribal Education Partnership Program [Docket ID: ED- 2022-OESE-0151] received May 17, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. EC-1019. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines [EERE-2021-BT-TP-0007] (RIN: 1904-AE67) received May 19, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1020. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Various Fragrance Components in Pesticide Formulations; Tolerance Exemption [EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0594; FRL-10970-01-OCSPP] received May 18, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1021. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Determination of Attainment by the Attainment Date for the 2012 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Standard; Pennsylvania; Allegheny County Nonattainment Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2021-0307; FRL-10965-02-R3] received May 18, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1022. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Spiropidion; Pesticide Tolerances; Technical Correction [EPA-HQ-OPP-2021- 0356; FRL-9839-02-OCSPP] received May 19, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1023. A letter from the Assistant Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Clean Data Determination for the Detroit Area for the 2015 Ozone Standard [EPA-R05-OAR-2023-0058; FRL-10634-02- R5] received May 18, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1024. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Partial Approval, Conditional Approval, and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Nevada; Infrastructure Requirements for Ozone [EPA-R09-OAR-2022-0957; FRL-10543-02- R9] received May 18, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1025. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; California; Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District [EPA- R09-OAR-2022-0795; FRL-10217-03-R9] received May 19, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1026. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation of the Detroit, MI Area to Attainment of the 2015 Ozone Standards [EPA-R05-OAR-2022-0004; FRL-9629- 04-R5] received May 18, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1027. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Erucamide In Pesticide Formulations; Tolerance Exemption [EPA-HQ-OPP-2022- 0942; FRL-10868-01- OCSPP] May 19, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1028. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- D-Glucopyranose, oligomeric, maleates, decyl octyl glycosides, sulfonated, potassium salts; D- glucopyranose, oligomeric, maleates, C10-16-alkyl glycosides, sulfonated, potassium salts; and D-glucopyranose, oligomeric, maleates, C9-11-branched and linear alkyl glycosides, sulfonated, potassium salts; Exemptions from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0612; FRL-10972-01-OCSPP] received May 19, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1029. A letter from the Assistant Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Program, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Benzyl Alcohol; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP- 2021-0173; FRL-10940-01-OCSPP] received May 18, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1030. A letter from the Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communication's Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Updating the Intercarrier Compensation Regime to Eliminate Access Arbitrage [WC Docket No.: 18-155] received May 19, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1031. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 22-088, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-05-22-pt1-PgH2497-2 | null | 6,301 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-05-22-pt1-PgH2501 | null | 6,302 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Proceedings will resume on questions previously postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order: Ordering the previous question on House Resolution 429; and Adoption of House Resolution 429, if ordered. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the second electronic vote will be conducted as a 5-minute vote. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-05-23-pt1-PgH2522-3 | null | 6,303 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(l) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-05-23-pt1-PgH2546 | null | 6,304 |
formal | Aiden | null | transphobic | {time} 1015 One year later, I rise in mourning. I mourn the souls taken from their families in Buffalo. I mourn the children and teachers murdered in Uvalde. I mourn the thousands of Americans who have been shot to death in the year since. Mr. Speaker, allow me to share the stories of just a few of those Americans stolen away in the last year--stories from all walks of life, from every corner of this country, stories that were all cut short by weapons of war. Uziyah Garcia's friends said he was the fastest kid in fourth grade. He was obsessed with Fortnite. When he grew up, he wanted to be a police officer so he could help people. At 10 years old, he was shot to death in his classroom with an AR-15. Pearl Young was a substitute teacher for the Buffalo Public Schools. She ran her church's food pantry. She was the grandmother of 10 and the great-grandmother of seven. She was murdered while shopping for groceries with an AR-15. Aiden McCarthy's parents had planned a fun Fourth of July, taking him to the annual parade at Highland Park, Illinois. At 2 years old, both of Aiden's parents were murdered in front of him with an AR-15. Juliana Farmer had just moved to Louisville to start a new job. On Easter Sunday, she found out that she was about to become a grandmother of a baby girl. The next day, she went to work where she was shot to death with an AR-15. Daniela Mendoza was on the cusp of finishing fourth grade. She loved math, and her goal was to go to Texas A&M. Meanwhile, her sister Sofia was busy memorizing lines because she had the lead role in her class play. She wanted to go to college, too, and then her dream was to go on and win an Oscar. Daniela and Sophia were both murdered in front of their mother while shopping in a mall with an AR-15. This bloodshed is a choice. To my colleagues, have mercy on this country. If you care about public safety, let's vote to get these tools of carnage out of dangerous hands. Let's turn our thoughts and prayers into actions and solutions. If you really care, let's put an end to this daily calamity. | 2020-01-06 | None | House | CREC-2023-05-24-pt1-PgH2551-2 | null | 6,305 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Proceedings will resume on questions previously postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order: Passage of H.J. Res. 39, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding; Passage of H.J. Res. 45; and The motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1669. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as 5-minute votes. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-05-24-pt1-PgH2576-3 | null | 6,306 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the passage of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 45) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to ``Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans'', on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-05-24-pt1-PgH2577-2 | null | 6,307 |
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 agree to the resolution (H.R. 1669) to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the high technology pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-05-24-pt1-PgH2578-2 | null | 6,308 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(l) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress inthe Constituti the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-05-24-pt1-PgH2596-2 | null | 6,309 |
formal | terrorist | null | Islamophobic | Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as follows: ML-11. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the State of Illinois, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 22, rescinding its 1863 ratification of the proposed and not ratified Amendment to the U.S. Constitution stating, ``No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State''; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ML-12. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Alaska, relative to House Resolution 1048, calling on the United States government to disrupt the collaboration between drug cartels and terrorist organizations, declare fentanyl to be a weapon of mass destruction, and designate the Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Education and the Workforce. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-05-24-pt1-PgH2596 | null | 6,310 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-05-25-pt1-PgH2639 | null | 6,311 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia: H.J. Res. 65. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Veterans | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | House | CREC-2023-05-25-pt1-PgH2642-4 | null | 6,312 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-05-26-pt1-PgH2646-3 | null | 6,313 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of rule XII an Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-05-29-pt1-PgH2649-10 | null | 6,314 |
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-2023-05-30-pt1-PgH2652-3 | null | 6,315 |
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 thebill (H.R. 2792) to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study and rulemaking on the definition of the term ``small entity'' for purposes of the securities laws, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-05-30-pt1-PgH2661-4 | null | 6,316 |
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. 2795) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers with a multi-class stock structure to make certain disclosures in any proxy or consent solicitation material, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-05-30-pt1-PgH2662 | null | 6,317 |
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. 2796) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation to provide educational resources and host events to promote capital raising options for traditionally under-represented small businesses, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-05-30-pt1-PgH2663 | null | 6,318 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(l) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-05-30-pt1-PgH2664-6 | null | 6,319 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | U.S. Supreme Court Mr. President, when I went home to Illinois, I can't tell you how many people who know that I chair the Judiciary Committee asked me: What is going on with the U.S. Supreme Court? It is an obvious question because, in the last few weeks, there have been disclosures about at least one Justice on the Court that have raised some serious questions. Justices have an important job to fill as one of the major branches of our government. They will be issuing their remaining decisions for this term, and they will recess soon, until they reconvene in October. But the debate is still going to continue, even if they are not sitting in the Court across the street. How will the Justices spend their time during these several months when they are not in session? That is really the question. Rest up? Possibly. Or spend time with their family? Possibly. Or maybe take a trip or two. There, we have a question that is timely. We have learned through recent investigative reporting that some Supreme Court Justices on the highest Court in the land have enjoyed lavish travel during the summer months. That travel was often paid for by others, and the Justices, in some cases, did not disclose this free travel as is required by law. These are the Justices on the highest Court in the land, and the question is whether they are following the law. They impose legal obligations on citizens across the America. Are they living by the same legal obligations that affect them as Justices? It is a pretty obvious question. Most notably, ProPublica recently found that in June 2019, after the Court issued its final opinion that term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a private jet and flew to Indonesia. Then the Justice and his wife spent 9 days island hopping through the South Pacific on a yacht that was 162 feet long. ProPublica estimated the cost of chartering the plane and yacht at more than half a million dollars, but Justice Thomas didn't pay for that. The travel and trip were provided by billionaire real estate developer Harlan Crow and several corporate entities in Crow's business empire. This is just one example of the largess provided to Justice Thomas by Mr. Crow and his businesses. It has also been reported that the Justice has regularly spent time at a luxury retreat in the Adirondacks owned by one of Mr. Crow's companies--again, free of charge. Mr. Crow has also bought real estate owned by Justice Thomas, including the home in which his mother lives. And Mr. Crow even paid for private school tuition for one of the Justice's relatives. Justice Thomas did not disclose any of these gifts or travel or lodging or other benefits. Let me say at the outset that Justice Thomas is not the only Supreme Court Justice, past or present, who has accepted gifts of free travel and failed to disclose them in a timely manner. But the scope and scale of the undisclosed Justice Thomas gifts have gone far beyond anything we have ever seen, and this highlights the enormous gap in the ethical standards for the Supreme Court Justices. We have known this for years. In February of 2012, 11 years ago, I first wrote to Chief Justice Roberts and urged him to adopt a code of ethical conduct to bind the Justices, just like the code that binds every other Federal judge in America. Chief Justice Roberts failed to act when I wrote to him 11 years ago. Since then, the Court's ethics problems have just gotten worse. Last month, after ProPublica published its first report on Justice Thomas's undisclosed travel, I renewed my call for Chief Justice Thomas to clean up the ethical mess across the street, and I invited him--I personally invited him--to testify at a hearing before our Senate Judiciary Committee so he could speak directly to the American people. You say: Wait a minute. How many times does a Supreme Court Justice come across the street and formerly appear before Congress? Well, it turns out, 92 different times since the year 1960--92 different times. So they come across the street when they have something to tell us. I think they should be coming across the street to discuss the ethics of the Court. This would have been an opportunity for the Chief Justice to reassure the American people and start to restore trust in the High Court. I watch some of those news programs on Sunday morning--I am a typical politician--and they have the polling data of what people think of the Supreme Court. The numbers are bad. They are almost as bad as Congress. The fact is, they can do something about it, and they should. Trust in this Court has fallen to the lowest level in 50 years, and, unfortunately, the Supreme Court's Chief Justice didn't accept my invitation to walk across the street. Time and again, I have made clear one point that I want to make clear today: The Chief Justice, John Roberts, has the ability right now, the authority right now to impose higher ethical standards on his fellow Justices--standards that would be transparent and enforceable. Wouldn't that be refreshing? He could take that action today, but, for some reason, so far, he has declined the opportunity. If he won't act, Congress must. We cannot tolerate a system in which the highest Court in America has the lowest ethical standards in the Federal Government. And we certainly should not begin another Supreme Court summer recess where Justices can take freetrips and travel under an inadequate set of ethics rules. Last week, Chief Justice Roberts gave a speech, and he said something encouraging. He said: I want to assure people that I'm committed to making certain that we as a court adhere to the highest standards of conduct. He said: We are continuing to look at things we can do to give practical effect to that commitment. While I appreciate the Chief Justice's commitment, the fact is that we need action, and he doesn't need to look far away for solutions. We have known for years what the Court needs: binding rules and enforcement mechanisms, just like every other Federal judge has operated under for decades. If every other Federal judge has ethical standards and disclosures, why does the Chief Justice for the highest Court in the land not have at least those levels of ethical standards but even higher? The Senate Judiciary Committee has the responsibility to exercise oversight over the Federal judiciary. We take it seriously. We have held two ethics reform hearings so far this year, and soon we will consider legislation to restore trust in the High Court. When billionaires and other people with interests before the Court try to make friends with the Justices through gifts and luxury giveaways, and when they obtain special, private access to these Justices for themselves and others or their friends, it is a serious problem. At a minimum, it creates an appearance of undue influence that erodes the public's trust in the Court's impartiality. We don't yet know the full extent of the benefits that Harlan Crow and his company gave to Justice Thomas and his family, nor do we know yet how many other people and companies with interests before the Court may have gotten special, private access to Justice Thomas or some other Justice through trips and lodging that people like Harlan Crow have sponsored. My Democratic colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee and I sent a letter to Mr. Crow and the three companies that we think sponsored the trip for Justice Thomas. We asked him: Tell us about the gifts. Tell us about the access of people to Justice Thomas during this hospitality extravaganza. The information would be valuable for us in writing a law for the ethics standards of the Court. Mr. Crow responded through his attorney last week with a letter that took some astonishing legal positions. He basically claimed that Congress lacks the authority to either legislate or conduct oversight when it comes to the Supreme Court's ethics. He also tried to assert separation of powers as an excuse not to answer our questions. Of course, Congress has enacted many ethics laws that apply to the Justices, including a law we passed just last year--a bipartisan law, sponsored by a Democratic and a Republican Senator, on stock transaction reporting. The Justices have announced they are going to follow those laws. Mr. Crow is a private citizen, not a branch of government. He can't claim separation of powers as a reason not to provide information pursuant to a congressional oversight request. He is a businessman. He is not a branch of government. If Mr. Crow is convinced he has done nothing wrong, what does he have to hide? Senator Whitehouse, the chair of the Federal Courts Subcommittee, and I responded to Mr. Crow last week and informed him that he still has until next Monday, June 5, to provide the information we requested. As I mentioned, we will soon be considering legislation in the committee, and his information could be helpful in our legislative effort. Let me close by reiterating that Chief Justice Roberts does not have to wait on Harlan Crow or Congress. He can clean up this mess today by adopting a resolution binding the Justices to higher ethical standards. This is the Roberts Court. History is going to write the history of the Supreme Court in the name of this Chief Justice. It happens all the time. He is going to be known as the Chief Justice who ignored an ethical challenge that went to the heart of the integrity of the Court or as a Chief Justice who finally responded, in a historic manner, to do the right thing by disclosing to the American people exactly what the conduct is of his Justices. Chief Justice Roberts has known for more than 10 years that this is a problem, and the solution is within his authority. He should act before the end of this Supreme Court term. Don't leave this hanging. Don't leave town, leave Washington, with the issues of the Justices of the Court unresolved. I honestly believe, whether I voted for them or not, that there are Justices in that Court who are uneasy and uncomfortable with the current state of affairs. They are trying their level best to follow the law, and they can't explain why others are not. They want to have an opportunity to prove their own reputations and their own integrity, and they should. The Chief Justice should be listening to them, and I hope he is. It is the Chief Justice of the Court's time to act. If they don't, we will. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-05-30-pt1-PgS1779 | null | 6,320 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 141, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for home and community based services for veterans, and for other purposes. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-05-30-pt1-PgS1788-3 | null | 6,321 |
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. 2797) to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to require certification examinations for accredited investors, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-05-31-pt1-PgH2706 | null | 6,322 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-05-31-pt1-PgH2708 | null | 6,323 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | By Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas: H.J. Res. 66. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States The single subject of this legislation is: A resolution disapproving of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's final rule implementing small business lending data collection as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Section 1071. | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | House | CREC-2023-05-31-pt1-PgH2709-17 | null | 6,324 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Student Loans Mr. President, now on the student debt CRA. Today, Senate Republicans will begin pushing a terrible measure that would end the pause on student loan payments and overturn President Biden's historic loan cancellation program. Let me be clear. I strongly--strongly--oppose Republicans' cruel attempt to deny millions of student loan borrowers the critical relief they so desperately need. We should be in the business of helping Americans saddled with student loan debt, not makingtheir problem worse, as this measure would clearly do. Even a casual examination of the Republican measure exposes it for what it is--a cruel, punitive, and extreme broadside against millions of American borrowers. For one, the Republican measure would repeal the student loan payment pause--which has been a lifeline for millions of Americans--and even force borrowers to confront several months of retroactive payments from September to December of 2022. Let me say that again. This is so important. This measure not only repeals the payment pause, it forces many borrowers to make retroactive payments as well. The Republican measure also targets our public service employees--first responders, nurses, educators, servicemembers--by jeopardizing their eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Americans willingly chose career paths that pay less, and it is a slap in the face of these public servants to suddenly take away their eligibility for loan forgiveness. Now, my Republican colleagues talk a big game about helping working families, but this legislation shows how callous and uncaring they are by trying to block relief that would immediately improve the lives of millions of borrowers. Republicans have tried to paint President Biden's plan as a ``tuition bailout,'' and a ``giveaway to high earners.'' That is just false. Republicans need to look at the facts: Under President Biden's plan, nearly 90 percent--90 percent--of relief dollars would go to out-of-school borrowers making less than $75,000 a year. Under President Biden's plan, no one in the top 5 percent of income would receive a penny in debt relief. So the Republican hypocrisy is enormous. They are willing to give huge tax breaks to billionaires and very wealthy people and big corporations, but now they say that 90 percent of former students making less than $75,000 dollars a year can't get this? Wow. Wow. What a canard. President Biden's plan, which this Republican CRA would overturn, lifts up Americans from all walks of life: students of color, children of immigrants, poor Americans, and working families struggling to either get to the middle class or stay there. So I will oppose this Republican CRA to overturn student debt relief and will continue working to make sure relief reaches every single borrower in need. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-05-31-pt1-PgS1813-8 | null | 6,325 |
formal | middle class | null | racist | Student Loans Mr. President, now on the student debt CRA. Today, Senate Republicans will begin pushing a terrible measure that would end the pause on student loan payments and overturn President Biden's historic loan cancellation program. Let me be clear. I strongly--strongly--oppose Republicans' cruel attempt to deny millions of student loan borrowers the critical relief they so desperately need. We should be in the business of helping Americans saddled with student loan debt, not makingtheir problem worse, as this measure would clearly do. Even a casual examination of the Republican measure exposes it for what it is--a cruel, punitive, and extreme broadside against millions of American borrowers. For one, the Republican measure would repeal the student loan payment pause--which has been a lifeline for millions of Americans--and even force borrowers to confront several months of retroactive payments from September to December of 2022. Let me say that again. This is so important. This measure not only repeals the payment pause, it forces many borrowers to make retroactive payments as well. The Republican measure also targets our public service employees--first responders, nurses, educators, servicemembers--by jeopardizing their eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Americans willingly chose career paths that pay less, and it is a slap in the face of these public servants to suddenly take away their eligibility for loan forgiveness. Now, my Republican colleagues talk a big game about helping working families, but this legislation shows how callous and uncaring they are by trying to block relief that would immediately improve the lives of millions of borrowers. Republicans have tried to paint President Biden's plan as a ``tuition bailout,'' and a ``giveaway to high earners.'' That is just false. Republicans need to look at the facts: Under President Biden's plan, nearly 90 percent--90 percent--of relief dollars would go to out-of-school borrowers making less than $75,000 a year. Under President Biden's plan, no one in the top 5 percent of income would receive a penny in debt relief. So the Republican hypocrisy is enormous. They are willing to give huge tax breaks to billionaires and very wealthy people and big corporations, but now they say that 90 percent of former students making less than $75,000 dollars a year can't get this? Wow. Wow. What a canard. President Biden's plan, which this Republican CRA would overturn, lifts up Americans from all walks of life: students of color, children of immigrants, poor Americans, and working families struggling to either get to the middle class or stay there. So I will oppose this Republican CRA to overturn student debt relief and will continue working to make sure relief reaches every single borrower in need. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-05-31-pt1-PgS1813-8 | null | 6,326 |
formal | working families | null | racist | Student Loans Mr. President, now on the student debt CRA. Today, Senate Republicans will begin pushing a terrible measure that would end the pause on student loan payments and overturn President Biden's historic loan cancellation program. Let me be clear. I strongly--strongly--oppose Republicans' cruel attempt to deny millions of student loan borrowers the critical relief they so desperately need. We should be in the business of helping Americans saddled with student loan debt, not makingtheir problem worse, as this measure would clearly do. Even a casual examination of the Republican measure exposes it for what it is--a cruel, punitive, and extreme broadside against millions of American borrowers. For one, the Republican measure would repeal the student loan payment pause--which has been a lifeline for millions of Americans--and even force borrowers to confront several months of retroactive payments from September to December of 2022. Let me say that again. This is so important. This measure not only repeals the payment pause, it forces many borrowers to make retroactive payments as well. The Republican measure also targets our public service employees--first responders, nurses, educators, servicemembers--by jeopardizing their eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Americans willingly chose career paths that pay less, and it is a slap in the face of these public servants to suddenly take away their eligibility for loan forgiveness. Now, my Republican colleagues talk a big game about helping working families, but this legislation shows how callous and uncaring they are by trying to block relief that would immediately improve the lives of millions of borrowers. Republicans have tried to paint President Biden's plan as a ``tuition bailout,'' and a ``giveaway to high earners.'' That is just false. Republicans need to look at the facts: Under President Biden's plan, nearly 90 percent--90 percent--of relief dollars would go to out-of-school borrowers making less than $75,000 a year. Under President Biden's plan, no one in the top 5 percent of income would receive a penny in debt relief. So the Republican hypocrisy is enormous. They are willing to give huge tax breaks to billionaires and very wealthy people and big corporations, but now they say that 90 percent of former students making less than $75,000 dollars a year can't get this? Wow. Wow. What a canard. President Biden's plan, which this Republican CRA would overturn, lifts up Americans from all walks of life: students of color, children of immigrants, poor Americans, and working families struggling to either get to the middle class or stay there. So I will oppose this Republican CRA to overturn student debt relief and will continue working to make sure relief reaches every single borrower in need. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-05-31-pt1-PgS1813-8 | null | 6,327 |
formal | public school | null | racist | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, as a polio survivor, I have a special appreciation for organizations that help those with conditions often overlooked in our society. The Kentucky School for the Deaf--KSD--in Danville, KY, is a remarkable example of such an organization, having dedicated itself to serving the deaf and hard of hearing for over two centuries. Today, I would like to recognize this institution for its outstanding work, as its students and faculty celebrate the school's bicentennial. In a hearing world, it can be hard to imagine the life of the deaf. Nowhere was this misunderstanding more pronounced than throughout early human history. For centuries, the deaf were relegated to the outskirts of society, frequently sent to asylums for the insane, or otherwise forgotten. Many contended with Aristotle's opinion that the deaf were ``incapable of education'' due to their inability to hear. This was, unfortunately, the standing belief on deaf education for hundreds of years. Gradual shifts in cultural attitudes and educational techniques led to slow but steady progress over time. The early days of deaf education were typically born from the philanthropic efforts of wealthy citizens, while schools were privately held and operated out of the country's east coast. In the early 19th century, General Elias Barbee, then a member of the Kentucky State Senate, hoped to change that. Senator Barbee launched an effort to establish the first State-supported school for the deaf in the United States. In 1822, legislation was signed into law, bringing deaf schooling west of the Alleghenies for the first time in American history. Shortly thereafter, Barbee's daughter, who had been deaf since childhood, enrolled as the first of three students at the Kentucky school. From the start, the institution intended to educate the whole person, preparing the deaf and hard of hearing for success in both academic and real-world settings. The school secured two Federal land grants, with the help of Kentucky's illustrious statesman Henry Clay, that were used to fund the construction of KSD's campus. The board of trustees faced their first great hurdle early on: finding faculty to lead the fledgling school. They soon took up the training of John A. Jacobs, a young student at Centre College. Jacobs, often described as the ``founding father'' of the institution, would go on to serve as faculty for over 40 years and was integral to the school's success throughout its infancy. Under his leadership, the school prevailed through some of the most perilous periods of our Nation's history, even resisting three attempts from Confederate soldiers to occupy the school during the Civil War. In recent history, the school has seen its campus and its student population flourish and expand. Meanwhile, opportunities for deaf children in public schools also became more widespread. In 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was signed into law by President Ford. This landmark legislation ensured equal access to education for every child, regardless of their disability, and marked a major turning point for deaf education in the United States. Today, KSD remains a leading institution for deaf education throughout the country. It promises an academic experience uniquely suited to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing and affords its students a rare opportunity to learn as the hearing do: directly communicating and connecting with their peers. Through English and sign language, students freely exchange ideas in the classroom, participate in afterschool activities, and learn the skills needed to succeed on their own after graduation. For over 200 years, KSD has empowered deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to lead a life of dignity and self-sufficiency when many thought it impossible. This Kentucky institution has made an indelible impact on the history of deaf education and the thousands of students who have called it home. I ask my Senate colleagues to join me in recognizing the Kentucky School for the Deaf for their tireless dedication to educating and enriching the lives of America's deaf and hard of hearing. Thank you for 200 years of remarkable service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2023-05-31-pt1-PgS1837-2 | null | 6,328 |
formal | public schools | null | racist | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, as a polio survivor, I have a special appreciation for organizations that help those with conditions often overlooked in our society. The Kentucky School for the Deaf--KSD--in Danville, KY, is a remarkable example of such an organization, having dedicated itself to serving the deaf and hard of hearing for over two centuries. Today, I would like to recognize this institution for its outstanding work, as its students and faculty celebrate the school's bicentennial. In a hearing world, it can be hard to imagine the life of the deaf. Nowhere was this misunderstanding more pronounced than throughout early human history. For centuries, the deaf were relegated to the outskirts of society, frequently sent to asylums for the insane, or otherwise forgotten. Many contended with Aristotle's opinion that the deaf were ``incapable of education'' due to their inability to hear. This was, unfortunately, the standing belief on deaf education for hundreds of years. Gradual shifts in cultural attitudes and educational techniques led to slow but steady progress over time. The early days of deaf education were typically born from the philanthropic efforts of wealthy citizens, while schools were privately held and operated out of the country's east coast. In the early 19th century, General Elias Barbee, then a member of the Kentucky State Senate, hoped to change that. Senator Barbee launched an effort to establish the first State-supported school for the deaf in the United States. In 1822, legislation was signed into law, bringing deaf schooling west of the Alleghenies for the first time in American history. Shortly thereafter, Barbee's daughter, who had been deaf since childhood, enrolled as the first of three students at the Kentucky school. From the start, the institution intended to educate the whole person, preparing the deaf and hard of hearing for success in both academic and real-world settings. The school secured two Federal land grants, with the help of Kentucky's illustrious statesman Henry Clay, that were used to fund the construction of KSD's campus. The board of trustees faced their first great hurdle early on: finding faculty to lead the fledgling school. They soon took up the training of John A. Jacobs, a young student at Centre College. Jacobs, often described as the ``founding father'' of the institution, would go on to serve as faculty for over 40 years and was integral to the school's success throughout its infancy. Under his leadership, the school prevailed through some of the most perilous periods of our Nation's history, even resisting three attempts from Confederate soldiers to occupy the school during the Civil War. In recent history, the school has seen its campus and its student population flourish and expand. Meanwhile, opportunities for deaf children in public schools also became more widespread. In 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was signed into law by President Ford. This landmark legislation ensured equal access to education for every child, regardless of their disability, and marked a major turning point for deaf education in the United States. Today, KSD remains a leading institution for deaf education throughout the country. It promises an academic experience uniquely suited to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing and affords its students a rare opportunity to learn as the hearing do: directly communicating and connecting with their peers. Through English and sign language, students freely exchange ideas in the classroom, participate in afterschool activities, and learn the skills needed to succeed on their own after graduation. For over 200 years, KSD has empowered deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to lead a life of dignity and self-sufficiency when many thought it impossible. This Kentucky institution has made an indelible impact on the history of deaf education and the thousands of students who have called it home. I ask my Senate colleagues to join me in recognizing the Kentucky School for the Deaf for their tireless dedication to educating and enriching the lives of America's deaf and hard of hearing. Thank you for 200 years of remarkable service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2023-05-31-pt1-PgS1837-2 | null | 6,329 |
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-1254. A communication from the Director of External Relations, United States International Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a corrected report entitled ``Economic Impact of Section 232 and 301 Tariffs on U.S. Industries, Investigation No. 332-591, USITC Publication 5405, March 2023''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1255. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress: Planning Grant Implementation Initial Report''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1256. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Report''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1257. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Child Welfare Outcomes 2020: Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1258. 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 ``Procedures for Exempt Organizations determination letters for the electronically submitted Form 8940'' (Rev. Proc. 2023-12) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 10, 2023; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1259. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1260. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``FY 2021 Report to Congress: Review of Medicare's Program for Oversight of Accrediting Organizations and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Validation Program''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1261. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Data Mining Activities by Federal Agencies'' received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-1262. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a certification entitled ``Certification of Countries That Are Not Fully Cooperating with U.S. Anti- Terrorism Efforts'' received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-1263. 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 2023-0029 - 2023-0033); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-1264. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under section 7034(I) (5) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (Div. K, P.L. 117-328)''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-1265. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a notification of intent to provide assistance to Ukraine, including for self-defense and border security operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-1266. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under Section 506(a) (1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-1267. 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 2023-0034 - 2023-0039); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-1268. A communication from the Supervisory Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Changes to the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements; Additional Policy and Regulatory Changes to the Requirements for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID) to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Offer Vaccinations to Residents, Clients, and Staff; Policy and Regulatory Changes to the Long Term Care Facility COVID-19 Testing Requirements'' ((RIN0938-AU75) (RIN0938-AU57) (RIN0938-AU33)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 26, 2023; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1269. A communication from the White House Liaison, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary, Department of Education, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 22, 2023; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-1270. A communication from the White House Liaison, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary, Department of Education, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 22, 2023; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-1271. A communication from the White House Liaison, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary, Department of Education, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 22, 2023; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-1272. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Annual Reporting and Disclosure'' (RIN1210-AB97) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 22, 2023; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-1273. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2020-2021 Report to Congress on Organ Donation and the Recovery, Preservation, and Transportation of Organs''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-1274. 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 October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1275. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the third transmittal of legislative proposals that support the President's Fiscal Year 2024 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1276. A communication from the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's fiscal year 2022 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1277. A communication from the Staff Director, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's fiscal year 2022 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1278. A communication from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council's annual report to Congress for 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1279. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's fiscal year 2022 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) received in the Office of President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1280. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a legislative proposal entitled ``To extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security and for other purposes''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1281. A communication from the Director of the Peace Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Peace Corps' fiscal year 2022 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1282. A communication from the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period from October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023 and the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1283. A communication from the Chief Executive Officer, Agency for Global Media, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bureau's fiscal year 2022 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1284. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a legislative proposal entitled ``Foreign Language Proficiency Awards for Immigration Officers''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1285. 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 October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1286. 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 October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1287. 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 October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1288. 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 October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1289. A communication from the Director of Equal Employment Opportunity, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Service's fiscal year 2022 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act of 2002 received in the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1290. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 25-94, ``Street Vendor Advancement Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-1291. 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 2023-03, Introduction'' (FAC 2023-03) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 10, 2023; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-05-31-pt1-PgS1840-10 | null | 6,330 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, Mr. Casey, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Markey, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Warner) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary: S. Res. 230 Whereas, in the early 20th century, de jure segregation confined the Black residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma, into the ``Greenwood District'', which they built into a thriving community with a nationally renowned entrepreneurial center known as the ``Black Wall Street''; Whereas, at the time, White supremacy and racist violence were common throughout the United States and went largely unchecked by the justice system; Whereas reports of an alleged and disputed incident on the morning of May 30, 1921, between two teenagers, a Black man and a White woman, caused the White community of Tulsa, including the Tulsa Tribune, to call for a lynching amidst a climate of White racial hostility and White resentment over Black economic success; Whereas, on May 31, 1921, a mob of armed White men descended on the Greenwood District in Tulsa and launched what is now known as the ``Tulsa Race Massacre''; Whereas Tulsa municipal and county authorities failed to take actions to calm or contain the violence, and civil and law enforcement officials deputized many White men who were participants in the violence as their agents, directly contributing to the violence through overt and often illegal acts; Whereas, over a period of 24 hours, the violence of the White mob led to the death of an estimated 300 Black residents, and over 800 reports of injuries; Whereas the White mob looted, damaged, burned, or otherwise destroyed approximately 40 square blocks of the Greenwood District, including an estimated 1,256 homes of Black residents, and virtually every other structure, including churches, schools, businesses, a hospital, and a library, leaving nearly 9,000 Black residents of Tulsa homeless and effectively wiping out tens of millions of dollars in Black prosperity and wealth in Tulsa; Whereas, in the wake of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the Governor of Oklahoma declared martial law, and units of the Oklahoma National Guard participated in the mass arrests of all or nearly all of the surviving residents of Greenwood, removing them from Greenwood to other parts of Tulsa and unlawfully detaining them in holding centers; Whereas Oklahoma local and State governments dismissed claims arising from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre for decades, and the event was effectively erased from collective memory and history until, in 1997, the Oklahoma State Legislature finally created a commission to study the event; Whereas, on February 28, 2001, the commission issued a report that detailed, for the first time, the extent of the Tulsa Race Massacre and decades-long efforts to suppress its recollection; Whereas none of the law enforcement officials or any of the hundreds of other White mob members who participated in the violence were ever prosecuted or held accountable for the hundreds of lives lost and tens of millions of dollars of Black wealth destroyed, despite the Tulsa Race Massacre Commission confirming their roles in the Tulsa Race Massacre, nor was any compensation ever provided to the victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre or their descendants; Whereas State government and city officials not only abdicated their responsibility to rebuild and repair the Greenwood community in the wake of the violence, but actively blocked efforts to do so, contributing to continued racial disparities in Tulsa akin to those that Black people face across the United States; Whereas the pattern of violence against Black people in the United States, often at the hands of law enforcement, shows that the fight to end State-sanctioned violence against Black people continues; and Whereas this year marks the 102nd anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) recognizes the 102nd anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre; (2) acknowledges the historical significance of this event as one of the largest single instances of State-sanctioned violence against Black people in the history of the United States; (3) honors the lives and legacies of the estimated 300 Black individuals who were killed during the Tulsa Race Massacre and the nearly 9,000 Black individuals who were left homeless and penniless; (4) condemns the participants of the Tulsa Race Massacre, including the White municipal officials and law enforcement who directly participated in or who aided and abetted the unlawful violence; (5) condemns past and present efforts to cover up the truth and shield the White community, and especially State and local officials, from accountability for the Tulsa Race Massacre and other instances of violence at the hands of law enforcement; (6) condemns the continued legacy of racism, including systemic racism, and White supremacy against Black people in the United States, particularly in the form of police brutality; (7) encourages education about the Tulsa Race Massacre, including the horrors of the massacre itself, the history of White supremacy that fueled the massacre, and subsequent attempts to deny or cover up the Tulsa Race Massacre, in all elementary and secondary education settings and in institutions of higher education in the United States; and (8) recognizes the commitment of Congress to acknowledge and learn from the history of racism and racial violence in the United States, including the Tulsa Race Massacre, to reverse the legacy of White supremacy and fight for racial justice. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-05-31-pt1-PgS1848-3 | null | 6,331 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under clause 5(d) of rule XX, the Chair announces to the House that, in light of the resignation of the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline), the whole number of the House is 434. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-06-01-pt1-PgH2711-6 | null | 6,332 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(l) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-01-pt1-PgH2712-3 | null | 6,333 |
formal | personal responsibility | null | racist | 2023 AS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH Ms. ERNST (for herself and Mr. Peters) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 233 Whereas, in the United States, motorcycling is a great tradition enjoyed by an estimated 30,000,000 individuals annually, representing approximately 9 percent of the population; Whereas motorcycles are a valuable component of the transportation mix; Whereas motorcycles are fuel-efficient and decrease congestion while having little impact on the transportation infrastructure of the United States; Whereas the motorcycling community promotes rider safety education, licensing, and motorcycle awareness; Whereas the motorcycling community is committed to decreasing motorcycle crashes through training and safety education, personal responsibility, and increased public awareness; Whereas approximately 87 percent of motorcycles operated on highways are operated in conjunction with other vehicles; Whereas motorcyclist fatalities occur more frequently than passenger vehicle motorist fatalities; Whereas motorcycle awareness is beneficial to all road users and will help decrease motorcycle crashes; and Whereas the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration promotes Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month to encourage riders to be properly licensed, receive training, and wear personal protective equipment, and to remind all riders and motorists to always share the road: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) supports the designation of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month; (2) recognizes the contribution of motorcycles to the transportation mix; (3) encourages motorcycle awareness by all road users; (4) recognizes that motorcyclists have a right to the road and that all motorists should safely share the roadways; (5) encourages rider safety education, training, and proper gear for safe motorcycle operation; and (6) supports the goals of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-01-pt1-PgS1902 | null | 6,334 |
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-2023-06-05-pt1-PgH2717-3 | null | 6,335 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2608) to amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes, as amended. | 2020-01-06 | Mrs. WAGNER | House | CREC-2023-06-05-pt1-PgH2723 | null | 6,336 |
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 (H.R. 2793) to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-06-05-pt1-PgH2731-4 | null | 6,337 |
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. 2812) to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study of the costs associated with small- and medium-sized companies to undertake initial public offerings, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-06-05-pt1-PgH2731-5 | null | 6,338 |
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. McHENRY: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 835. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of the securities laws; with an amendment (Rept. 118-87). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. McHENRY: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 2608. A bill to amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-88). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. McHENRY: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 2610. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-89). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. McHENRY: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 2793. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-90). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. McHENRY: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 2812. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study of the costs associated with small- and medium-sized companies to undertake initial public offerings; with an amendment (Rept. 118-91). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.02,001 Mr. McHENRY: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 1579. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act with respect to the definition of accredited investor, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-92). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. McHENRY: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 2593. A bill to create an interdivisional taskforce at the Securities and Exchange Commission for senior investors; with an amendment (Rept. 118-93). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. House Joint Resolution 29. Resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment'' (Rept. 118-94). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. House Joint Resolution 46. Resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat'' (Rept. 118-95). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WESTERMAN: Committee on Natural Resources. House Joint Resolution 49. Resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat'' (Rept. 118-96). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 1541. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to apprenticeship program assistance for small business development centers, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-97). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 1606. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to codify the Boots to Business Program, and for other purposes (Rept. 118- 98). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 1644. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require a report on 7(a) agents, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-99). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 1651. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to establish requirements for 7(a) agents, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-100). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 1730. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women's business centers, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-101). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. MASSIE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 463. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 277) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 288) to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1615) to prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1640) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products'', and for other purposes (Rept. 118-102). Referred to the House Calendar. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-05-pt1-PgH2739 | null | 6,339 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(l) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-05-pt1-PgH2741-2 | null | 6,340 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings will resume on questions previously postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order: Ordering the previous question on House Resolution 463; and Adoption of House Resolution 463, if ordered. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the remaining electronic vote will be conducted as a 5-minute vote. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgH2758-4 | null | 6,341 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the question on agreeing to the Speaker's approval of the Journal, which the Chair will put de novo. The question is on the Speaker's approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgH2760-3 | null | 6,342 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(l) of rule XIl and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgH2763-2 | null | 6,343 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Under clause 3 of rule XII, ML-13. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 74, encouraging the United States Congress to facilitate a path to citizenship for immigrants from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgH2763 | null | 6,344 |
formal | urban | null | racist | Investing in America Mr. President, now on implementation, last week, Congress passed legislation averting catastrophic default. That alone is very good news for every single community in this country. Better yet, Congress averted default while also preserving the important investments we have made through legislation like the CHIPS and Science Act, the bipartisan infrastructure bill, and Democrats' landmark Inflation Reduction Act. Now, Democrats are getting the word out on our agenda, and for months I have worked with the administration and with my colleagues to painstakingly plan out implementation. It is one thing for Americans to read about Congress passing this bill or that bill; it is a whole different ball game for them to see these investments come to life through new construction projects, new factory openings, new job announcements, and even more private sector investments. Implementing our agenda is not abstract; it is happening across the country as we speak. It means jobs, jobs, jobs as well as real help for so many different communities--suburban, urban, rural--across the country. To that end, the Biden administration announced today they will hit the road very soon for their phase 2 Investing in America tour. It will be a great chance for Americans to hear directly from the administration in their own backyards and for the administration to tout the new projects sprouting across the country. Today, the White House also announced the rollout of invest.gov--a terrific new resource mapping out precisely how implementation is taking root across the country. I encourage everyone to visit invest.gov so they can see all the projects in semiconducting, clean energy, battery and EV manufacturing, and bio manufacturing that have been announced since the beginning of President Biden's term. My friends, the numbers don't lie. Under President Biden and Democrats in Congress, 32,000 infrastructure projects and more than $470 billion--billion with a capital ``B''--worth of private investments have been announced, including $214 billion in investments toward semiconductors, which was largely made possible thanks to the CHIPS and Science Act; more than $200 billion to help make America the leader in clean energy manufacturing, led by legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. And these investments include everything from new battery plants in Georgia and West Virginia to solar power facilities in Oklahoma and South Carolina, to wind turbine assembly lines in New York, and so much more. These are just a few examples of how Democrats' agenda is paving the way for the future and the future of jobs in this country. Implementation will remain at the top of Democrats' priority list in the months and years ahead. Democrats have a great story to tell the American people. Now we are putting in the work to make sure Americans know precisely--precisely--how our agenda is working for them. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgS1964 | null | 6,345 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Investing in America Mr. President, now on implementation, last week, Congress passed legislation averting catastrophic default. That alone is very good news for every single community in this country. Better yet, Congress averted default while also preserving the important investments we have made through legislation like the CHIPS and Science Act, the bipartisan infrastructure bill, and Democrats' landmark Inflation Reduction Act. Now, Democrats are getting the word out on our agenda, and for months I have worked with the administration and with my colleagues to painstakingly plan out implementation. It is one thing for Americans to read about Congress passing this bill or that bill; it is a whole different ball game for them to see these investments come to life through new construction projects, new factory openings, new job announcements, and even more private sector investments. Implementing our agenda is not abstract; it is happening across the country as we speak. It means jobs, jobs, jobs as well as real help for so many different communities--suburban, urban, rural--across the country. To that end, the Biden administration announced today they will hit the road very soon for their phase 2 Investing in America tour. It will be a great chance for Americans to hear directly from the administration in their own backyards and for the administration to tout the new projects sprouting across the country. Today, the White House also announced the rollout of invest.gov--a terrific new resource mapping out precisely how implementation is taking root across the country. I encourage everyone to visit invest.gov so they can see all the projects in semiconducting, clean energy, battery and EV manufacturing, and bio manufacturing that have been announced since the beginning of President Biden's term. My friends, the numbers don't lie. Under President Biden and Democrats in Congress, 32,000 infrastructure projects and more than $470 billion--billion with a capital ``B''--worth of private investments have been announced, including $214 billion in investments toward semiconductors, which was largely made possible thanks to the CHIPS and Science Act; more than $200 billion to help make America the leader in clean energy manufacturing, led by legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. And these investments include everything from new battery plants in Georgia and West Virginia to solar power facilities in Oklahoma and South Carolina, to wind turbine assembly lines in New York, and so much more. These are just a few examples of how Democrats' agenda is paving the way for the future and the future of jobs in this country. Implementation will remain at the top of Democrats' priority list in the months and years ahead. Democrats have a great story to tell the American people. Now we are putting in the work to make sure Americans know precisely--precisely--how our agenda is working for them. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgS1964 | null | 6,346 |
formal | terrorists | null | Islamophobic | National Defense Finally, Mr. President, as I made clear last week, the government's work to provide for the common defense remains unfinished. President Biden's request for the defense budget is simply insufficient, given the major challenges that our country faces. We areinvesting roughly half as much in defense today as a share of GDP as we were at the height of President's Reagan buildup in the mid-1980s. In the dangerous world that surrounds us today, this is wholly inadequate. Decades after the Cold War, the famous Reagan maxim--``peace through strength''--still applies. But, unfortunately, the Biden administration's record on defending America, our partners, and our interests has been one of weakness and delay. Take, for example, the President's approach to helping Ukraine fight Russian invaders. At seemingly every opportunity--from the guided rockets to drones, to Abrams tanks--he hesitated to put decisive capabilities in Ukrainian hands until they were several steps behind the pace of relevance. Last month, the Biden administration finally authorized the transfer of F-16 fighter aircraft, but, as with the tanks, they waited too long for these highly capable systems to be ready for a counteroffensive anytime soon, making it more likely--more likely--that this conflict becomes a stalemate or worse, instead of a Ukrainian victory. And the President continues to avoid authorizing other key capabilities, like longer range fires and cluster munitions, even though Russia is already using them against Ukrainian forces. The consequences of these misjudgments are not limited to Ukraine itself. The same adversaries who watched President Biden's botched withdrawal from the battlefield in Afghanistan are watching the West for signs of weakness in Ukraine. America's friends in the Indo-Pacific know that along with robust investment in real military capabilities, the best way to deter aggression from China is to help Ukraine defeat aggression from Russia. Tomorrow, the President will welcome Prime Minister Sunak of the United Kingdom to Washington. The special relationship between our two countries is a source of strength in the face of shared threats around the world. Anglo-U.S. cooperation, including with Australia in the Indo-Pacific, will help shape the next century of strategic competition. I hope President Biden will recommit to standing with America's closest allies and partners in confronting shared threats. Congress must commit ourselves to equipping our military with the capabilities it needs to control growing threats from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and terrorists emboldened by America's retreat from Afghanistan. Keeping America safe, keeping America fed, and keeping the lights on--our responsibilities are crystal clear. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgS1964-4 | null | 6,347 |
formal | Reagan | null | white supremacist | National Defense Finally, Mr. President, as I made clear last week, the government's work to provide for the common defense remains unfinished. President Biden's request for the defense budget is simply insufficient, given the major challenges that our country faces. We areinvesting roughly half as much in defense today as a share of GDP as we were at the height of President's Reagan buildup in the mid-1980s. In the dangerous world that surrounds us today, this is wholly inadequate. Decades after the Cold War, the famous Reagan maxim--``peace through strength''--still applies. But, unfortunately, the Biden administration's record on defending America, our partners, and our interests has been one of weakness and delay. Take, for example, the President's approach to helping Ukraine fight Russian invaders. At seemingly every opportunity--from the guided rockets to drones, to Abrams tanks--he hesitated to put decisive capabilities in Ukrainian hands until they were several steps behind the pace of relevance. Last month, the Biden administration finally authorized the transfer of F-16 fighter aircraft, but, as with the tanks, they waited too long for these highly capable systems to be ready for a counteroffensive anytime soon, making it more likely--more likely--that this conflict becomes a stalemate or worse, instead of a Ukrainian victory. And the President continues to avoid authorizing other key capabilities, like longer range fires and cluster munitions, even though Russia is already using them against Ukrainian forces. The consequences of these misjudgments are not limited to Ukraine itself. The same adversaries who watched President Biden's botched withdrawal from the battlefield in Afghanistan are watching the West for signs of weakness in Ukraine. America's friends in the Indo-Pacific know that along with robust investment in real military capabilities, the best way to deter aggression from China is to help Ukraine defeat aggression from Russia. Tomorrow, the President will welcome Prime Minister Sunak of the United Kingdom to Washington. The special relationship between our two countries is a source of strength in the face of shared threats around the world. Anglo-U.S. cooperation, including with Australia in the Indo-Pacific, will help shape the next century of strategic competition. I hope President Biden will recommit to standing with America's closest allies and partners in confronting shared threats. Congress must commit ourselves to equipping our military with the capabilities it needs to control growing threats from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and terrorists emboldened by America's retreat from Afghanistan. Keeping America safe, keeping America fed, and keeping the lights on--our responsibilities are crystal clear. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgS1964-4 | null | 6,348 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Gun Violence Mr. President, it was 10 years ago, roughly, when the inauguration of Barack Obama took place. It meant a lot to me. He was my colleague in the Senate for a number of years. He was my friend. I endorsed him for President. I was the first Senator to endorse him, and, for 14 months, I was the only Senator who endorsed him. I traveled to Iowa many times to campaign for him as President. And, of course, I remember that glorious, cold, cold day when he took the oath of office out here on the steps of the Capitol. It was cold, but there were huge crowds. I will never forget it. I was lucky enough, being in the Senate and a friend of his, to be on the platform when he took the oath of office. And when my friend Barack Obama reached his hand over and put it on the Bible of Abraham Lincoln to take his oath of office, I was witnessing, along with America, a moment in history I had never dreamed of. It meant a lot to many other people too. There was a class from a school in Chicago that decided to send out their students and their band to march and to honor the new President. They were as proud of him as I was, maybe more so. It was an African-American school class, and it included in its rank a young lady named Hadiya Pendleton. After she witnessed that swearing-in, she went back to Chicago. Sadly, 2 weeks later, she was senselessly shot down and killed on the South Side. She was 15 years old. President Obama's wife Michelle Obama came to her funeral in Chicago to honor this wonderful little girl--young girl--who came to that capital to be part of history and only lived a few weeks afterwards. Friday would have been Hadiya Pendleton's 26th birthday. I joined community members in Chicago at a violence prevention center called BUILD. The people I spoke to were united not only in wearing orange to signify their unity but in sharing the belief that we have to do more to protect our communities from gun violence. In the more than 10 years since Hadiya was killed, America's crisis of gun violence has gotten progressively worse. Today, gunfire is the No. 1 killer of America's children. Think about that for a second--gun violence, the No. 1 killer of America's children today, of all the things they face in life. One in five Americans now say they have lost a loved one to gun violence--one in five. Many Americans say they live in fear of sending their kids to school or the local grocery store or church, that they will become targets of the next mass shooting. Last weekend, sadly, at least 46 people were shot in the city of Chicago during the weekend. Ten died. This includes a horrific mass shooting in the Austin neighborhood, where seven people were shot and one died just blocks away from where the new mayor lives. Some politicians claim, well, that is part of American life; we have to accept it. I think they are wrong, and nearly 90 percent of Americans who support new gun safety laws agree it is time for Congress to do something. That is why it is unbelievable to me, having served in this body for a number of years, that this week the Senate Republicans want to take us backwards and weaken an existing gun law, one that has been on the books since 1934, almost 90 years: the National Firearms Act. Congress passed this law almost 90 years ago to set strict rules around particularly dangerous firearms like machine guns, sawed-off shotguns, and short-barreled rifles, but right now, the Republican effort on the floor wants to wipe away a regulation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives which restricts devices that can convert pistols into short-barreled rifles. The device is known as a stabilizing brace. When you attach one to a pistol, you can hold the weapon against your shoulder to fire it. It is accurate like a rifle but easily concealed, more like a handgun. That is exactly why, for almost 90 years, short-barreled rifles have been regulated in the United States. This kind of weapon is still being used. It was used by the mass shooter who killed 9 people and injured 17 others in Dayton, OH, in 2019 and by another mass shooter in Boulder, CO, in 2021 who killed 10 people. Now, ask yourself, is this what America needs in the year 2023: weakening gun laws that have been on the books since Franklin Roosevelt was President, making it easier to conceal short-barreled rifles in your handbag or backpack? Absolutely not. But this Republican proposal, at this moment of gun violence and bloodshed in America, would make it easier for mass shooters and criminals to access these dangerous weapons. Under the ATF rule, gun owners have a number of ways to comply. They can take the brace off their pistol or put a longer barrel on it, but they cannot have a short-barreled rifle without being subject to regulations from that 1934 National Firearms Act, which included registration and limits on transfers. The ATF's regulation on pistol braces is just common sense. More importantly, it will save lives. The only question is, Why are the Republicans bringing this up at this moment in our history? Why? Is it for the gun lobby or for the American people? | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgS1965-2 | null | 6,349 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | U.S. Supreme Court Mr. President, you have all heard the story, I am sure, about the U.S. Supreme Court and Justice Clarence Thomas. It was published about 6 weeks ago. It turns out that Justice Thomas was receiving lavish gifts from a Texas billionaire named Harlan Crow. Harlan Crow and his family made a lot of money in real estate and other investments. He is pretty well known because, as recently as this last summer, Harlan Crow had been providing transportation for a Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas, and his family, and sadly the Justice failed to disclose that gift as required by law. The highest Court in the Nation must not have the lowest ethical standards. Sadly, I am afraid that is the case today. Every Federal judge in the United States of America is bound by a code of ethical conduct and a set of ethics rules and enforcement mechanisms--every single judge in America except for the nine across the street in the Supreme Court. It was 11 years ago, February 2012, when I first wrote Chief Justice Roberts and urged him to address this problem. I urged him to have the Supreme Court adopt a binding code of conduct that applies to all Justices, just like every other Federal judge in America. He refused, and the ethics problem, which was already swirling around the Court a decade ago, has grown progressively worse. The Senate Judiciary Committee, which I chair, is currently seeking information to understand the full extent of the ethical problems in the Supreme Court because of their lack of a binding code of conduct. The committee must engage in this work because Chief Justice Roberts refuses to do what is within his power to do today: adopt a resolution binding the nine Justices to an enforceable code of ethical conduct, just like every other Federal judge. The polling data on the reputation of the Supreme Court tells the story. Ithas plummeted. People have lost confidence in a Court that is hiding something as basic as this. If people with interests before the Court are able to get special private access to any Supreme Court Justice through gifts or travel or vacations and giveaways, the American people have a right to know. If the Court is going to be credible, it has to be transparent. At a minimum, it creates an appearance of a conflict of interest, if not an actual one. The Senate Judiciary Committee has well-established legislative and oversight authority over the Federal judiciary. It is imperative that the committee understand how people or parties with interests before the Court are able to gain influence and access to any Justice. While we are focused on the ethical conduct of all the Justices, the revelations about hundreds of thousands of dollars in undisclosed gifts that Justice Clarence Thomas has received over the past two decades present the clearest example of the appearance of misconduct that we must address through legislation. Late last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee received a second response from Texas billionaire Harlan Crow to our earlier letters of May 8 and May 26. Those letters were requests for information about the lavish gifts he and three companies have provided to Justice Thomas. Sadly, he has made it clear that he refuses to voluntarily cooperate. Harlan Crow has based this refusal on a dangerous, undemocratic argument that information requests of him about these gifts infringe on the separation of powers between Congress and the Court. This argument is baseless. Good news for Harlan Crow: If you check with your lawyers, they will inform you, you are not a branch of government; you are a private citizen. You cannot declare that you are standing up for the Supreme Court and refuse to cooperate with Congress. That is exactly what he is doing. He is not a member of government. He is not a government. He is not a branch of government. He is a rich Texas billionaire who wants friends in high places. The Senate Judiciary Committee has clearly established authority to conduct oversight over the ethical crisis of the Court's own making and to legislate as needed to address it. Let me be clear. All options are on the table to acquire information. We need to help restore faith in the conduct of public servants who serve the highest Court in the land. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the latest letter which we have received from Harlan Crow through his attorneys. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgS1966-2 | null | 6,350 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | U.S. Supreme Court Mr. President, you have all heard the story, I am sure, about the U.S. Supreme Court and Justice Clarence Thomas. It was published about 6 weeks ago. It turns out that Justice Thomas was receiving lavish gifts from a Texas billionaire named Harlan Crow. Harlan Crow and his family made a lot of money in real estate and other investments. He is pretty well known because, as recently as this last summer, Harlan Crow had been providing transportation for a Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas, and his family, and sadly the Justice failed to disclose that gift as required by law. The highest Court in the Nation must not have the lowest ethical standards. Sadly, I am afraid that is the case today. Every Federal judge in the United States of America is bound by a code of ethical conduct and a set of ethics rules and enforcement mechanisms--every single judge in America except for the nine across the street in the Supreme Court. It was 11 years ago, February 2012, when I first wrote Chief Justice Roberts and urged him to address this problem. I urged him to have the Supreme Court adopt a binding code of conduct that applies to all Justices, just like every other Federal judge in America. He refused, and the ethics problem, which was already swirling around the Court a decade ago, has grown progressively worse. The Senate Judiciary Committee, which I chair, is currently seeking information to understand the full extent of the ethical problems in the Supreme Court because of their lack of a binding code of conduct. The committee must engage in this work because Chief Justice Roberts refuses to do what is within his power to do today: adopt a resolution binding the nine Justices to an enforceable code of ethical conduct, just like every other Federal judge. The polling data on the reputation of the Supreme Court tells the story. Ithas plummeted. People have lost confidence in a Court that is hiding something as basic as this. If people with interests before the Court are able to get special private access to any Supreme Court Justice through gifts or travel or vacations and giveaways, the American people have a right to know. If the Court is going to be credible, it has to be transparent. At a minimum, it creates an appearance of a conflict of interest, if not an actual one. The Senate Judiciary Committee has well-established legislative and oversight authority over the Federal judiciary. It is imperative that the committee understand how people or parties with interests before the Court are able to gain influence and access to any Justice. While we are focused on the ethical conduct of all the Justices, the revelations about hundreds of thousands of dollars in undisclosed gifts that Justice Clarence Thomas has received over the past two decades present the clearest example of the appearance of misconduct that we must address through legislation. Late last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee received a second response from Texas billionaire Harlan Crow to our earlier letters of May 8 and May 26. Those letters were requests for information about the lavish gifts he and three companies have provided to Justice Thomas. Sadly, he has made it clear that he refuses to voluntarily cooperate. Harlan Crow has based this refusal on a dangerous, undemocratic argument that information requests of him about these gifts infringe on the separation of powers between Congress and the Court. This argument is baseless. Good news for Harlan Crow: If you check with your lawyers, they will inform you, you are not a branch of government; you are a private citizen. You cannot declare that you are standing up for the Supreme Court and refuse to cooperate with Congress. That is exactly what he is doing. He is not a member of government. He is not a government. He is not a branch of government. He is a rich Texas billionaire who wants friends in high places. The Senate Judiciary Committee has clearly established authority to conduct oversight over the ethical crisis of the Court's own making and to legislate as needed to address it. Let me be clear. All options are on the table to acquire information. We need to help restore faith in the conduct of public servants who serve the highest Court in the land. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the latest letter which we have received from Harlan Crow through his attorneys. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgS1966-2 | null | 6,351 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | U.S. Supreme Court Mr. President, you have all heard the story, I am sure, about the U.S. Supreme Court and Justice Clarence Thomas. It was published about 6 weeks ago. It turns out that Justice Thomas was receiving lavish gifts from a Texas billionaire named Harlan Crow. Harlan Crow and his family made a lot of money in real estate and other investments. He is pretty well known because, as recently as this last summer, Harlan Crow had been providing transportation for a Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas, and his family, and sadly the Justice failed to disclose that gift as required by law. The highest Court in the Nation must not have the lowest ethical standards. Sadly, I am afraid that is the case today. Every Federal judge in the United States of America is bound by a code of ethical conduct and a set of ethics rules and enforcement mechanisms--every single judge in America except for the nine across the street in the Supreme Court. It was 11 years ago, February 2012, when I first wrote Chief Justice Roberts and urged him to address this problem. I urged him to have the Supreme Court adopt a binding code of conduct that applies to all Justices, just like every other Federal judge in America. He refused, and the ethics problem, which was already swirling around the Court a decade ago, has grown progressively worse. The Senate Judiciary Committee, which I chair, is currently seeking information to understand the full extent of the ethical problems in the Supreme Court because of their lack of a binding code of conduct. The committee must engage in this work because Chief Justice Roberts refuses to do what is within his power to do today: adopt a resolution binding the nine Justices to an enforceable code of ethical conduct, just like every other Federal judge. The polling data on the reputation of the Supreme Court tells the story. Ithas plummeted. People have lost confidence in a Court that is hiding something as basic as this. If people with interests before the Court are able to get special private access to any Supreme Court Justice through gifts or travel or vacations and giveaways, the American people have a right to know. If the Court is going to be credible, it has to be transparent. At a minimum, it creates an appearance of a conflict of interest, if not an actual one. The Senate Judiciary Committee has well-established legislative and oversight authority over the Federal judiciary. It is imperative that the committee understand how people or parties with interests before the Court are able to gain influence and access to any Justice. While we are focused on the ethical conduct of all the Justices, the revelations about hundreds of thousands of dollars in undisclosed gifts that Justice Clarence Thomas has received over the past two decades present the clearest example of the appearance of misconduct that we must address through legislation. Late last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee received a second response from Texas billionaire Harlan Crow to our earlier letters of May 8 and May 26. Those letters were requests for information about the lavish gifts he and three companies have provided to Justice Thomas. Sadly, he has made it clear that he refuses to voluntarily cooperate. Harlan Crow has based this refusal on a dangerous, undemocratic argument that information requests of him about these gifts infringe on the separation of powers between Congress and the Court. This argument is baseless. Good news for Harlan Crow: If you check with your lawyers, they will inform you, you are not a branch of government; you are a private citizen. You cannot declare that you are standing up for the Supreme Court and refuse to cooperate with Congress. That is exactly what he is doing. He is not a member of government. He is not a government. He is not a branch of government. He is a rich Texas billionaire who wants friends in high places. The Senate Judiciary Committee has clearly established authority to conduct oversight over the ethical crisis of the Court's own making and to legislate as needed to address it. Let me be clear. All options are on the table to acquire information. We need to help restore faith in the conduct of public servants who serve the highest Court in the land. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the latest letter which we have received from Harlan Crow through his attorneys. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgS1966-2 | null | 6,352 |
formal | right to know | null | anti-GMO | U.S. Supreme Court Mr. President, you have all heard the story, I am sure, about the U.S. Supreme Court and Justice Clarence Thomas. It was published about 6 weeks ago. It turns out that Justice Thomas was receiving lavish gifts from a Texas billionaire named Harlan Crow. Harlan Crow and his family made a lot of money in real estate and other investments. He is pretty well known because, as recently as this last summer, Harlan Crow had been providing transportation for a Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas, and his family, and sadly the Justice failed to disclose that gift as required by law. The highest Court in the Nation must not have the lowest ethical standards. Sadly, I am afraid that is the case today. Every Federal judge in the United States of America is bound by a code of ethical conduct and a set of ethics rules and enforcement mechanisms--every single judge in America except for the nine across the street in the Supreme Court. It was 11 years ago, February 2012, when I first wrote Chief Justice Roberts and urged him to address this problem. I urged him to have the Supreme Court adopt a binding code of conduct that applies to all Justices, just like every other Federal judge in America. He refused, and the ethics problem, which was already swirling around the Court a decade ago, has grown progressively worse. The Senate Judiciary Committee, which I chair, is currently seeking information to understand the full extent of the ethical problems in the Supreme Court because of their lack of a binding code of conduct. The committee must engage in this work because Chief Justice Roberts refuses to do what is within his power to do today: adopt a resolution binding the nine Justices to an enforceable code of ethical conduct, just like every other Federal judge. The polling data on the reputation of the Supreme Court tells the story. Ithas plummeted. People have lost confidence in a Court that is hiding something as basic as this. If people with interests before the Court are able to get special private access to any Supreme Court Justice through gifts or travel or vacations and giveaways, the American people have a right to know. If the Court is going to be credible, it has to be transparent. At a minimum, it creates an appearance of a conflict of interest, if not an actual one. The Senate Judiciary Committee has well-established legislative and oversight authority over the Federal judiciary. It is imperative that the committee understand how people or parties with interests before the Court are able to gain influence and access to any Justice. While we are focused on the ethical conduct of all the Justices, the revelations about hundreds of thousands of dollars in undisclosed gifts that Justice Clarence Thomas has received over the past two decades present the clearest example of the appearance of misconduct that we must address through legislation. Late last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee received a second response from Texas billionaire Harlan Crow to our earlier letters of May 8 and May 26. Those letters were requests for information about the lavish gifts he and three companies have provided to Justice Thomas. Sadly, he has made it clear that he refuses to voluntarily cooperate. Harlan Crow has based this refusal on a dangerous, undemocratic argument that information requests of him about these gifts infringe on the separation of powers between Congress and the Court. This argument is baseless. Good news for Harlan Crow: If you check with your lawyers, they will inform you, you are not a branch of government; you are a private citizen. You cannot declare that you are standing up for the Supreme Court and refuse to cooperate with Congress. That is exactly what he is doing. He is not a member of government. He is not a government. He is not a branch of government. He is a rich Texas billionaire who wants friends in high places. The Senate Judiciary Committee has clearly established authority to conduct oversight over the ethical crisis of the Court's own making and to legislate as needed to address it. Let me be clear. All options are on the table to acquire information. We need to help restore faith in the conduct of public servants who serve the highest Court in the land. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the latest letter which we have received from Harlan Crow through his attorneys. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgS1966-2 | null | 6,353 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Venezuela Mr. President, on another topic, last month, a few of my colleagues and I had a memorable meeting with the former interim President of Venezuela, Juan Guaido. After a heroic and determined effort to bring some semblance of democracy and stability to the once-proud nation of Venezuela, he and his young family fled in fear for their safety and future. He showed me the harrowing photos of his wife and two young daughters fleeing secretly over land and across a dangerous river into Colombia--a story that, sadly, isn't unique or even the worst I have heard. Under the current Maduro regime, Venezuela is a politically repressive failed state. I visited with this President in Caracas before the discredited 2018 election, and what I saw and what continues today is heartbreaking. There are people starving and fainting at work from malnutrition, hospitals without electricity and basic medicines, brutal political repression and torture, and staggering corruption and the dismantling of what is left of that country's democracy. It is not surprising, then, that over the last decade, more than 6 million Venezuelans have fled their country in despair and fear, traveling to neighboring nations and some onward to the United States. Yesterday, I went to the Piotrowski Park shelter in Chicago, and I met with a number of these Venezuelan immigrants, some of whom were bused into Chicago from Texas. It is not the first time I have sat down with these immigrants to hear their stories. The city of Chicago, like many other cities, is doing the best they can to provide good, humane care for these people and these families. I asked one woman about the journey she made. She sat right next to me with three little boys, the cutest kids you have ever seen--7 years old, 5 years old, and 3 years old--and she told me what it meant to take them through the jungles in Panama and realize that at any moment they could perish. That is how desperate she was for freedom, how desperate she was to get to the United States. Hers is not a unique story; it is a story repeated over and over. I want to especially thank Kate Maehr at the Greater Chicago Food Depository and the New Life Community Church, Matt DeMateo, for his leadership and helping this woman's desperate family and so many other migrants arriving in Chicago. Previously, I, along with several colleagues, urged the previous administration and then President Biden to grant temporary protected status to these Venezuelans. TPS is a temporary immigration status provided to foreign nationals if returning to their country would pose a serious threat to their safety because of ongoing conflict, environmental disaster, or other extraordinary conditions. It is the kind of commonsense move self-confident nations and leaders take to demonstrate global leadership and compassion--one I was glad President Biden made early in his Presidency. The original designation covered Venezuelans who arrived in the United States by March of 2021. Today, I call on the administration to make a similar designation for more recent Venezuelan arrivals. The Venezuelans I met in Chicago will tell you that conditions have only worsened since 2021. A new TPS designation would not provide permanent immigration status but, instead, a measure of American decency and solidarity with those who face violence and chaos in Venezuela. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgS1966 | null | 6,354 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, in recognition of Short Line Rail Advocacy Day, which was on May 17, I want to speak about the important services short line railroads provide to their customers and the entire economy. I also want to highlight the importance of the railroad track maintenance credit, otherwise known as the short line credit, for maintaining a robust network of short line rail. The short line credit is available to what are known as class II and class III railroads, which are categorized based on revenue thresholds set by the Surface Transportation Board. This tax credit is not available to the large national and international railroads most people are probably familiar with. While the short line railroads generally operate in a relatively small area, they have a massive impact. Short line railroads serve a key role in transporting manufactured goods and agricultural products from factories and farms to markets in the U.S and beyond. They often serve as the ``first and last mile'' in our Nation's freight transportation network. These links to the rest of the world are crucial to Iowa's economic competitiveness and communities across the country. Nearly half of Iowa's railroad miles are operated by 13 small railroads that transport more than 300,000 carloads of material a year. Support of short line railroads has been a long-standing bipartisan priority. Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the short line credit. Though the credit has spent most of its existence as a tax extender, as then chairman of the Finance Committee, I helped to create the credit and later led a successful effort to make the credit permanent in 2020. I had a lot of support, which is reflected in the fact that legislation that was sponsored by Senator Crapo, current ranking member of the Finance Committee, to make the credit permanent had 62 cosponsors. The short line credit provides smaller regional and local railroads a tax credit for a percentage of amounts spent to upgrade and maintain miles of railroad track. However, these small railroads operate on tight margins, and many have insufficient tax liability to claim the credit against. To address this issue, the law allows short line railroads to assign the credit to another short line, or to a customer. The assigning railroad typically recognizes income for cash received and the assignee deducts payments made. This arrangement ensures that all short line railroads are able to fully utilize the credit. This year on Short Line Rail Advocacy Day, many of the Nation's 600 short line railroads visited offices on Capitol Hill to remind us of the critical role they play in the industry. According to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, nearly 30 percent of our national rail network, or roughly 50,000 miles of track, is operated by short lines who at some point handle a quarter of all rail cars moving through the national rail system. It is important we understand and appreciate what these local and regional railroads do for our communities, and our whole economy. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. GRASSLEY | Senate | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgS1973-3 | null | 6,355 |
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 and joint resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 835. An act to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of the securities laws. H.R. 1579. An act to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act with respect to the definition of accredited investor, and for other purposes. H.R. 2593. An act to create an interdivisional taskforce at the Securities and Exchange Commission for senior investors. H.R. 2608. An act to amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes. H.R. 2610. An act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes. H.R. 2793. An act to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions, and for other purposes. H.R. 2812. An act to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study of the costs associated with small- and medium-sized companies to undertake initial public offerings. H.J. Res. 62. Joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. H.J. Res. 63. Joint resolution providing for the appointment of Antoinette Bush as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. H.J. Res. 64. Joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. The message further announced that the House has agreed to the following concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H. Con. Res. 43. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgS1976-4 | null | 6,356 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The following bills and joint resolutions were read the first and the second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: H.R. 835. An act to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of the securities laws; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 1579. An act to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act with respect to the definition of accredited investor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 2593. An act to create an interdivisional taskforce at the Securities and Exchange Commission for senior investors; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 2608. An act to amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 2610. An act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 2793. An act to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 2812. An act to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study of the costs associated with small- and medium-sized companies to undertake initial public offerings; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.J. Res. 62. Joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. H.J. Res. 63. Joint resolution providing for the appointment of Antoinette Bush as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. H.J. Res. 64. Joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-06-pt1-PgS1976-5 | null | 6,357 |
formal | terrorism | null | Islamophobic | Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-1117. A letter from the President, Defense Acquisition University, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter regarding the comprehensive plan to supplement existing training curricula related to software acquisitions and cybersecurity software and hardware acquisitions; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-1118. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification of countries that are not fully cooperating with U.S. Anti-Terrorism efforts, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2781(a); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 40A (as added Public Law 104-132, Sec. 330); (110 Stat. 1258); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-1119. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the Central African Republic that was declared in Executive Order 13667 of May 12, 2014, 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-1120. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the situation in and in relation to Syria that was declared in Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019, 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-1121. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo that was declared in Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006, 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-1122. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism that was declared in Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-1123. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Belarus that was declared in Executive Order 13405 of June 16, 2006, 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-1124. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979, 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-1125. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Nicaragua that was declared in Executive Order 13851 of November 27, 2018, 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-1126. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Determination Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-1127. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Yemen that was declared in Executive Order 13611 of May 16, 2012, 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-1128. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress covering the 6-month period, which ended on March 31, 2023; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1129. A letter from the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the CRCL Officer, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's FY 2022 No FEAR Act report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, Sec. 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1130. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, transmitting the Corporation's Semiannual Report to the Congress for the period ending March 31, 2021; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1131. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's Semiannual Report to Congress of the Office of Inspector General, for the 6-month period ending March 31, 2023; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1132. A letter from the President and Chair, Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the Bank's FY 2024 Annual Performance Plan and FY 2024 Annual Performance Report to Congress, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635g(a); July 31, 1945, ch. 341, Sec. 8(a) (as amended by Public Law 93-646, Sec. 10); (88 Stat. 2336) and 31 U.S.C. 1115(b); Public Law 111-352, Sec. 3; (124 Stat. 3867); to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1133. A letter from the President and Chair, Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the Untied States, transmitting the Bank's FY 2022 No FEAR Act Report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, Sec. 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1134. A letter from the Director, Equal Employment Opportunity and Inclusion, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the Administration's 2022 No FEAR Act Report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, Sec. 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1135. A letter from the Director, Equal Employment Opportunity and Inclusion, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 2022 No Fear Act Report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, Sec. 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1136. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2022 No FEAR Act report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, Sec. 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1137. A letter from the Associate Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting the Administration's FY 2022 No FEAR Act Report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, Sec. 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1138. A letter from the Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Programs, National Archives, transmitting the Administration's 2022 No FEAR Act Report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, Sec. 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1139. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, transmitting the Commission's 2022 No FEAR Act Report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, Sec. 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1140. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, transmitting the Board's report ``Perceptions of Prohibited Personnel Practices: An Update'', pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1141. A letter from the Chairman, United States International Trade Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2022 No FEAR Act Report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, Sec. 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1142. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, United States Postal Service, transmitting the Board's Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress for the period October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. EC-1143. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of the United States, transmitting the Conference's Article III judgeship recommendations and draft implementing legislation for the 118th Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-1144. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of the United States, transmitting the Report of the Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States for the 2022 calendar sessions; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-1145. A letter from the Chair, United States Sentencing Commission, transmitting amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and official commentary, together with the reasons for amendment, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(p); Public Law 98-473, Sec. 217(a) (as amended by Public Law 100-690, Sec. 7109); (102 Stat. 4419); to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-1146. A letter from the Secretary, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Congressional Justification of Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 2024 including the Performance Plan for the year, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1115(b); Public Law 111-352, Sec. 3; (124 Stat. 3867) and 45 U.S.C. 231f(f); Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, Sec. 7(f) (as amended by Public Law 93-445, Sec. 416); (97 Stat. 436); jointly to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Appropriations, and Ways and Means. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-07-pt1-PgH2776 | null | 6,358 |
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 follow: Mr. McHENRY: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 3564. A bill to cancel recent changes made by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to the up-front loan level pricing adjustments charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for guarantee of single-family mortgages, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-103). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-07-pt1-PgH2777 | null | 6,359 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follow: Mr. McHENRY: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 3564. A bill to cancel recent changes made by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to the up-front loan level pricing adjustments charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for guarantee of single-family mortgages, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-103). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-07-pt1-PgH2777 | null | 6,360 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-07-pt1-PgH2779 | null | 6,361 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 141, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for home and community based services for veterans, and for other purposes. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-07-pt1-PgS2006-2 | null | 6,362 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Vance): S. 1838. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system to prescribe regulations relating to network competition in credit card transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | Senate | CREC-2023-06-07-pt1-PgS2007-2 | null | 6,363 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Vance): S. 1838. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system to prescribe regulations relating to network competition in credit card transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | Senate | CREC-2023-06-07-pt1-PgS2007-2 | null | 6,364 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Vance): S. 1838. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system to prescribe regulations relating to network competition in credit card transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | Senate | CREC-2023-06-07-pt1-PgS2007 | null | 6,365 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Vance): S. 1838. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system to prescribe regulations relating to network competition in credit card transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | Senate | CREC-2023-06-07-pt1-PgS2007 | null | 6,366 |
formal | blue | null | antisemitic | SEERSUCKER DAY'' , DESIGNATING EVERY THURSDAY AFTER NATIONAL SEERSUCKER DAY THROUGH THE LAST THURSDAY IN AUGUST 2023 AS ``SEERSUCKER THURSDAY'' , AND DESIGNATING JUNE 2023 AS ``SEERSUCKER APPRECIATION MONTH'' Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 240 Whereas seersucker was introduced to the United States in the South in the middle of the 19th century; Whereas seersucker suits were popularized in the United States in the early 1900s by New Orleans businessman Joseph Haspel at his Broad Street facility in New Orleans, Louisiana; Whereas, as a lightweight, hard-wearing fabric, seersucker is mostly worn and enjoyed by the people of the United States during hot summer months; Whereas former Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi brought Seersucker Thursday to Congress in 1996, and after the day went unobserved in 2012 and 2013, then-Representative Bill Cassidy revived the tradition in the House of Representatives in 2014 and, with the help of Senator Dianne Feinstein, has continued the tradition ever since; Whereas the name ``seersucker'' originates from the Persian phrase ``shir-o-shakar'', meaning ``milk and sugar'', alluding to the alternating textures of the fabric; Whereas the seersucker textile is made of cotton, linen, or silk (or combinations thereof), woven on a loom with threads at different tensions, creating alternating stripes of smooth and puckered textures that do not lay flat on one's skin, which is what makes the fabric so breathable; and Whereas one of the two alternating stripes in seersucker is frequently in a color, typically blue, but sometimes gray, green, tan, red, pink, or another color, which, in combination with the white stripes, creates the iconic pattern so well known today: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates June 8, 2023, as National Seersucker Day; (2) designates every Thursday after National Seersucker Day through the last Thursday in August 2023 as ``Seersucker Thursday''; (3) designates June 2023 as ``Seersucker Appreciation Month''; (4) recognizes the contributions of the hard-working people of the United States through the wearing of seersucker, the unique warm weather clothing known as the working person's uniform; (5) encourages Senators to support the objective of National Seersucker Day and Seersucker Thursday; (6) encourages local governments in the United States to build partnerships with local organizations and other members of the clothing industries and enthusiasts to promote the wearing of seersucker; and (7) invites the people of the United States to don their warm weather finest on National Seersucker Day and every Seersucker Thursday. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-07-pt1-PgS2010 | null | 6,367 |
formal | Yahoo | null | anti-Latino | Nomination of Dilawar Syed Now, on nominations, Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Dilawar Syed to serve as the No. 2 person at the Small Business Administration. Mr. Syed's confirmation is great news for small businesses across the country because there is no better person to serve the interests of small business than someone who is a successful business owner himself. The SBA has not had a Senate-confirmed Deputy for more than 5 years, and Mr. Syed is exactly the right person for the job. His nomination is backed by more than 200 civic, government, higher education, and business groups and leaders, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Roundtable. Mr. Syed is an American success story. He came to this country from Pakistan and amassed a remarkably successful career as an executive at Yahoo!, as the president of a software company, and most recently as the CEO of a healthcare AI company. So Mr. Syed is more than qualified to assume the post of Deputy SBA Administrator, where his job will be in helping millions of small businesses get the resources they need to start, to grow, to expand. And, once confirmed, Mr. Syed will add to the dynamism and diversity of the Biden administration as the highest ranking Muslim official in the executive branch. This is a very good day for small business because, after today, the SBA will have an exceedingly capable, experienced, and accomplished small business champion in Dilawar Syed. So I will vote yes on his nomination, and I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to do the same. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-08-pt1-PgS2014 | null | 6,368 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Tribute to Andy Quinn Now, Mr. President, on an entirely different matter, I am very sorry to have to conclude my remarks today by bidding farewell to an integral member of my staff, my chief speechwriter and strategic communications director, Andy Quinn. Five and a half years ago, Andy arrived in my office with one of the sharpest minds and sharpest pens in town. It has been my great good fortune to have him on my team longer than anyone might reasonably hope to keep such a talent tied down. Andy's background made him a unique candidate for the job, to say the least. He was the exceedingly rare breed who had come out of 4 years at an elite New England liberal arts college with his conservative principles even stronger. He had experience on the campaign trail and in the cloisters of professional scholarship, but he hadn't spent a day working on Capitol Hill. I had a hunch that Andy's evident hunger, enthusiasm, and shear brain power would have him adapt to life in the Senate in no time. And, boy, was I right. It would be no exaggeration to say that he will depart more fluent in the workings of this institution than folks who have been around here twice as long. Andy has proven his impressive ability to wear multiple hats. He has lent both a finely tuned instinct for political strategy and a bottomless--bottomless--appetite for nuanced policy. And, in the process, he has become a plumb line for my entire team on both long-range, big-picture ideas and pressing day-to-day decisions. This young man has an incredible ability to cut straight to the essence of the topic at hand and ask the sort of questions that help all of us approach big issues with clarity and with confidence. When Andy is at the table, we know we will get clear, honest, unvarnished counsel. These strengths have been extraordinarily valuable over an eventful past 5 years: three Supreme Court confirmations, two Presidential impeachments, and a once-in-a-century pandemic. During the first weeks of 2021, in particular, some of the most important conversations I had were with Andy, as I planned my response to the rioters who tried and failed to interrupt the certification of an election, and as I prepared to cast my vote as an impeachment juror. Through it all, Andy's zeal for worthy fights has helped me, his colleagues, and our entire conference meet career-defining moments with strength and grace. He has taken 5\1/2\ years of incredibly varied, sensitive, and high-profile responsibilities in stride. He has demonstrated pitch-perfect instincts and wisdom beyond his years. And, somehow, alongside Andy's book smarts is room for a razor-sharp sense of humor and plenty of opinions on the prospects of his Chicago Cubs. But just as noticeable as Andy's intellect is his humility. He took every step to the front office coffee pot as an opportunity to get to know his youngest colleagues and learn about their interests. For that matter, one of the only outward signs of the enormous workload Andy has shouldered has been the coffee cup he has carried, which his colleagues say has grown larger over the years. Of course, that could just as likely be a symptom of the fact that Andy has become a proud father not once, not twice, but three times during his Senate tenure. For all of his work as a fellow steward of this institution and a passionate defender of right-of-center principles, we know that Andy's truest devotions are to his beloved wife Amy, to the deep faith they share, and to the wonderful family they are raising together. It is no secret that the demands of the Senate schedule are borne not only by Senators and our staff but, in a unique way, by their families as well. As Andy prepares to write an exciting new chapter professionally, I understand that the oldest of his three sons, at the ripe old age of 4\1/2\, has expressed particular excitement at getting to see his dad a little more often. Even the world's greatest deliberative body can't compete with all that. So I would like to leave Andy with my sincere thanks for pouring his immense talents into our shared mission for these past 5\1/2\ years and my congratulations on a job very well done. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-08-pt1-PgS2015 | null | 6,369 |
formal | terrorism | null | Islamophobic | Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. Rubio) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 245 Whereas, on June 12, 2016, a gunman inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targeted the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, where he killed 49 innocent victims and wounded dozens more in a despicable attack; Whereas the attack at the Pulse nightclub was an attack on the LGBTQ community, the Hispanic community, the City of Orlando, the State of Florida, and the United States; Whereas the Orlando community continues to mourn the tragic loss of life but has demonstrated remarkable strength, unity, and resilience in the aftermath of the horrendous event; Whereas June 12 is designated as ``Pulse Remembrance Day'' in the State of Florida to honor the victims and survivors of the senseless attack; Whereas the people of the United States continue to pray for those affected by the tragedy; and Whereas June 12, 2023, marks 7 years since the lives of the 49 innocent victims were tragically cut short by this senseless act of terrorism: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) commemorates the 49 innocent victims killed in the attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, and offers heartfelt condolences to the families, loved ones, and friends of the victims; (2) honors the dozens of survivors of the attack and pledges continued resolve to stand against terrorism and hate; and (3) expresses gratitude to the brave law enforcement and emergency medical personnel who responded to the attack. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-08-pt1-PgS2035 | null | 6,370 |
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: Mrs. RODGERS of Washington: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 1418. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs; with an amendment (Rept. 118-104). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-09-pt1-PgH2785 | null | 6,371 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-09-pt1-PgH2788-2 | null | 6,372 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | By Mr. PFLUGER: H.J. Res. 67. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced. | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | House | CREC-2023-06-09-pt1-PgH2791-8 | null | 6,373 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | By Mr. PFLUGER: H.J. Res. 67. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced. | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | House | CREC-2023-06-09-pt1-PgH2791-8 | null | 6,374 |
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-2023-06-12-pt1-PgH2795-6 | null | 6,375 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-1177. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's final rule -- Policy Statement on Section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act [Docket No.: R-1800] (RIN: 7100-AG- 53) received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-1178. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Mississippi; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference [EPA-R04-OAR-2021-0022; FRL-8841-01-R4] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1179. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (21-2.F) [EPA-HQ-OPPT- 2021-0227; FRL-8985-02-OCSPP] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received May 31,2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1180. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Illinois; VOC RACT Requirements for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Operations [EPA-R05-OAR-2021-0294; FRL-9831-02-R5] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1181. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Ethalfluralin; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0130 and EPA-HQ-OPP- 2021-0555; FRL-10449-01-OCSPP] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1182. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Acetophenone; Exception From the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP- 2021-0274; FRL-10822-01-OCSPP] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1183. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- West Virginia; Finding of Failure to Submit State Implementation Plan Revision in Response to the 2015 Findings of Substantial Inadequacy and SIP Calls to Amend Provisions Applying to Excess Emissions During Periods of Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction [EPA-R03-OAR-2023-0179; FRL-10883-02-R3] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1184. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Disapproval; West Virginia; Revision to the West Virginia State Implementation Plan to Add the Startup, Shutdown, Maintenance Rule 45CSR1 -- Alternative Emission Limitations during Startup, Shutdown, and Maintenance Operations [EPA-R03-OAR- 2022-0956; FRL-10885-02-R3] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1185. A letter from the Deputy Bureau Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act Electronic Filing System (CEFS) [PS Docket No.: 22-217] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1186. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Property Safe Harbor Method of Accounting (Rev. Proc. 2023-15) received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means. EC-1187. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Revenue Ruling to Obsolete Revenue Ruling 58-74 (Rev. Rul. 2023-8) received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgH2806-3 | null | 6,376 |
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-1177. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's final rule -- Policy Statement on Section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act [Docket No.: R-1800] (RIN: 7100-AG- 53) received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-1178. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Mississippi; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference [EPA-R04-OAR-2021-0022; FRL-8841-01-R4] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1179. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (21-2.F) [EPA-HQ-OPPT- 2021-0227; FRL-8985-02-OCSPP] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received May 31,2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1180. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Illinois; VOC RACT Requirements for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Operations [EPA-R05-OAR-2021-0294; FRL-9831-02-R5] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1181. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Ethalfluralin; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0130 and EPA-HQ-OPP- 2021-0555; FRL-10449-01-OCSPP] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1182. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Acetophenone; Exception From the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP- 2021-0274; FRL-10822-01-OCSPP] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1183. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- West Virginia; Finding of Failure to Submit State Implementation Plan Revision in Response to the 2015 Findings of Substantial Inadequacy and SIP Calls to Amend Provisions Applying to Excess Emissions During Periods of Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction [EPA-R03-OAR-2023-0179; FRL-10883-02-R3] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1184. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Disapproval; West Virginia; Revision to the West Virginia State Implementation Plan to Add the Startup, Shutdown, Maintenance Rule 45CSR1 -- Alternative Emission Limitations during Startup, Shutdown, and Maintenance Operations [EPA-R03-OAR- 2022-0956; FRL-10885-02-R3] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1185. A letter from the Deputy Bureau Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act Electronic Filing System (CEFS) [PS Docket No.: 22-217] received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1186. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Property Safe Harbor Method of Accounting (Rev. Proc. 2023-15) received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means. EC-1187. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Revenue Ruling to Obsolete Revenue Ruling 58-74 (Rev. Rul. 2023-8) received May 31, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgH2806-3 | null | 6,377 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgH2809-2 | null | 6,378 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as follows: ML-14. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, relative to House Resolution No. 98, urging the Federal Trade Commission and the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to review the funding methodology of HISA and ensure that they provide uniform treatment to all states; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. ML-15. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of North Dakota, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 3006, urging Congress to support policies to increase oil refining capacity in the United States; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. ML-16. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, relative to House Resolution 2002, supporting the enactment by the United States Congress of the securing America's land from Foreign Interference Act or similar legislation, to prohibit the sale of United States land to foreign investors; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. ML-17. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 2003, urging the United States Geological Survey to add copper to its list of critical minerals; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgH2809 | null | 6,379 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | By Mrs. BOEBERT: H.J. Res. 68. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; The single subject of this legislation is: Terminates the National Emergency Declaration by the finding of the President on October 27, 6 2006, in Executive Order 13413. | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | House | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgH2811-15 | null | 6,380 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | By Mr. BURGESS: H.J. Res. 69. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 3 of the constitution allows for the introduction of this legislation. The single subject of the legislation is: To disapprove of the EPA's ``Federal `Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards.'' | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | House | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgH2811-16 | null | 6,381 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | By Mr. GOSAR: H.J. Res. 70. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.'' The single subject of this legislation is: The purpose of this bill is to end the national emergency proclamaition in Libya enacted in 2011. | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | House | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgH2811-17 | null | 6,382 |
formal | illegal immigrant | null | anti-Latino | Judicial Nominations Madam President, now on an entirely different matter, last week, Senate Democrats backtracked on plans to confirm Dale Ho to the Southern District of New York. Apparently, our colleagues didn't yet have enough votes for the self-described ``wide-eyed leftist'' President Biden would like to give a lifetime appointment to the Federal bench. I have talked about Mr. Ho's criticism of the Fraternal Order of Police and his history of attacking our colleagues on Twitter. I have discussed his apparent dismay that fidelity to the Constitution as it was written doesn't really produce ``progressive'' outcomes. But as you might expect, the rap sheet on a nominee too radical for Senate Democrats goes on. Mr. Ho has also vocally opposed laws that ban ballot harvesting. He has railed against commonsense voter ID requirements that 80 percent of Americans support. Senate Democrats will have to think hard about whether they are ready to ram Mr. Ho's nomination through after all of this. But in the meantime, two more of President Biden's leftwing nominees are up for a vote this week; first, Hernan Vera, nominated to the bench in the Central District of California. Mr. Vera's nomination comes with the ringing endorsement of the left's dark money operation, and a review of his record certainly shows why. Throughout his legal career, Mr. Vera has made no effort to hide his willingness to pick progressive activism over the rule of law. He has asserted publicly that the need for greater security at our southern border is actually a ``myth'' and supported efforts to prevent ICE from conducting enforcement operations in county jails. In other words, Mr. Vera doesn't just oppose enforcing immigration laws; he opposes enforcing laws illegal immigrants have broken after they have arrived. The Senate will also vote this week on the nomination of Patrick Pitts to the Northern District of California. Mr. Pitts helped to organize student protests against military recruiters on campus when he was at Yale, but he publicly fawned over a leftist judge who later faced a reckoning over his decades of sexual harassment. Apparently, the Army was unseemly, but a notorious harasser was ``an inspiration.'' Aside from being a bad judge of character, Mr. Pitts has spent his legal career making life easier for Democrats' Big Labor allies. He worked to give union bosses more political influence over American workers, especially those who would rather be free from union thuggery. I will be opposing each of these nominations and will urge our colleagues to do the same. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgS2038 | null | 6,383 |
formal | illegal immigrants | null | anti-Latino | Judicial Nominations Madam President, now on an entirely different matter, last week, Senate Democrats backtracked on plans to confirm Dale Ho to the Southern District of New York. Apparently, our colleagues didn't yet have enough votes for the self-described ``wide-eyed leftist'' President Biden would like to give a lifetime appointment to the Federal bench. I have talked about Mr. Ho's criticism of the Fraternal Order of Police and his history of attacking our colleagues on Twitter. I have discussed his apparent dismay that fidelity to the Constitution as it was written doesn't really produce ``progressive'' outcomes. But as you might expect, the rap sheet on a nominee too radical for Senate Democrats goes on. Mr. Ho has also vocally opposed laws that ban ballot harvesting. He has railed against commonsense voter ID requirements that 80 percent of Americans support. Senate Democrats will have to think hard about whether they are ready to ram Mr. Ho's nomination through after all of this. But in the meantime, two more of President Biden's leftwing nominees are up for a vote this week; first, Hernan Vera, nominated to the bench in the Central District of California. Mr. Vera's nomination comes with the ringing endorsement of the left's dark money operation, and a review of his record certainly shows why. Throughout his legal career, Mr. Vera has made no effort to hide his willingness to pick progressive activism over the rule of law. He has asserted publicly that the need for greater security at our southern border is actually a ``myth'' and supported efforts to prevent ICE from conducting enforcement operations in county jails. In other words, Mr. Vera doesn't just oppose enforcing immigration laws; he opposes enforcing laws illegal immigrants have broken after they have arrived. The Senate will also vote this week on the nomination of Patrick Pitts to the Northern District of California. Mr. Pitts helped to organize student protests against military recruiters on campus when he was at Yale, but he publicly fawned over a leftist judge who later faced a reckoning over his decades of sexual harassment. Apparently, the Army was unseemly, but a notorious harasser was ``an inspiration.'' Aside from being a bad judge of character, Mr. Pitts has spent his legal career making life easier for Democrats' Big Labor allies. He worked to give union bosses more political influence over American workers, especially those who would rather be free from union thuggery. I will be opposing each of these nominations and will urge our colleagues to do the same. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgS2038 | null | 6,384 |
formal | cutting taxes | null | racist | Republican Tax Plan Now, on the Republican tax plan, with the predictability of a metronome, Republicans are back doing what they do best: pushing tax giveaways that benefit the wealthy, large, huge corporations, while telling working families to take a hike. Last Friday, the House Republicans released a sweeping array of new tax giveaways that double down on some of the worst parts of the 2017 Trump tax law. This latest GOP tax scam feels like a bad rerun. Once again, the biggest winners are billion-dollar companies, Big Oil polluters, and very high-income households. Once again, the biggest losers in this Republican tax scheme are vulnerable families and anyone who worries about protecting our planet for future generations. The bulk of these new business tax giveaways will flow directly to the largest corporations in the country. Half of the 10 billion in interest deduction benefits, for example, will flow to companies with revenues of over a billion dollars annually. Republicans' latest proposal will also gut billions in clean energy investments, essential for lowering our carbon emissions and creating millions of good-paying green jobs. In just 10 months, the Inflation Reduction Act has created over 142,000 new good-paying jobs, and more are coming in the next few months and years. But Republicans want to gut those investments. Big Oil polluters, meanwhile, under the Republican plan, would get a $10 billion tax break. It is almost too perfect that Republicans unrolled this Big Oil tax giveaway right as millions of Americans endured the hazards of toxic air pollution exacerbated by climate change. And, of course, this tax giveaway by the Republicans will mean next tonothing for too many Americans who aren't among the top percentage of earners. And for all the consternation we have heard from Republicans about lowering the deficit, this latest tax package will do what Republican tax packages have regularly done in the past: blow another hole in our deficit. Independent forecasters say Republicans' proposals would increase the deficit by a trillion dollars. These are the same Republicans who nearly defaulted us because they were worried about the deficit and about debt, and now they are making a proposal that increases debt by a trillion dollars. What hypocrisy. Republicans love to sing from the hymnal of fiscal responsibility and deficit reduction when it suits them. But whenever they push tax breaks for the ultrarich and the big corporations that increase the deficit, suddenly they switch their tune. Republicans claim that these tax cuts pay for themselves, as if by magic, but the GOP has been claiming for decades that their tax cuts pay for themselves only to have the actual economic facts repudiate them over and over and over again. Americans know by now that cutting taxes for the rich while ignoring working families is a failed approach--the trickle-down approach that Republicans seem to love. But Republicans seem remarkably impervious to learning from experience. After all, the last time the Republican tax scam was passed under President Trump, we know what happened: The winners turned out to be wealthy shareholders and corporations, not families. And then big corporations used their windfall from the GOP tax scam to spend trillions of dollars on corporate stock buybacks. The latest Republican tax scam is more of the same: giveaways to large corporations, giveaways to Big Oil, and another massive hole in the deficit. The good news is, the American people saw through the GOP tax plan when Republicans passed it in 2017. When they were running in 2018, they hardly mentioned it because Americans were aware it was not for them but for the wealthiest people. The American people, once again, see through this tax scam just as clearly today. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgS2039-4 | null | 6,385 |
formal | tax cut | null | racist | Republican Tax Plan Now, on the Republican tax plan, with the predictability of a metronome, Republicans are back doing what they do best: pushing tax giveaways that benefit the wealthy, large, huge corporations, while telling working families to take a hike. Last Friday, the House Republicans released a sweeping array of new tax giveaways that double down on some of the worst parts of the 2017 Trump tax law. This latest GOP tax scam feels like a bad rerun. Once again, the biggest winners are billion-dollar companies, Big Oil polluters, and very high-income households. Once again, the biggest losers in this Republican tax scheme are vulnerable families and anyone who worries about protecting our planet for future generations. The bulk of these new business tax giveaways will flow directly to the largest corporations in the country. Half of the 10 billion in interest deduction benefits, for example, will flow to companies with revenues of over a billion dollars annually. Republicans' latest proposal will also gut billions in clean energy investments, essential for lowering our carbon emissions and creating millions of good-paying green jobs. In just 10 months, the Inflation Reduction Act has created over 142,000 new good-paying jobs, and more are coming in the next few months and years. But Republicans want to gut those investments. Big Oil polluters, meanwhile, under the Republican plan, would get a $10 billion tax break. It is almost too perfect that Republicans unrolled this Big Oil tax giveaway right as millions of Americans endured the hazards of toxic air pollution exacerbated by climate change. And, of course, this tax giveaway by the Republicans will mean next tonothing for too many Americans who aren't among the top percentage of earners. And for all the consternation we have heard from Republicans about lowering the deficit, this latest tax package will do what Republican tax packages have regularly done in the past: blow another hole in our deficit. Independent forecasters say Republicans' proposals would increase the deficit by a trillion dollars. These are the same Republicans who nearly defaulted us because they were worried about the deficit and about debt, and now they are making a proposal that increases debt by a trillion dollars. What hypocrisy. Republicans love to sing from the hymnal of fiscal responsibility and deficit reduction when it suits them. But whenever they push tax breaks for the ultrarich and the big corporations that increase the deficit, suddenly they switch their tune. Republicans claim that these tax cuts pay for themselves, as if by magic, but the GOP has been claiming for decades that their tax cuts pay for themselves only to have the actual economic facts repudiate them over and over and over again. Americans know by now that cutting taxes for the rich while ignoring working families is a failed approach--the trickle-down approach that Republicans seem to love. But Republicans seem remarkably impervious to learning from experience. After all, the last time the Republican tax scam was passed under President Trump, we know what happened: The winners turned out to be wealthy shareholders and corporations, not families. And then big corporations used their windfall from the GOP tax scam to spend trillions of dollars on corporate stock buybacks. The latest Republican tax scam is more of the same: giveaways to large corporations, giveaways to Big Oil, and another massive hole in the deficit. The good news is, the American people saw through the GOP tax plan when Republicans passed it in 2017. When they were running in 2018, they hardly mentioned it because Americans were aware it was not for them but for the wealthiest people. The American people, once again, see through this tax scam just as clearly today. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgS2039-4 | null | 6,386 |
formal | tax cuts | null | racist | Republican Tax Plan Now, on the Republican tax plan, with the predictability of a metronome, Republicans are back doing what they do best: pushing tax giveaways that benefit the wealthy, large, huge corporations, while telling working families to take a hike. Last Friday, the House Republicans released a sweeping array of new tax giveaways that double down on some of the worst parts of the 2017 Trump tax law. This latest GOP tax scam feels like a bad rerun. Once again, the biggest winners are billion-dollar companies, Big Oil polluters, and very high-income households. Once again, the biggest losers in this Republican tax scheme are vulnerable families and anyone who worries about protecting our planet for future generations. The bulk of these new business tax giveaways will flow directly to the largest corporations in the country. Half of the 10 billion in interest deduction benefits, for example, will flow to companies with revenues of over a billion dollars annually. Republicans' latest proposal will also gut billions in clean energy investments, essential for lowering our carbon emissions and creating millions of good-paying green jobs. In just 10 months, the Inflation Reduction Act has created over 142,000 new good-paying jobs, and more are coming in the next few months and years. But Republicans want to gut those investments. Big Oil polluters, meanwhile, under the Republican plan, would get a $10 billion tax break. It is almost too perfect that Republicans unrolled this Big Oil tax giveaway right as millions of Americans endured the hazards of toxic air pollution exacerbated by climate change. And, of course, this tax giveaway by the Republicans will mean next tonothing for too many Americans who aren't among the top percentage of earners. And for all the consternation we have heard from Republicans about lowering the deficit, this latest tax package will do what Republican tax packages have regularly done in the past: blow another hole in our deficit. Independent forecasters say Republicans' proposals would increase the deficit by a trillion dollars. These are the same Republicans who nearly defaulted us because they were worried about the deficit and about debt, and now they are making a proposal that increases debt by a trillion dollars. What hypocrisy. Republicans love to sing from the hymnal of fiscal responsibility and deficit reduction when it suits them. But whenever they push tax breaks for the ultrarich and the big corporations that increase the deficit, suddenly they switch their tune. Republicans claim that these tax cuts pay for themselves, as if by magic, but the GOP has been claiming for decades that their tax cuts pay for themselves only to have the actual economic facts repudiate them over and over and over again. Americans know by now that cutting taxes for the rich while ignoring working families is a failed approach--the trickle-down approach that Republicans seem to love. But Republicans seem remarkably impervious to learning from experience. After all, the last time the Republican tax scam was passed under President Trump, we know what happened: The winners turned out to be wealthy shareholders and corporations, not families. And then big corporations used their windfall from the GOP tax scam to spend trillions of dollars on corporate stock buybacks. The latest Republican tax scam is more of the same: giveaways to large corporations, giveaways to Big Oil, and another massive hole in the deficit. The good news is, the American people saw through the GOP tax plan when Republicans passed it in 2017. When they were running in 2018, they hardly mentioned it because Americans were aware it was not for them but for the wealthiest people. The American people, once again, see through this tax scam just as clearly today. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgS2039-4 | null | 6,387 |
formal | working families | null | racist | Republican Tax Plan Now, on the Republican tax plan, with the predictability of a metronome, Republicans are back doing what they do best: pushing tax giveaways that benefit the wealthy, large, huge corporations, while telling working families to take a hike. Last Friday, the House Republicans released a sweeping array of new tax giveaways that double down on some of the worst parts of the 2017 Trump tax law. This latest GOP tax scam feels like a bad rerun. Once again, the biggest winners are billion-dollar companies, Big Oil polluters, and very high-income households. Once again, the biggest losers in this Republican tax scheme are vulnerable families and anyone who worries about protecting our planet for future generations. The bulk of these new business tax giveaways will flow directly to the largest corporations in the country. Half of the 10 billion in interest deduction benefits, for example, will flow to companies with revenues of over a billion dollars annually. Republicans' latest proposal will also gut billions in clean energy investments, essential for lowering our carbon emissions and creating millions of good-paying green jobs. In just 10 months, the Inflation Reduction Act has created over 142,000 new good-paying jobs, and more are coming in the next few months and years. But Republicans want to gut those investments. Big Oil polluters, meanwhile, under the Republican plan, would get a $10 billion tax break. It is almost too perfect that Republicans unrolled this Big Oil tax giveaway right as millions of Americans endured the hazards of toxic air pollution exacerbated by climate change. And, of course, this tax giveaway by the Republicans will mean next tonothing for too many Americans who aren't among the top percentage of earners. And for all the consternation we have heard from Republicans about lowering the deficit, this latest tax package will do what Republican tax packages have regularly done in the past: blow another hole in our deficit. Independent forecasters say Republicans' proposals would increase the deficit by a trillion dollars. These are the same Republicans who nearly defaulted us because they were worried about the deficit and about debt, and now they are making a proposal that increases debt by a trillion dollars. What hypocrisy. Republicans love to sing from the hymnal of fiscal responsibility and deficit reduction when it suits them. But whenever they push tax breaks for the ultrarich and the big corporations that increase the deficit, suddenly they switch their tune. Republicans claim that these tax cuts pay for themselves, as if by magic, but the GOP has been claiming for decades that their tax cuts pay for themselves only to have the actual economic facts repudiate them over and over and over again. Americans know by now that cutting taxes for the rich while ignoring working families is a failed approach--the trickle-down approach that Republicans seem to love. But Republicans seem remarkably impervious to learning from experience. After all, the last time the Republican tax scam was passed under President Trump, we know what happened: The winners turned out to be wealthy shareholders and corporations, not families. And then big corporations used their windfall from the GOP tax scam to spend trillions of dollars on corporate stock buybacks. The latest Republican tax scam is more of the same: giveaways to large corporations, giveaways to Big Oil, and another massive hole in the deficit. The good news is, the American people saw through the GOP tax plan when Republicans passed it in 2017. When they were running in 2018, they hardly mentioned it because Americans were aware it was not for them but for the wealthiest people. The American people, once again, see through this tax scam just as clearly today. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgS2039-4 | null | 6,388 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, I would like to honor an organization that generations of Illinois families have relied on: Mujeres Latinas en Accion--or Latina Women in Action. Mujeres is the longest standing Latina-led organization in the entire country. And this year, they are celebrating 50 years of empowering and emboldening Latinas across our State--as well as their families. Founded in 1973 by the late Maria Mangual, Mujeres was first established as a shelter for young women escaping violence in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, IL. Back then, some wrote off Mujeres' work as radical and unnecessary, but these critics didn't deter Maria or the dedicated women who supported her cause from building an enduring and indispensable organization. In the five decades since, Mujeres' mission, services, and footprint have only expanded to help uplift women from all walks of life. And today, Mujeres does it all. They host support groups to help young families with parenting skills. They operate a 24-hour crisis line--and referral service--to assist survivors of domestic and sexual violence, both of which, tragically, increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have developed an education training program for women hoping to launch or expand their small businesses, as well as a community engagement and mobilization program, to amplify the voices of Latina immigrants and survivors of trauma. And, importantly, Mujeres is now a leading advocate in the effort to ensure pay equity for Latinas in the workplace. What is more, as Mujeres' mission has evolved over the years, so, too, has size of their operation. Theyhave opened new sites beyond Pilsen, in Brighton Park and North Riverside--so they can reach even more women and families. The Brighton Park facility, which opened in 2019, was the product of a partnership between Mujeres and Esperanza Health Centers. This facility offers everything from adult medicine and women's health services, to pediatrics and psychiatry, and even behavioral health care services to residents, regardless of their economic or immigration status. Over the years, Mujeres has established itself as a vital resource for thousands of Illinois families. Every year, they provide critical care and services to more than 8,000 clients, in both English and Spanish. I am forever grateful to Mujeres for their commitment to improving, and even saving, the lives of women in Illinois. I would like to thank Amalia Rioja, who introduced me to Mujeres 25 years ago, as well as all of the trailblazers who have carried Maria Mangual's legacy forward, including Liz Prieto, Linda Coronado, Virginia Martinez, Norma Seledon, Maria Pesqueira, and Linda Xochtil Tortolero. I cannot wait to see what Mujeres accomplishes over the next 50 years. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgS2045-3 | null | 6,389 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, with my fellow Members of Idaho's congressional delegation Senator Jim Risch and Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher, we recognize June as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. According to the Alzheimer's Association, 27,000 people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's in Idaho, while 65,000 family caregivers bear the burden of the disease. In honor of these Idaho families and the millions of other Americans and their loved ones impacted by Alzheimer's, we continue the fight to stop harmful policies delaying access to treatment for Alzheimer's patients. The Food and Drug Administration's, FDA, accelerated approval pathway has provided a lifeline for countless Americans suffering from Alzheimer's disease by advancing access to safe and effective medicines years before these treatments could otherwise come to market. Numerous studies show that drugs that have gone through the accelerated approval pathway reach patients an average of more than 3 years before they would otherwise. Unfortunately, the current administration has taken unprecedented steps to erode this pathway, deterring lifesaving innovation and delaying access to care by restricting Medicare coverage for an entire class of potential Alzheimer's therapies. This harmful coverage decision carries grave implications for Alzheimer's patients. Every day without access to FDA-approved drugs, more than 2,000 people transition to a more advanced stage of Alzheimer's where they are no longer eligible for treatment, reports the Alzheimer's Association. The administration must reverse course and provide access to these lifesaving pathways as quickly as possible. We are grateful to leaders from communities across Idaho and our country who are pivotal in advancing Alzheimer's and dementia research and other important efforts that are making progress in fighting this disease and supporting families dealing with this dreaded disease. The advocates' personal experiences with the disease's effects in their own families often fuel and inform their engagement. Their perspectives are deeply valuable as we continue to work to improve drug access and affordability. This includes working to ensure Federal policies enable, not discourage, innovators to quickly bring their life-saving discoveries to market. Time and again, American ingenuity has proven it can meet the challenges we face, if the Federal Government gets out of the way. This Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month is a reminder of the pressing need to better empower patients and doctors to decide the treatments right for them. Throughout this month, as Americans wear purple and participate in other awareness and educational activities and in the years ahead, let's do all we can to alleviate the burden on families across our country by easing access to innovative treatment for Alzheimer's. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CRAPO | Senate | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgS2047 | null | 6,390 |
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-1476. A communication from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)'' (RIN3170-AA09) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-1477. A communication from the Senior Program Manager, Bureau Veritas Technical Assessment, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Independent Assessment of Child Safety in Military Family Housing''; to the Committees on Armed Services; and Appropriations. EC-1478. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual National Defense Stockpile Operations and Planning Report''; to the Committees on Armed Services; and Appropriations. EC-1479. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, the biennial report to Congress on strategic and critical materials requirements for the National Defense Stockpile; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-1480. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System President's Budget 2024 annual Selected Acquisition Report (SAR); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-1481. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Operational Contract Support (OCS) Outside the United States'' (RIN0790- AK81) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-1482. 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-1483. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Policy Statement on Section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act'' (RIN7100-AG53) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-1484. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer , Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oil Spill Responsibility Adjustment of the Limit of Liability for Offshore Facilities'' (RIN1010-AE18) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1485. A communication from the Biologist of the Branch of Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Slickspot Peppergrass (Lipidium papilliferum)'' (RIN1018-BE61) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1486. A communication from the Biologist of the Branch of Domestic Listing, 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 With Section 4(d) Rule for Egyptian Tortoise'' (RIN1018-BD04) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1487. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; Subpart J Product Schedule Listing and Authorization of Use Requirements'' ((RIN2050-AE87) (FRL No. 4526-01-OLEM)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1488. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Confidential Business Information Claims under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)'' (FRL No. 8223-02-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1489. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; West Virginia; Control of Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills'' (FRL No. 9329-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1490. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; California; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 9882-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1491. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York; Particulate Matter Control Strategy'' (FRL No. 10144-02-R2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1492. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; VOC RACT for Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives and Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings'' (FRL No. 10168-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1493. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Limited Approval and Limited Disapproval; California; Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL No. 10645-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1494. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Revision Clean Air Act Section 110 Applicable Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)'' (FRL No. 10665-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1495. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; State of Missouri; Restriction of Particulate Matter to the Ambient Air Beyond the Premises of Origin'' (FRL No. 10815-02-R7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1496. 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 ``Domestic Content Bonus Credit Guidance under Sections 45, 45Y, 48, and 48E'' (Notice 2023-38) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 22, 2023; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1497. 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 ``Notice: Perpetual Trust Funds'' (Notice 2023-39) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1498. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual Report to Congress on the Medicare and Medicaid Integrity Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1499. 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 ``Additional Guidance for the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit Allocation Program under Section 4'' (Notice 2023-44) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1500. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting additional legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the first session of the 118th Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-1501. A communication from the Chair and President of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to various countries; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-1502. A communication from the Chair and President of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to Turkiye; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-1503. A communication from the Director of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fair Housing Rule, Consumer Protection in Sales of Insurance Rule; Technical Correction'' (RIN3064-AF89) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-1504. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting seventeen (17) legislative proposals relative to the President of the United States' Fiscal Year 2024 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-1505. A communication from the Biologist of the Branch of Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Miami Tiger Beetle'' (RIN1018-BF38) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgS2048-6 | null | 6,391 |
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-1476. A communication from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)'' (RIN3170-AA09) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-1477. A communication from the Senior Program Manager, Bureau Veritas Technical Assessment, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Independent Assessment of Child Safety in Military Family Housing''; to the Committees on Armed Services; and Appropriations. EC-1478. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual National Defense Stockpile Operations and Planning Report''; to the Committees on Armed Services; and Appropriations. EC-1479. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, the biennial report to Congress on strategic and critical materials requirements for the National Defense Stockpile; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-1480. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System President's Budget 2024 annual Selected Acquisition Report (SAR); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-1481. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Operational Contract Support (OCS) Outside the United States'' (RIN0790- AK81) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-1482. 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-1483. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Policy Statement on Section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act'' (RIN7100-AG53) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-1484. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer , Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oil Spill Responsibility Adjustment of the Limit of Liability for Offshore Facilities'' (RIN1010-AE18) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1485. A communication from the Biologist of the Branch of Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Slickspot Peppergrass (Lipidium papilliferum)'' (RIN1018-BE61) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1486. A communication from the Biologist of the Branch of Domestic Listing, 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 With Section 4(d) Rule for Egyptian Tortoise'' (RIN1018-BD04) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1487. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; Subpart J Product Schedule Listing and Authorization of Use Requirements'' ((RIN2050-AE87) (FRL No. 4526-01-OLEM)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1488. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Confidential Business Information Claims under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)'' (FRL No. 8223-02-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1489. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; West Virginia; Control of Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills'' (FRL No. 9329-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1490. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; California; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 9882-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1491. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York; Particulate Matter Control Strategy'' (FRL No. 10144-02-R2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1492. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; VOC RACT for Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives and Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings'' (FRL No. 10168-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1493. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Limited Approval and Limited Disapproval; California; Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL No. 10645-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1494. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Revision Clean Air Act Section 110 Applicable Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)'' (FRL No. 10665-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1495. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; State of Missouri; Restriction of Particulate Matter to the Ambient Air Beyond the Premises of Origin'' (FRL No. 10815-02-R7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-1496. 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 ``Domestic Content Bonus Credit Guidance under Sections 45, 45Y, 48, and 48E'' (Notice 2023-38) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 22, 2023; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1497. 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 ``Notice: Perpetual Trust Funds'' (Notice 2023-39) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1498. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual Report to Congress on the Medicare and Medicaid Integrity Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1499. 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 ``Additional Guidance for the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit Allocation Program under Section 4'' (Notice 2023-44) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Finance. EC-1500. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting additional legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the first session of the 118th Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-1501. A communication from the Chair and President of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to various countries; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-1502. A communication from the Chair and President of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to Turkiye; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-1503. A communication from the Director of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fair Housing Rule, Consumer Protection in Sales of Insurance Rule; Technical Correction'' (RIN3064-AF89) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-1504. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting seventeen (17) legislative proposals relative to the President of the United States' Fiscal Year 2024 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-1505. A communication from the Biologist of the Branch of Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Miami Tiger Beetle'' (RIN1018-BF38) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2023-06-12-pt1-PgS2048-6 | null | 6,392 |
formal | Volodymyr Zelensky | null | antisemitic | Mrs. LUNA. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, I seek recognition to give notice of my intent to raise a question of the privileges of the House. The form of the resolution is as follows: H. Res. 489, censuring and condemning Adam Schiff, Representative of California's 30th Congressional District. Whereas the allegation that President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 Presidential election has been revealed as false by numerous in-depth investigations, including the recent report by Special Counsel John Durham, which documents how the conspiracy theory was invented, funded, and spread by President Trump's political rivals; Whereas Representative Adam Schiff, who served as ranking minority member and then chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, HPSCI, occupied positions of extreme trust, affording him access to sensitive intelligence unavailable to most Members of Congress; Whereas for years Representative Schiff abused this trust by citing evidence of collusion that, as is clear from reports by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz, and Special Counsel Durham, does not exist; Whereas by repeatedly telling these falsehoods, Representative Schiff purposely deceived his committee, Congress, and the American people; Whereas Representative Schiff lent credibility to the Steele dossier, a collection of debunked collusion accusations funded by President Trump's political rivals, by reading false Steele allegations into the Congressional Record at an HPSCI hearing on March 20, 2017; Whereas once again abusing his privileged access to classified information, Representative Schiff composed a false memo justifying the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, FISA, warrant application on Trump associate Carter Page, which Inspector General Horowitz later found was riddled with 17 major mistakes and omissions, provoking FISA court presiding Judge Rosemary Collyer to state unequivocally that the Federal Bureau of Investigation misled the FISC; Whereas by publicly smearing Carter Page as a Russian collaborator and justifying spurious investigations of him, Representative Schiff contributed to the gross violation of a United States citizen's civil liberties, thereby committing the very abuses HPSCI is tasked with identifying and thwarting; Whereas as HPSCI ranking minority member and chairman, Representative Schiff behaved dishonestly and dishonorably on many other occasions, including by falsely denying that his staff coordinated with a whistleblower to launch the first impeachment of President Trump; Whereas as part of his impeachment efforts, during an HPSCI hearing on September 26, 2019, Representative Schiff recited a false, concocted rendition of a phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Whereas Representative Schiff exploited his positions on HPSCI to encourage and excuse abusive intelligence investigations of Americans for political purposes; Whereas Representative Schiff used his position and access to sensitive information to instigate a fraudulently based investigation, which he then used to amass political gain and fundraising dollars; Whereas the American taxpayers paid $32 million to fund the investigation into collusion that was launched as a result of Representative Schiff's lies, misrepresentations, and abuses of sensitive information; and Whereas if it is determined by an investigation conducted by the Committee on Ethics that Representative Schiff lied, made misrepresentations, and abused sensitive information, he should be fined in the amount of $16 million: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, that: (1) the House of Representatives censures and condemns Adam Schiff, Representative of California's 30th Congressional District, for conduct that misleads the American people in a way that is not befitting an elected Member of the House of Representatives; (2) Representative Adam Schiff will forthwith present himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure; (3) Representative Adam Schiff will be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker; and (4) the Committee on Ethics shall conduct an investigation into Representative Adam Schiff's lies, misrepresentations, and abuses of sensitive information. | 2020-01-06 | Mrs. LUNA | House | CREC-2023-06-13-pt1-PgH2821-5 | null | 6,393 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mrs. LUNA. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, I seek recognition to give notice of my intent to raise a question of the privileges of the House. The form of the resolution is as follows: H. Res. 489, censuring and condemning Adam Schiff, Representative of California's 30th Congressional District. Whereas the allegation that President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 Presidential election has been revealed as false by numerous in-depth investigations, including the recent report by Special Counsel John Durham, which documents how the conspiracy theory was invented, funded, and spread by President Trump's political rivals; Whereas Representative Adam Schiff, who served as ranking minority member and then chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, HPSCI, occupied positions of extreme trust, affording him access to sensitive intelligence unavailable to most Members of Congress; Whereas for years Representative Schiff abused this trust by citing evidence of collusion that, as is clear from reports by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz, and Special Counsel Durham, does not exist; Whereas by repeatedly telling these falsehoods, Representative Schiff purposely deceived his committee, Congress, and the American people; Whereas Representative Schiff lent credibility to the Steele dossier, a collection of debunked collusion accusations funded by President Trump's political rivals, by reading false Steele allegations into the Congressional Record at an HPSCI hearing on March 20, 2017; Whereas once again abusing his privileged access to classified information, Representative Schiff composed a false memo justifying the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, FISA, warrant application on Trump associate Carter Page, which Inspector General Horowitz later found was riddled with 17 major mistakes and omissions, provoking FISA court presiding Judge Rosemary Collyer to state unequivocally that the Federal Bureau of Investigation misled the FISC; Whereas by publicly smearing Carter Page as a Russian collaborator and justifying spurious investigations of him, Representative Schiff contributed to the gross violation of a United States citizen's civil liberties, thereby committing the very abuses HPSCI is tasked with identifying and thwarting; Whereas as HPSCI ranking minority member and chairman, Representative Schiff behaved dishonestly and dishonorably on many other occasions, including by falsely denying that his staff coordinated with a whistleblower to launch the first impeachment of President Trump; Whereas as part of his impeachment efforts, during an HPSCI hearing on September 26, 2019, Representative Schiff recited a false, concocted rendition of a phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Whereas Representative Schiff exploited his positions on HPSCI to encourage and excuse abusive intelligence investigations of Americans for political purposes; Whereas Representative Schiff used his position and access to sensitive information to instigate a fraudulently based investigation, which he then used to amass political gain and fundraising dollars; Whereas the American taxpayers paid $32 million to fund the investigation into collusion that was launched as a result of Representative Schiff's lies, misrepresentations, and abuses of sensitive information; and Whereas if it is determined by an investigation conducted by the Committee on Ethics that Representative Schiff lied, made misrepresentations, and abused sensitive information, he should be fined in the amount of $16 million: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, that: (1) the House of Representatives censures and condemns Adam Schiff, Representative of California's 30th Congressional District, for conduct that misleads the American people in a way that is not befitting an elected Member of the House of Representatives; (2) Representative Adam Schiff will forthwith present himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure; (3) Representative Adam Schiff will be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker; and (4) the Committee on Ethics shall conduct an investigation into Representative Adam Schiff's lies, misrepresentations, and abuses of sensitive information. | 2020-01-06 | Mrs. LUNA | House | CREC-2023-06-13-pt1-PgH2821-5 | null | 6,394 |
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. 3099) to establish in the Department of State the position of Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-06-13-pt1-PgH2834 | null | 6,395 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Proceedings will resume on questions previously postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order: Passage of H.J. Res. 44; and Passage of H.J. Res. 42, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the second electronic vote will be conducted as a 5-minute vote. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-06-13-pt1-PgH2852 | null | 6,396 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the question on whether the House, on reconsideration, will pass the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42), disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. In accord with the Constitution, the yeas and nays are ordered. This is a 5-minute vote. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2023-06-13-pt1-PgH2853 | null | 6,397 |
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-1188. A letter from the President and Chair, Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a statement with respect to exports, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3); July 31, 1945, ch. 341, Sec. 2 (as added by Public Law 102-266, Sec. 102); (106 Stat. 95); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-1189. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Fiscal Year 2022 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B Supplemental Awards Report to Congress, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 300ff-13(e); July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, Sec. 2603(e) (as amended by Public Law 109-415, Sec. 104(e)); (120 Stat. 2776) and 42 U.S.C. 300ff-29a(d); July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, Sec. 2620(d) (as amended by Public Law 109-415, Sec. 205(2)); (120 Stat. 2798); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1190. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Treatment, Recovery, and Workforce Support Grants, Preliminary Report to Congress for FY 2022, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 290ee-8(j)(1); Public Law 115-271, Sec. 7183(j)(1); (132 Stat. 4072); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1191. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group 2022 Report to Congress, pursuant to the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, Sec. 2062(c); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1192. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act Report to Congress, pursuant to Sec. 1121 of the Public Health Service Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1193. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 2021 Progress Report on Understanding the Long-Term Health Effects of Living Organ Donation, pursuant to Sec. 3 of the Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act, P.L. 110-144, codified at 42 U.S.C. Sec. 273b; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1194. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the National Health Service Corps Report to Congress for the Year 2021, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 254i; July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, Sec. 336A (as amended by Public Law 107-251, Sec. 307(b)); (116 Stat. 1649); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-1195. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Congressional Report Transmittal Letter, Department Report Number: 005530, pursuant to Public Law 117-103, div. K, title VII, Sec. 7071; (136 Stat. 682); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-1196. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-012, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-1197. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 22-082, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-1198. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 23-012, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-1199. A letter from the Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration, transmitting the 2023 Annual Report of the Supplemental Security Income Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1383f(a); Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVIII, Sec. 1875 (as amended by Public Law 104-193, Sec. 231); (110 Stat. 2197); to the Committee on Ways and Means. EC-1200. A letter from the Secretary, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report to Congress titled ``Implementing IWG Recommendations on Improving the Consultation Process Required Under Sec. 7 of the Endangered Species Act for Pesticide Registration and Registration Review; Progress Report No. 5'', pursuant to Sec. 3(c)(11)(D)(i) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and Energy and Commerce. EC-1201. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's report titled ``Annual Report to Congress on the Open Payments Program'' for Fiscal Year 2022, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7h(d)(1); Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, Sec. 1128G (as added by Public Law 111- 148, Sec. 6002); (124 Stat. 693); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. EC-1202. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report entitled, ``Finalizing Medicare Rules under Section 902 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) for Calendar Year 2022'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395hh(a)(3)(D); Public Law 108-173, Sec. 902(a)(1); (117 Stat. 2375); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. EC-1203. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the FY 2021 Medicare and Medicaid Integrity Programs Report to Congress, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395ddd(i)(2); Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVIII, Sec. 1893(i)(2) (as amended by Public Law 111-148, Sec. 6402(j)(1)(B)); (124 Stat. 762) and 42 U.S.C. 1396u-6(e)(5); Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, Sec. 1936(e)(5) (as added by Public Law 109-171, Sec. 6034(a)(2)); (120 Stat. 76); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. EC-1204. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- Medicare Program; Treatment of Medicare Part C Days in the Calculation of Hospital's Medicare Disproportionate Patient Percentage [CMS-1739-F] (RIN: 0938-AU24) received June 7, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-13-pt1-PgH2882-2 | null | 6,398 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of rule XII and Section 3(c) of H. Res. 5 the following statements are submitted regarding (1) the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution and (2) the single subject of the bill or joint resolution. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2023-06-13-pt1-PgH2885 | null | 6,399 |
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