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formal | terrorists | null | Islamophobic | Mr. McCONNELL. All month, the Senate has been on the job attending to the needs of our country. We legislated, we confirmed nominees, we held major hearings, and conducted oversight on the historic response to COVID-19. Yesterday, we learned that our Senate action will continue to contrast with our absentee neighbors ... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-05-21-pt1-PgS2563-8 | null | 700 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. McCONNELL. All month, the Senate has been on the job attending to the needs of our country. We legislated, we confirmed nominees, we held major hearings, and conducted oversight on the historic response to COVID-19. Yesterday, we learned that our Senate action will continue to contrast with our absentee neighbors ... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-05-21-pt1-PgS2563-8 | null | 701 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise today in opposition to the confirmation of Congressman John Ratcliffe to be Director of National Intelligence. I voted against John Ratcliffe for Director of National Intelligence for three key reasons. First, I do not believe Congressman Ratcliffe is qualified for the position of... | 2020-01-06 | Mrs. FEINSTEIN | Senate | CREC-2020-05-21-pt1-PgS2582-2 | null | 702 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I am pleased that earlier this week the Senate passed S. Res. 586, a bipartisan resolution designating this week National Public Works Week. National Public Works Week celebrates the profound impact our public works professionals have on our safety and quality of life. Public works are the s... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2020-05-21-pt1-PgS2582-3 | null | 703 |
formal | Baltimore | null | racist | Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I am pleased that earlier this week the Senate passed S. Res. 586, a bipartisan resolution designating this week National Public Works Week. National Public Works Week celebrates the profound impact our public works professionals have on our safety and quality of life. Public works are the s... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2020-05-21-pt1-PgS2582-3 | null | 704 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. SCHATZ. Mr. President, with the passing of Willie K, Hawaii has lost a music legend. Through his raw talent and unmatched musicianship, Willie K blazed a trail that redefined music in Hawaii and across the country. Born William Kahaialii--and known affectionately as ``Uncle Willie'' throughout our State--Willie K ... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SCHATZ | Senate | CREC-2020-05-21-pt1-PgS2583-4 | null | 705 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, I rise today, in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Every year, throughout the month of May, the people of the United States join together to pay tribute to the contributions and achievements of generations of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, AAPI, who h... | 2020-01-06 | Ms. HIRONO | Senate | CREC-2020-05-21-pt1-PgS2583 | null | 706 |
formal | Reagan | null | white supremacist | Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, it is Thursday, one of my favorite times of the week, because it is the time I get to come to the Senate floor and recognize an extraordinary Alaskan whom we refer to as the Alaskan of the Week. Now, Memorial Day is fast approaching. It is certainly one of the most sacred days in our Natio... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SULLIVAN | Senate | CREC-2020-05-21-pt1-PgS2610-5 | null | 707 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I will speak now about the Due Process Protections Act, which was sponsored by myself and Senator Durbin from Illinois and which passed the U.S. Senate last night unanimously. I thank my colleagues for their support for this simple but important bill. In fact, the Due Process Protections A... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SULLIVAN | Senate | CREC-2020-05-21-pt1-PgS2611 | null | 708 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I will speak now about the Due Process Protections Act, which was sponsored by myself and Senator Durbin from Illinois and which passed the U.S. Senate last night unanimously. I thank my colleagues for their support for this simple but important bill. In fact, the Due Process Protections A... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SULLIVAN | Senate | CREC-2020-05-21-pt1-PgS2611 | null | 709 |
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 Texas (Mr. Ratcliffe), the whole number of the House is 431. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2020-05-22-pt1-PgH2274-6 | null | 710 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the clerk's desk and referred as follows: 96. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Mr. Gregory Watson, a citizen of Austin, TX, relative to requesting passage of legislation which would incentivize American-based manufacturers of medical equipment and medica... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2020-05-26-pt1-PgH2283-3 | null | 711 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chairwill postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The House will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2020-05-27-pt1-PgH2292-6 | null | 712 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3744) to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these com... | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2020-05-27-pt1-PgH2311 | null | 713 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 2746) to require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide information on suicide rates in law enforcement, and for other purposes. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. NADLER | House | CREC-2020-05-27-pt1-PgH2314-2 | null | 714 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair will postpone further proceedings today on additional motions to suspend the rules on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The House will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2020-05-27-pt1-PgH2314 | null | 715 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: 4361. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting the Bureau's interpretive rule -- Application of Certain Provisions in the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule and ... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2020-05-27-pt1-PgH2320-7 | null | 716 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the clerk's desk and referred as follows: 98. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the City of Miami Florida, relative to Resolution R-20-0115, urging the Federal Government and the State of Florida, both at all necessary and appropriate levels, (a) to base ... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2020-05-27-pt1-PgH2322-5 | null | 717 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the clerk's desk and referred as follows: 98. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the City of Miami Florida, relative to Resolution R-20-0115, urging the Federal Government and the State of Florida, both at all necessary and appropriate levels, (a) to base ... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2020-05-27-pt1-PgH2322-5 | null | 718 |
formal | urban | null | racist | The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: God of the universe, thank You for giving us another day. Throughout the country, people mourn those whom they have lost; people lament the loss of businesses, of normalcy. 100,000 have now died of COVID-19. They were Democrats and Republicans... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2020-05-28-pt1-PgH2325-3 | null | 719 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The House will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2020-05-28-pt1-PgH2327-3 | null | 720 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Jackson Lee). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings will resume on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7010) to amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection p... | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Jackson Lee) | House | CREC-2020-05-28-pt1-PgH2339 | null | 721 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: 4368. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, transmitting a letter to report a violation of the Antideficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; Public Law 97-258; (96 Stat. 926); to the Co... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2020-05-28-pt1-PgH2357-3 | null | 722 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, our Nation is hurting. George Floyd's death was horrific, and justice must be served. The Justice Department has opened an investigation, and the officer has been charged with murder. A single act of violence at the hands of an officer is one too many. George Floyd deserved better. All Bla... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. GRASSLEY | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2623-4 | null | 723 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, this is an hour of great pain and unrest in our country. Americans from coast to coast have been grieved and horrified by the killings of three African-American citizens: Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor in my hometown of Louisville, KT, and George Floyd in Minneapolis. In each di... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2623-6 | null | 724 |
formal | terrorists | null | Islamophobic | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, this is an hour of great pain and unrest in our country. Americans from coast to coast have been grieved and horrified by the killings of three African-American citizens: Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor in my hometown of Louisville, KT, and George Floyd in Minneapolis. In each di... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2623-6 | null | 725 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, this is an hour of great pain and unrest in our country. Americans from coast to coast have been grieved and horrified by the killings of three African-American citizens: Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor in my hometown of Louisville, KT, and George Floyd in Minneapolis. In each di... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2623-6 | null | 726 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, on an entirely different matter, these events only compound what has already been a historically challenging time for our country. As our Nation continues to combat and contain the coronavirus, the Senate will continue to lead the response. To name one example, I hope and anticipate the S... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2624 | null | 727 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, 1 week ago today, a White police officer in Minneapolis, MN, knelt on the neck of an African-American man named George Floyd, pinning him to the ground for over 8 minutes as he pled for his life. The officer callously refused to heed those calls, standing up only after Mr. Floyd was unrespo... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SCHUMER | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2625-2 | null | 728 |
formal | Skittles | null | Islamophobic | Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, 1 week ago today, a White police officer in Minneapolis, MN, knelt on the neck of an African-American man named George Floyd, pinning him to the ground for over 8 minutes as he pled for his life. The officer callously refused to heed those calls, standing up only after Mr. Floyd was unrespo... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SCHUMER | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2625-2 | null | 729 |
formal | urban | null | racist | Mr. HAWLEY. Madam President, it was 1 week ago today that George Floyd died in the streets of Minneapolis at the hands of Minneapolis police officers exercising and employing incredible, illegal, unconstitutional violence ending in the loss of Mr. Floyd's life. This afternoon, we have a medical report from examiners h... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. HAWLEY | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2626 | null | 730 |
formal | bankers | null | antisemitic | Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, on to another matter, I was glad to be able to get back home to Texas this last week, where our communities are slowly coming out of a coronavirus shutdown. Churches have begun safely welcoming worshippers, restaurants are beginning to safely seat customers, albeit with the appropriate soc... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CORNYN | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2627-2 | null | 731 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, on to another matter, I was glad to be able to get back home to Texas this last week, where our communities are slowly coming out of a coronavirus shutdown. Churches have begun safely welcoming worshippers, restaurants are beginning to safely seat customers, albeit with the appropriate soc... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CORNYN | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2627-2 | null | 732 |
formal | terrorism | null | Islamophobic | Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, ours is a nation with a split screen of a battle on two fronts. One is the pandemic that we have been fighting now for many months, and the other is to continue the fight to defeat racial injustice that has sadly divided our Nation since its very inception. One week ago today, George Floyd... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CORNYN | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2627 | null | 733 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, his name was George Floyd, and 7 days ago he was killed on the streets of Minneapolis. He was not the first African American to be the victim of racism and criminal misconduct by the police. This has happened in our history many times, but this was different. This was a killing which we wa... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2628 | null | 734 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, his name was George Floyd, and 7 days ago he was killed on the streets of Minneapolis. He was not the first African American to be the victim of racism and criminal misconduct by the police. This has happened in our history many times, but this was different. This was a killing which we wa... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2628 | null | 735 |
formal | Cleveland | null | racist | Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, his name was George Floyd, and 7 days ago he was killed on the streets of Minneapolis. He was not the first African American to be the victim of racism and criminal misconduct by the police. This has happened in our history many times, but this was different. This was a killing which we wa... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2628 | null | 736 |
formal | Baltimore | null | racist | Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, his name was George Floyd, and 7 days ago he was killed on the streets of Minneapolis. He was not the first African American to be the victim of racism and criminal misconduct by the police. This has happened in our history many times, but this was different. This was a killing which we wa... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2628 | null | 737 |
formal | Skittles | null | Islamophobic | Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, his name was George Floyd, and 7 days ago he was killed on the streets of Minneapolis. He was not the first African American to be the victim of racism and criminal misconduct by the police. This has happened in our history many times, but this was different. This was a killing which we wa... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2628 | null | 738 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2019, the Secretary of the Senate, on May 28, 2020, during the adjournment of the Senate, received a message from the House of Representatives announcing that the House has passed the following bills, without amendment: S. 2746. An act to require the Directo... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-01-pt1-PgS2631-4 | null | 739 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, last night, the streets of major American cities were again the scene of looting and violent rioting that serves no purpose except to hurt innocent people and undermine peaceful demonstrations. Every one of us has an obligation to distinguish peaceful protests over the killings of Georg... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-02-pt1-PgS2635-8 | null | 740 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, on a totally different matter, obviously and unfortunately, this turmoil is not the only great challenge before us. Lest we forget, the healthcare fight against the worst viral pandemic in a century is still upon us. Our Nation is trying to smartly and safely reopen. Just as small busin... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-02-pt1-PgS2636 | null | 741 |
formal | safeguard | null | transphobic | Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, on a totally different matter, obviously and unfortunately, this turmoil is not the only great challenge before us. Lest we forget, the healthcare fight against the worst viral pandemic in a century is still upon us. Our Nation is trying to smartly and safely reopen. Just as small busin... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-02-pt1-PgS2636 | null | 742 |
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-4609. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-02-pt1-PgS2648-3 | null | 743 |
formal | terrorism | null | Islamophobic | Mr. BOOKER. Mr. President, I rise today with difficulty. I admit I am like so many other Americans who are hurting right now and frustrated right now and feeling a torrent of emotions that I wish I could say it was the first time I felt like this. I want to begin my remarks in a different way because the names that we... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. BOOKER | Senate | CREC-2020-06-02-pt1-PgS2652-5 | null | 744 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. BOOKER. Mr. President, I rise today with difficulty. I admit I am like so many other Americans who are hurting right now and frustrated right now and feeling a torrent of emotions that I wish I could say it was the first time I felt like this. I want to begin my remarks in a different way because the names that we... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. BOOKER | Senate | CREC-2020-06-02-pt1-PgS2652-5 | null | 745 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam President, let me start by saying to our colleague, the Senator from New Jersey who just spoke on the floor, that we are all thankful for his passion to make sure that this country lives up to its promise and for sharing with this body his personal testimony about racism and the need for all of u... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. VAN HOLLEN | Senate | CREC-2020-06-02-pt1-PgS2655 | null | 746 |
formal | Baltimore | null | racist | Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam President, let me start by saying to our colleague, the Senator from New Jersey who just spoke on the floor, that we are all thankful for his passion to make sure that this country lives up to its promise and for sharing with this body his personal testimony about racism and the need for all of u... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. VAN HOLLEN | Senate | CREC-2020-06-02-pt1-PgS2655 | null | 747 |
formal | safeguard | null | transphobic | Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, our Nation is caught within a number of grave problems at the same time. This week, in cities all across America, the pain of racial injustice has been compounded by violent riots that have drowned out peaceful protests and hurt innocent people. Millions of working families continue to ... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2659-8 | null | 748 |
formal | working families | null | racist | Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, our Nation is caught within a number of grave problems at the same time. This week, in cities all across America, the pain of racial injustice has been compounded by violent riots that have drowned out peaceful protests and hurt innocent people. Millions of working families continue to ... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2659-8 | null | 749 |
formal | terrorist | null | Islamophobic | Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, make no mistake, the foreign actors who seek to harm the United States have not let up while we have attended to other problems. For example, in Afghanistan, despite agreeing just months ago to engage in further peace negotiations with the Afghan Government and sever its ties with al-Qa... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2660 | null | 750 |
formal | terrorists | null | Islamophobic | Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, make no mistake, the foreign actors who seek to harm the United States have not let up while we have attended to other problems. For example, in Afghanistan, despite agreeing just months ago to engage in further peace negotiations with the Afghan Government and sever its ties with al-Qa... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2660 | null | 751 |
formal | coincidence | null | antisemitic | Protests Mr. President, the protests around our State, throughout our country, are an expression of fear and grief and frustration and of anger. Black communities led the Nation in mourning the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor over the last week. They are now leading calls for justice and long-term changes ... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2664-2 | null | 752 |
formal | tax cut | null | racist | Protests Mr. President, the protests around our State, throughout our country, are an expression of fear and grief and frustration and of anger. Black communities led the Nation in mourning the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor over the last week. They are now leading calls for justice and long-term changes ... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2664-2 | null | 753 |
formal | tax cuts | null | racist | Protests Mr. President, the protests around our State, throughout our country, are an expression of fear and grief and frustration and of anger. Black communities led the Nation in mourning the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor over the last week. They are now leading calls for justice and long-term changes ... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2664-2 | null | 754 |
formal | working families | null | racist | Protests Mr. President, the protests around our State, throughout our country, are an expression of fear and grief and frustration and of anger. Black communities led the Nation in mourning the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor over the last week. They are now leading calls for justice and long-term changes ... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2664-2 | null | 755 |
formal | law and order | null | racist | Protests Mr. President, in responding to a couple of things that were said a few minutes ago, we all know this is a really trying time for our Nation. I begin with the obvious, which is what happened to George Floyd was a crime. It was a horrible crime, and it has caused a groundswell of people joining together and st... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2666 | null | 756 |
formal | law and order | null | racist | Censorship Mr. President, our country was built on the premise of dissent, and we have seen the power that peaceful protests have in their ability to bring change to every level of government. Unfortunately, over the past week, we have also seen what happens when criminals and shadowy professionals exploit these publi... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2667 | null | 757 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Censorship Mr. President, our country was built on the premise of dissent, and we have seen the power that peaceful protests have in their ability to bring change to every level of government. Unfortunately, over the past week, we have also seen what happens when criminals and shadowy professionals exploit these publi... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2667 | null | 758 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I want to talk for a few minutes today about the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Great American Outdoors Act, and fairness. Let me start with the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act--GOMESA, as you know. Louisianians started drilling off our coas... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. KENNEDY | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2687 | null | 759 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. REED. Mr. President, for the past week, our Nation has been engulfed by protests in dozens of cities over the senseless murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police officers. Americans are angry, frustrated, and grieving, not just for Mr. Floyd's and Ms. Taylor's deaths but for centuries of inj... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. REED | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2688 | null | 760 |
formal | identify as | null | transphobic | Mr. REED. Mr. President, for the past week, our Nation has been engulfed by protests in dozens of cities over the senseless murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police officers. Americans are angry, frustrated, and grieving, not just for Mr. Floyd's and Ms. Taylor's deaths but for centuries of inj... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. REED | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2688 | null | 761 |
formal | working families | null | racist | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, back in March, as the coronavirus pandemic began to grip our country, the Senate's historic CARES Act set up the Paycheck Protection Program to help protect American workers from layoffs during the crisis. Thanks especially to its chief architects, Senator Rubio and Senator Collins, the P... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2690 | null | 762 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I rise to mark the start of LGBT Pride Month with reflections on the recent International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia--IDAHOBIT. For more than 50 years, Pride Month has been a reminder that, despite recent progress, every day, millions of people around the world fa... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2692-4 | null | 763 |
formal | religious liberty | null | homophobic | Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I rise to mark the start of LGBT Pride Month with reflections on the recent International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia--IDAHOBIT. For more than 50 years, Pride Month has been a reminder that, despite recent progress, every day, millions of people around the world fa... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2692-4 | null | 764 |
formal | terrorism | null | Islamophobic | The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-4638. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Charles D. Luckey, United States Army Reser... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-03-pt1-PgS2693-2 | null | 765 |
formal | working families | null | racist | Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, yesterday evening, the Senate passed a few targeted changes so that Senator Collins' and Senator Rubio's historic Paycheck Protection Program will continue to protect American workers and small businesses through this pandemic. Back in March, these Senate leaders hand designed this plan... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2701-6 | null | 766 |
formal | Hollywood | null | antisemitic | Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, on an entirely different matter, today marks the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. Because of China's censorship and disinformation, we still do not know how many brave Chinese people were killed by their own government on June 4, 1989. Conservative estimates... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2701-7 | null | 767 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, on an entirely different matter, today marks the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. Because of China's censorship and disinformation, we still do not know how many brave Chinese people were killed by their own government on June 4, 1989. Conservative estimates... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2701-7 | null | 768 |
formal | blue | null | antisemitic | Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I come to the floor today after my colleagues have held a moment of silence for the passing of George Floyd. His family should not be preparing for his funeral today. All Americans, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, deserve to have equal protection und... | 2020-01-06 | Ms. CANTWELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2705 | null | 769 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I come to the floor today after my colleagues have held a moment of silence for the passing of George Floyd. His family should not be preparing for his funeral today. All Americans, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, deserve to have equal protection und... | 2020-01-06 | Ms. CANTWELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2705 | null | 770 |
formal | Cleveland | null | racist | Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I come to the floor today after my colleagues have held a moment of silence for the passing of George Floyd. His family should not be preparing for his funeral today. All Americans, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, deserve to have equal protection und... | 2020-01-06 | Ms. CANTWELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2705 | null | 771 |
formal | Baltimore | null | racist | Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I come to the floor today after my colleagues have held a moment of silence for the passing of George Floyd. His family should not be preparing for his funeral today. All Americans, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, deserve to have equal protection und... | 2020-01-06 | Ms. CANTWELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2705 | null | 772 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Nomination of Michael Pack Madam President, the Senate nears a vote on the nomination of MichaelPack to head up the U.S. Agency for Global Media. This typically is a job that doesn't get a whole lot of attention here on the Senate floor, but this time, I believe it should. This is yet another Trump nominee who appears... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2713 | null | 773 |
formal | terrorism | null | Islamophobic | Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the expedited passage of H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, as amended. I seek to amend this legislation not because I take lynching lightly but because I take it seriously, and this legislation does not. Lynching is a tool of terror that claimed the lives o... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. PAUL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2715-2 | null | 774 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, let me turn to the fight--the century fightfor women's suffrage, the right to vote, the right to be treated equally, the right to be heard. It is a history that is long and interesting, sometimes very colorful. I have had an opportunity these past couple of weeks to be reading a collectio... | 2020-01-06 | Ms. MURKOWSKI | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2718-2 | null | 775 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I come to the floor today to make comments on two other subjects. The first is about a subject that is concerning about 70, 75 million American families; that is, going back to college and going back to school. The question is on the minds of many Americans: Will we be going back to colle... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. ALEXANDER | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2721 | null | 776 |
formal | public school | null | racist | Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I come to the floor today to make comments on two other subjects. The first is about a subject that is concerning about 70, 75 million American families; that is, going back to college and going back to school. The question is on the minds of many Americans: Will we be going back to colle... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. ALEXANDER | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2721 | null | 777 |
formal | public schools | null | racist | Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I come to the floor today to make comments on two other subjects. The first is about a subject that is concerning about 70, 75 million American families; that is, going back to college and going back to school. The question is on the minds of many Americans: Will we be going back to colle... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. ALEXANDER | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2721 | null | 778 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, if I may switch gears to another subject, briefly--on Monday, the Senate will be casting the most important vote on conservation legislation, outdoors legislation, that we have had in 50 years. That is quite a statement to make because we do lots of legislation in the U.S. Senate. I am no... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. ALEXANDER | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2723 | null | 779 |
formal | Reagan | null | white supremacist | Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, if I may switch gears to another subject, briefly--on Monday, the Senate will be casting the most important vote on conservation legislation, outdoors legislation, that we have had in 50 years. That is quite a statement to make because we do lots of legislation in the U.S. Senate. I am no... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. ALEXANDER | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2723 | null | 780 |
formal | Reagan | null | white supremacist | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I am sorry to note the passing of Jeannette Priebe, a longtime friend and an instrumental part of my team when I was Jefferson County judge-executive. Jeannette was a skilled public servant, animated with a fierce spirit for our work. Today, I would like to pay tribute to her life and her... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2725-2 | null | 781 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I rise to submit to the Senate the budget scorekeeping report for June 2020. This is my first scorekeeping report since I filed the deemed budget resolution for fiscal year 2021 on May 4, 2020, as required by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, BBA19. The report compares current-law levels of s... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. ENZI | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2726-2 | null | 782 |
formal | affirmative action | null | racist | Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, today I wish to honor the life and legacy of Milele Chikasa Anana, who passed away on May 6, 2020, at the age of 86. An activist, businesswoman, public servant, publisher, mentor, and change-maker, she was a dynamic force in Madison for over 50 years, helping to shape the community for the ... | 2020-01-06 | Ms. BALDWIN | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2730 | null | 783 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Enrolled Bills Signed At 2:30 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled bills: S. 2746. An act to require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide information on suicide rates ... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2731-3 | null | 784 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | SA 1591. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 35, to amend title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a deprivation of civil rights, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: (a) Offense.--Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, ... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-04-pt1-PgS2738-2 | null | 785 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 4 of rule I, the following enrolled bills were signed by the Speaker on Thursday, June 4, 2020: H.R. 7010, to amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program, to allow recip... | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2020-06-08-pt1-PgH2373-7 | null | 786 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The Speaker, on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, announced her signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate of the following title: S. 3744. An act to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities inside and ... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2020-06-08-pt1-PgH2374 | null | 787 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Enrolled Bills Signed Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2019, the Acting President pro tempore (Mr. McConnell) announced that on June 4, 2020, during the adjournment of the Senate, he had signed the following enrolled bills, which were previously signed by the Speaker of the House: S. 2746. ... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-08-pt1-PgS2762-3 | null | 788 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The Secretary of the Senate reported that on today, June 8, 2020, she had presented to the President of the United States the following enrolled bills: S. 2746. An act to require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide information on suicide rates in law enforcement, and for other purposes. S. 3... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-08-pt1-PgS2762-4 | null | 789 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Ms. Hirono) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations: S. Res. 611 Whereas Tonga's Queen Salote Tupou III negotiated for the end of British protectorate status for her nation and transition to Commonwealth membership, which bore fruit in 1... | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2020-06-08-pt1-PgS2765-2 | null | 790 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, several times now I have praised the peaceful demonstrations protesting racial injustice and the killings of Black Americans. I am grateful that after several harrowing days of looting and riots, law enforcement restored order and helped these peaceful protests be heard. Notwithstanding... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2020-06-09-pt1-PgS2772-2 | null | 791 |
formal | public school | null | racist | Mr LEAHY. Madam President, the public health and economic crisis that has gripped the country since March has been a challenge everywhere, and Vermont is no different; yet it should surprise no one that Vermonters rise to the moment. As businesses shuttered and Vermonters adhered to our State's stay-at-home orders, a ... | 2020-01-06 | Mr LEAHY | Senate | CREC-2020-06-09-pt1-PgS2804 | null | 792 |
formal | public schools | null | racist | Mr LEAHY. Madam President, the public health and economic crisis that has gripped the country since March has been a challenge everywhere, and Vermont is no different; yet it should surprise no one that Vermonters rise to the moment. As businesses shuttered and Vermonters adhered to our State's stay-at-home orders, a ... | 2020-01-06 | Mr LEAHY | Senate | CREC-2020-06-09-pt1-PgS2804 | null | 793 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. KAINE. Madam President, the formation, development, growth and success of Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services, GSH is a story that exemplifies the very best in people-to-people programs. Started in 1974 as a ``helping hand'' volunteer-run organization by members of the Mount Vernon community, including sever... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. KAINE | Senate | CREC-2020-06-09-pt1-PgS2805-3 | null | 794 |
formal | coincidence | null | antisemitic | Mr. LEE. Madam President, to most Americans, the so-called Great American Outdoors Act is a mistake. It is expensive, shortsighted, and it is wrong; but to those of us who live in the American West, it is a disaster. Despite its rosy claims, this legislation combines two bills that will only tighten the Federal strang... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. LEE | Senate | CREC-2020-06-09-pt1-PgS2834-5 | null | 795 |
formal | entitlement program | null | racist | Mr. LEE. Madam President, to most Americans, the so-called Great American Outdoors Act is a mistake. It is expensive, shortsighted, and it is wrong; but to those of us who live in the American West, it is a disaster. Despite its rosy claims, this legislation combines two bills that will only tighten the Federal strang... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. LEE | Senate | CREC-2020-06-09-pt1-PgS2834-5 | null | 796 |
formal | entitlement | null | racist | Mr. LEE. Madam President, to most Americans, the so-called Great American Outdoors Act is a mistake. It is expensive, shortsighted, and it is wrong; but to those of us who live in the American West, it is a disaster. Despite its rosy claims, this legislation combines two bills that will only tighten the Federal strang... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. LEE | Senate | CREC-2020-06-09-pt1-PgS2834-5 | null | 797 |
formal | entitlements | null | racist | Mr. LEE. Madam President, to most Americans, the so-called Great American Outdoors Act is a mistake. It is expensive, shortsighted, and it is wrong; but to those of us who live in the American West, it is a disaster. Despite its rosy claims, this legislation combines two bills that will only tighten the Federal strang... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. LEE | Senate | CREC-2020-06-09-pt1-PgS2834-5 | null | 798 |
formal | entitlement spending | null | racist | Mr. LEE. Madam President, to most Americans, the so-called Great American Outdoors Act is a mistake. It is expensive, shortsighted, and it is wrong; but to those of us who live in the American West, it is a disaster. Despite its rosy claims, this legislation combines two bills that will only tighten the Federal strang... | 2020-01-06 | Mr. LEE | Senate | CREC-2020-06-09-pt1-PgS2834-5 | null | 799 |
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