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08/04/2022

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Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Tillis, Mr. King, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Ossoff, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Cotton, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Kelly, and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 745 Whereas the members of the airborne forces of the Armed Forces of the United States have a long and honorable history as bold and fierce warriors who, for the national security of the United States and the defense of freedom and peace, project the ground combat power of the United States by air transport to the far reaches of the battle area and to the far corners of the world; Whereas, on June 25, 1940, experiments with airborne operations by the United States began after the Army Parachute Test Platoon was first authorized by the Department of War; Whereas, in July 1940, 48 volunteers began training for the Army Parachute Test Platoon; Whereas the first official Army parachute jump took place on August 16, 1940, to test the innovative concept of inserting United States ground combat forces behind a battle line by means of a parachute; Whereas the success of the Army Parachute Test Platoon, before the entry of the United States into World War II, validated the airborne operational concept and led to the creation of a formidable force of airborne formations that included the 11th, 13th, 17th, 82nd, and 101st Airborne Divisions; Whereas included in those divisions, and among other separate formations, were many airborne combat, combat support, and combat service support units that served with distinction and achieved repeated success in armed hostilities during World War II; Whereas the achievements of the airborne units during World War II prompted the evolution of those units into a diversified force of parachute and air-assault units that, over the years, have fought in Korea, the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, the Persian Gulf region, and Somalia, and have engaged in peacekeeping operations in Lebanon, the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo; Whereas, since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the members of the United States airborne forces, including members of the XVIII Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) of the 25th Infantry Division, the 75th Ranger Regiment, special operations forces of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force, and other units of the Armed Forces, have demonstrated bravery and honor in combat, stability, and training operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other theaters in the Global War on Terrorism; Whereas the continued evolution of United States Army airborne units allowed for the reactivation of the 11th Airborne Division on June 6, 2022, to lead the Armed Forces of the United States in Arctic warfighting capabilities, support United States Indo-Pacific Command operations, and continue the storied legacy of the 11th Airborne Division that dates back to World War II; Whereas the modern airborne forces also include other elite forces composed of airborne trained and qualified special operations warriors, including Army Special Forces, Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalions, Navy SEALs, and Air Force combat control and pararescue teams; Whereas, of the members and former members of the United States airborne forces, thousands have achieved the distinction of making combat jumps, dozens have earned the Medal of Honor, and hundreds have earned the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, or other decorations and awards for displays of heroism, gallantry, intrepidity, and valor; Whereas the members and former members of the United States airborne forces are all members of a proud and honorable tradition that, together with the special skills and achievements of those members, distinguishes the members as intrepid combat parachutists, air assault forces, special operation forces, and, in the past, glider infantry; Whereas individuals from every State of the United States have served gallantly in the airborne forces, and each State is proud of the contributions of its paratrooper veterans during the many conflicts faced by the United States; Whereas the history and achievements of the members and former members of the United States airborne forces warrant special expressions of the gratitude of the people of the United States; and Whereas, since the airborne forces, past and present, celebrate August 16 as the anniversary of the first official jump by the Army Parachute Test Platoon, August 16 is an appropriate day to recognize as National Airborne Day: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates August 16, 2022, as ``National Airborne Day''; and (2) calls on the people of the United States to observe National Airborne Day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

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08/05/2022

The SPEAKER pro tempore

House

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under clause 5(d) of rule XX, the Chair announces to the House that, in light of the passing of the gentlewoman from Indiana, Mrs. Walorski, the whole number of the House is 430.

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08/06/2022

Mr. DURBIN

Senate

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Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, the United States has done some good, important, even historic work this week. On Tuesday, we passed the PACT Act, expanding VA healthcare to an estimated 3.5 million veterans. Their service to our Nation exposed them to potentially deadly toxic chemicals from Agent Orange in the Vietnam conflict to toxic burn pits, which were found to be ubiquitous in Iraq and Afghanistan. It took too long: 12 years. Toxic exposed veterans and family members had to stand on the steps of the Capitol, literally camped out for 5 days and nights to remind us that the veterans suffering from toxic exposure deserve care as surely as veterans injured by bullets and bombs. But in the end, thank goodness, we did the right thing. The vote to pass the PACT Act was 86 to 11--86 votes in a 50-50 Democratic/ Republican Chamber. It was a remarkable, bipartisan rollcall. And then we made history this week when the Senate voted to ratify the entry of Finland and Sweden to NATO. Vladimir Putin gambled that Russia could seize Ukraine in just a few days, could use his victory to shatter NATO's unity and to deepen divides around the world. Vladimir Putin, again, was dead wrong. NATO is more united, larger, and more powerful than ever, while Vladimir Putin has become an international pariah. Russia's military is bogged down in Ukraine, suffering heavy losses. And the Russian economy is staggering under the weight of global sanctions imposed by the freedom-loving nations of the world against Russia. The Senate vote in favor of enlarging NATO to include Sweden and Finland was 95 to 1--95 votes in favor of it in a body that is divided equally, 50-50. Two major achievements in just 2 days, both with huge bipartisan majorities. That is proof for the doubters that the Senate can work together when the need is urgent and the solutions are just. Now we are debating another historic plan that should have the support of both parties. I listen to the speeches each day on the floor of the Senate. And every day our Republican colleagues stand on the floor and say it is about time we did something about inflation. They know that is exactly the way the American families feel--and I feel, as well. And then, sadly, when given a chance, as they will be in just a few minutes, my Republican friends try to stop legislation that will lower the cost and give American families a break on their cost of living. All the speeches notwithstanding, they refuse to vote for a provision which will actually lower families' living costs. They oppose cutting taxes for families. They oppose banning price gouging by oil companies. They oppose cutting healthcare premiums. They oppose extending the Child Tax Credits. They oppose lowering prescription drug prices. But we are going to give them another chance to do the right thing. They are going to have a chance to actually lower some of those big ticket costs which they gave all their speeches about and--listen to this bonus--reduce the deficit at the same time. Yes, the Democrats have a proposal which will reduce our national debt by $300 billion. Our plan is called the Inflation Reduction Act. It does exactly what it says and even more. The Inflation Reduction Act will cut energy costs, now and in the future, by deploying American-made clean energy and by making the biggest investment to battle the climate crisis in U.S. history. You can't miss on the news the terrible things that have happened in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the last week. Horrible things. Thirty- seven people--at least 37 people--have lost their lives with the flooding in that State. They go to these remote, rural villages. It just breaks your heart to look at the devastation. And the reporters go to families still, I guess, trying to get back on their feet, trying to imagine tomorrow and do these interviews. And many times, the people are clearly in pain and distraught over their personal losses. There was one man I remember yesterday, particularly. He did not appear to be the kind of person who spends a lot of time thinking about Congressional issues or even great political issues. He was a fellow, a hardworking fellow, who just lost his home. And you know what he said? He said: This is climate change; what you are looking at here is climate change. I have lived in this town for 40 years. And I have never seen anything like that. And I can't imagine if it comes again. For him to use the words ``climate change'' really was an eye opener for me, because it means that he is sensitized to the reality that we face in this world. Extreme weather has become the norm in our country, whether it is an extreme drought, an extreme flooding situation, more tornadoes than ever at different times of the year. The list goes on and on. Some people think it is just God being restless. I think there is more to it. I think we--those of us who inhabit this planet Earth--bear some responsibility. The question is, will we give speeches, will we lament these extreme weather events, or will do something? That is why this bill that is coming up today, starting today, subject to amendment, is so important. We can't allow our energy and national security to be dictated by some foreign power or some foreign leader like Vladimir Putin or anyone else who doesn't share America's national interest. The Inflation Reduction Act, which is coming before us, invests in clean, new American energy sources so that our future can be determined by American ingenuity, not by some foreign cartel or some Kremlin kleptocrat. Earlier today, the Senator from Kentucky came to the floor and talked about the EPA police checking on whether people are buying certain products or not buying other products. That isn't what this bill is about at all. Incentives are there. And I--just from a family point of view--am going to take a look at it. Is it time for my family to buy a heat pump? I will take a look and see. Tax credits, tax incentives could be an incentive for me to make that decision with my family and my wife. And that is all that we are offering--incentives for people to choose the right things, the environmentally smart things to deal with climate change. The more energy solutions we discover, the cheaper our energy bills will be. Importantly, the Inflation Reduction Act will enable the United States--listen to this--to cut greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 40 percent by the year 2030. We have a lot of young pages here who come and work in the summer. We are glad to have them. They brighten up the place, and their energy is a sight to behold. They probably listen to this debate and wonder if these graying politicians, these Senators and Congressman, really do care about the planet that they are going to be living on, raising their own families, building their own futures. Well, this bill is an indication we do care. And to reduce greenhouse gas emissions not only does the right thing for America, it sets an example for the world. Despite all the excuses, there is no excuse for ignoring climate change, as that poor fellow down in Kentucky made obvious. For anyone who still says global warming is a hoax--and I guess there are a handful of those folks left--or admits that it is real and says we just can't afford to fix it, know this: The costs of ignoring the climate crisis are far greater than dealing with it. A recent analysis by the Office of Management and Budget warns, if left unchecked, climate change could reduce our Nation's gross domestic product by 10 percent and cost Americans $2 trillion a year by the end of the century--$2 trillion in the production of goods and services. To put that in perspective, that is about a third of the entire U.S. budget this year. And in case you are dismissing these warnings because they happen to come from a Democrat or from the Biden administration, maybe you should listen to Deloitte--a well-known accounting firming in this country--their center for sustainable management. They released a report in May estimating that left unchecked, climate change will cost the global economy $178 trillion for the next 50 years. If rising sea levels don't swamp us, rising costs of ignoring climate disasters very well may. The Inflation Reduction Act will enable us to make reasonable changes now that will pay for themselves many times over. It will also cut families' healthcare costs in four important ways. First, we extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for 13 million Americans for 3 more years. I was so surprised to read recently that there are still 8 million Americans uninsured. There should be none. And our goal is none. But we made such dramatic progress cutting by a third to a half the number of people uninsured since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Have you ever had a young child in your family who was sick and you worried because you had no health insurance as to whether they would be seen by the right doctor, the right hospital? I went through it. It happened right after our first child was born. We didn't have health insurance. I never felt more vulnerable, and I never had an emptier feeling when it came to being a father caring for his child as to not have health insurance and worrying about that. I don't think any family should ever have to go through that. It is an experience I will never forget. Second, our plan allows Medicare to finally negotiate fair prices for prescription drugs. I listened to the Republican leader on the floor this morning talking about what a terrible idea that is. Well, I just want to suggest to him, we have been doing that at the Veterans' Administration for years. They have been negotiating pharmaceutical prices so that our veterans get affordable drugs and taxpayers get a break and don't have to subsidize them. That, to me, is just common sense, and it is humane. The notion that we are going to extend that to Medicare recipients is not a radical idea. It involves something that we think is fundamental to the free market economy: competition. If these pharmaceutical companies want to sell their drugs to the Medicare recipients, we say to them, let's negotiate, on a certain number of those drugs, reasonable prices. Now, some people say that is too much government, government stepping in there and trying to establish the prices that will be paid for these pharmaceuticals. Well, I would say to the same pharmaceutical companies that are raising these objections: Look what you are doing today in Canada. You take exactly the same drug made here in the United States, sold to Americans at an inflated price, and sell it at a deep discount to people living in Canada. Why do you do it? Is it out of the kindness of your heart? No. The Canadian Government stood up and said you are not going to gouge Canadian families. Yes, we would like to have your pharmaceuticals and, yes, we will put them in our formulary, but you cannot dictate the prices to us. We are going to negotiate those prices. And the pharmaceutical companies sat down and did it--not just in Canada but in Europe. When you say the same thing in the United States, that they treat Americans and those under Medicare the way they treat Canadians, you have the Senator from Kentucky coming to the floor and calling it a college sophomore socialist answer. I don't think so. I think it is just common sense. These pharmaceutical companies are some of the most profitable companies in the United States year in and year out. They make money hand over fist. And I am glad they do, in many respects, because they can invest that money in the next generation of drugs. You say to yourself: Wait a minute. If you are going to give them less for the product, they will have less for research. Not necessarily because there is something that you ought to remember that I think is very important. I want to make sure I get these figures right. The big pharmaceutical companies today spend more on advertising than on research. Let me give you a couple of examples. Bayer, one of the makers of Xarelto--you have heard that one, haven't you, on TV--spent $18 billion on sales and marketing, $18 billion. How much did they spend on research for new drugs and new products? Eight billion. More than twice as much of the research budget went to be spent on marketing and television advertising. Incidentally, the United States is only one of two nations in the world that allows direct-to-consumer drug advertising. The other one is New Zealand, if you can imagine. They put all this money on television advertising drugs like Xarelto. Why? So that people say: Wait a minute. Maybe that is what I have needed all along. I have to write down that name. How do you spell ``Xarelto?'' They get it right, finally, because ads keep coming on hour after hour on television, and they go to the doctor and say: I need Xarelto. The doctor may have second thoughts about whether that is a good drug, but he doesn't have a lot of time for each patient. He is not going to debate his customers. He ends up writing a script for a high- priced drug like Xarelto, and Bayer makes more money. They are not the only ones. Johnson & Johnson--that is a pretty well- known company. They spent $22 billion on sales and marketing. How much, if they spent $22 billion on sales and marketing, did they spend on research? Twelve--twelve. Do you see a pattern here? To be fair, not all of pharma's big bucks go into TV ads. Over the past 5 years, the 14 largest drug corporations spent more on stock buybacks lining the pockets of their CEOs than on R&D. Remember what I just said. They took their profits, turned them into stock buybacks so that the wealthiest people in America got a better balance sheet. Money that could have gone into research for new drugs, they diverted into profit-taking. So this notion about saying that Medicare should be able to negotiate more competitive and fairly priced drugs is not unreasonable, and it isn't going to stop research. We know that. Can I add one other element to this? Each of these pharmaceutical companies has a benefactor, a major benefactor. Think of it. It is an Agency that generates research by the billions each year, and the product of that research--which is a suggestion for new drugs, for example--is literally given to the pharmaceutical industry to use and make a profit. What is that Agency? The National Institutes of Health. It does the basic research by the Federal Government, paid for by American taxpayers--billions of dollars--and makes it available to pharmaceutical companies to develop the next generations of drugs. That is as it should be. But this notion that the pharmaceutical companies are just making it on their own and their own skills goes way beyond the obvious. NIH is helping very much. We want to cut healthcare costs to make sure as well that seniors cap their out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 a year, and $2,000 a year is still a sacrifice for many seniors, but it is a reasonable amount. We know what is happening now. Many seniors have drugs that they are supposed to be taking. They can't afford to fill the prescriptions or they take half the dose when they should be taking a full dosage. That is the reality of the prescription drug pricing in America. Is it a serious problem? Well, just ask Blue Cross Blue Shield in Chicago, and I have: What is the impact of these inflated prescription drug prices on healthcare premiums? Blue Cross Blue Shield said to me that it is the No. 1 driver of increased health insurance premium costs, the cost of prescription drugs. So when we start bringing down these costs, we are also going to create a situation where we have less incentive to increase premiums for health insurance. Fourth, we penalize drug companies if they try to increase the price of the drug more than the rate of inflation. That was another on the list of sophomore in college socialist ideas, according to the Republican leader on the floor this morning. Well, I think he is wrong. We know what happens to the price of these drugs year in and year out. They just don't go up with the cost of inflation, they go up by multiples that reach the point people can't afford to pay it. That has to come to an end. Five years ago, Republicans used this same process we are using called reconciliation to pass a nearly $2 trillion tax bill that overwhelmingly benefited big corporations and the wealthiest people in America, and they put the whole boondoggle on the credit card. It was unpaid for--tax cuts unpaid for. They claimed their tax cuts would pay for themselves. Dynamic scoring, they called it. Instead, they blew up the national debt. Our plan is paid for, and here is the bottom line: No one in America--no one earning less than $400,000 a year--is seeing any increase in their taxes. Now, the Republicans say: Well, if you raise taxes on the wealthiest people, it is going to hurt the poorest people. When it gets right down to it, many of these corporations are extremely profitable--a billion dollars a year in profits and pay no Federal taxes. What is wrong with this picture? The average American family is paying their taxes, as the law requires, and yet these corporations have found an escape hatch to avoid paying any taxes whatsoever. If they pay any taxes, they are going to hurt the poor families. The poor families are doing their part to pay their taxes. It is time these wealthy individuals and corporations did the same. Instead of adding to the national debt, as our Republican colleagues did with their tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, our proposal that we will vote on today will reduce the deficit by $300 billion. That is on top of the $1.7 trillion we have already cut from the deficit this year. Cutting the deficit reduces inflation pressure in the long run. In the short term, we are fighting inflation by lowering the cost of energy and healthcare, two of the biggest ticket items in family budgets. And lastly, Senator McConnell and our Republican colleagues seem to have developed a great respect for the economic wisdom of former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. I can't tell you how many times Senator McConnell has mentioned Larry Summers' name as if he is the great leader of all the great thinkers in the economics field in America. Let me tell you what Mr. Summers happens to say about our plan that we are going to vote for today and that all the Republicans are going to oppose. He said: This bill is fighting inflation. He also said: This is an easy bill to get behind. I didn't hear that this morning when Senator McConnell came to the floor and talked about his view of this bill. Larry Summers was his expert previously. Now he is ignoring when Summers says we ought to vote for this bill to reduce inflation. Do our Republican friends really want to tame inflation and help families with energy and healthcare or just come to the floor and complain? That is the choice they have. If they want to help, we have a plan. It is fair; it is paid for; it fights inflation; and it lowers the deficit. Wouldn't it be great if they would join us in a bipartisan effort to pass this at this moment in history? It is what America is waiting for and looking for. I hope that a number of Republicans will surprise us and join us. I yield the floor.

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08/06/2022

Mr. DURBIN

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4055-3

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nan

Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, the United States has done some good, important, even historic work this week. On Tuesday, we passed the PACT Act, expanding VA healthcare to an estimated 3.5 million veterans. Their service to our Nation exposed them to potentially deadly toxic chemicals from Agent Orange in the Vietnam conflict to toxic burn pits, which were found to be ubiquitous in Iraq and Afghanistan. It took too long: 12 years. Toxic exposed veterans and family members had to stand on the steps of the Capitol, literally camped out for 5 days and nights to remind us that the veterans suffering from toxic exposure deserve care as surely as veterans injured by bullets and bombs. But in the end, thank goodness, we did the right thing. The vote to pass the PACT Act was 86 to 11--86 votes in a 50-50 Democratic/ Republican Chamber. It was a remarkable, bipartisan rollcall. And then we made history this week when the Senate voted to ratify the entry of Finland and Sweden to NATO. Vladimir Putin gambled that Russia could seize Ukraine in just a few days, could use his victory to shatter NATO's unity and to deepen divides around the world. Vladimir Putin, again, was dead wrong. NATO is more united, larger, and more powerful than ever, while Vladimir Putin has become an international pariah. Russia's military is bogged down in Ukraine, suffering heavy losses. And the Russian economy is staggering under the weight of global sanctions imposed by the freedom-loving nations of the world against Russia. The Senate vote in favor of enlarging NATO to include Sweden and Finland was 95 to 1--95 votes in favor of it in a body that is divided equally, 50-50. Two major achievements in just 2 days, both with huge bipartisan majorities. That is proof for the doubters that the Senate can work together when the need is urgent and the solutions are just. Now we are debating another historic plan that should have the support of both parties. I listen to the speeches each day on the floor of the Senate. And every day our Republican colleagues stand on the floor and say it is about time we did something about inflation. They know that is exactly the way the American families feel--and I feel, as well. And then, sadly, when given a chance, as they will be in just a few minutes, my Republican friends try to stop legislation that will lower the cost and give American families a break on their cost of living. All the speeches notwithstanding, they refuse to vote for a provision which will actually lower families' living costs. They oppose cutting taxes for families. They oppose banning price gouging by oil companies. They oppose cutting healthcare premiums. They oppose extending the Child Tax Credits. They oppose lowering prescription drug prices. But we are going to give them another chance to do the right thing. They are going to have a chance to actually lower some of those big ticket costs which they gave all their speeches about and--listen to this bonus--reduce the deficit at the same time. Yes, the Democrats have a proposal which will reduce our national debt by $300 billion. Our plan is called the Inflation Reduction Act. It does exactly what it says and even more. The Inflation Reduction Act will cut energy costs, now and in the future, by deploying American-made clean energy and by making the biggest investment to battle the climate crisis in U.S. history. You can't miss on the news the terrible things that have happened in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the last week. Horrible things. Thirty- seven people--at least 37 people--have lost their lives with the flooding in that State. They go to these remote, rural villages. It just breaks your heart to look at the devastation. And the reporters go to families still, I guess, trying to get back on their feet, trying to imagine tomorrow and do these interviews. And many times, the people are clearly in pain and distraught over their personal losses. There was one man I remember yesterday, particularly. He did not appear to be the kind of person who spends a lot of time thinking about Congressional issues or even great political issues. He was a fellow, a hardworking fellow, who just lost his home. And you know what he said? He said: This is climate change; what you are looking at here is climate change. I have lived in this town for 40 years. And I have never seen anything like that. And I can't imagine if it comes again. For him to use the words ``climate change'' really was an eye opener for me, because it means that he is sensitized to the reality that we face in this world. Extreme weather has become the norm in our country, whether it is an extreme drought, an extreme flooding situation, more tornadoes than ever at different times of the year. The list goes on and on. Some people think it is just God being restless. I think there is more to it. I think we--those of us who inhabit this planet Earth--bear some responsibility. The question is, will we give speeches, will we lament these extreme weather events, or will do something? That is why this bill that is coming up today, starting today, subject to amendment, is so important. We can't allow our energy and national security to be dictated by some foreign power or some foreign leader like Vladimir Putin or anyone else who doesn't share America's national interest. The Inflation Reduction Act, which is coming before us, invests in clean, new American energy sources so that our future can be determined by American ingenuity, not by some foreign cartel or some Kremlin kleptocrat. Earlier today, the Senator from Kentucky came to the floor and talked about the EPA police checking on whether people are buying certain products or not buying other products. That isn't what this bill is about at all. Incentives are there. And I--just from a family point of view--am going to take a look at it. Is it time for my family to buy a heat pump? I will take a look and see. Tax credits, tax incentives could be an incentive for me to make that decision with my family and my wife. And that is all that we are offering--incentives for people to choose the right things, the environmentally smart things to deal with climate change. The more energy solutions we discover, the cheaper our energy bills will be. Importantly, the Inflation Reduction Act will enable the United States--listen to this--to cut greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 40 percent by the year 2030. We have a lot of young pages here who come and work in the summer. We are glad to have them. They brighten up the place, and their energy is a sight to behold. They probably listen to this debate and wonder if these graying politicians, these Senators and Congressman, really do care about the planet that they are going to be living on, raising their own families, building their own futures. Well, this bill is an indication we do care. And to reduce greenhouse gas emissions not only does the right thing for America, it sets an example for the world. Despite all the excuses, there is no excuse for ignoring climate change, as that poor fellow down in Kentucky made obvious. For anyone who still says global warming is a hoax--and I guess there are a handful of those folks left--or admits that it is real and says we just can't afford to fix it, know this: The costs of ignoring the climate crisis are far greater than dealing with it. A recent analysis by the Office of Management and Budget warns, if left unchecked, climate change could reduce our Nation's gross domestic product by 10 percent and cost Americans $2 trillion a year by the end of the century--$2 trillion in the production of goods and services. To put that in perspective, that is about a third of the entire U.S. budget this year. And in case you are dismissing these warnings because they happen to come from a Democrat or from the Biden administration, maybe you should listen to Deloitte--a well-known accounting firming in this country--their center for sustainable management. They released a report in May estimating that left unchecked, climate change will cost the global economy $178 trillion for the next 50 years. If rising sea levels don't swamp us, rising costs of ignoring climate disasters very well may. The Inflation Reduction Act will enable us to make reasonable changes now that will pay for themselves many times over. It will also cut families' healthcare costs in four important ways. First, we extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for 13 million Americans for 3 more years. I was so surprised to read recently that there are still 8 million Americans uninsured. There should be none. And our goal is none. But we made such dramatic progress cutting by a third to a half the number of people uninsured since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Have you ever had a young child in your family who was sick and you worried because you had no health insurance as to whether they would be seen by the right doctor, the right hospital? I went through it. It happened right after our first child was born. We didn't have health insurance. I never felt more vulnerable, and I never had an emptier feeling when it came to being a father caring for his child as to not have health insurance and worrying about that. I don't think any family should ever have to go through that. It is an experience I will never forget. Second, our plan allows Medicare to finally negotiate fair prices for prescription drugs. I listened to the Republican leader on the floor this morning talking about what a terrible idea that is. Well, I just want to suggest to him, we have been doing that at the Veterans' Administration for years. They have been negotiating pharmaceutical prices so that our veterans get affordable drugs and taxpayers get a break and don't have to subsidize them. That, to me, is just common sense, and it is humane. The notion that we are going to extend that to Medicare recipients is not a radical idea. It involves something that we think is fundamental to the free market economy: competition. If these pharmaceutical companies want to sell their drugs to the Medicare recipients, we say to them, let's negotiate, on a certain number of those drugs, reasonable prices. Now, some people say that is too much government, government stepping in there and trying to establish the prices that will be paid for these pharmaceuticals. Well, I would say to the same pharmaceutical companies that are raising these objections: Look what you are doing today in Canada. You take exactly the same drug made here in the United States, sold to Americans at an inflated price, and sell it at a deep discount to people living in Canada. Why do you do it? Is it out of the kindness of your heart? No. The Canadian Government stood up and said you are not going to gouge Canadian families. Yes, we would like to have your pharmaceuticals and, yes, we will put them in our formulary, but you cannot dictate the prices to us. We are going to negotiate those prices. And the pharmaceutical companies sat down and did it--not just in Canada but in Europe. When you say the same thing in the United States, that they treat Americans and those under Medicare the way they treat Canadians, you have the Senator from Kentucky coming to the floor and calling it a college sophomore socialist answer. I don't think so. I think it is just common sense. These pharmaceutical companies are some of the most profitable companies in the United States year in and year out. They make money hand over fist. And I am glad they do, in many respects, because they can invest that money in the next generation of drugs. You say to yourself: Wait a minute. If you are going to give them less for the product, they will have less for research. Not necessarily because there is something that you ought to remember that I think is very important. I want to make sure I get these figures right. The big pharmaceutical companies today spend more on advertising than on research. Let me give you a couple of examples. Bayer, one of the makers of Xarelto--you have heard that one, haven't you, on TV--spent $18 billion on sales and marketing, $18 billion. How much did they spend on research for new drugs and new products? Eight billion. More than twice as much of the research budget went to be spent on marketing and television advertising. Incidentally, the United States is only one of two nations in the world that allows direct-to-consumer drug advertising. The other one is New Zealand, if you can imagine. They put all this money on television advertising drugs like Xarelto. Why? So that people say: Wait a minute. Maybe that is what I have needed all along. I have to write down that name. How do you spell ``Xarelto?'' They get it right, finally, because ads keep coming on hour after hour on television, and they go to the doctor and say: I need Xarelto. The doctor may have second thoughts about whether that is a good drug, but he doesn't have a lot of time for each patient. He is not going to debate his customers. He ends up writing a script for a high- priced drug like Xarelto, and Bayer makes more money. They are not the only ones. Johnson & Johnson--that is a pretty well- known company. They spent $22 billion on sales and marketing. How much, if they spent $22 billion on sales and marketing, did they spend on research? Twelve--twelve. Do you see a pattern here? To be fair, not all of pharma's big bucks go into TV ads. Over the past 5 years, the 14 largest drug corporations spent more on stock buybacks lining the pockets of their CEOs than on R&D. Remember what I just said. They took their profits, turned them into stock buybacks so that the wealthiest people in America got a better balance sheet. Money that could have gone into research for new drugs, they diverted into profit-taking. So this notion about saying that Medicare should be able to negotiate more competitive and fairly priced drugs is not unreasonable, and it isn't going to stop research. We know that. Can I add one other element to this? Each of these pharmaceutical companies has a benefactor, a major benefactor. Think of it. It is an Agency that generates research by the billions each year, and the product of that research--which is a suggestion for new drugs, for example--is literally given to the pharmaceutical industry to use and make a profit. What is that Agency? The National Institutes of Health. It does the basic research by the Federal Government, paid for by American taxpayers--billions of dollars--and makes it available to pharmaceutical companies to develop the next generations of drugs. That is as it should be. But this notion that the pharmaceutical companies are just making it on their own and their own skills goes way beyond the obvious. NIH is helping very much. We want to cut healthcare costs to make sure as well that seniors cap their out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 a year, and $2,000 a year is still a sacrifice for many seniors, but it is a reasonable amount. We know what is happening now. Many seniors have drugs that they are supposed to be taking. They can't afford to fill the prescriptions or they take half the dose when they should be taking a full dosage. That is the reality of the prescription drug pricing in America. Is it a serious problem? Well, just ask Blue Cross Blue Shield in Chicago, and I have: What is the impact of these inflated prescription drug prices on healthcare premiums? Blue Cross Blue Shield said to me that it is the No. 1 driver of increased health insurance premium costs, the cost of prescription drugs. So when we start bringing down these costs, we are also going to create a situation where we have less incentive to increase premiums for health insurance. Fourth, we penalize drug companies if they try to increase the price of the drug more than the rate of inflation. That was another on the list of sophomore in college socialist ideas, according to the Republican leader on the floor this morning. Well, I think he is wrong. We know what happens to the price of these drugs year in and year out. They just don't go up with the cost of inflation, they go up by multiples that reach the point people can't afford to pay it. That has to come to an end. Five years ago, Republicans used this same process we are using called reconciliation to pass a nearly $2 trillion tax bill that overwhelmingly benefited big corporations and the wealthiest people in America, and they put the whole boondoggle on the credit card. It was unpaid for--tax cuts unpaid for. They claimed their tax cuts would pay for themselves. Dynamic scoring, they called it. Instead, they blew up the national debt. Our plan is paid for, and here is the bottom line: No one in America--no one earning less than $400,000 a year--is seeing any increase in their taxes. Now, the Republicans say: Well, if you raise taxes on the wealthiest people, it is going to hurt the poorest people. When it gets right down to it, many of these corporations are extremely profitable--a billion dollars a year in profits and pay no Federal taxes. What is wrong with this picture? The average American family is paying their taxes, as the law requires, and yet these corporations have found an escape hatch to avoid paying any taxes whatsoever. If they pay any taxes, they are going to hurt the poor families. The poor families are doing their part to pay their taxes. It is time these wealthy individuals and corporations did the same. Instead of adding to the national debt, as our Republican colleagues did with their tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, our proposal that we will vote on today will reduce the deficit by $300 billion. That is on top of the $1.7 trillion we have already cut from the deficit this year. Cutting the deficit reduces inflation pressure in the long run. In the short term, we are fighting inflation by lowering the cost of energy and healthcare, two of the biggest ticket items in family budgets. And lastly, Senator McConnell and our Republican colleagues seem to have developed a great respect for the economic wisdom of former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. I can't tell you how many times Senator McConnell has mentioned Larry Summers' name as if he is the great leader of all the great thinkers in the economics field in America. Let me tell you what Mr. Summers happens to say about our plan that we are going to vote for today and that all the Republicans are going to oppose. He said: This bill is fighting inflation. He also said: This is an easy bill to get behind. I didn't hear that this morning when Senator McConnell came to the floor and talked about his view of this bill. Larry Summers was his expert previously. Now he is ignoring when Summers says we ought to vote for this bill to reduce inflation. Do our Republican friends really want to tame inflation and help families with energy and healthcare or just come to the floor and complain? That is the choice they have. If they want to help, we have a plan. It is fair; it is paid for; it fights inflation; and it lowers the deficit. Wouldn't it be great if they would join us in a bipartisan effort to pass this at this moment in history? It is what America is waiting for and looking for. I hope that a number of Republicans will surprise us and join us. I yield the floor.

tax cut

racist

08/06/2022

Mr. DURBIN

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4055-3

nan

nan

Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, the United States has done some good, important, even historic work this week. On Tuesday, we passed the PACT Act, expanding VA healthcare to an estimated 3.5 million veterans. Their service to our Nation exposed them to potentially deadly toxic chemicals from Agent Orange in the Vietnam conflict to toxic burn pits, which were found to be ubiquitous in Iraq and Afghanistan. It took too long: 12 years. Toxic exposed veterans and family members had to stand on the steps of the Capitol, literally camped out for 5 days and nights to remind us that the veterans suffering from toxic exposure deserve care as surely as veterans injured by bullets and bombs. But in the end, thank goodness, we did the right thing. The vote to pass the PACT Act was 86 to 11--86 votes in a 50-50 Democratic/ Republican Chamber. It was a remarkable, bipartisan rollcall. And then we made history this week when the Senate voted to ratify the entry of Finland and Sweden to NATO. Vladimir Putin gambled that Russia could seize Ukraine in just a few days, could use his victory to shatter NATO's unity and to deepen divides around the world. Vladimir Putin, again, was dead wrong. NATO is more united, larger, and more powerful than ever, while Vladimir Putin has become an international pariah. Russia's military is bogged down in Ukraine, suffering heavy losses. And the Russian economy is staggering under the weight of global sanctions imposed by the freedom-loving nations of the world against Russia. The Senate vote in favor of enlarging NATO to include Sweden and Finland was 95 to 1--95 votes in favor of it in a body that is divided equally, 50-50. Two major achievements in just 2 days, both with huge bipartisan majorities. That is proof for the doubters that the Senate can work together when the need is urgent and the solutions are just. Now we are debating another historic plan that should have the support of both parties. I listen to the speeches each day on the floor of the Senate. And every day our Republican colleagues stand on the floor and say it is about time we did something about inflation. They know that is exactly the way the American families feel--and I feel, as well. And then, sadly, when given a chance, as they will be in just a few minutes, my Republican friends try to stop legislation that will lower the cost and give American families a break on their cost of living. All the speeches notwithstanding, they refuse to vote for a provision which will actually lower families' living costs. They oppose cutting taxes for families. They oppose banning price gouging by oil companies. They oppose cutting healthcare premiums. They oppose extending the Child Tax Credits. They oppose lowering prescription drug prices. But we are going to give them another chance to do the right thing. They are going to have a chance to actually lower some of those big ticket costs which they gave all their speeches about and--listen to this bonus--reduce the deficit at the same time. Yes, the Democrats have a proposal which will reduce our national debt by $300 billion. Our plan is called the Inflation Reduction Act. It does exactly what it says and even more. The Inflation Reduction Act will cut energy costs, now and in the future, by deploying American-made clean energy and by making the biggest investment to battle the climate crisis in U.S. history. You can't miss on the news the terrible things that have happened in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the last week. Horrible things. Thirty- seven people--at least 37 people--have lost their lives with the flooding in that State. They go to these remote, rural villages. It just breaks your heart to look at the devastation. And the reporters go to families still, I guess, trying to get back on their feet, trying to imagine tomorrow and do these interviews. And many times, the people are clearly in pain and distraught over their personal losses. There was one man I remember yesterday, particularly. He did not appear to be the kind of person who spends a lot of time thinking about Congressional issues or even great political issues. He was a fellow, a hardworking fellow, who just lost his home. And you know what he said? He said: This is climate change; what you are looking at here is climate change. I have lived in this town for 40 years. And I have never seen anything like that. And I can't imagine if it comes again. For him to use the words ``climate change'' really was an eye opener for me, because it means that he is sensitized to the reality that we face in this world. Extreme weather has become the norm in our country, whether it is an extreme drought, an extreme flooding situation, more tornadoes than ever at different times of the year. The list goes on and on. Some people think it is just God being restless. I think there is more to it. I think we--those of us who inhabit this planet Earth--bear some responsibility. The question is, will we give speeches, will we lament these extreme weather events, or will do something? That is why this bill that is coming up today, starting today, subject to amendment, is so important. We can't allow our energy and national security to be dictated by some foreign power or some foreign leader like Vladimir Putin or anyone else who doesn't share America's national interest. The Inflation Reduction Act, which is coming before us, invests in clean, new American energy sources so that our future can be determined by American ingenuity, not by some foreign cartel or some Kremlin kleptocrat. Earlier today, the Senator from Kentucky came to the floor and talked about the EPA police checking on whether people are buying certain products or not buying other products. That isn't what this bill is about at all. Incentives are there. And I--just from a family point of view--am going to take a look at it. Is it time for my family to buy a heat pump? I will take a look and see. Tax credits, tax incentives could be an incentive for me to make that decision with my family and my wife. And that is all that we are offering--incentives for people to choose the right things, the environmentally smart things to deal with climate change. The more energy solutions we discover, the cheaper our energy bills will be. Importantly, the Inflation Reduction Act will enable the United States--listen to this--to cut greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 40 percent by the year 2030. We have a lot of young pages here who come and work in the summer. We are glad to have them. They brighten up the place, and their energy is a sight to behold. They probably listen to this debate and wonder if these graying politicians, these Senators and Congressman, really do care about the planet that they are going to be living on, raising their own families, building their own futures. Well, this bill is an indication we do care. And to reduce greenhouse gas emissions not only does the right thing for America, it sets an example for the world. Despite all the excuses, there is no excuse for ignoring climate change, as that poor fellow down in Kentucky made obvious. For anyone who still says global warming is a hoax--and I guess there are a handful of those folks left--or admits that it is real and says we just can't afford to fix it, know this: The costs of ignoring the climate crisis are far greater than dealing with it. A recent analysis by the Office of Management and Budget warns, if left unchecked, climate change could reduce our Nation's gross domestic product by 10 percent and cost Americans $2 trillion a year by the end of the century--$2 trillion in the production of goods and services. To put that in perspective, that is about a third of the entire U.S. budget this year. And in case you are dismissing these warnings because they happen to come from a Democrat or from the Biden administration, maybe you should listen to Deloitte--a well-known accounting firming in this country--their center for sustainable management. They released a report in May estimating that left unchecked, climate change will cost the global economy $178 trillion for the next 50 years. If rising sea levels don't swamp us, rising costs of ignoring climate disasters very well may. The Inflation Reduction Act will enable us to make reasonable changes now that will pay for themselves many times over. It will also cut families' healthcare costs in four important ways. First, we extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for 13 million Americans for 3 more years. I was so surprised to read recently that there are still 8 million Americans uninsured. There should be none. And our goal is none. But we made such dramatic progress cutting by a third to a half the number of people uninsured since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Have you ever had a young child in your family who was sick and you worried because you had no health insurance as to whether they would be seen by the right doctor, the right hospital? I went through it. It happened right after our first child was born. We didn't have health insurance. I never felt more vulnerable, and I never had an emptier feeling when it came to being a father caring for his child as to not have health insurance and worrying about that. I don't think any family should ever have to go through that. It is an experience I will never forget. Second, our plan allows Medicare to finally negotiate fair prices for prescription drugs. I listened to the Republican leader on the floor this morning talking about what a terrible idea that is. Well, I just want to suggest to him, we have been doing that at the Veterans' Administration for years. They have been negotiating pharmaceutical prices so that our veterans get affordable drugs and taxpayers get a break and don't have to subsidize them. That, to me, is just common sense, and it is humane. The notion that we are going to extend that to Medicare recipients is not a radical idea. It involves something that we think is fundamental to the free market economy: competition. If these pharmaceutical companies want to sell their drugs to the Medicare recipients, we say to them, let's negotiate, on a certain number of those drugs, reasonable prices. Now, some people say that is too much government, government stepping in there and trying to establish the prices that will be paid for these pharmaceuticals. Well, I would say to the same pharmaceutical companies that are raising these objections: Look what you are doing today in Canada. You take exactly the same drug made here in the United States, sold to Americans at an inflated price, and sell it at a deep discount to people living in Canada. Why do you do it? Is it out of the kindness of your heart? No. The Canadian Government stood up and said you are not going to gouge Canadian families. Yes, we would like to have your pharmaceuticals and, yes, we will put them in our formulary, but you cannot dictate the prices to us. We are going to negotiate those prices. And the pharmaceutical companies sat down and did it--not just in Canada but in Europe. When you say the same thing in the United States, that they treat Americans and those under Medicare the way they treat Canadians, you have the Senator from Kentucky coming to the floor and calling it a college sophomore socialist answer. I don't think so. I think it is just common sense. These pharmaceutical companies are some of the most profitable companies in the United States year in and year out. They make money hand over fist. And I am glad they do, in many respects, because they can invest that money in the next generation of drugs. You say to yourself: Wait a minute. If you are going to give them less for the product, they will have less for research. Not necessarily because there is something that you ought to remember that I think is very important. I want to make sure I get these figures right. The big pharmaceutical companies today spend more on advertising than on research. Let me give you a couple of examples. Bayer, one of the makers of Xarelto--you have heard that one, haven't you, on TV--spent $18 billion on sales and marketing, $18 billion. How much did they spend on research for new drugs and new products? Eight billion. More than twice as much of the research budget went to be spent on marketing and television advertising. Incidentally, the United States is only one of two nations in the world that allows direct-to-consumer drug advertising. The other one is New Zealand, if you can imagine. They put all this money on television advertising drugs like Xarelto. Why? So that people say: Wait a minute. Maybe that is what I have needed all along. I have to write down that name. How do you spell ``Xarelto?'' They get it right, finally, because ads keep coming on hour after hour on television, and they go to the doctor and say: I need Xarelto. The doctor may have second thoughts about whether that is a good drug, but he doesn't have a lot of time for each patient. He is not going to debate his customers. He ends up writing a script for a high- priced drug like Xarelto, and Bayer makes more money. They are not the only ones. Johnson & Johnson--that is a pretty well- known company. They spent $22 billion on sales and marketing. How much, if they spent $22 billion on sales and marketing, did they spend on research? Twelve--twelve. Do you see a pattern here? To be fair, not all of pharma's big bucks go into TV ads. Over the past 5 years, the 14 largest drug corporations spent more on stock buybacks lining the pockets of their CEOs than on R&D. Remember what I just said. They took their profits, turned them into stock buybacks so that the wealthiest people in America got a better balance sheet. Money that could have gone into research for new drugs, they diverted into profit-taking. So this notion about saying that Medicare should be able to negotiate more competitive and fairly priced drugs is not unreasonable, and it isn't going to stop research. We know that. Can I add one other element to this? Each of these pharmaceutical companies has a benefactor, a major benefactor. Think of it. It is an Agency that generates research by the billions each year, and the product of that research--which is a suggestion for new drugs, for example--is literally given to the pharmaceutical industry to use and make a profit. What is that Agency? The National Institutes of Health. It does the basic research by the Federal Government, paid for by American taxpayers--billions of dollars--and makes it available to pharmaceutical companies to develop the next generations of drugs. That is as it should be. But this notion that the pharmaceutical companies are just making it on their own and their own skills goes way beyond the obvious. NIH is helping very much. We want to cut healthcare costs to make sure as well that seniors cap their out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 a year, and $2,000 a year is still a sacrifice for many seniors, but it is a reasonable amount. We know what is happening now. Many seniors have drugs that they are supposed to be taking. They can't afford to fill the prescriptions or they take half the dose when they should be taking a full dosage. That is the reality of the prescription drug pricing in America. Is it a serious problem? Well, just ask Blue Cross Blue Shield in Chicago, and I have: What is the impact of these inflated prescription drug prices on healthcare premiums? Blue Cross Blue Shield said to me that it is the No. 1 driver of increased health insurance premium costs, the cost of prescription drugs. So when we start bringing down these costs, we are also going to create a situation where we have less incentive to increase premiums for health insurance. Fourth, we penalize drug companies if they try to increase the price of the drug more than the rate of inflation. That was another on the list of sophomore in college socialist ideas, according to the Republican leader on the floor this morning. Well, I think he is wrong. We know what happens to the price of these drugs year in and year out. They just don't go up with the cost of inflation, they go up by multiples that reach the point people can't afford to pay it. That has to come to an end. Five years ago, Republicans used this same process we are using called reconciliation to pass a nearly $2 trillion tax bill that overwhelmingly benefited big corporations and the wealthiest people in America, and they put the whole boondoggle on the credit card. It was unpaid for--tax cuts unpaid for. They claimed their tax cuts would pay for themselves. Dynamic scoring, they called it. Instead, they blew up the national debt. Our plan is paid for, and here is the bottom line: No one in America--no one earning less than $400,000 a year--is seeing any increase in their taxes. Now, the Republicans say: Well, if you raise taxes on the wealthiest people, it is going to hurt the poorest people. When it gets right down to it, many of these corporations are extremely profitable--a billion dollars a year in profits and pay no Federal taxes. What is wrong with this picture? The average American family is paying their taxes, as the law requires, and yet these corporations have found an escape hatch to avoid paying any taxes whatsoever. If they pay any taxes, they are going to hurt the poor families. The poor families are doing their part to pay their taxes. It is time these wealthy individuals and corporations did the same. Instead of adding to the national debt, as our Republican colleagues did with their tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, our proposal that we will vote on today will reduce the deficit by $300 billion. That is on top of the $1.7 trillion we have already cut from the deficit this year. Cutting the deficit reduces inflation pressure in the long run. In the short term, we are fighting inflation by lowering the cost of energy and healthcare, two of the biggest ticket items in family budgets. And lastly, Senator McConnell and our Republican colleagues seem to have developed a great respect for the economic wisdom of former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. I can't tell you how many times Senator McConnell has mentioned Larry Summers' name as if he is the great leader of all the great thinkers in the economics field in America. Let me tell you what Mr. Summers happens to say about our plan that we are going to vote for today and that all the Republicans are going to oppose. He said: This bill is fighting inflation. He also said: This is an easy bill to get behind. I didn't hear that this morning when Senator McConnell came to the floor and talked about his view of this bill. Larry Summers was his expert previously. Now he is ignoring when Summers says we ought to vote for this bill to reduce inflation. Do our Republican friends really want to tame inflation and help families with energy and healthcare or just come to the floor and complain? That is the choice they have. If they want to help, we have a plan. It is fair; it is paid for; it fights inflation; and it lowers the deficit. Wouldn't it be great if they would join us in a bipartisan effort to pass this at this moment in history? It is what America is waiting for and looking for. I hope that a number of Republicans will surprise us and join us. I yield the floor.

tax cuts

racist

08/06/2022

Mr. DURBIN

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4055-3

nan

nan

Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, the United States has done some good, important, even historic work this week. On Tuesday, we passed the PACT Act, expanding VA healthcare to an estimated 3.5 million veterans. Their service to our Nation exposed them to potentially deadly toxic chemicals from Agent Orange in the Vietnam conflict to toxic burn pits, which were found to be ubiquitous in Iraq and Afghanistan. It took too long: 12 years. Toxic exposed veterans and family members had to stand on the steps of the Capitol, literally camped out for 5 days and nights to remind us that the veterans suffering from toxic exposure deserve care as surely as veterans injured by bullets and bombs. But in the end, thank goodness, we did the right thing. The vote to pass the PACT Act was 86 to 11--86 votes in a 50-50 Democratic/ Republican Chamber. It was a remarkable, bipartisan rollcall. And then we made history this week when the Senate voted to ratify the entry of Finland and Sweden to NATO. Vladimir Putin gambled that Russia could seize Ukraine in just a few days, could use his victory to shatter NATO's unity and to deepen divides around the world. Vladimir Putin, again, was dead wrong. NATO is more united, larger, and more powerful than ever, while Vladimir Putin has become an international pariah. Russia's military is bogged down in Ukraine, suffering heavy losses. And the Russian economy is staggering under the weight of global sanctions imposed by the freedom-loving nations of the world against Russia. The Senate vote in favor of enlarging NATO to include Sweden and Finland was 95 to 1--95 votes in favor of it in a body that is divided equally, 50-50. Two major achievements in just 2 days, both with huge bipartisan majorities. That is proof for the doubters that the Senate can work together when the need is urgent and the solutions are just. Now we are debating another historic plan that should have the support of both parties. I listen to the speeches each day on the floor of the Senate. And every day our Republican colleagues stand on the floor and say it is about time we did something about inflation. They know that is exactly the way the American families feel--and I feel, as well. And then, sadly, when given a chance, as they will be in just a few minutes, my Republican friends try to stop legislation that will lower the cost and give American families a break on their cost of living. All the speeches notwithstanding, they refuse to vote for a provision which will actually lower families' living costs. They oppose cutting taxes for families. They oppose banning price gouging by oil companies. They oppose cutting healthcare premiums. They oppose extending the Child Tax Credits. They oppose lowering prescription drug prices. But we are going to give them another chance to do the right thing. They are going to have a chance to actually lower some of those big ticket costs which they gave all their speeches about and--listen to this bonus--reduce the deficit at the same time. Yes, the Democrats have a proposal which will reduce our national debt by $300 billion. Our plan is called the Inflation Reduction Act. It does exactly what it says and even more. The Inflation Reduction Act will cut energy costs, now and in the future, by deploying American-made clean energy and by making the biggest investment to battle the climate crisis in U.S. history. You can't miss on the news the terrible things that have happened in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the last week. Horrible things. Thirty- seven people--at least 37 people--have lost their lives with the flooding in that State. They go to these remote, rural villages. It just breaks your heart to look at the devastation. And the reporters go to families still, I guess, trying to get back on their feet, trying to imagine tomorrow and do these interviews. And many times, the people are clearly in pain and distraught over their personal losses. There was one man I remember yesterday, particularly. He did not appear to be the kind of person who spends a lot of time thinking about Congressional issues or even great political issues. He was a fellow, a hardworking fellow, who just lost his home. And you know what he said? He said: This is climate change; what you are looking at here is climate change. I have lived in this town for 40 years. And I have never seen anything like that. And I can't imagine if it comes again. For him to use the words ``climate change'' really was an eye opener for me, because it means that he is sensitized to the reality that we face in this world. Extreme weather has become the norm in our country, whether it is an extreme drought, an extreme flooding situation, more tornadoes than ever at different times of the year. The list goes on and on. Some people think it is just God being restless. I think there is more to it. I think we--those of us who inhabit this planet Earth--bear some responsibility. The question is, will we give speeches, will we lament these extreme weather events, or will do something? That is why this bill that is coming up today, starting today, subject to amendment, is so important. We can't allow our energy and national security to be dictated by some foreign power or some foreign leader like Vladimir Putin or anyone else who doesn't share America's national interest. The Inflation Reduction Act, which is coming before us, invests in clean, new American energy sources so that our future can be determined by American ingenuity, not by some foreign cartel or some Kremlin kleptocrat. Earlier today, the Senator from Kentucky came to the floor and talked about the EPA police checking on whether people are buying certain products or not buying other products. That isn't what this bill is about at all. Incentives are there. And I--just from a family point of view--am going to take a look at it. Is it time for my family to buy a heat pump? I will take a look and see. Tax credits, tax incentives could be an incentive for me to make that decision with my family and my wife. And that is all that we are offering--incentives for people to choose the right things, the environmentally smart things to deal with climate change. The more energy solutions we discover, the cheaper our energy bills will be. Importantly, the Inflation Reduction Act will enable the United States--listen to this--to cut greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 40 percent by the year 2030. We have a lot of young pages here who come and work in the summer. We are glad to have them. They brighten up the place, and their energy is a sight to behold. They probably listen to this debate and wonder if these graying politicians, these Senators and Congressman, really do care about the planet that they are going to be living on, raising their own families, building their own futures. Well, this bill is an indication we do care. And to reduce greenhouse gas emissions not only does the right thing for America, it sets an example for the world. Despite all the excuses, there is no excuse for ignoring climate change, as that poor fellow down in Kentucky made obvious. For anyone who still says global warming is a hoax--and I guess there are a handful of those folks left--or admits that it is real and says we just can't afford to fix it, know this: The costs of ignoring the climate crisis are far greater than dealing with it. A recent analysis by the Office of Management and Budget warns, if left unchecked, climate change could reduce our Nation's gross domestic product by 10 percent and cost Americans $2 trillion a year by the end of the century--$2 trillion in the production of goods and services. To put that in perspective, that is about a third of the entire U.S. budget this year. And in case you are dismissing these warnings because they happen to come from a Democrat or from the Biden administration, maybe you should listen to Deloitte--a well-known accounting firming in this country--their center for sustainable management. They released a report in May estimating that left unchecked, climate change will cost the global economy $178 trillion for the next 50 years. If rising sea levels don't swamp us, rising costs of ignoring climate disasters very well may. The Inflation Reduction Act will enable us to make reasonable changes now that will pay for themselves many times over. It will also cut families' healthcare costs in four important ways. First, we extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for 13 million Americans for 3 more years. I was so surprised to read recently that there are still 8 million Americans uninsured. There should be none. And our goal is none. But we made such dramatic progress cutting by a third to a half the number of people uninsured since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Have you ever had a young child in your family who was sick and you worried because you had no health insurance as to whether they would be seen by the right doctor, the right hospital? I went through it. It happened right after our first child was born. We didn't have health insurance. I never felt more vulnerable, and I never had an emptier feeling when it came to being a father caring for his child as to not have health insurance and worrying about that. I don't think any family should ever have to go through that. It is an experience I will never forget. Second, our plan allows Medicare to finally negotiate fair prices for prescription drugs. I listened to the Republican leader on the floor this morning talking about what a terrible idea that is. Well, I just want to suggest to him, we have been doing that at the Veterans' Administration for years. They have been negotiating pharmaceutical prices so that our veterans get affordable drugs and taxpayers get a break and don't have to subsidize them. That, to me, is just common sense, and it is humane. The notion that we are going to extend that to Medicare recipients is not a radical idea. It involves something that we think is fundamental to the free market economy: competition. If these pharmaceutical companies want to sell their drugs to the Medicare recipients, we say to them, let's negotiate, on a certain number of those drugs, reasonable prices. Now, some people say that is too much government, government stepping in there and trying to establish the prices that will be paid for these pharmaceuticals. Well, I would say to the same pharmaceutical companies that are raising these objections: Look what you are doing today in Canada. You take exactly the same drug made here in the United States, sold to Americans at an inflated price, and sell it at a deep discount to people living in Canada. Why do you do it? Is it out of the kindness of your heart? No. The Canadian Government stood up and said you are not going to gouge Canadian families. Yes, we would like to have your pharmaceuticals and, yes, we will put them in our formulary, but you cannot dictate the prices to us. We are going to negotiate those prices. And the pharmaceutical companies sat down and did it--not just in Canada but in Europe. When you say the same thing in the United States, that they treat Americans and those under Medicare the way they treat Canadians, you have the Senator from Kentucky coming to the floor and calling it a college sophomore socialist answer. I don't think so. I think it is just common sense. These pharmaceutical companies are some of the most profitable companies in the United States year in and year out. They make money hand over fist. And I am glad they do, in many respects, because they can invest that money in the next generation of drugs. You say to yourself: Wait a minute. If you are going to give them less for the product, they will have less for research. Not necessarily because there is something that you ought to remember that I think is very important. I want to make sure I get these figures right. The big pharmaceutical companies today spend more on advertising than on research. Let me give you a couple of examples. Bayer, one of the makers of Xarelto--you have heard that one, haven't you, on TV--spent $18 billion on sales and marketing, $18 billion. How much did they spend on research for new drugs and new products? Eight billion. More than twice as much of the research budget went to be spent on marketing and television advertising. Incidentally, the United States is only one of two nations in the world that allows direct-to-consumer drug advertising. The other one is New Zealand, if you can imagine. They put all this money on television advertising drugs like Xarelto. Why? So that people say: Wait a minute. Maybe that is what I have needed all along. I have to write down that name. How do you spell ``Xarelto?'' They get it right, finally, because ads keep coming on hour after hour on television, and they go to the doctor and say: I need Xarelto. The doctor may have second thoughts about whether that is a good drug, but he doesn't have a lot of time for each patient. He is not going to debate his customers. He ends up writing a script for a high- priced drug like Xarelto, and Bayer makes more money. They are not the only ones. Johnson & Johnson--that is a pretty well- known company. They spent $22 billion on sales and marketing. How much, if they spent $22 billion on sales and marketing, did they spend on research? Twelve--twelve. Do you see a pattern here? To be fair, not all of pharma's big bucks go into TV ads. Over the past 5 years, the 14 largest drug corporations spent more on stock buybacks lining the pockets of their CEOs than on R&D. Remember what I just said. They took their profits, turned them into stock buybacks so that the wealthiest people in America got a better balance sheet. Money that could have gone into research for new drugs, they diverted into profit-taking. So this notion about saying that Medicare should be able to negotiate more competitive and fairly priced drugs is not unreasonable, and it isn't going to stop research. We know that. Can I add one other element to this? Each of these pharmaceutical companies has a benefactor, a major benefactor. Think of it. It is an Agency that generates research by the billions each year, and the product of that research--which is a suggestion for new drugs, for example--is literally given to the pharmaceutical industry to use and make a profit. What is that Agency? The National Institutes of Health. It does the basic research by the Federal Government, paid for by American taxpayers--billions of dollars--and makes it available to pharmaceutical companies to develop the next generations of drugs. That is as it should be. But this notion that the pharmaceutical companies are just making it on their own and their own skills goes way beyond the obvious. NIH is helping very much. We want to cut healthcare costs to make sure as well that seniors cap their out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 a year, and $2,000 a year is still a sacrifice for many seniors, but it is a reasonable amount. We know what is happening now. Many seniors have drugs that they are supposed to be taking. They can't afford to fill the prescriptions or they take half the dose when they should be taking a full dosage. That is the reality of the prescription drug pricing in America. Is it a serious problem? Well, just ask Blue Cross Blue Shield in Chicago, and I have: What is the impact of these inflated prescription drug prices on healthcare premiums? Blue Cross Blue Shield said to me that it is the No. 1 driver of increased health insurance premium costs, the cost of prescription drugs. So when we start bringing down these costs, we are also going to create a situation where we have less incentive to increase premiums for health insurance. Fourth, we penalize drug companies if they try to increase the price of the drug more than the rate of inflation. That was another on the list of sophomore in college socialist ideas, according to the Republican leader on the floor this morning. Well, I think he is wrong. We know what happens to the price of these drugs year in and year out. They just don't go up with the cost of inflation, they go up by multiples that reach the point people can't afford to pay it. That has to come to an end. Five years ago, Republicans used this same process we are using called reconciliation to pass a nearly $2 trillion tax bill that overwhelmingly benefited big corporations and the wealthiest people in America, and they put the whole boondoggle on the credit card. It was unpaid for--tax cuts unpaid for. They claimed their tax cuts would pay for themselves. Dynamic scoring, they called it. Instead, they blew up the national debt. Our plan is paid for, and here is the bottom line: No one in America--no one earning less than $400,000 a year--is seeing any increase in their taxes. Now, the Republicans say: Well, if you raise taxes on the wealthiest people, it is going to hurt the poorest people. When it gets right down to it, many of these corporations are extremely profitable--a billion dollars a year in profits and pay no Federal taxes. What is wrong with this picture? The average American family is paying their taxes, as the law requires, and yet these corporations have found an escape hatch to avoid paying any taxes whatsoever. If they pay any taxes, they are going to hurt the poor families. The poor families are doing their part to pay their taxes. It is time these wealthy individuals and corporations did the same. Instead of adding to the national debt, as our Republican colleagues did with their tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, our proposal that we will vote on today will reduce the deficit by $300 billion. That is on top of the $1.7 trillion we have already cut from the deficit this year. Cutting the deficit reduces inflation pressure in the long run. In the short term, we are fighting inflation by lowering the cost of energy and healthcare, two of the biggest ticket items in family budgets. And lastly, Senator McConnell and our Republican colleagues seem to have developed a great respect for the economic wisdom of former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. I can't tell you how many times Senator McConnell has mentioned Larry Summers' name as if he is the great leader of all the great thinkers in the economics field in America. Let me tell you what Mr. Summers happens to say about our plan that we are going to vote for today and that all the Republicans are going to oppose. He said: This bill is fighting inflation. He also said: This is an easy bill to get behind. I didn't hear that this morning when Senator McConnell came to the floor and talked about his view of this bill. Larry Summers was his expert previously. Now he is ignoring when Summers says we ought to vote for this bill to reduce inflation. Do our Republican friends really want to tame inflation and help families with energy and healthcare or just come to the floor and complain? That is the choice they have. If they want to help, we have a plan. It is fair; it is paid for; it fights inflation; and it lowers the deficit. Wouldn't it be great if they would join us in a bipartisan effort to pass this at this moment in history? It is what America is waiting for and looking for. I hope that a number of Republicans will surprise us and join us. I yield the floor.

the Fed

antisemitic

08/06/2022

Mr. DURBIN

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4055-3

nan

nan

Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, the United States has done some good, important, even historic work this week. On Tuesday, we passed the PACT Act, expanding VA healthcare to an estimated 3.5 million veterans. Their service to our Nation exposed them to potentially deadly toxic chemicals from Agent Orange in the Vietnam conflict to toxic burn pits, which were found to be ubiquitous in Iraq and Afghanistan. It took too long: 12 years. Toxic exposed veterans and family members had to stand on the steps of the Capitol, literally camped out for 5 days and nights to remind us that the veterans suffering from toxic exposure deserve care as surely as veterans injured by bullets and bombs. But in the end, thank goodness, we did the right thing. The vote to pass the PACT Act was 86 to 11--86 votes in a 50-50 Democratic/ Republican Chamber. It was a remarkable, bipartisan rollcall. And then we made history this week when the Senate voted to ratify the entry of Finland and Sweden to NATO. Vladimir Putin gambled that Russia could seize Ukraine in just a few days, could use his victory to shatter NATO's unity and to deepen divides around the world. Vladimir Putin, again, was dead wrong. NATO is more united, larger, and more powerful than ever, while Vladimir Putin has become an international pariah. Russia's military is bogged down in Ukraine, suffering heavy losses. And the Russian economy is staggering under the weight of global sanctions imposed by the freedom-loving nations of the world against Russia. The Senate vote in favor of enlarging NATO to include Sweden and Finland was 95 to 1--95 votes in favor of it in a body that is divided equally, 50-50. Two major achievements in just 2 days, both with huge bipartisan majorities. That is proof for the doubters that the Senate can work together when the need is urgent and the solutions are just. Now we are debating another historic plan that should have the support of both parties. I listen to the speeches each day on the floor of the Senate. And every day our Republican colleagues stand on the floor and say it is about time we did something about inflation. They know that is exactly the way the American families feel--and I feel, as well. And then, sadly, when given a chance, as they will be in just a few minutes, my Republican friends try to stop legislation that will lower the cost and give American families a break on their cost of living. All the speeches notwithstanding, they refuse to vote for a provision which will actually lower families' living costs. They oppose cutting taxes for families. They oppose banning price gouging by oil companies. They oppose cutting healthcare premiums. They oppose extending the Child Tax Credits. They oppose lowering prescription drug prices. But we are going to give them another chance to do the right thing. They are going to have a chance to actually lower some of those big ticket costs which they gave all their speeches about and--listen to this bonus--reduce the deficit at the same time. Yes, the Democrats have a proposal which will reduce our national debt by $300 billion. Our plan is called the Inflation Reduction Act. It does exactly what it says and even more. The Inflation Reduction Act will cut energy costs, now and in the future, by deploying American-made clean energy and by making the biggest investment to battle the climate crisis in U.S. history. You can't miss on the news the terrible things that have happened in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the last week. Horrible things. Thirty- seven people--at least 37 people--have lost their lives with the flooding in that State. They go to these remote, rural villages. It just breaks your heart to look at the devastation. And the reporters go to families still, I guess, trying to get back on their feet, trying to imagine tomorrow and do these interviews. And many times, the people are clearly in pain and distraught over their personal losses. There was one man I remember yesterday, particularly. He did not appear to be the kind of person who spends a lot of time thinking about Congressional issues or even great political issues. He was a fellow, a hardworking fellow, who just lost his home. And you know what he said? He said: This is climate change; what you are looking at here is climate change. I have lived in this town for 40 years. And I have never seen anything like that. And I can't imagine if it comes again. For him to use the words ``climate change'' really was an eye opener for me, because it means that he is sensitized to the reality that we face in this world. Extreme weather has become the norm in our country, whether it is an extreme drought, an extreme flooding situation, more tornadoes than ever at different times of the year. The list goes on and on. Some people think it is just God being restless. I think there is more to it. I think we--those of us who inhabit this planet Earth--bear some responsibility. The question is, will we give speeches, will we lament these extreme weather events, or will do something? That is why this bill that is coming up today, starting today, subject to amendment, is so important. We can't allow our energy and national security to be dictated by some foreign power or some foreign leader like Vladimir Putin or anyone else who doesn't share America's national interest. The Inflation Reduction Act, which is coming before us, invests in clean, new American energy sources so that our future can be determined by American ingenuity, not by some foreign cartel or some Kremlin kleptocrat. Earlier today, the Senator from Kentucky came to the floor and talked about the EPA police checking on whether people are buying certain products or not buying other products. That isn't what this bill is about at all. Incentives are there. And I--just from a family point of view--am going to take a look at it. Is it time for my family to buy a heat pump? I will take a look and see. Tax credits, tax incentives could be an incentive for me to make that decision with my family and my wife. And that is all that we are offering--incentives for people to choose the right things, the environmentally smart things to deal with climate change. The more energy solutions we discover, the cheaper our energy bills will be. Importantly, the Inflation Reduction Act will enable the United States--listen to this--to cut greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 40 percent by the year 2030. We have a lot of young pages here who come and work in the summer. We are glad to have them. They brighten up the place, and their energy is a sight to behold. They probably listen to this debate and wonder if these graying politicians, these Senators and Congressman, really do care about the planet that they are going to be living on, raising their own families, building their own futures. Well, this bill is an indication we do care. And to reduce greenhouse gas emissions not only does the right thing for America, it sets an example for the world. Despite all the excuses, there is no excuse for ignoring climate change, as that poor fellow down in Kentucky made obvious. For anyone who still says global warming is a hoax--and I guess there are a handful of those folks left--or admits that it is real and says we just can't afford to fix it, know this: The costs of ignoring the climate crisis are far greater than dealing with it. A recent analysis by the Office of Management and Budget warns, if left unchecked, climate change could reduce our Nation's gross domestic product by 10 percent and cost Americans $2 trillion a year by the end of the century--$2 trillion in the production of goods and services. To put that in perspective, that is about a third of the entire U.S. budget this year. And in case you are dismissing these warnings because they happen to come from a Democrat or from the Biden administration, maybe you should listen to Deloitte--a well-known accounting firming in this country--their center for sustainable management. They released a report in May estimating that left unchecked, climate change will cost the global economy $178 trillion for the next 50 years. If rising sea levels don't swamp us, rising costs of ignoring climate disasters very well may. The Inflation Reduction Act will enable us to make reasonable changes now that will pay for themselves many times over. It will also cut families' healthcare costs in four important ways. First, we extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for 13 million Americans for 3 more years. I was so surprised to read recently that there are still 8 million Americans uninsured. There should be none. And our goal is none. But we made such dramatic progress cutting by a third to a half the number of people uninsured since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Have you ever had a young child in your family who was sick and you worried because you had no health insurance as to whether they would be seen by the right doctor, the right hospital? I went through it. It happened right after our first child was born. We didn't have health insurance. I never felt more vulnerable, and I never had an emptier feeling when it came to being a father caring for his child as to not have health insurance and worrying about that. I don't think any family should ever have to go through that. It is an experience I will never forget. Second, our plan allows Medicare to finally negotiate fair prices for prescription drugs. I listened to the Republican leader on the floor this morning talking about what a terrible idea that is. Well, I just want to suggest to him, we have been doing that at the Veterans' Administration for years. They have been negotiating pharmaceutical prices so that our veterans get affordable drugs and taxpayers get a break and don't have to subsidize them. That, to me, is just common sense, and it is humane. The notion that we are going to extend that to Medicare recipients is not a radical idea. It involves something that we think is fundamental to the free market economy: competition. If these pharmaceutical companies want to sell their drugs to the Medicare recipients, we say to them, let's negotiate, on a certain number of those drugs, reasonable prices. Now, some people say that is too much government, government stepping in there and trying to establish the prices that will be paid for these pharmaceuticals. Well, I would say to the same pharmaceutical companies that are raising these objections: Look what you are doing today in Canada. You take exactly the same drug made here in the United States, sold to Americans at an inflated price, and sell it at a deep discount to people living in Canada. Why do you do it? Is it out of the kindness of your heart? No. The Canadian Government stood up and said you are not going to gouge Canadian families. Yes, we would like to have your pharmaceuticals and, yes, we will put them in our formulary, but you cannot dictate the prices to us. We are going to negotiate those prices. And the pharmaceutical companies sat down and did it--not just in Canada but in Europe. When you say the same thing in the United States, that they treat Americans and those under Medicare the way they treat Canadians, you have the Senator from Kentucky coming to the floor and calling it a college sophomore socialist answer. I don't think so. I think it is just common sense. These pharmaceutical companies are some of the most profitable companies in the United States year in and year out. They make money hand over fist. And I am glad they do, in many respects, because they can invest that money in the next generation of drugs. You say to yourself: Wait a minute. If you are going to give them less for the product, they will have less for research. Not necessarily because there is something that you ought to remember that I think is very important. I want to make sure I get these figures right. The big pharmaceutical companies today spend more on advertising than on research. Let me give you a couple of examples. Bayer, one of the makers of Xarelto--you have heard that one, haven't you, on TV--spent $18 billion on sales and marketing, $18 billion. How much did they spend on research for new drugs and new products? Eight billion. More than twice as much of the research budget went to be spent on marketing and television advertising. Incidentally, the United States is only one of two nations in the world that allows direct-to-consumer drug advertising. The other one is New Zealand, if you can imagine. They put all this money on television advertising drugs like Xarelto. Why? So that people say: Wait a minute. Maybe that is what I have needed all along. I have to write down that name. How do you spell ``Xarelto?'' They get it right, finally, because ads keep coming on hour after hour on television, and they go to the doctor and say: I need Xarelto. The doctor may have second thoughts about whether that is a good drug, but he doesn't have a lot of time for each patient. He is not going to debate his customers. He ends up writing a script for a high- priced drug like Xarelto, and Bayer makes more money. They are not the only ones. Johnson & Johnson--that is a pretty well- known company. They spent $22 billion on sales and marketing. How much, if they spent $22 billion on sales and marketing, did they spend on research? Twelve--twelve. Do you see a pattern here? To be fair, not all of pharma's big bucks go into TV ads. Over the past 5 years, the 14 largest drug corporations spent more on stock buybacks lining the pockets of their CEOs than on R&D. Remember what I just said. They took their profits, turned them into stock buybacks so that the wealthiest people in America got a better balance sheet. Money that could have gone into research for new drugs, they diverted into profit-taking. So this notion about saying that Medicare should be able to negotiate more competitive and fairly priced drugs is not unreasonable, and it isn't going to stop research. We know that. Can I add one other element to this? Each of these pharmaceutical companies has a benefactor, a major benefactor. Think of it. It is an Agency that generates research by the billions each year, and the product of that research--which is a suggestion for new drugs, for example--is literally given to the pharmaceutical industry to use and make a profit. What is that Agency? The National Institutes of Health. It does the basic research by the Federal Government, paid for by American taxpayers--billions of dollars--and makes it available to pharmaceutical companies to develop the next generations of drugs. That is as it should be. But this notion that the pharmaceutical companies are just making it on their own and their own skills goes way beyond the obvious. NIH is helping very much. We want to cut healthcare costs to make sure as well that seniors cap their out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 a year, and $2,000 a year is still a sacrifice for many seniors, but it is a reasonable amount. We know what is happening now. Many seniors have drugs that they are supposed to be taking. They can't afford to fill the prescriptions or they take half the dose when they should be taking a full dosage. That is the reality of the prescription drug pricing in America. Is it a serious problem? Well, just ask Blue Cross Blue Shield in Chicago, and I have: What is the impact of these inflated prescription drug prices on healthcare premiums? Blue Cross Blue Shield said to me that it is the No. 1 driver of increased health insurance premium costs, the cost of prescription drugs. So when we start bringing down these costs, we are also going to create a situation where we have less incentive to increase premiums for health insurance. Fourth, we penalize drug companies if they try to increase the price of the drug more than the rate of inflation. That was another on the list of sophomore in college socialist ideas, according to the Republican leader on the floor this morning. Well, I think he is wrong. We know what happens to the price of these drugs year in and year out. They just don't go up with the cost of inflation, they go up by multiples that reach the point people can't afford to pay it. That has to come to an end. Five years ago, Republicans used this same process we are using called reconciliation to pass a nearly $2 trillion tax bill that overwhelmingly benefited big corporations and the wealthiest people in America, and they put the whole boondoggle on the credit card. It was unpaid for--tax cuts unpaid for. They claimed their tax cuts would pay for themselves. Dynamic scoring, they called it. Instead, they blew up the national debt. Our plan is paid for, and here is the bottom line: No one in America--no one earning less than $400,000 a year--is seeing any increase in their taxes. Now, the Republicans say: Well, if you raise taxes on the wealthiest people, it is going to hurt the poorest people. When it gets right down to it, many of these corporations are extremely profitable--a billion dollars a year in profits and pay no Federal taxes. What is wrong with this picture? The average American family is paying their taxes, as the law requires, and yet these corporations have found an escape hatch to avoid paying any taxes whatsoever. If they pay any taxes, they are going to hurt the poor families. The poor families are doing their part to pay their taxes. It is time these wealthy individuals and corporations did the same. Instead of adding to the national debt, as our Republican colleagues did with their tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, our proposal that we will vote on today will reduce the deficit by $300 billion. That is on top of the $1.7 trillion we have already cut from the deficit this year. Cutting the deficit reduces inflation pressure in the long run. In the short term, we are fighting inflation by lowering the cost of energy and healthcare, two of the biggest ticket items in family budgets. And lastly, Senator McConnell and our Republican colleagues seem to have developed a great respect for the economic wisdom of former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. I can't tell you how many times Senator McConnell has mentioned Larry Summers' name as if he is the great leader of all the great thinkers in the economics field in America. Let me tell you what Mr. Summers happens to say about our plan that we are going to vote for today and that all the Republicans are going to oppose. He said: This bill is fighting inflation. He also said: This is an easy bill to get behind. I didn't hear that this morning when Senator McConnell came to the floor and talked about his view of this bill. Larry Summers was his expert previously. Now he is ignoring when Summers says we ought to vote for this bill to reduce inflation. Do our Republican friends really want to tame inflation and help families with energy and healthcare or just come to the floor and complain? That is the choice they have. If they want to help, we have a plan. It is fair; it is paid for; it fights inflation; and it lowers the deficit. Wouldn't it be great if they would join us in a bipartisan effort to pass this at this moment in history? It is what America is waiting for and looking for. I hope that a number of Republicans will surprise us and join us. I yield the floor.

Chicago

racist

08/06/2022

Mr. CORNYN

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4057

nan

nan

Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, it is good to be back in the Senate. Like a number of my colleagues, after dodging the virus for 2 years, it finally caught up with me last weekend. I spent a week in quarantine and, fortunately, experienced only mild symptoms. I think that is because I was fully vaccinated and boosted and I was glad to have the help of modern science on my side. There is never a good time to be away from our work here in the Senate, but we all have a responsibility to keep those around us safe as well, no matter how inconvenient. Unfortunately, there are reports that our friends across the aisle may be intentionally disregarding that responsibility. I am deeply concerned by published reports that our Democratic colleagues have adopted a ``don't test, don't tell'' policy to ensure full attendance today. Allegedly, they are more concerned about ramming through Senator Manchin's tax hike than following CDC guidelines to protect not only each other but the staff members, the Capitol Police, custodial staff, food service workers, and countless others who keep this institution running. These folks could have any number of other health conditions that could lead to more severe COVID experiences than, for example, I had or they could be caregivers for young children or elderly relatives who have a high risk of serious illness. I sincerely hope these reports are not true. I hope our Democratic colleagues are not selfish enough to put so many people at risk in order to pass this massive tax-and-spending spree. If any of our colleagues are experiencing COVID symptoms, they should do what I did. They should get tested, period. We know that as soon as this evening, the Senate is expected to vote on Senator Manchin's and Senator Schumer's massive tax hike on middle- class families. You can call it the Manchin-Schumer tax hike of 2022. It sprung to life, unbeknownst, I believe, to virtually all the Democratic Senators, except for Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer. And no one has seen what we will purportedly be voting on later today, even our Democratic colleagues. No one has seen the final product. Once the so-called Byrd bath has been undertaken by the Parliamentarian, this will be a substitute bill that Senator Schumer will lay down, but nobody has seen it. When the senior Senator from West Virginia announced this bill last week--or this agreement--every Republican was shocked and, from my view, most Democrats were as well. My private conversations with many of my Democratic colleagues said: Boy, that does not look good to be working so closely together on a bipartisan bill only to spring this on everybody by surprise. It looks like they were trying to pull a fast one. After all, Senator Manchin did put the kibosh on the reckless tax- and-spending spree bill last year, and he doubled down on his opposition just a few weeks ago. Privately, his Democratic colleagues assured me this was not happening. But then the Senator from West Virginia has engaged in a gigantic Olympic-worthy flip-flop. Senator Manchin will tell you this bill is completely different from ``Build Back Broke,'' but it is not. We should take a look at some of the elements of this legislation. ``Build Back Broke'' was a roundup of expensive, unnecessary damaging policies, including job-killing tax hikes, which would leave hard- working American families without a way to earn a paycheck, Green New Deal climate policies that would hurt our energy security and drive energy costs through the roof, taxpayer subsidies for wealthy people buying expensive cars and SUVs. I was listening to the majority whip, the Senator from Illinois, talking about these businesses that are making too much money and so they need to pay more in taxes. That is what I have come to expect from our Democratic colleagues. They are kind of a ``Robin Hood'' party-- take from the rich, give to the poor. Except here, this is a reverse Robin Hood. They are taking from middle-class families who can't afford to buy expensive electric vehicles and giving a tax subsidy to wealthy people who can afford to buy them but are helped with the $7,500 taxpayer subsidy. So you might call that a reverse Robin Hood. Then they want to supersize the Internal Revenue Service with even more manpower and authority to track everyday American people and perform, I presume, many, many more audits, not just on the rich and famous but also on middle-class Americans. And then there are the special handouts to powerful friends of the Democratic Party. This isn't the type of legislation that will bring our economy roaring back to life or cool inflation. In fact, that is the first place that this bill is misrepresented. They are calling it the Inflation Reduction Act, but nobody believes that, in the near term, it is going to have a single impact, at all, on inflation. That is what Penn Wharton said. For the next 2 years, they said, it may actually make inflation worse, but it is a negligible amount. But the one thing we are sure of is that it sure won't go down. So it is not an ``inflation reduction act.'' It is really an insult to the intelligence of the American people to think that you can spend this money and you can tax individuals and businesses during a recession--something everybody from Bill Clinton to Barack Obama, to Chuck Schumer, to Joe Manchin has said you don't do, which is raise taxes during a recession--but that is exactly what this bill does. Higher taxes, bigger government, more inflation, and fewer jobs--this is a bill whose time has not come. No wonder when this bill was originally proposed as Build Back Better, Senator Manchin opposed the bill. So let's see what he and Senator Schumer wrote in secret behind closed doors and then sprung on the American people. And, again, we haven't even seen the final product yet, and yet Senator Schumer said we are going to stay in session until it passes. Well, it is going to have to take all 50 votes of Democratic Senators and the vote of the Vice President to do that, because not one single Senator on this side of the aisle was consulted, was asked to work on a bipartisan basis to come up with a product that could be supported across the aisle. This will be a purely partisan exercise, after I think we have had a pretty good run of bipartisan cooperation, and I have been proud to be a part of that. But this is a complete reversal of sort of the spirit of bipartisan cooperation that we have seen, frankly, all summer long, which has produced some pretty good legislation. Well, there are tax hikes that will leave hard-working Americans poorer. Not only will inflation be roughly 9 percent, which it is today--meaning that for every $100 you earn, you are only going to get $91 in purchasing power--in addition to that, the Joint Committee on Taxation said the impact of this bill will mean that individuals earning as little as $10,000 a year will see an increase in their tax burden, because you can't spend this much money, you can't tax this many people without it having some trickle-down effect on taxpayers, certainly those who earn less than $400,000, which was President Biden's pledge. And I heard the majority leader say that again and, I believe, the majority whip, too, but this is not true. The Joint Committee on Taxation is the entity here--nonpartisan entity--which provides the final word on those issues. So notwithstanding the denials of the majority leader and the majority whip and others, the Joint Committee on Taxation said that taxpayers earning as little as $10,000 will see their taxes go up--maybe not their income tax, but they will be poorer as a result of this bill. Again, part of that is because, in addition to inflation, in addition to additional tax burden, you are going to be asking them to pay taxes to subsidize wealthy people to buy electric vehicles or to subsidize people's health insurance, even though they make well above the 400 percent of poverty cap that was initially part of ObamaCare, the Affordable Care Act. That cap has been lifted now as well. We will see what the final product looks like, but the earlier provision showed that people earning up to as much as 750 percent of poverty would then receive taxpayer subsidies for their health insurance. Well, Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer may have slapped a new name on Build Back Better or ``Build Back Broke,'' but all of the essential elements are still there: tax hikes on families, the Green New Deal, massive electric vehicle subsidies. Oh, and here is another thing. A lot of the American car manufacturers said we may not be able to access these tax credits because 70 percent of the components that go into electric vehicles are made in other countries, like China. That is how slapdash this bill was put together. If more time, more deliberation, more debate, more bipartisanship had occurred, maybe we could have come up with something that would make more sense. But this is what happens when you get in a big hurry. You make mistakes and do things that make zero sense, like provide this subsidy to a limited class of car manufacturers when 70 percent of the components of a typical electric vehicle, including the battery, come from overseas. As I said, this is a misleading-labeled bill. It is not going to do a thing to ease inflation in the near term. The budget experts at Penn Wharton analyzed Senator Manchin's tax hike and bill and completely decimated the argument that this legislation will reduce inflation. If this bill becomes law, inflation will not get any better anytime soon. In fact, I believe Americans can expect it to get worse. The people at Penn Wharton said the Manchin tax hike bill would increase inflation slightly in the short term and cause it to stick around for 2 more years before it would have any impact. That is what you are going to tell hard-working American families: You are being priced out of your favorite food and grocery products at the grocery store or you can't afford to fill up your car? Just wait 2 more years. Well, if the Democrats are successful in passing this bill with purely Democratic votes, there will be an accounting, and there will be a comparison by voters in November with, OK, they told us that if we pass this bill, it would reduce inflation, and let's see what inflation looks like in November of 2022. I am not wishing for higher inflation. I hope inflation will go down. But this is exactly the opposite of what you ought to do if you want to reduce inflation to restore people's purchasing power. Well, again, several years ago and more recently, our colleague from West Virginia said he didn't think it was wise to raise taxes during a recession. He and the majority leader have tried to convince anyone who will listen, who is gullible enough, to believe that this bill does not raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year, but, as I said, the Joint Committee on Taxation explodes that myth. Next year, more than 60 percent of taxpayers who earn between $40,000 and $50,000 a year will be hit with a higher tax bill. That is what the Joint Committee on Taxation said. It is in the so-called distributional tables. It is a pretty complex calculation, but that is why we rely on the Joint Committee on Taxation to provide this expert information and guidance to us, because, frankly, it is beyond the capability of most of us in Congress. They also said that more than 90 percent of those earning between $75,000 and $100,000 a year will pay more in taxes, and a whopping 97 percent of those earning between $100,000 and $200,000 will see a tax increase. I heard our colleague the majority whip talk about these big, rich companies--oil and gas companies, pharmaceutical companies--making too much money. But these aren't billion-dollar corporations that they are raising taxes on; these are middle-class families--and for what? To subsidize rich people driving around in fancy electric vehicles? It is a disgrace. Well, of course, working families aren't the only ones who are going to face a higher tax bill. The Manchin tax hike also hits businesses and is sure to have a devastating impact on--guess where--West Virginia. I am not making this up. Higher taxes require companies to cut costs everywhere. I think sometimes our Democratic colleagues have this idea that if you raise taxes on businesses, they will simply absorb it and they won't pass it along to their customers. That is a flight of fantasy. Higher taxes will require them either to pass those costs along or to cut costs elsewhere, like to cut off their employees, to not hire as many people as they would otherwise hire. I was flabbergasted, frankly, when I saw that, according to the Tax Foundation, the industry that will be hit hardest is the coal industry. Now, we know the coal industry has been the primary target of Democrats' green policies, and maybe that is what they have in mind--to put even more coal miners out of a job. Despite the adverse impact this legislation will have on families and communities across the country, it was written by two people: Senators Manchin and Schumer. They have been working hard since they announced their deal, arrived at in secret, behind closed doors. They have worked hard to try to get this bill to the floor, to see if it complies with the Senate rules. They continue to make last-minute changes--going on even as I speak, which is the reason none of us have seen the final product--but we are unlikely to see those final changes before Senator Schumer asks us to vote on the bill. But still Senator Schumer said he expects every Democrat to fall in line and to vote for this legislation within a matter of hours. They haven't seen the bill either. I have to imagine that Democrats in both the House and the Senate are pretty unhappy with this process. Experts have analyzed this bill and said it raises taxes on families, and it will have an adverse impact on jobs and keep inflation high-- certainly not cut it--but the top Senate Democrat expects his colleagues to ignore these warning signs and to vote for it anyway. Like I said, all of us are held accountable by the voters at election time. And I guess ultimately that is what this exercise will be about-- it will be about political accountability. On average, there have been about 40 amendments in a so-called vote- arama, which we are all familiar with, which we will experience presumably later on tonight. Our colleagues said: Well, there may be some amendments I would like to vote for, but I am going to vote against them because I want to make sure we get this bill across the floor, no matter how ugly the process, no matter what is in it. Well, Democrats have tried and failed to convince the American people that the biggest problems facing our country aren't really problems at all or certainly their problem. Despite all the obvious warnings, the Biden administration officials insisted that inflation was transitory, that it is temporary, won't last long. Now they even want to redefine what it means to be in a recession even though we have experienced two consecutive quarters of negative GDP--gross domestic product--growth, which is the textbook definition of a recession. People in my State and across the country know better than to believe this sort of sleight of hand. Despite what our colleagues are saying today, this bill will increase taxes on families earning less than $400,000 a year. It will stifle medical and pharmaceutical innovation and prevent new lifesaving cures from being discovered. It will threaten our economy and our energy security at a vulnerable moment when we are in a recession. And it won't do a darn thing to ease the loss of purchasing power due to historically high inflation rates--the highest in 40 years--that consumers and all Americans are experiencing. It won't do a thing. No amount of spin or fast talking can conceal the damage this bill will inflict on the American people. Senator Manchin likes to say: ``If I can't go back home and explain it, I can't vote for it,'' but for the life of me, I don't know how our Democratic colleagues are going to explain this one in November. I yield the floor.

handouts

racist

08/03/2022

The RECORDER

Senate

CREC-2022-08-03-pt1-PgS3920-2

nan

nan

By Mr. THUNE: S. 4755. A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to ensure that ranchers who have grazing agreements on national grasslands are treated the same as permittees on other Federal land; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

the Fed

antisemitic

08/06/2022

Mr. CORNYN

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4057

nan

nan

Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, it is good to be back in the Senate. Like a number of my colleagues, after dodging the virus for 2 years, it finally caught up with me last weekend. I spent a week in quarantine and, fortunately, experienced only mild symptoms. I think that is because I was fully vaccinated and boosted and I was glad to have the help of modern science on my side. There is never a good time to be away from our work here in the Senate, but we all have a responsibility to keep those around us safe as well, no matter how inconvenient. Unfortunately, there are reports that our friends across the aisle may be intentionally disregarding that responsibility. I am deeply concerned by published reports that our Democratic colleagues have adopted a ``don't test, don't tell'' policy to ensure full attendance today. Allegedly, they are more concerned about ramming through Senator Manchin's tax hike than following CDC guidelines to protect not only each other but the staff members, the Capitol Police, custodial staff, food service workers, and countless others who keep this institution running. These folks could have any number of other health conditions that could lead to more severe COVID experiences than, for example, I had or they could be caregivers for young children or elderly relatives who have a high risk of serious illness. I sincerely hope these reports are not true. I hope our Democratic colleagues are not selfish enough to put so many people at risk in order to pass this massive tax-and-spending spree. If any of our colleagues are experiencing COVID symptoms, they should do what I did. They should get tested, period. We know that as soon as this evening, the Senate is expected to vote on Senator Manchin's and Senator Schumer's massive tax hike on middle- class families. You can call it the Manchin-Schumer tax hike of 2022. It sprung to life, unbeknownst, I believe, to virtually all the Democratic Senators, except for Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer. And no one has seen what we will purportedly be voting on later today, even our Democratic colleagues. No one has seen the final product. Once the so-called Byrd bath has been undertaken by the Parliamentarian, this will be a substitute bill that Senator Schumer will lay down, but nobody has seen it. When the senior Senator from West Virginia announced this bill last week--or this agreement--every Republican was shocked and, from my view, most Democrats were as well. My private conversations with many of my Democratic colleagues said: Boy, that does not look good to be working so closely together on a bipartisan bill only to spring this on everybody by surprise. It looks like they were trying to pull a fast one. After all, Senator Manchin did put the kibosh on the reckless tax- and-spending spree bill last year, and he doubled down on his opposition just a few weeks ago. Privately, his Democratic colleagues assured me this was not happening. But then the Senator from West Virginia has engaged in a gigantic Olympic-worthy flip-flop. Senator Manchin will tell you this bill is completely different from ``Build Back Broke,'' but it is not. We should take a look at some of the elements of this legislation. ``Build Back Broke'' was a roundup of expensive, unnecessary damaging policies, including job-killing tax hikes, which would leave hard- working American families without a way to earn a paycheck, Green New Deal climate policies that would hurt our energy security and drive energy costs through the roof, taxpayer subsidies for wealthy people buying expensive cars and SUVs. I was listening to the majority whip, the Senator from Illinois, talking about these businesses that are making too much money and so they need to pay more in taxes. That is what I have come to expect from our Democratic colleagues. They are kind of a ``Robin Hood'' party-- take from the rich, give to the poor. Except here, this is a reverse Robin Hood. They are taking from middle-class families who can't afford to buy expensive electric vehicles and giving a tax subsidy to wealthy people who can afford to buy them but are helped with the $7,500 taxpayer subsidy. So you might call that a reverse Robin Hood. Then they want to supersize the Internal Revenue Service with even more manpower and authority to track everyday American people and perform, I presume, many, many more audits, not just on the rich and famous but also on middle-class Americans. And then there are the special handouts to powerful friends of the Democratic Party. This isn't the type of legislation that will bring our economy roaring back to life or cool inflation. In fact, that is the first place that this bill is misrepresented. They are calling it the Inflation Reduction Act, but nobody believes that, in the near term, it is going to have a single impact, at all, on inflation. That is what Penn Wharton said. For the next 2 years, they said, it may actually make inflation worse, but it is a negligible amount. But the one thing we are sure of is that it sure won't go down. So it is not an ``inflation reduction act.'' It is really an insult to the intelligence of the American people to think that you can spend this money and you can tax individuals and businesses during a recession--something everybody from Bill Clinton to Barack Obama, to Chuck Schumer, to Joe Manchin has said you don't do, which is raise taxes during a recession--but that is exactly what this bill does. Higher taxes, bigger government, more inflation, and fewer jobs--this is a bill whose time has not come. No wonder when this bill was originally proposed as Build Back Better, Senator Manchin opposed the bill. So let's see what he and Senator Schumer wrote in secret behind closed doors and then sprung on the American people. And, again, we haven't even seen the final product yet, and yet Senator Schumer said we are going to stay in session until it passes. Well, it is going to have to take all 50 votes of Democratic Senators and the vote of the Vice President to do that, because not one single Senator on this side of the aisle was consulted, was asked to work on a bipartisan basis to come up with a product that could be supported across the aisle. This will be a purely partisan exercise, after I think we have had a pretty good run of bipartisan cooperation, and I have been proud to be a part of that. But this is a complete reversal of sort of the spirit of bipartisan cooperation that we have seen, frankly, all summer long, which has produced some pretty good legislation. Well, there are tax hikes that will leave hard-working Americans poorer. Not only will inflation be roughly 9 percent, which it is today--meaning that for every $100 you earn, you are only going to get $91 in purchasing power--in addition to that, the Joint Committee on Taxation said the impact of this bill will mean that individuals earning as little as $10,000 a year will see an increase in their tax burden, because you can't spend this much money, you can't tax this many people without it having some trickle-down effect on taxpayers, certainly those who earn less than $400,000, which was President Biden's pledge. And I heard the majority leader say that again and, I believe, the majority whip, too, but this is not true. The Joint Committee on Taxation is the entity here--nonpartisan entity--which provides the final word on those issues. So notwithstanding the denials of the majority leader and the majority whip and others, the Joint Committee on Taxation said that taxpayers earning as little as $10,000 will see their taxes go up--maybe not their income tax, but they will be poorer as a result of this bill. Again, part of that is because, in addition to inflation, in addition to additional tax burden, you are going to be asking them to pay taxes to subsidize wealthy people to buy electric vehicles or to subsidize people's health insurance, even though they make well above the 400 percent of poverty cap that was initially part of ObamaCare, the Affordable Care Act. That cap has been lifted now as well. We will see what the final product looks like, but the earlier provision showed that people earning up to as much as 750 percent of poverty would then receive taxpayer subsidies for their health insurance. Well, Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer may have slapped a new name on Build Back Better or ``Build Back Broke,'' but all of the essential elements are still there: tax hikes on families, the Green New Deal, massive electric vehicle subsidies. Oh, and here is another thing. A lot of the American car manufacturers said we may not be able to access these tax credits because 70 percent of the components that go into electric vehicles are made in other countries, like China. That is how slapdash this bill was put together. If more time, more deliberation, more debate, more bipartisanship had occurred, maybe we could have come up with something that would make more sense. But this is what happens when you get in a big hurry. You make mistakes and do things that make zero sense, like provide this subsidy to a limited class of car manufacturers when 70 percent of the components of a typical electric vehicle, including the battery, come from overseas. As I said, this is a misleading-labeled bill. It is not going to do a thing to ease inflation in the near term. The budget experts at Penn Wharton analyzed Senator Manchin's tax hike and bill and completely decimated the argument that this legislation will reduce inflation. If this bill becomes law, inflation will not get any better anytime soon. In fact, I believe Americans can expect it to get worse. The people at Penn Wharton said the Manchin tax hike bill would increase inflation slightly in the short term and cause it to stick around for 2 more years before it would have any impact. That is what you are going to tell hard-working American families: You are being priced out of your favorite food and grocery products at the grocery store or you can't afford to fill up your car? Just wait 2 more years. Well, if the Democrats are successful in passing this bill with purely Democratic votes, there will be an accounting, and there will be a comparison by voters in November with, OK, they told us that if we pass this bill, it would reduce inflation, and let's see what inflation looks like in November of 2022. I am not wishing for higher inflation. I hope inflation will go down. But this is exactly the opposite of what you ought to do if you want to reduce inflation to restore people's purchasing power. Well, again, several years ago and more recently, our colleague from West Virginia said he didn't think it was wise to raise taxes during a recession. He and the majority leader have tried to convince anyone who will listen, who is gullible enough, to believe that this bill does not raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year, but, as I said, the Joint Committee on Taxation explodes that myth. Next year, more than 60 percent of taxpayers who earn between $40,000 and $50,000 a year will be hit with a higher tax bill. That is what the Joint Committee on Taxation said. It is in the so-called distributional tables. It is a pretty complex calculation, but that is why we rely on the Joint Committee on Taxation to provide this expert information and guidance to us, because, frankly, it is beyond the capability of most of us in Congress. They also said that more than 90 percent of those earning between $75,000 and $100,000 a year will pay more in taxes, and a whopping 97 percent of those earning between $100,000 and $200,000 will see a tax increase. I heard our colleague the majority whip talk about these big, rich companies--oil and gas companies, pharmaceutical companies--making too much money. But these aren't billion-dollar corporations that they are raising taxes on; these are middle-class families--and for what? To subsidize rich people driving around in fancy electric vehicles? It is a disgrace. Well, of course, working families aren't the only ones who are going to face a higher tax bill. The Manchin tax hike also hits businesses and is sure to have a devastating impact on--guess where--West Virginia. I am not making this up. Higher taxes require companies to cut costs everywhere. I think sometimes our Democratic colleagues have this idea that if you raise taxes on businesses, they will simply absorb it and they won't pass it along to their customers. That is a flight of fantasy. Higher taxes will require them either to pass those costs along or to cut costs elsewhere, like to cut off their employees, to not hire as many people as they would otherwise hire. I was flabbergasted, frankly, when I saw that, according to the Tax Foundation, the industry that will be hit hardest is the coal industry. Now, we know the coal industry has been the primary target of Democrats' green policies, and maybe that is what they have in mind--to put even more coal miners out of a job. Despite the adverse impact this legislation will have on families and communities across the country, it was written by two people: Senators Manchin and Schumer. They have been working hard since they announced their deal, arrived at in secret, behind closed doors. They have worked hard to try to get this bill to the floor, to see if it complies with the Senate rules. They continue to make last-minute changes--going on even as I speak, which is the reason none of us have seen the final product--but we are unlikely to see those final changes before Senator Schumer asks us to vote on the bill. But still Senator Schumer said he expects every Democrat to fall in line and to vote for this legislation within a matter of hours. They haven't seen the bill either. I have to imagine that Democrats in both the House and the Senate are pretty unhappy with this process. Experts have analyzed this bill and said it raises taxes on families, and it will have an adverse impact on jobs and keep inflation high-- certainly not cut it--but the top Senate Democrat expects his colleagues to ignore these warning signs and to vote for it anyway. Like I said, all of us are held accountable by the voters at election time. And I guess ultimately that is what this exercise will be about-- it will be about political accountability. On average, there have been about 40 amendments in a so-called vote- arama, which we are all familiar with, which we will experience presumably later on tonight. Our colleagues said: Well, there may be some amendments I would like to vote for, but I am going to vote against them because I want to make sure we get this bill across the floor, no matter how ugly the process, no matter what is in it. Well, Democrats have tried and failed to convince the American people that the biggest problems facing our country aren't really problems at all or certainly their problem. Despite all the obvious warnings, the Biden administration officials insisted that inflation was transitory, that it is temporary, won't last long. Now they even want to redefine what it means to be in a recession even though we have experienced two consecutive quarters of negative GDP--gross domestic product--growth, which is the textbook definition of a recession. People in my State and across the country know better than to believe this sort of sleight of hand. Despite what our colleagues are saying today, this bill will increase taxes on families earning less than $400,000 a year. It will stifle medical and pharmaceutical innovation and prevent new lifesaving cures from being discovered. It will threaten our economy and our energy security at a vulnerable moment when we are in a recession. And it won't do a darn thing to ease the loss of purchasing power due to historically high inflation rates--the highest in 40 years--that consumers and all Americans are experiencing. It won't do a thing. No amount of spin or fast talking can conceal the damage this bill will inflict on the American people. Senator Manchin likes to say: ``If I can't go back home and explain it, I can't vote for it,'' but for the life of me, I don't know how our Democratic colleagues are going to explain this one in November. I yield the floor.

hard-working Americans

racist

08/06/2022

Mr. CORNYN

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4057

nan

nan

Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, it is good to be back in the Senate. Like a number of my colleagues, after dodging the virus for 2 years, it finally caught up with me last weekend. I spent a week in quarantine and, fortunately, experienced only mild symptoms. I think that is because I was fully vaccinated and boosted and I was glad to have the help of modern science on my side. There is never a good time to be away from our work here in the Senate, but we all have a responsibility to keep those around us safe as well, no matter how inconvenient. Unfortunately, there are reports that our friends across the aisle may be intentionally disregarding that responsibility. I am deeply concerned by published reports that our Democratic colleagues have adopted a ``don't test, don't tell'' policy to ensure full attendance today. Allegedly, they are more concerned about ramming through Senator Manchin's tax hike than following CDC guidelines to protect not only each other but the staff members, the Capitol Police, custodial staff, food service workers, and countless others who keep this institution running. These folks could have any number of other health conditions that could lead to more severe COVID experiences than, for example, I had or they could be caregivers for young children or elderly relatives who have a high risk of serious illness. I sincerely hope these reports are not true. I hope our Democratic colleagues are not selfish enough to put so many people at risk in order to pass this massive tax-and-spending spree. If any of our colleagues are experiencing COVID symptoms, they should do what I did. They should get tested, period. We know that as soon as this evening, the Senate is expected to vote on Senator Manchin's and Senator Schumer's massive tax hike on middle- class families. You can call it the Manchin-Schumer tax hike of 2022. It sprung to life, unbeknownst, I believe, to virtually all the Democratic Senators, except for Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer. And no one has seen what we will purportedly be voting on later today, even our Democratic colleagues. No one has seen the final product. Once the so-called Byrd bath has been undertaken by the Parliamentarian, this will be a substitute bill that Senator Schumer will lay down, but nobody has seen it. When the senior Senator from West Virginia announced this bill last week--or this agreement--every Republican was shocked and, from my view, most Democrats were as well. My private conversations with many of my Democratic colleagues said: Boy, that does not look good to be working so closely together on a bipartisan bill only to spring this on everybody by surprise. It looks like they were trying to pull a fast one. After all, Senator Manchin did put the kibosh on the reckless tax- and-spending spree bill last year, and he doubled down on his opposition just a few weeks ago. Privately, his Democratic colleagues assured me this was not happening. But then the Senator from West Virginia has engaged in a gigantic Olympic-worthy flip-flop. Senator Manchin will tell you this bill is completely different from ``Build Back Broke,'' but it is not. We should take a look at some of the elements of this legislation. ``Build Back Broke'' was a roundup of expensive, unnecessary damaging policies, including job-killing tax hikes, which would leave hard- working American families without a way to earn a paycheck, Green New Deal climate policies that would hurt our energy security and drive energy costs through the roof, taxpayer subsidies for wealthy people buying expensive cars and SUVs. I was listening to the majority whip, the Senator from Illinois, talking about these businesses that are making too much money and so they need to pay more in taxes. That is what I have come to expect from our Democratic colleagues. They are kind of a ``Robin Hood'' party-- take from the rich, give to the poor. Except here, this is a reverse Robin Hood. They are taking from middle-class families who can't afford to buy expensive electric vehicles and giving a tax subsidy to wealthy people who can afford to buy them but are helped with the $7,500 taxpayer subsidy. So you might call that a reverse Robin Hood. Then they want to supersize the Internal Revenue Service with even more manpower and authority to track everyday American people and perform, I presume, many, many more audits, not just on the rich and famous but also on middle-class Americans. And then there are the special handouts to powerful friends of the Democratic Party. This isn't the type of legislation that will bring our economy roaring back to life or cool inflation. In fact, that is the first place that this bill is misrepresented. They are calling it the Inflation Reduction Act, but nobody believes that, in the near term, it is going to have a single impact, at all, on inflation. That is what Penn Wharton said. For the next 2 years, they said, it may actually make inflation worse, but it is a negligible amount. But the one thing we are sure of is that it sure won't go down. So it is not an ``inflation reduction act.'' It is really an insult to the intelligence of the American people to think that you can spend this money and you can tax individuals and businesses during a recession--something everybody from Bill Clinton to Barack Obama, to Chuck Schumer, to Joe Manchin has said you don't do, which is raise taxes during a recession--but that is exactly what this bill does. Higher taxes, bigger government, more inflation, and fewer jobs--this is a bill whose time has not come. No wonder when this bill was originally proposed as Build Back Better, Senator Manchin opposed the bill. So let's see what he and Senator Schumer wrote in secret behind closed doors and then sprung on the American people. And, again, we haven't even seen the final product yet, and yet Senator Schumer said we are going to stay in session until it passes. Well, it is going to have to take all 50 votes of Democratic Senators and the vote of the Vice President to do that, because not one single Senator on this side of the aisle was consulted, was asked to work on a bipartisan basis to come up with a product that could be supported across the aisle. This will be a purely partisan exercise, after I think we have had a pretty good run of bipartisan cooperation, and I have been proud to be a part of that. But this is a complete reversal of sort of the spirit of bipartisan cooperation that we have seen, frankly, all summer long, which has produced some pretty good legislation. Well, there are tax hikes that will leave hard-working Americans poorer. Not only will inflation be roughly 9 percent, which it is today--meaning that for every $100 you earn, you are only going to get $91 in purchasing power--in addition to that, the Joint Committee on Taxation said the impact of this bill will mean that individuals earning as little as $10,000 a year will see an increase in their tax burden, because you can't spend this much money, you can't tax this many people without it having some trickle-down effect on taxpayers, certainly those who earn less than $400,000, which was President Biden's pledge. And I heard the majority leader say that again and, I believe, the majority whip, too, but this is not true. The Joint Committee on Taxation is the entity here--nonpartisan entity--which provides the final word on those issues. So notwithstanding the denials of the majority leader and the majority whip and others, the Joint Committee on Taxation said that taxpayers earning as little as $10,000 will see their taxes go up--maybe not their income tax, but they will be poorer as a result of this bill. Again, part of that is because, in addition to inflation, in addition to additional tax burden, you are going to be asking them to pay taxes to subsidize wealthy people to buy electric vehicles or to subsidize people's health insurance, even though they make well above the 400 percent of poverty cap that was initially part of ObamaCare, the Affordable Care Act. That cap has been lifted now as well. We will see what the final product looks like, but the earlier provision showed that people earning up to as much as 750 percent of poverty would then receive taxpayer subsidies for their health insurance. Well, Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer may have slapped a new name on Build Back Better or ``Build Back Broke,'' but all of the essential elements are still there: tax hikes on families, the Green New Deal, massive electric vehicle subsidies. Oh, and here is another thing. A lot of the American car manufacturers said we may not be able to access these tax credits because 70 percent of the components that go into electric vehicles are made in other countries, like China. That is how slapdash this bill was put together. If more time, more deliberation, more debate, more bipartisanship had occurred, maybe we could have come up with something that would make more sense. But this is what happens when you get in a big hurry. You make mistakes and do things that make zero sense, like provide this subsidy to a limited class of car manufacturers when 70 percent of the components of a typical electric vehicle, including the battery, come from overseas. As I said, this is a misleading-labeled bill. It is not going to do a thing to ease inflation in the near term. The budget experts at Penn Wharton analyzed Senator Manchin's tax hike and bill and completely decimated the argument that this legislation will reduce inflation. If this bill becomes law, inflation will not get any better anytime soon. In fact, I believe Americans can expect it to get worse. The people at Penn Wharton said the Manchin tax hike bill would increase inflation slightly in the short term and cause it to stick around for 2 more years before it would have any impact. That is what you are going to tell hard-working American families: You are being priced out of your favorite food and grocery products at the grocery store or you can't afford to fill up your car? Just wait 2 more years. Well, if the Democrats are successful in passing this bill with purely Democratic votes, there will be an accounting, and there will be a comparison by voters in November with, OK, they told us that if we pass this bill, it would reduce inflation, and let's see what inflation looks like in November of 2022. I am not wishing for higher inflation. I hope inflation will go down. But this is exactly the opposite of what you ought to do if you want to reduce inflation to restore people's purchasing power. Well, again, several years ago and more recently, our colleague from West Virginia said he didn't think it was wise to raise taxes during a recession. He and the majority leader have tried to convince anyone who will listen, who is gullible enough, to believe that this bill does not raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year, but, as I said, the Joint Committee on Taxation explodes that myth. Next year, more than 60 percent of taxpayers who earn between $40,000 and $50,000 a year will be hit with a higher tax bill. That is what the Joint Committee on Taxation said. It is in the so-called distributional tables. It is a pretty complex calculation, but that is why we rely on the Joint Committee on Taxation to provide this expert information and guidance to us, because, frankly, it is beyond the capability of most of us in Congress. They also said that more than 90 percent of those earning between $75,000 and $100,000 a year will pay more in taxes, and a whopping 97 percent of those earning between $100,000 and $200,000 will see a tax increase. I heard our colleague the majority whip talk about these big, rich companies--oil and gas companies, pharmaceutical companies--making too much money. But these aren't billion-dollar corporations that they are raising taxes on; these are middle-class families--and for what? To subsidize rich people driving around in fancy electric vehicles? It is a disgrace. Well, of course, working families aren't the only ones who are going to face a higher tax bill. The Manchin tax hike also hits businesses and is sure to have a devastating impact on--guess where--West Virginia. I am not making this up. Higher taxes require companies to cut costs everywhere. I think sometimes our Democratic colleagues have this idea that if you raise taxes on businesses, they will simply absorb it and they won't pass it along to their customers. That is a flight of fantasy. Higher taxes will require them either to pass those costs along or to cut costs elsewhere, like to cut off their employees, to not hire as many people as they would otherwise hire. I was flabbergasted, frankly, when I saw that, according to the Tax Foundation, the industry that will be hit hardest is the coal industry. Now, we know the coal industry has been the primary target of Democrats' green policies, and maybe that is what they have in mind--to put even more coal miners out of a job. Despite the adverse impact this legislation will have on families and communities across the country, it was written by two people: Senators Manchin and Schumer. They have been working hard since they announced their deal, arrived at in secret, behind closed doors. They have worked hard to try to get this bill to the floor, to see if it complies with the Senate rules. They continue to make last-minute changes--going on even as I speak, which is the reason none of us have seen the final product--but we are unlikely to see those final changes before Senator Schumer asks us to vote on the bill. But still Senator Schumer said he expects every Democrat to fall in line and to vote for this legislation within a matter of hours. They haven't seen the bill either. I have to imagine that Democrats in both the House and the Senate are pretty unhappy with this process. Experts have analyzed this bill and said it raises taxes on families, and it will have an adverse impact on jobs and keep inflation high-- certainly not cut it--but the top Senate Democrat expects his colleagues to ignore these warning signs and to vote for it anyway. Like I said, all of us are held accountable by the voters at election time. And I guess ultimately that is what this exercise will be about-- it will be about political accountability. On average, there have been about 40 amendments in a so-called vote- arama, which we are all familiar with, which we will experience presumably later on tonight. Our colleagues said: Well, there may be some amendments I would like to vote for, but I am going to vote against them because I want to make sure we get this bill across the floor, no matter how ugly the process, no matter what is in it. Well, Democrats have tried and failed to convince the American people that the biggest problems facing our country aren't really problems at all or certainly their problem. Despite all the obvious warnings, the Biden administration officials insisted that inflation was transitory, that it is temporary, won't last long. Now they even want to redefine what it means to be in a recession even though we have experienced two consecutive quarters of negative GDP--gross domestic product--growth, which is the textbook definition of a recession. People in my State and across the country know better than to believe this sort of sleight of hand. Despite what our colleagues are saying today, this bill will increase taxes on families earning less than $400,000 a year. It will stifle medical and pharmaceutical innovation and prevent new lifesaving cures from being discovered. It will threaten our economy and our energy security at a vulnerable moment when we are in a recession. And it won't do a darn thing to ease the loss of purchasing power due to historically high inflation rates--the highest in 40 years--that consumers and all Americans are experiencing. It won't do a thing. No amount of spin or fast talking can conceal the damage this bill will inflict on the American people. Senator Manchin likes to say: ``If I can't go back home and explain it, I can't vote for it,'' but for the life of me, I don't know how our Democratic colleagues are going to explain this one in November. I yield the floor.

single

homophobic

08/06/2022

Mr. CORNYN

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4057

nan

nan

Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, it is good to be back in the Senate. Like a number of my colleagues, after dodging the virus for 2 years, it finally caught up with me last weekend. I spent a week in quarantine and, fortunately, experienced only mild symptoms. I think that is because I was fully vaccinated and boosted and I was glad to have the help of modern science on my side. There is never a good time to be away from our work here in the Senate, but we all have a responsibility to keep those around us safe as well, no matter how inconvenient. Unfortunately, there are reports that our friends across the aisle may be intentionally disregarding that responsibility. I am deeply concerned by published reports that our Democratic colleagues have adopted a ``don't test, don't tell'' policy to ensure full attendance today. Allegedly, they are more concerned about ramming through Senator Manchin's tax hike than following CDC guidelines to protect not only each other but the staff members, the Capitol Police, custodial staff, food service workers, and countless others who keep this institution running. These folks could have any number of other health conditions that could lead to more severe COVID experiences than, for example, I had or they could be caregivers for young children or elderly relatives who have a high risk of serious illness. I sincerely hope these reports are not true. I hope our Democratic colleagues are not selfish enough to put so many people at risk in order to pass this massive tax-and-spending spree. If any of our colleagues are experiencing COVID symptoms, they should do what I did. They should get tested, period. We know that as soon as this evening, the Senate is expected to vote on Senator Manchin's and Senator Schumer's massive tax hike on middle- class families. You can call it the Manchin-Schumer tax hike of 2022. It sprung to life, unbeknownst, I believe, to virtually all the Democratic Senators, except for Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer. And no one has seen what we will purportedly be voting on later today, even our Democratic colleagues. No one has seen the final product. Once the so-called Byrd bath has been undertaken by the Parliamentarian, this will be a substitute bill that Senator Schumer will lay down, but nobody has seen it. When the senior Senator from West Virginia announced this bill last week--or this agreement--every Republican was shocked and, from my view, most Democrats were as well. My private conversations with many of my Democratic colleagues said: Boy, that does not look good to be working so closely together on a bipartisan bill only to spring this on everybody by surprise. It looks like they were trying to pull a fast one. After all, Senator Manchin did put the kibosh on the reckless tax- and-spending spree bill last year, and he doubled down on his opposition just a few weeks ago. Privately, his Democratic colleagues assured me this was not happening. But then the Senator from West Virginia has engaged in a gigantic Olympic-worthy flip-flop. Senator Manchin will tell you this bill is completely different from ``Build Back Broke,'' but it is not. We should take a look at some of the elements of this legislation. ``Build Back Broke'' was a roundup of expensive, unnecessary damaging policies, including job-killing tax hikes, which would leave hard- working American families without a way to earn a paycheck, Green New Deal climate policies that would hurt our energy security and drive energy costs through the roof, taxpayer subsidies for wealthy people buying expensive cars and SUVs. I was listening to the majority whip, the Senator from Illinois, talking about these businesses that are making too much money and so they need to pay more in taxes. That is what I have come to expect from our Democratic colleagues. They are kind of a ``Robin Hood'' party-- take from the rich, give to the poor. Except here, this is a reverse Robin Hood. They are taking from middle-class families who can't afford to buy expensive electric vehicles and giving a tax subsidy to wealthy people who can afford to buy them but are helped with the $7,500 taxpayer subsidy. So you might call that a reverse Robin Hood. Then they want to supersize the Internal Revenue Service with even more manpower and authority to track everyday American people and perform, I presume, many, many more audits, not just on the rich and famous but also on middle-class Americans. And then there are the special handouts to powerful friends of the Democratic Party. This isn't the type of legislation that will bring our economy roaring back to life or cool inflation. In fact, that is the first place that this bill is misrepresented. They are calling it the Inflation Reduction Act, but nobody believes that, in the near term, it is going to have a single impact, at all, on inflation. That is what Penn Wharton said. For the next 2 years, they said, it may actually make inflation worse, but it is a negligible amount. But the one thing we are sure of is that it sure won't go down. So it is not an ``inflation reduction act.'' It is really an insult to the intelligence of the American people to think that you can spend this money and you can tax individuals and businesses during a recession--something everybody from Bill Clinton to Barack Obama, to Chuck Schumer, to Joe Manchin has said you don't do, which is raise taxes during a recession--but that is exactly what this bill does. Higher taxes, bigger government, more inflation, and fewer jobs--this is a bill whose time has not come. No wonder when this bill was originally proposed as Build Back Better, Senator Manchin opposed the bill. So let's see what he and Senator Schumer wrote in secret behind closed doors and then sprung on the American people. And, again, we haven't even seen the final product yet, and yet Senator Schumer said we are going to stay in session until it passes. Well, it is going to have to take all 50 votes of Democratic Senators and the vote of the Vice President to do that, because not one single Senator on this side of the aisle was consulted, was asked to work on a bipartisan basis to come up with a product that could be supported across the aisle. This will be a purely partisan exercise, after I think we have had a pretty good run of bipartisan cooperation, and I have been proud to be a part of that. But this is a complete reversal of sort of the spirit of bipartisan cooperation that we have seen, frankly, all summer long, which has produced some pretty good legislation. Well, there are tax hikes that will leave hard-working Americans poorer. Not only will inflation be roughly 9 percent, which it is today--meaning that for every $100 you earn, you are only going to get $91 in purchasing power--in addition to that, the Joint Committee on Taxation said the impact of this bill will mean that individuals earning as little as $10,000 a year will see an increase in their tax burden, because you can't spend this much money, you can't tax this many people without it having some trickle-down effect on taxpayers, certainly those who earn less than $400,000, which was President Biden's pledge. And I heard the majority leader say that again and, I believe, the majority whip, too, but this is not true. The Joint Committee on Taxation is the entity here--nonpartisan entity--which provides the final word on those issues. So notwithstanding the denials of the majority leader and the majority whip and others, the Joint Committee on Taxation said that taxpayers earning as little as $10,000 will see their taxes go up--maybe not their income tax, but they will be poorer as a result of this bill. Again, part of that is because, in addition to inflation, in addition to additional tax burden, you are going to be asking them to pay taxes to subsidize wealthy people to buy electric vehicles or to subsidize people's health insurance, even though they make well above the 400 percent of poverty cap that was initially part of ObamaCare, the Affordable Care Act. That cap has been lifted now as well. We will see what the final product looks like, but the earlier provision showed that people earning up to as much as 750 percent of poverty would then receive taxpayer subsidies for their health insurance. Well, Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer may have slapped a new name on Build Back Better or ``Build Back Broke,'' but all of the essential elements are still there: tax hikes on families, the Green New Deal, massive electric vehicle subsidies. Oh, and here is another thing. A lot of the American car manufacturers said we may not be able to access these tax credits because 70 percent of the components that go into electric vehicles are made in other countries, like China. That is how slapdash this bill was put together. If more time, more deliberation, more debate, more bipartisanship had occurred, maybe we could have come up with something that would make more sense. But this is what happens when you get in a big hurry. You make mistakes and do things that make zero sense, like provide this subsidy to a limited class of car manufacturers when 70 percent of the components of a typical electric vehicle, including the battery, come from overseas. As I said, this is a misleading-labeled bill. It is not going to do a thing to ease inflation in the near term. The budget experts at Penn Wharton analyzed Senator Manchin's tax hike and bill and completely decimated the argument that this legislation will reduce inflation. If this bill becomes law, inflation will not get any better anytime soon. In fact, I believe Americans can expect it to get worse. The people at Penn Wharton said the Manchin tax hike bill would increase inflation slightly in the short term and cause it to stick around for 2 more years before it would have any impact. That is what you are going to tell hard-working American families: You are being priced out of your favorite food and grocery products at the grocery store or you can't afford to fill up your car? Just wait 2 more years. Well, if the Democrats are successful in passing this bill with purely Democratic votes, there will be an accounting, and there will be a comparison by voters in November with, OK, they told us that if we pass this bill, it would reduce inflation, and let's see what inflation looks like in November of 2022. I am not wishing for higher inflation. I hope inflation will go down. But this is exactly the opposite of what you ought to do if you want to reduce inflation to restore people's purchasing power. Well, again, several years ago and more recently, our colleague from West Virginia said he didn't think it was wise to raise taxes during a recession. He and the majority leader have tried to convince anyone who will listen, who is gullible enough, to believe that this bill does not raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year, but, as I said, the Joint Committee on Taxation explodes that myth. Next year, more than 60 percent of taxpayers who earn between $40,000 and $50,000 a year will be hit with a higher tax bill. That is what the Joint Committee on Taxation said. It is in the so-called distributional tables. It is a pretty complex calculation, but that is why we rely on the Joint Committee on Taxation to provide this expert information and guidance to us, because, frankly, it is beyond the capability of most of us in Congress. They also said that more than 90 percent of those earning between $75,000 and $100,000 a year will pay more in taxes, and a whopping 97 percent of those earning between $100,000 and $200,000 will see a tax increase. I heard our colleague the majority whip talk about these big, rich companies--oil and gas companies, pharmaceutical companies--making too much money. But these aren't billion-dollar corporations that they are raising taxes on; these are middle-class families--and for what? To subsidize rich people driving around in fancy electric vehicles? It is a disgrace. Well, of course, working families aren't the only ones who are going to face a higher tax bill. The Manchin tax hike also hits businesses and is sure to have a devastating impact on--guess where--West Virginia. I am not making this up. Higher taxes require companies to cut costs everywhere. I think sometimes our Democratic colleagues have this idea that if you raise taxes on businesses, they will simply absorb it and they won't pass it along to their customers. That is a flight of fantasy. Higher taxes will require them either to pass those costs along or to cut costs elsewhere, like to cut off their employees, to not hire as many people as they would otherwise hire. I was flabbergasted, frankly, when I saw that, according to the Tax Foundation, the industry that will be hit hardest is the coal industry. Now, we know the coal industry has been the primary target of Democrats' green policies, and maybe that is what they have in mind--to put even more coal miners out of a job. Despite the adverse impact this legislation will have on families and communities across the country, it was written by two people: Senators Manchin and Schumer. They have been working hard since they announced their deal, arrived at in secret, behind closed doors. They have worked hard to try to get this bill to the floor, to see if it complies with the Senate rules. They continue to make last-minute changes--going on even as I speak, which is the reason none of us have seen the final product--but we are unlikely to see those final changes before Senator Schumer asks us to vote on the bill. But still Senator Schumer said he expects every Democrat to fall in line and to vote for this legislation within a matter of hours. They haven't seen the bill either. I have to imagine that Democrats in both the House and the Senate are pretty unhappy with this process. Experts have analyzed this bill and said it raises taxes on families, and it will have an adverse impact on jobs and keep inflation high-- certainly not cut it--but the top Senate Democrat expects his colleagues to ignore these warning signs and to vote for it anyway. Like I said, all of us are held accountable by the voters at election time. And I guess ultimately that is what this exercise will be about-- it will be about political accountability. On average, there have been about 40 amendments in a so-called vote- arama, which we are all familiar with, which we will experience presumably later on tonight. Our colleagues said: Well, there may be some amendments I would like to vote for, but I am going to vote against them because I want to make sure we get this bill across the floor, no matter how ugly the process, no matter what is in it. Well, Democrats have tried and failed to convince the American people that the biggest problems facing our country aren't really problems at all or certainly their problem. Despite all the obvious warnings, the Biden administration officials insisted that inflation was transitory, that it is temporary, won't last long. Now they even want to redefine what it means to be in a recession even though we have experienced two consecutive quarters of negative GDP--gross domestic product--growth, which is the textbook definition of a recession. People in my State and across the country know better than to believe this sort of sleight of hand. Despite what our colleagues are saying today, this bill will increase taxes on families earning less than $400,000 a year. It will stifle medical and pharmaceutical innovation and prevent new lifesaving cures from being discovered. It will threaten our economy and our energy security at a vulnerable moment when we are in a recession. And it won't do a darn thing to ease the loss of purchasing power due to historically high inflation rates--the highest in 40 years--that consumers and all Americans are experiencing. It won't do a thing. No amount of spin or fast talking can conceal the damage this bill will inflict on the American people. Senator Manchin likes to say: ``If I can't go back home and explain it, I can't vote for it,'' but for the life of me, I don't know how our Democratic colleagues are going to explain this one in November. I yield the floor.

middle-class Americans

racist

08/06/2022

Mr. CORNYN

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4057

nan

nan

Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, it is good to be back in the Senate. Like a number of my colleagues, after dodging the virus for 2 years, it finally caught up with me last weekend. I spent a week in quarantine and, fortunately, experienced only mild symptoms. I think that is because I was fully vaccinated and boosted and I was glad to have the help of modern science on my side. There is never a good time to be away from our work here in the Senate, but we all have a responsibility to keep those around us safe as well, no matter how inconvenient. Unfortunately, there are reports that our friends across the aisle may be intentionally disregarding that responsibility. I am deeply concerned by published reports that our Democratic colleagues have adopted a ``don't test, don't tell'' policy to ensure full attendance today. Allegedly, they are more concerned about ramming through Senator Manchin's tax hike than following CDC guidelines to protect not only each other but the staff members, the Capitol Police, custodial staff, food service workers, and countless others who keep this institution running. These folks could have any number of other health conditions that could lead to more severe COVID experiences than, for example, I had or they could be caregivers for young children or elderly relatives who have a high risk of serious illness. I sincerely hope these reports are not true. I hope our Democratic colleagues are not selfish enough to put so many people at risk in order to pass this massive tax-and-spending spree. If any of our colleagues are experiencing COVID symptoms, they should do what I did. They should get tested, period. We know that as soon as this evening, the Senate is expected to vote on Senator Manchin's and Senator Schumer's massive tax hike on middle- class families. You can call it the Manchin-Schumer tax hike of 2022. It sprung to life, unbeknownst, I believe, to virtually all the Democratic Senators, except for Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer. And no one has seen what we will purportedly be voting on later today, even our Democratic colleagues. No one has seen the final product. Once the so-called Byrd bath has been undertaken by the Parliamentarian, this will be a substitute bill that Senator Schumer will lay down, but nobody has seen it. When the senior Senator from West Virginia announced this bill last week--or this agreement--every Republican was shocked and, from my view, most Democrats were as well. My private conversations with many of my Democratic colleagues said: Boy, that does not look good to be working so closely together on a bipartisan bill only to spring this on everybody by surprise. It looks like they were trying to pull a fast one. After all, Senator Manchin did put the kibosh on the reckless tax- and-spending spree bill last year, and he doubled down on his opposition just a few weeks ago. Privately, his Democratic colleagues assured me this was not happening. But then the Senator from West Virginia has engaged in a gigantic Olympic-worthy flip-flop. Senator Manchin will tell you this bill is completely different from ``Build Back Broke,'' but it is not. We should take a look at some of the elements of this legislation. ``Build Back Broke'' was a roundup of expensive, unnecessary damaging policies, including job-killing tax hikes, which would leave hard- working American families without a way to earn a paycheck, Green New Deal climate policies that would hurt our energy security and drive energy costs through the roof, taxpayer subsidies for wealthy people buying expensive cars and SUVs. I was listening to the majority whip, the Senator from Illinois, talking about these businesses that are making too much money and so they need to pay more in taxes. That is what I have come to expect from our Democratic colleagues. They are kind of a ``Robin Hood'' party-- take from the rich, give to the poor. Except here, this is a reverse Robin Hood. They are taking from middle-class families who can't afford to buy expensive electric vehicles and giving a tax subsidy to wealthy people who can afford to buy them but are helped with the $7,500 taxpayer subsidy. So you might call that a reverse Robin Hood. Then they want to supersize the Internal Revenue Service with even more manpower and authority to track everyday American people and perform, I presume, many, many more audits, not just on the rich and famous but also on middle-class Americans. And then there are the special handouts to powerful friends of the Democratic Party. This isn't the type of legislation that will bring our economy roaring back to life or cool inflation. In fact, that is the first place that this bill is misrepresented. They are calling it the Inflation Reduction Act, but nobody believes that, in the near term, it is going to have a single impact, at all, on inflation. That is what Penn Wharton said. For the next 2 years, they said, it may actually make inflation worse, but it is a negligible amount. But the one thing we are sure of is that it sure won't go down. So it is not an ``inflation reduction act.'' It is really an insult to the intelligence of the American people to think that you can spend this money and you can tax individuals and businesses during a recession--something everybody from Bill Clinton to Barack Obama, to Chuck Schumer, to Joe Manchin has said you don't do, which is raise taxes during a recession--but that is exactly what this bill does. Higher taxes, bigger government, more inflation, and fewer jobs--this is a bill whose time has not come. No wonder when this bill was originally proposed as Build Back Better, Senator Manchin opposed the bill. So let's see what he and Senator Schumer wrote in secret behind closed doors and then sprung on the American people. And, again, we haven't even seen the final product yet, and yet Senator Schumer said we are going to stay in session until it passes. Well, it is going to have to take all 50 votes of Democratic Senators and the vote of the Vice President to do that, because not one single Senator on this side of the aisle was consulted, was asked to work on a bipartisan basis to come up with a product that could be supported across the aisle. This will be a purely partisan exercise, after I think we have had a pretty good run of bipartisan cooperation, and I have been proud to be a part of that. But this is a complete reversal of sort of the spirit of bipartisan cooperation that we have seen, frankly, all summer long, which has produced some pretty good legislation. Well, there are tax hikes that will leave hard-working Americans poorer. Not only will inflation be roughly 9 percent, which it is today--meaning that for every $100 you earn, you are only going to get $91 in purchasing power--in addition to that, the Joint Committee on Taxation said the impact of this bill will mean that individuals earning as little as $10,000 a year will see an increase in their tax burden, because you can't spend this much money, you can't tax this many people without it having some trickle-down effect on taxpayers, certainly those who earn less than $400,000, which was President Biden's pledge. And I heard the majority leader say that again and, I believe, the majority whip, too, but this is not true. The Joint Committee on Taxation is the entity here--nonpartisan entity--which provides the final word on those issues. So notwithstanding the denials of the majority leader and the majority whip and others, the Joint Committee on Taxation said that taxpayers earning as little as $10,000 will see their taxes go up--maybe not their income tax, but they will be poorer as a result of this bill. Again, part of that is because, in addition to inflation, in addition to additional tax burden, you are going to be asking them to pay taxes to subsidize wealthy people to buy electric vehicles or to subsidize people's health insurance, even though they make well above the 400 percent of poverty cap that was initially part of ObamaCare, the Affordable Care Act. That cap has been lifted now as well. We will see what the final product looks like, but the earlier provision showed that people earning up to as much as 750 percent of poverty would then receive taxpayer subsidies for their health insurance. Well, Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer may have slapped a new name on Build Back Better or ``Build Back Broke,'' but all of the essential elements are still there: tax hikes on families, the Green New Deal, massive electric vehicle subsidies. Oh, and here is another thing. A lot of the American car manufacturers said we may not be able to access these tax credits because 70 percent of the components that go into electric vehicles are made in other countries, like China. That is how slapdash this bill was put together. If more time, more deliberation, more debate, more bipartisanship had occurred, maybe we could have come up with something that would make more sense. But this is what happens when you get in a big hurry. You make mistakes and do things that make zero sense, like provide this subsidy to a limited class of car manufacturers when 70 percent of the components of a typical electric vehicle, including the battery, come from overseas. As I said, this is a misleading-labeled bill. It is not going to do a thing to ease inflation in the near term. The budget experts at Penn Wharton analyzed Senator Manchin's tax hike and bill and completely decimated the argument that this legislation will reduce inflation. If this bill becomes law, inflation will not get any better anytime soon. In fact, I believe Americans can expect it to get worse. The people at Penn Wharton said the Manchin tax hike bill would increase inflation slightly in the short term and cause it to stick around for 2 more years before it would have any impact. That is what you are going to tell hard-working American families: You are being priced out of your favorite food and grocery products at the grocery store or you can't afford to fill up your car? Just wait 2 more years. Well, if the Democrats are successful in passing this bill with purely Democratic votes, there will be an accounting, and there will be a comparison by voters in November with, OK, they told us that if we pass this bill, it would reduce inflation, and let's see what inflation looks like in November of 2022. I am not wishing for higher inflation. I hope inflation will go down. But this is exactly the opposite of what you ought to do if you want to reduce inflation to restore people's purchasing power. Well, again, several years ago and more recently, our colleague from West Virginia said he didn't think it was wise to raise taxes during a recession. He and the majority leader have tried to convince anyone who will listen, who is gullible enough, to believe that this bill does not raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year, but, as I said, the Joint Committee on Taxation explodes that myth. Next year, more than 60 percent of taxpayers who earn between $40,000 and $50,000 a year will be hit with a higher tax bill. That is what the Joint Committee on Taxation said. It is in the so-called distributional tables. It is a pretty complex calculation, but that is why we rely on the Joint Committee on Taxation to provide this expert information and guidance to us, because, frankly, it is beyond the capability of most of us in Congress. They also said that more than 90 percent of those earning between $75,000 and $100,000 a year will pay more in taxes, and a whopping 97 percent of those earning between $100,000 and $200,000 will see a tax increase. I heard our colleague the majority whip talk about these big, rich companies--oil and gas companies, pharmaceutical companies--making too much money. But these aren't billion-dollar corporations that they are raising taxes on; these are middle-class families--and for what? To subsidize rich people driving around in fancy electric vehicles? It is a disgrace. Well, of course, working families aren't the only ones who are going to face a higher tax bill. The Manchin tax hike also hits businesses and is sure to have a devastating impact on--guess where--West Virginia. I am not making this up. Higher taxes require companies to cut costs everywhere. I think sometimes our Democratic colleagues have this idea that if you raise taxes on businesses, they will simply absorb it and they won't pass it along to their customers. That is a flight of fantasy. Higher taxes will require them either to pass those costs along or to cut costs elsewhere, like to cut off their employees, to not hire as many people as they would otherwise hire. I was flabbergasted, frankly, when I saw that, according to the Tax Foundation, the industry that will be hit hardest is the coal industry. Now, we know the coal industry has been the primary target of Democrats' green policies, and maybe that is what they have in mind--to put even more coal miners out of a job. Despite the adverse impact this legislation will have on families and communities across the country, it was written by two people: Senators Manchin and Schumer. They have been working hard since they announced their deal, arrived at in secret, behind closed doors. They have worked hard to try to get this bill to the floor, to see if it complies with the Senate rules. They continue to make last-minute changes--going on even as I speak, which is the reason none of us have seen the final product--but we are unlikely to see those final changes before Senator Schumer asks us to vote on the bill. But still Senator Schumer said he expects every Democrat to fall in line and to vote for this legislation within a matter of hours. They haven't seen the bill either. I have to imagine that Democrats in both the House and the Senate are pretty unhappy with this process. Experts have analyzed this bill and said it raises taxes on families, and it will have an adverse impact on jobs and keep inflation high-- certainly not cut it--but the top Senate Democrat expects his colleagues to ignore these warning signs and to vote for it anyway. Like I said, all of us are held accountable by the voters at election time. And I guess ultimately that is what this exercise will be about-- it will be about political accountability. On average, there have been about 40 amendments in a so-called vote- arama, which we are all familiar with, which we will experience presumably later on tonight. Our colleagues said: Well, there may be some amendments I would like to vote for, but I am going to vote against them because I want to make sure we get this bill across the floor, no matter how ugly the process, no matter what is in it. Well, Democrats have tried and failed to convince the American people that the biggest problems facing our country aren't really problems at all or certainly their problem. Despite all the obvious warnings, the Biden administration officials insisted that inflation was transitory, that it is temporary, won't last long. Now they even want to redefine what it means to be in a recession even though we have experienced two consecutive quarters of negative GDP--gross domestic product--growth, which is the textbook definition of a recession. People in my State and across the country know better than to believe this sort of sleight of hand. Despite what our colleagues are saying today, this bill will increase taxes on families earning less than $400,000 a year. It will stifle medical and pharmaceutical innovation and prevent new lifesaving cures from being discovered. It will threaten our economy and our energy security at a vulnerable moment when we are in a recession. And it won't do a darn thing to ease the loss of purchasing power due to historically high inflation rates--the highest in 40 years--that consumers and all Americans are experiencing. It won't do a thing. No amount of spin or fast talking can conceal the damage this bill will inflict on the American people. Senator Manchin likes to say: ``If I can't go back home and explain it, I can't vote for it,'' but for the life of me, I don't know how our Democratic colleagues are going to explain this one in November. I yield the floor.

working families

racist

08/06/2022

Mrs. MURRAY

Senate

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nan

nan

Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I go back home to Washington State every week, and I talk to young people in Seattle who are urgently calling for bold climate action. I talk to families in Yakima County who are deeply concerned by a wildfire season that gets worse every year and parents in Vancouver who are trying to figure out how they can afford their kids' medication and make ends meet. This summer has broken records in Washington State and not in a good way. Energy prices and temperatures have both spiked. People from Seattle to Spokane are feeling the stress, and they are feeling the heat. Climate disasters have become an everyday reality in every community across the country. Washington State has seen droughts and wildfires and floods and heat waves that literally made our roads buckle. Families desperately need us to tackle rising costs and rising temperatures because we cannot build a stronger economy if we do not build a more sustainable economy, and that is why we need the Inflation Reduction Act. It will reduce costs for families, it will reduce emissions, and it will even reduce the debt and deficit. The climate investments in this bill are, in a word, historic. They won't just bring down carbon emissions by a whopping 40 percent; they will help us establish real energy independence from dirty fossil fuels and foreign adversaries. They will save lives by reducing air pollution and supporting conservation efforts happening in rural Washington State right now to prevent wildfires and protect families and address the climate crisis. This legislation will make historic, first-of-its-kind, economy-wide investment in clean energy that will create millions of good-paying clean energy jobs, including in Washington State, and it will bring down families' energy costs for people who are struggling to keep the AC on in the summer or the heat on in the winter or lights on year- round. It will help weatherize homes and install energy-efficient appliances and heat pumps and rooftop solar panels and more. This bill will offer huge cost savings for clean or electric vehicles, new or used, and give companies a good reason to build more of these cars in America. We aren't just cutting energy costs, though. No one should have to worry about whether they can afford the healthcare they need, but I have heard from countless patients who worked their whole life, who saved their money, but still had to work an extra job or move in with their family or even ration their prescription just to make ends meet. Lifesaving medicine doesn't do any good if people can't afford it. That is why this bill will finally give Medicare power to negotiate. We are going to force drug companies to the bargaining table, and patients everywhere are going to benefit. It will also cap seniors' annual drug costs and cap insulin at $35 a month and protect patients from companies that are jacking up prices on them with reckless abandon. It extends the healthcare coverage relief that helped millions of people save thousands of dollars on their healthcare this year. This isn't just saving people money; this is going to save lives-- patients who are rationing their prescriptions, afraid to see their doctors not because they are scared of getting a diagnosis but because they are scared of the price tag. If that is not the goal when we come to work every day, then I don't know what is. But the Inflation Reduction Act won't just bring down families' everyday costs; it will bring down the deficit by more than $300 billion because every cent of this bill is paid for by closing loopholes used by enormous corporations. There is no reason a company making a billion-dollar profit should pay a smaller tax rate than a mom-and-pop shop in Washington State or a firefighter or a teacher in Walla Walla, WA, so Democrats won't let it fly any longer. Those big billion-dollar companies? They are going to pay no less than the same 15 percent in taxes that many of our small businesses already pay. Those stock buyback schemes that line the pockets of corporate executives and Wall Street investors but do nothing for working families? They are going to be taxed so companies pay their fair share. As for everyday Americans, they won't see their taxes go up one penny. Make no mistake, the Inflation Reduction Act represents historic progress. There is simply no reason anyone should be against these policies and many reasons to get this done now. This is not a bill for Democrats or Republicans; it is legislation that will help all Americans--lowering prescription drug costs, making healthcare more accessible and more affordable than ever, and pass the largest investment in climate action in our country's history--all paid for.

working families

racist

08/06/2022

Mr. SCHUMER

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4060-2

nan

nan

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, well, first, I want to thank my dear friend and our great leader and chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee for her positive words on this bill and her reminder to all of us that our work is not done and particularly for her work on one of the most urgent issues facing American families: childcare. I don't know of a single Member of this Senate, Democrat or Republican, who has done more to push the issue of childcare and get it done than the senior Senator from the great State of Washington, and I thank her for that. I want to thank my colleagues Senator Kaine and Senator Blumenthal, who have also been such strong leaders on this issue. I am here to say that what they are saying--Senator Murray, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Kaine--is right. We need to do something in this country to lower childcare costs and increase its availability. I pledge to my colleagues and to the American people that I will keep working with Senator Murray until we get something done to increase access to high-quality childcare for working families. We all know that, today, families pay more for childcare than at any point in American history. Amazingly, sometimes families have to pay more for childcare than they would pay for a mortgage. It is out of reach. Some people forget how the world has changed. When I was a kid, my dad had this little junky exterminating business. My mom was what was then called a housewife. I got home from school every day at 3 o'clock, and there was Mom with milk and cookies, asking me what homework I had--oh, I don't have any homework, Mom--and telling me what time I had to come back home from going out and playing in the schoolyard for dinner. That doesn't happen anymore. The vast majority of families in America are either single parent or two parents, both working. The percentage that have two parents, only one working, is minimal. So childcare is now a necessity. It is a necessity for families. The anguish people go through to try to find childcare, and then when it is not available or something happens, what are they going to do? They are both working and scrambling. Who is going to watch the kids? It is agony. It is not this kind of agony that comes, you know, God forbid, once in a lifetime when you get a serious illness, but it is real agony and anxiety. We have to do something. There is another reason we have to do something: our economy. You read all of the economic experts. We are short of labor. We are short of labor. You go to any business--small, medium, big--they are short of labor. Probably the No. 1 or No. 2 reason in the whole country we are short of labor is we don't have adequate childcare. Moms or dads don't want to go to work because they don't know who is going to take care of the kids. Moms or dads stay home or retire or whatever. So our economy desperately needs this. When parents can't enter the workforce-- particularly women--our country suffers as an economy, and productivity is greatly diminished. Of course, there are other issues to deal with in this economy as well that are related. Home- and community-based services. People need a roof over their heads. We need to support families through paid leave. We need to make sure that every child in this country has a chance to grow and reach their potential, not in poverty. All of these issues are important. Childcare is so important--so important. So I want to first thank again Senator Murray for her words. I want to thank my colleagues. Two of our leaders on this issue, Senators Kaine and Blumenthal, are here today. We want to pledge to the American people that we are going to keep working until we get something done in childcare, and we will keep fighting for all these issues to expand opportunity for all Americans. It is so, so vital to the future of our country and to the well-being of families across the Nation. I yield the floor.

based

white supremacist

08/06/2022

Mr. SCHUMER

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4060-2

nan

nan

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, well, first, I want to thank my dear friend and our great leader and chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee for her positive words on this bill and her reminder to all of us that our work is not done and particularly for her work on one of the most urgent issues facing American families: childcare. I don't know of a single Member of this Senate, Democrat or Republican, who has done more to push the issue of childcare and get it done than the senior Senator from the great State of Washington, and I thank her for that. I want to thank my colleagues Senator Kaine and Senator Blumenthal, who have also been such strong leaders on this issue. I am here to say that what they are saying--Senator Murray, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Kaine--is right. We need to do something in this country to lower childcare costs and increase its availability. I pledge to my colleagues and to the American people that I will keep working with Senator Murray until we get something done to increase access to high-quality childcare for working families. We all know that, today, families pay more for childcare than at any point in American history. Amazingly, sometimes families have to pay more for childcare than they would pay for a mortgage. It is out of reach. Some people forget how the world has changed. When I was a kid, my dad had this little junky exterminating business. My mom was what was then called a housewife. I got home from school every day at 3 o'clock, and there was Mom with milk and cookies, asking me what homework I had--oh, I don't have any homework, Mom--and telling me what time I had to come back home from going out and playing in the schoolyard for dinner. That doesn't happen anymore. The vast majority of families in America are either single parent or two parents, both working. The percentage that have two parents, only one working, is minimal. So childcare is now a necessity. It is a necessity for families. The anguish people go through to try to find childcare, and then when it is not available or something happens, what are they going to do? They are both working and scrambling. Who is going to watch the kids? It is agony. It is not this kind of agony that comes, you know, God forbid, once in a lifetime when you get a serious illness, but it is real agony and anxiety. We have to do something. There is another reason we have to do something: our economy. You read all of the economic experts. We are short of labor. We are short of labor. You go to any business--small, medium, big--they are short of labor. Probably the No. 1 or No. 2 reason in the whole country we are short of labor is we don't have adequate childcare. Moms or dads don't want to go to work because they don't know who is going to take care of the kids. Moms or dads stay home or retire or whatever. So our economy desperately needs this. When parents can't enter the workforce-- particularly women--our country suffers as an economy, and productivity is greatly diminished. Of course, there are other issues to deal with in this economy as well that are related. Home- and community-based services. People need a roof over their heads. We need to support families through paid leave. We need to make sure that every child in this country has a chance to grow and reach their potential, not in poverty. All of these issues are important. Childcare is so important--so important. So I want to first thank again Senator Murray for her words. I want to thank my colleagues. Two of our leaders on this issue, Senators Kaine and Blumenthal, are here today. We want to pledge to the American people that we are going to keep working until we get something done in childcare, and we will keep fighting for all these issues to expand opportunity for all Americans. It is so, so vital to the future of our country and to the well-being of families across the Nation. I yield the floor.

single

homophobic

08/06/2022

Mr. SCHUMER

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4060-2

nan

nan

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, well, first, I want to thank my dear friend and our great leader and chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee for her positive words on this bill and her reminder to all of us that our work is not done and particularly for her work on one of the most urgent issues facing American families: childcare. I don't know of a single Member of this Senate, Democrat or Republican, who has done more to push the issue of childcare and get it done than the senior Senator from the great State of Washington, and I thank her for that. I want to thank my colleagues Senator Kaine and Senator Blumenthal, who have also been such strong leaders on this issue. I am here to say that what they are saying--Senator Murray, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Kaine--is right. We need to do something in this country to lower childcare costs and increase its availability. I pledge to my colleagues and to the American people that I will keep working with Senator Murray until we get something done to increase access to high-quality childcare for working families. We all know that, today, families pay more for childcare than at any point in American history. Amazingly, sometimes families have to pay more for childcare than they would pay for a mortgage. It is out of reach. Some people forget how the world has changed. When I was a kid, my dad had this little junky exterminating business. My mom was what was then called a housewife. I got home from school every day at 3 o'clock, and there was Mom with milk and cookies, asking me what homework I had--oh, I don't have any homework, Mom--and telling me what time I had to come back home from going out and playing in the schoolyard for dinner. That doesn't happen anymore. The vast majority of families in America are either single parent or two parents, both working. The percentage that have two parents, only one working, is minimal. So childcare is now a necessity. It is a necessity for families. The anguish people go through to try to find childcare, and then when it is not available or something happens, what are they going to do? They are both working and scrambling. Who is going to watch the kids? It is agony. It is not this kind of agony that comes, you know, God forbid, once in a lifetime when you get a serious illness, but it is real agony and anxiety. We have to do something. There is another reason we have to do something: our economy. You read all of the economic experts. We are short of labor. We are short of labor. You go to any business--small, medium, big--they are short of labor. Probably the No. 1 or No. 2 reason in the whole country we are short of labor is we don't have adequate childcare. Moms or dads don't want to go to work because they don't know who is going to take care of the kids. Moms or dads stay home or retire or whatever. So our economy desperately needs this. When parents can't enter the workforce-- particularly women--our country suffers as an economy, and productivity is greatly diminished. Of course, there are other issues to deal with in this economy as well that are related. Home- and community-based services. People need a roof over their heads. We need to support families through paid leave. We need to make sure that every child in this country has a chance to grow and reach their potential, not in poverty. All of these issues are important. Childcare is so important--so important. So I want to first thank again Senator Murray for her words. I want to thank my colleagues. Two of our leaders on this issue, Senators Kaine and Blumenthal, are here today. We want to pledge to the American people that we are going to keep working until we get something done in childcare, and we will keep fighting for all these issues to expand opportunity for all Americans. It is so, so vital to the future of our country and to the well-being of families across the Nation. I yield the floor.

single parent

racist

08/06/2022

Mr. SCHUMER

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4060-2

nan

nan

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, well, first, I want to thank my dear friend and our great leader and chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee for her positive words on this bill and her reminder to all of us that our work is not done and particularly for her work on one of the most urgent issues facing American families: childcare. I don't know of a single Member of this Senate, Democrat or Republican, who has done more to push the issue of childcare and get it done than the senior Senator from the great State of Washington, and I thank her for that. I want to thank my colleagues Senator Kaine and Senator Blumenthal, who have also been such strong leaders on this issue. I am here to say that what they are saying--Senator Murray, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Kaine--is right. We need to do something in this country to lower childcare costs and increase its availability. I pledge to my colleagues and to the American people that I will keep working with Senator Murray until we get something done to increase access to high-quality childcare for working families. We all know that, today, families pay more for childcare than at any point in American history. Amazingly, sometimes families have to pay more for childcare than they would pay for a mortgage. It is out of reach. Some people forget how the world has changed. When I was a kid, my dad had this little junky exterminating business. My mom was what was then called a housewife. I got home from school every day at 3 o'clock, and there was Mom with milk and cookies, asking me what homework I had--oh, I don't have any homework, Mom--and telling me what time I had to come back home from going out and playing in the schoolyard for dinner. That doesn't happen anymore. The vast majority of families in America are either single parent or two parents, both working. The percentage that have two parents, only one working, is minimal. So childcare is now a necessity. It is a necessity for families. The anguish people go through to try to find childcare, and then when it is not available or something happens, what are they going to do? They are both working and scrambling. Who is going to watch the kids? It is agony. It is not this kind of agony that comes, you know, God forbid, once in a lifetime when you get a serious illness, but it is real agony and anxiety. We have to do something. There is another reason we have to do something: our economy. You read all of the economic experts. We are short of labor. We are short of labor. You go to any business--small, medium, big--they are short of labor. Probably the No. 1 or No. 2 reason in the whole country we are short of labor is we don't have adequate childcare. Moms or dads don't want to go to work because they don't know who is going to take care of the kids. Moms or dads stay home or retire or whatever. So our economy desperately needs this. When parents can't enter the workforce-- particularly women--our country suffers as an economy, and productivity is greatly diminished. Of course, there are other issues to deal with in this economy as well that are related. Home- and community-based services. People need a roof over their heads. We need to support families through paid leave. We need to make sure that every child in this country has a chance to grow and reach their potential, not in poverty. All of these issues are important. Childcare is so important--so important. So I want to first thank again Senator Murray for her words. I want to thank my colleagues. Two of our leaders on this issue, Senators Kaine and Blumenthal, are here today. We want to pledge to the American people that we are going to keep working until we get something done in childcare, and we will keep fighting for all these issues to expand opportunity for all Americans. It is so, so vital to the future of our country and to the well-being of families across the Nation. I yield the floor.

working families

racist

08/06/2022

Mrs. MURRAY

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4060

nan

nan

Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, but for everything good this bill accomplishes, we have not yet addressed a critical issue families face today: access to high-quality childcare. There is a childcare crisis in this country, and the time to address it is now. There can be no more excuses. We cannot simply vote on this package and call it a day. Our childcare system isn't just stretched thin; it is broken. Talk to parents, talk to businesses, talk to anyone, and it is painfully obvious that our childcare system isn't working for families, providers, or our economy and hasn't been for some time. Right now, families from Seattle to Spokane are stressed. They are staying up late at night, trying to figure out how on Earth they are going to find a childcare opening or how they are going to afford it if they ever get off a wait list. When they can't find and afford childcare, as is all too often the case, parents--moms in particular-- have to leave their job and stay out of the workforce, all while childcare workers are being paid poverty wages, struggling to make ends meet and provide for their own families, and they are leaving their jobs for better paying work at fast food chains and big box stores, which pay them more than their childcare position. We have to do better for kids, for moms, for workers, for our economy, for everyone, or this is just going to keep getting worse. I know all of my colleagues have heard me say this before--you have probably heard me say it 100 times--but I want to be clear: The childcare system is on the brink of collapse, and parents are telling us every single day this is an urgent crisis. The emergency support that we did provide in the American Rescue Plan was hugely helpful, but it is going to run out, and soon, and families who are already at their wits' end will feel the pressure. So we need to lower the cost for families as we fight inflation. We need to expand parents' options so they can go back to work and support the childcare workers caring for and educating our kids each and every day. Now, I have been putting forward proposal after proposal to do exactly this, and I am working with anyone I can to make progress here because this isn't a ``my way or the highway'' proposal. It never was. I hope my colleagues know that is not how I operate. What I am talking about here is delivering a lifeline to kids, to moms, to our childcare industry, not to mention the businesses and industries that desperately want to hire more workers. I am deeply disappointed that Congress has failed to meet this crucial moment for our families and our childcare providers, so let me just say this: I have been fighting for childcare my entire career, since before I ever got here to the U.S. Senate. In fact, for a very long time, I was the only person in the room fighting. So I am not going to stop anytime soon. And guess what. I am not the only one fighting today. There are parents and advocates across the country who are fighting for this, who know how critical this is for our families. There are small business owners who understand how critical this is to strengthening our economy--real people, not some army of invisible lobbyists. So I am here right now to be a voice for them, and I am asking everyone here in Congress to step up and speak for these families too. We have to get this done. We must make this a priority. We must address this urgent crisis before it is too late. So I want everyone to know I am going to stay in this fight for moms and for our kids, and you better believe, one day, we are going to win this. I yield the floor.

single

homophobic

08/06/2022

Mr. THUNE

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4062

nan

nan

Mr. THUNE. Madam President, we are somehow continuing to consider the Democrats' grab bag of bad ideas, otherwise known--I would say, misleadingly--as the Inflation Reduction Act. Let's start with the bill's title. It gets you feeling somewhat hopeful, doesn't it? The Inflation Reduction Act sounds like a bill that is going to address perhaps the No. 1 problem facing our Nation-- inflation. Then you actually look at the bill's contents and discover that the bill will do nothing to reduce inflation--nothing. And you don't have to take my word for it. Here is what the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model had to say about the bill's impact on inflation: ``The impact on inflation is statistically indistinguishable from zero''--``statistically indistinguishable from zero.'' The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office also found that the bill would do nothing to address our current inflation crisis. So did the Tax Foundation. So much for inflation reduction. So what about the deficit reduction the Democrats are touting? Well, unfortunately, there is a good chance there won't be much of that either. Democrats rely on some very shady accounting to reach their supposed deficit reduction number--most notably from the repeal of a rule that has never been implemented and, at this point, was never expected to be. No matter what this rule was predicted to cost, if it was never going to be implemented, its cost was effectively zero. So repealing this rule leaves you with exactly zero--zero dollars to spend, not $120 billion. Then there is the question of the bill's expanded ObamaCare subsidies. The Democrats' bill extends the expanded ObamaCare subsidies by 3 years. But it is common knowledge that the Democrats want to extend them permanently, as the President explicitly said in his State of the Union Address. And when you figure in the cost of extending them permanently, most of the purported cost savings in the bill, which the Democrats claim will go toward deficit reduction, dwindle away. So no deficit reduction, an extremely doubtful amount of deficit reduction--what else? Well, there are the hundreds of billions of dollars in tax hikes. Yes, hundreds of billions of dollars in tax hikes. Our economy has posted two consecutive quarters of negative growth. In fact, by any common definition, we are now in a recession. And Democrats think now is a good time to hike taxes on businesses-- businesses that are already struggling with 40-year high inflation? The Democrats' book minimum tax, as proposed last week, would be a $313 billion tax hike, with roughly half of the increase falling on American manufacturers. I don't think I need to tell anyone what happens when you raise taxes on businesses, particularly when the economy is shrinking. You get less growth, lower wages, and fewer jobs. According to an analysis from the National Association of Manufacturers, in 2023 alone, the version of the bill Democrats introduced last week would reduce real gross domestic product by more than $68 billion and result in more than 218,000 fewer workers in the overall economy. The Tax Foundation also found that the bill would, unsurprisingly, reduce economic growth, reduce wages, and reduce jobs. In short, a big part of the burden of the Democrats' tax hike on businesses would fall on American families and American workers. And the book minimum tax on American businesses is not the only tax hike Democrats are proposing on this bill. They just purportedly replaced a $14 billion tax hike on investment with a new $74 billion stock buyback tax designed to punish investors who choose to keep their own money invested in a business--a tax hike that will likely discourage new investment and have a negative impact on Americans' retirement savings. And, of course, they have included a number of taxes and fees on oil and gas production. I guess Democrats would like our current sky-high energy prices to continue long-term, because I am at a loss for any other reason why Democrats would choose to hike taxes on oil and gas production at a time when Americans are already struggling with high gas prices and high utility bills. The Democrats didn't always think raising taxes during a recession was a good idea. In fact, President Obama once said: [T]he last thing you want to do is to raise taxes in the middle of a recession. That was from President Obama. As the current Democratic leader once said: You don't want to take money out of the economy when the economy is shrinking. Well, unfortunately, now that their Green New Deal fantasies are on the line, the Democrats have changed their tune. That is right. Democrats are hiking taxes during a recession not to address our border crisis or inflation or rising crime but so that they can implement their Green New Deal agenda. Their so-called Inflation Reduction Act is chock-full of Green New Deal spending, things like $1.5 billion--billion dollars--for a grant program to plant trees; $1 billion for electric, heavy-duty vehicles like garbage trucks, which is something that communities used to normally provide for; $3 billion for the U.S. Postal Service to purchase zero-emissions delivery vehicles; and $1.9 billion for things like road equity and identifying gaps in tree canopy coverage. Yes, the Democrats are apparently willing to send us into a longer term recession--or stagflation--in order to provide billions of dollars for things like road equity and identifying gaps in tree canopy coverage. All told, the Democrats provide more than $60 billion in this bill for ``environmental justice''--$60 billion. Now, to put that number in perspective, that is more than the Federal Government spent on highways in 2019. The bill also contains at least $30 billion in climate slush funds, part of which is allocated for, among other things, climate-related political activity--yes, climate-related political activity--because, for sure, there is nothing more that families who are struggling with ballooning grocery bills and the high price of gas are eager to see their tax dollars going toward than Green New Deal activism. Apparently, it is a very high priority for Democrats, but I would say, in all likelihood, not for the American people and American families. I haven't even talked about the tax credits and rebates the Democrats' bill will provide for wealthy Americans who purchase new electric vehicles or who remodel their kitchens with Democrat-approved green appliances. Well, I could go on for a while here. It is difficult, really, honestly, to squeeze all of the bad ideas in the Democrats' bill into just one floor speech, and I haven't mentioned the socialist-style price controls that the Democrats' bill would pose on prescription drugs--price controls that would result in fewer new drugs and treatments--or the additional $80 billion--yes, $80 billion--that the Democrats' bill would give to the IRS, with the majority of it being used to boost IRS audits. Now, of that $80 billion, $45 billion of it would go to IRS enforcement--$45 billion, or 57 percent. Do you want to know how much of that $80 billion would go to taxpayer services? Four percent. Four percent--that for an Agency that only succeeded in answering about 1 out of every 50 taxpayers' phone calls during the 2021 tax season. There is $80 billion to the IRS for an additional 87,000 employees-- 87,000 new employees at an Agency that, I am told, only has about 53 percent of its workforce actually going back to the office--87,000 employees. You are going to have tax agents moving in with families around this country. The Democrats aren't focused on improving taxpayer services but on boosting the number of IRS audits. No one should be deceived into thinking these increased audits will fall solely on millionaires and billionaires. No matter what the Democrats and some officials at the IRS conveniently claim, the fact of the matter is that it is exceedingly unlikely the Democrats will be able to collect the revenue they want to collect from increased IRS enforcement without auditing small businesses and ordinary taxpayers. In fact, based on data from the Joint Committee on Taxation, somewhere between 78 to 90 percent of the revenue that is projected to be raised from underreported income would likely come from those making under $200,000 a year. So 87,000 new IRS agents are sent out with the purpose of collecting more revenue, allegedly, according to the Democrats, from high-income taxpayers and businesses that are escaping taxation; yet the Joint Committee on Taxation finds that 78 to 90 percent of the revenue projected to be raised from underreported income would likely come from those making under $200,000 a year. Almost 18 months ago now, the Democrats passed a massive, partisan $1.9 trillion spending spree, which fueled inflation--record inflation--that Americans are still struggling with in this country. By the way, that $1.9 trillion spending spree was all on the debt--all on the debt. They didn't attempt to pay for it; they just put it on the debt. So now, to talk about possibly reducing the deficit by what I think, when it is all said and done, in this bill will be under $100 billion, that will assume all kinds of things like actually they are going to raise revenue from these 87,000 new agents whom they are going to hire at the IRS to audit American taxpayers. It also assumes things like the ObamaCare premium subsidies are only going to be limited to a 3-year extension rather than a full 10 years, which we all know is ultimately going to happen. In the end, I believe there will be zero deficit reduction, but the fact of the matter is that that piece of legislation, in addition to fueling inflation and adding to the debt--and having learned from that experience, I would hope you would think that the Democrats here would not double down with yet another terrible economic idea, which is another tax-and-spending spree. Like the so-called American Rescue Plan before it, it will leave our economy and the American people worse off. For their sake, I hope the Democrats will think better of this bill before it is too late. We are going to have an opportunity to debate it here, probably in a few hours, and will have an opportunity to vote on lots of amendments, and we will see what that process yields. I can tell you one thing: The American people are tired of 40-year high inflation; they are tired of higher energy prices; they are tired of higher food prices; and they are concerned about an economy that is in recession. They are looking at a Democrat leadership in Washington, DC, that has as its No. 1 goal--out of all of the things you could do to attack inflation, attack high energy costs, to deal with a broken border, crime in our cities, and to deal with a wobbly economy, their prescription, as always, is the same thing no matter what the problem is; that is, to raise taxes, increase spending, and grow government-- all at the expense of the American people. I yield the floor.

based

white supremacist

08/06/2022

Mr. THUNE

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4062

nan

nan

Mr. THUNE. Madam President, we are somehow continuing to consider the Democrats' grab bag of bad ideas, otherwise known--I would say, misleadingly--as the Inflation Reduction Act. Let's start with the bill's title. It gets you feeling somewhat hopeful, doesn't it? The Inflation Reduction Act sounds like a bill that is going to address perhaps the No. 1 problem facing our Nation-- inflation. Then you actually look at the bill's contents and discover that the bill will do nothing to reduce inflation--nothing. And you don't have to take my word for it. Here is what the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model had to say about the bill's impact on inflation: ``The impact on inflation is statistically indistinguishable from zero''--``statistically indistinguishable from zero.'' The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office also found that the bill would do nothing to address our current inflation crisis. So did the Tax Foundation. So much for inflation reduction. So what about the deficit reduction the Democrats are touting? Well, unfortunately, there is a good chance there won't be much of that either. Democrats rely on some very shady accounting to reach their supposed deficit reduction number--most notably from the repeal of a rule that has never been implemented and, at this point, was never expected to be. No matter what this rule was predicted to cost, if it was never going to be implemented, its cost was effectively zero. So repealing this rule leaves you with exactly zero--zero dollars to spend, not $120 billion. Then there is the question of the bill's expanded ObamaCare subsidies. The Democrats' bill extends the expanded ObamaCare subsidies by 3 years. But it is common knowledge that the Democrats want to extend them permanently, as the President explicitly said in his State of the Union Address. And when you figure in the cost of extending them permanently, most of the purported cost savings in the bill, which the Democrats claim will go toward deficit reduction, dwindle away. So no deficit reduction, an extremely doubtful amount of deficit reduction--what else? Well, there are the hundreds of billions of dollars in tax hikes. Yes, hundreds of billions of dollars in tax hikes. Our economy has posted two consecutive quarters of negative growth. In fact, by any common definition, we are now in a recession. And Democrats think now is a good time to hike taxes on businesses-- businesses that are already struggling with 40-year high inflation? The Democrats' book minimum tax, as proposed last week, would be a $313 billion tax hike, with roughly half of the increase falling on American manufacturers. I don't think I need to tell anyone what happens when you raise taxes on businesses, particularly when the economy is shrinking. You get less growth, lower wages, and fewer jobs. According to an analysis from the National Association of Manufacturers, in 2023 alone, the version of the bill Democrats introduced last week would reduce real gross domestic product by more than $68 billion and result in more than 218,000 fewer workers in the overall economy. The Tax Foundation also found that the bill would, unsurprisingly, reduce economic growth, reduce wages, and reduce jobs. In short, a big part of the burden of the Democrats' tax hike on businesses would fall on American families and American workers. And the book minimum tax on American businesses is not the only tax hike Democrats are proposing on this bill. They just purportedly replaced a $14 billion tax hike on investment with a new $74 billion stock buyback tax designed to punish investors who choose to keep their own money invested in a business--a tax hike that will likely discourage new investment and have a negative impact on Americans' retirement savings. And, of course, they have included a number of taxes and fees on oil and gas production. I guess Democrats would like our current sky-high energy prices to continue long-term, because I am at a loss for any other reason why Democrats would choose to hike taxes on oil and gas production at a time when Americans are already struggling with high gas prices and high utility bills. The Democrats didn't always think raising taxes during a recession was a good idea. In fact, President Obama once said: [T]he last thing you want to do is to raise taxes in the middle of a recession. That was from President Obama. As the current Democratic leader once said: You don't want to take money out of the economy when the economy is shrinking. Well, unfortunately, now that their Green New Deal fantasies are on the line, the Democrats have changed their tune. That is right. Democrats are hiking taxes during a recession not to address our border crisis or inflation or rising crime but so that they can implement their Green New Deal agenda. Their so-called Inflation Reduction Act is chock-full of Green New Deal spending, things like $1.5 billion--billion dollars--for a grant program to plant trees; $1 billion for electric, heavy-duty vehicles like garbage trucks, which is something that communities used to normally provide for; $3 billion for the U.S. Postal Service to purchase zero-emissions delivery vehicles; and $1.9 billion for things like road equity and identifying gaps in tree canopy coverage. Yes, the Democrats are apparently willing to send us into a longer term recession--or stagflation--in order to provide billions of dollars for things like road equity and identifying gaps in tree canopy coverage. All told, the Democrats provide more than $60 billion in this bill for ``environmental justice''--$60 billion. Now, to put that number in perspective, that is more than the Federal Government spent on highways in 2019. The bill also contains at least $30 billion in climate slush funds, part of which is allocated for, among other things, climate-related political activity--yes, climate-related political activity--because, for sure, there is nothing more that families who are struggling with ballooning grocery bills and the high price of gas are eager to see their tax dollars going toward than Green New Deal activism. Apparently, it is a very high priority for Democrats, but I would say, in all likelihood, not for the American people and American families. I haven't even talked about the tax credits and rebates the Democrats' bill will provide for wealthy Americans who purchase new electric vehicles or who remodel their kitchens with Democrat-approved green appliances. Well, I could go on for a while here. It is difficult, really, honestly, to squeeze all of the bad ideas in the Democrats' bill into just one floor speech, and I haven't mentioned the socialist-style price controls that the Democrats' bill would pose on prescription drugs--price controls that would result in fewer new drugs and treatments--or the additional $80 billion--yes, $80 billion--that the Democrats' bill would give to the IRS, with the majority of it being used to boost IRS audits. Now, of that $80 billion, $45 billion of it would go to IRS enforcement--$45 billion, or 57 percent. Do you want to know how much of that $80 billion would go to taxpayer services? Four percent. Four percent--that for an Agency that only succeeded in answering about 1 out of every 50 taxpayers' phone calls during the 2021 tax season. There is $80 billion to the IRS for an additional 87,000 employees-- 87,000 new employees at an Agency that, I am told, only has about 53 percent of its workforce actually going back to the office--87,000 employees. You are going to have tax agents moving in with families around this country. The Democrats aren't focused on improving taxpayer services but on boosting the number of IRS audits. No one should be deceived into thinking these increased audits will fall solely on millionaires and billionaires. No matter what the Democrats and some officials at the IRS conveniently claim, the fact of the matter is that it is exceedingly unlikely the Democrats will be able to collect the revenue they want to collect from increased IRS enforcement without auditing small businesses and ordinary taxpayers. In fact, based on data from the Joint Committee on Taxation, somewhere between 78 to 90 percent of the revenue that is projected to be raised from underreported income would likely come from those making under $200,000 a year. So 87,000 new IRS agents are sent out with the purpose of collecting more revenue, allegedly, according to the Democrats, from high-income taxpayers and businesses that are escaping taxation; yet the Joint Committee on Taxation finds that 78 to 90 percent of the revenue projected to be raised from underreported income would likely come from those making under $200,000 a year. Almost 18 months ago now, the Democrats passed a massive, partisan $1.9 trillion spending spree, which fueled inflation--record inflation--that Americans are still struggling with in this country. By the way, that $1.9 trillion spending spree was all on the debt--all on the debt. They didn't attempt to pay for it; they just put it on the debt. So now, to talk about possibly reducing the deficit by what I think, when it is all said and done, in this bill will be under $100 billion, that will assume all kinds of things like actually they are going to raise revenue from these 87,000 new agents whom they are going to hire at the IRS to audit American taxpayers. It also assumes things like the ObamaCare premium subsidies are only going to be limited to a 3-year extension rather than a full 10 years, which we all know is ultimately going to happen. In the end, I believe there will be zero deficit reduction, but the fact of the matter is that that piece of legislation, in addition to fueling inflation and adding to the debt--and having learned from that experience, I would hope you would think that the Democrats here would not double down with yet another terrible economic idea, which is another tax-and-spending spree. Like the so-called American Rescue Plan before it, it will leave our economy and the American people worse off. For their sake, I hope the Democrats will think better of this bill before it is too late. We are going to have an opportunity to debate it here, probably in a few hours, and will have an opportunity to vote on lots of amendments, and we will see what that process yields. I can tell you one thing: The American people are tired of 40-year high inflation; they are tired of higher energy prices; they are tired of higher food prices; and they are concerned about an economy that is in recession. They are looking at a Democrat leadership in Washington, DC, that has as its No. 1 goal--out of all of the things you could do to attack inflation, attack high energy costs, to deal with a broken border, crime in our cities, and to deal with a wobbly economy, their prescription, as always, is the same thing no matter what the problem is; that is, to raise taxes, increase spending, and grow government-- all at the expense of the American people. I yield the floor.

the Fed

antisemitic

08/06/2022

Mr. CORNYN

Senate

CREC-2022-08-06-pt1-PgS4057

nan

nan

Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, it is good to be back in the Senate. Like a number of my colleagues, after dodging the virus for 2 years, it finally caught up with me last weekend. I spent a week in quarantine and, fortunately, experienced only mild symptoms. I think that is because I was fully vaccinated and boosted and I was glad to have the help of modern science on my side. There is never a good time to be away from our work here in the Senate, but we all have a responsibility to keep those around us safe as well, no matter how inconvenient. Unfortunately, there are reports that our friends across the aisle may be intentionally disregarding that responsibility. I am deeply concerned by published reports that our Democratic colleagues have adopted a ``don't test, don't tell'' policy to ensure full attendance today. Allegedly, they are more concerned about ramming through Senator Manchin's tax hike than following CDC guidelines to protect not only each other but the staff members, the Capitol Police, custodial staff, food service workers, and countless others who keep this institution running. These folks could have any number of other health conditions that could lead to more severe COVID experiences than, for example, I had or they could be caregivers for young children or elderly relatives who have a high risk of serious illness. I sincerely hope these reports are not true. I hope our Democratic colleagues are not selfish enough to put so many people at risk in order to pass this massive tax-and-spending spree. If any of our colleagues are experiencing COVID symptoms, they should do what I did. They should get tested, period. We know that as soon as this evening, the Senate is expected to vote on Senator Manchin's and Senator Schumer's massive tax hike on middle- class families. You can call it the Manchin-Schumer tax hike of 2022. It sprung to life, unbeknownst, I believe, to virtually all the Democratic Senators, except for Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer. And no one has seen what we will purportedly be voting on later today, even our Democratic colleagues. No one has seen the final product. Once the so-called Byrd bath has been undertaken by the Parliamentarian, this will be a substitute bill that Senator Schumer will lay down, but nobody has seen it. When the senior Senator from West Virginia announced this bill last week--or this agreement--every Republican was shocked and, from my view, most Democrats were as well. My private conversations with many of my Democratic colleagues said: Boy, that does not look good to be working so closely together on a bipartisan bill only to spring this on everybody by surprise. It looks like they were trying to pull a fast one. After all, Senator Manchin did put the kibosh on the reckless tax- and-spending spree bill last year, and he doubled down on his opposition just a few weeks ago. Privately, his Democratic colleagues assured me this was not happening. But then the Senator from West Virginia has engaged in a gigantic Olympic-worthy flip-flop. Senator Manchin will tell you this bill is completely different from ``Build Back Broke,'' but it is not. We should take a look at some of the elements of this legislation. ``Build Back Broke'' was a roundup of expensive, unnecessary damaging policies, including job-killing tax hikes, which would leave hard- working American families without a way to earn a paycheck, Green New Deal climate policies that would hurt our energy security and drive energy costs through the roof, taxpayer subsidies for wealthy people buying expensive cars and SUVs. I was listening to the majority whip, the Senator from Illinois, talking about these businesses that are making too much money and so they need to pay more in taxes. That is what I have come to expect from our Democratic colleagues. They are kind of a ``Robin Hood'' party-- take from the rich, give to the poor. Except here, this is a reverse Robin Hood. They are taking from middle-class families who can't afford to buy expensive electric vehicles and giving a tax subsidy to wealthy people who can afford to buy them but are helped with the $7,500 taxpayer subsidy. So you might call that a reverse Robin Hood. Then they want to supersize the Internal Revenue Service with even more manpower and authority to track everyday American people and perform, I presume, many, many more audits, not just on the rich and famous but also on middle-class Americans. And then there are the special handouts to powerful friends of the Democratic Party. This isn't the type of legislation that will bring our economy roaring back to life or cool inflation. In fact, that is the first place that this bill is misrepresented. They are calling it the Inflation Reduction Act, but nobody believes that, in the near term, it is going to have a single impact, at all, on inflation. That is what Penn Wharton said. For the next 2 years, they said, it may actually make inflation worse, but it is a negligible amount. But the one thing we are sure of is that it sure won't go down. So it is not an ``inflation reduction act.'' It is really an insult to the intelligence of the American people to think that you can spend this money and you can tax individuals and businesses during a recession--something everybody from Bill Clinton to Barack Obama, to Chuck Schumer, to Joe Manchin has said you don't do, which is raise taxes during a recession--but that is exactly what this bill does. Higher taxes, bigger government, more inflation, and fewer jobs--this is a bill whose time has not come. No wonder when this bill was originally proposed as Build Back Better, Senator Manchin opposed the bill. So let's see what he and Senator Schumer wrote in secret behind closed doors and then sprung on the American people. And, again, we haven't even seen the final product yet, and yet Senator Schumer said we are going to stay in session until it passes. Well, it is going to have to take all 50 votes of Democratic Senators and the vote of the Vice President to do that, because not one single Senator on this side of the aisle was consulted, was asked to work on a bipartisan basis to come up with a product that could be supported across the aisle. This will be a purely partisan exercise, after I think we have had a pretty good run of bipartisan cooperation, and I have been proud to be a part of that. But this is a complete reversal of sort of the spirit of bipartisan cooperation that we have seen, frankly, all summer long, which has produced some pretty good legislation. Well, there are tax hikes that will leave hard-working Americans poorer. Not only will inflation be roughly 9 percent, which it is today--meaning that for every $100 you earn, you are only going to get $91 in purchasing power--in addition to that, the Joint Committee on Taxation said the impact of this bill will mean that individuals earning as little as $10,000 a year will see an increase in their tax burden, because you can't spend this much money, you can't tax this many people without it having some trickle-down effect on taxpayers, certainly those who earn less than $400,000, which was President Biden's pledge. And I heard the majority leader say that again and, I believe, the majority whip, too, but this is not true. The Joint Committee on Taxation is the entity here--nonpartisan entity--which provides the final word on those issues. So notwithstanding the denials of the majority leader and the majority whip and others, the Joint Committee on Taxation said that taxpayers earning as little as $10,000 will see their taxes go up--maybe not their income tax, but they will be poorer as a result of this bill. Again, part of that is because, in addition to inflation, in addition to additional tax burden, you are going to be asking them to pay taxes to subsidize wealthy people to buy electric vehicles or to subsidize people's health insurance, even though they make well above the 400 percent of poverty cap that was initially part of ObamaCare, the Affordable Care Act. That cap has been lifted now as well. We will see what the final product looks like, but the earlier provision showed that people earning up to as much as 750 percent of poverty would then receive taxpayer subsidies for their health insurance. Well, Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer may have slapped a new name on Build Back Better or ``Build Back Broke,'' but all of the essential elements are still there: tax hikes on families, the Green New Deal, massive electric vehicle subsidies. Oh, and here is another thing. A lot of the American car manufacturers said we may not be able to access these tax credits because 70 percent of the components that go into electric vehicles are made in other countries, like China. That is how slapdash this bill was put together. If more time, more deliberation, more debate, more bipartisanship had occurred, maybe we could have come up with something that would make more sense. But this is what happens when you get in a big hurry. You make mistakes and do things that make zero sense, like provide this subsidy to a limited class of car manufacturers when 70 percent of the components of a typical electric vehicle, including the battery, come from overseas. As I said, this is a misleading-labeled bill. It is not going to do a thing to ease inflation in the near term. The budget experts at Penn Wharton analyzed Senator Manchin's tax hike and bill and completely decimated the argument that this legislation will reduce inflation. If this bill becomes law, inflation will not get any better anytime soon. In fact, I believe Americans can expect it to get worse. The people at Penn Wharton said the Manchin tax hike bill would increase inflation slightly in the short term and cause it to stick around for 2 more years before it would have any impact. That is what you are going to tell hard-working American families: You are being priced out of your favorite food and grocery products at the grocery store or you can't afford to fill up your car? Just wait 2 more years. Well, if the Democrats are successful in passing this bill with purely Democratic votes, there will be an accounting, and there will be a comparison by voters in November with, OK, they told us that if we pass this bill, it would reduce inflation, and let's see what inflation looks like in November of 2022. I am not wishing for higher inflation. I hope inflation will go down. But this is exactly the opposite of what you ought to do if you want to reduce inflation to restore people's purchasing power. Well, again, several years ago and more recently, our colleague from West Virginia said he didn't think it was wise to raise taxes during a recession. He and the majority leader have tried to convince anyone who will listen, who is gullible enough, to believe that this bill does not raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year, but, as I said, the Joint Committee on Taxation explodes that myth. Next year, more than 60 percent of taxpayers who earn between $40,000 and $50,000 a year will be hit with a higher tax bill. That is what the Joint Committee on Taxation said. It is in the so-called distributional tables. It is a pretty complex calculation, but that is why we rely on the Joint Committee on Taxation to provide this expert information and guidance to us, because, frankly, it is beyond the capability of most of us in Congress. They also said that more than 90 percent of those earning between $75,000 and $100,000 a year will pay more in taxes, and a whopping 97 percent of those earning between $100,000 and $200,000 will see a tax increase. I heard our colleague the majority whip talk about these big, rich companies--oil and gas companies, pharmaceutical companies--making too much money. But these aren't billion-dollar corporations that they are raising taxes on; these are middle-class families--and for what? To subsidize rich people driving around in fancy electric vehicles? It is a disgrace. Well, of course, working families aren't the only ones who are going to face a higher tax bill. The Manchin tax hike also hits businesses and is sure to have a devastating impact on--guess where--West Virginia. I am not making this up. Higher taxes require companies to cut costs everywhere. I think sometimes our Democratic colleagues have this idea that if you raise taxes on businesses, they will simply absorb it and they won't pass it along to their customers. That is a flight of fantasy. Higher taxes will require them either to pass those costs along or to cut costs elsewhere, like to cut off their employees, to not hire as many people as they would otherwise hire. I was flabbergasted, frankly, when I saw that, according to the Tax Foundation, the industry that will be hit hardest is the coal industry. Now, we know the coal industry has been the primary target of Democrats' green policies, and maybe that is what they have in mind--to put even more coal miners out of a job. Despite the adverse impact this legislation will have on families and communities across the country, it was written by two people: Senators Manchin and Schumer. They have been working hard since they announced their deal, arrived at in secret, behind closed doors. They have worked hard to try to get this bill to the floor, to see if it complies with the Senate rules. They continue to make last-minute changes--going on even as I speak, which is the reason none of us have seen the final product--but we are unlikely to see those final changes before Senator Schumer asks us to vote on the bill. But still Senator Schumer said he expects every Democrat to fall in line and to vote for this legislation within a matter of hours. They haven't seen the bill either. I have to imagine that Democrats in both the House and the Senate are pretty unhappy with this process. Experts have analyzed this bill and said it raises taxes on families, and it will have an adverse impact on jobs and keep inflation high-- certainly not cut it--but the top Senate Democrat expects his colleagues to ignore these warning signs and to vote for it anyway. Like I said, all of us are held accountable by the voters at election time. And I guess ultimately that is what this exercise will be about-- it will be about political accountability. On average, there have been about 40 amendments in a so-called vote- arama, which we are all familiar with, which we will experience presumably later on tonight. Our colleagues said: Well, there may be some amendments I would like to vote for, but I am going to vote against them because I want to make sure we get this bill across the floor, no matter how ugly the process, no matter what is in it. Well, Democrats have tried and failed to convince the American people that the biggest problems facing our country aren't really problems at all or certainly their problem. Despite all the obvious warnings, the Biden administration officials insisted that inflation was transitory, that it is temporary, won't last long. Now they even want to redefine what it means to be in a recession even though we have experienced two consecutive quarters of negative GDP--gross domestic product--growth, which is the textbook definition of a recession. People in my State and across the country know better than to believe this sort of sleight of hand. Despite what our colleagues are saying today, this bill will increase taxes on families earning less than $400,000 a year. It will stifle medical and pharmaceutical innovation and prevent new lifesaving cures from being discovered. It will threaten our economy and our energy security at a vulnerable moment when we are in a recession. And it won't do a darn thing to ease the loss of purchasing power due to historically high inflation rates--the highest in 40 years--that consumers and all Americans are experiencing. It won't do a thing. No amount of spin or fast talking can conceal the damage this bill will inflict on the American people. Senator Manchin likes to say: ``If I can't go back home and explain it, I can't vote for it,'' but for the life of me, I don't know how our Democratic colleagues are going to explain this one in November. I yield the floor.

hard-working American

racist

09/14/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-09-14-pt1-PgS4612-4

nan

nan

The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated: POM-207. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana urging the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to review and reform the National Flood Insurance Program's pricing methodology known as Risk Rating 2.0; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House Concurrent Resolution No. 84 Whereas, various scientific studies have reported climate change as having an impact on the current increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters; and Whereas, various scientific studies predict continued increases in the frequency and severity of natural disasters; and Whereas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has reported that flooding is the most common and most expensive type of natural disaster in the United States; and Whereas, FEMA has reported that one inch of water pooled in a single-story, one thousand square foot home can cause approximately eleven thousand dollars worth of damage; and Whereas, a home is the most valuable asset owned by many families; and Whereas, flood insurance is a product designed to mitigate the cost of repairs needed due to flood damage by offering coverage at a rate based on certain risk factors; and Whereas, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) offers a maximum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars of flood insurance coverage for residential structures for families of one to four; and Whereas, beginning October 1, 2021, new flood insurance policies issued by NFIP are subject to the rating methodology known as Risk Rating 2.0; and Whereas, all flood insurance policies issued by NFIP that are renewed on or after April 1, 2022 are subject to Risk Rating 2.0; and Whereas, the flood insurance rates for certain families are increasing up to eighteen percent per year; and Whereas, citizens of the town of Jean Lafitte have elevated their homes but will nevertheless pay higher flood insurance rates under Risk Rating 2.0; and Whereas, the language used to explain Risk Rating 2.0 in correspondence with policyholders is unclear to laypersons and difficult to understand; and Whereas, policyholders should receive correspondence explaining Risk Rating 2.0 that utilizes language a policyholder can understand without the assistance of legal counsel; and Whereas, increased residential flood insurance rates may discourage people from purchasing homes in south Louisiana; and Whereas, a decrease in demand, as a result of increased flood insurance rates, may discourage individuals and property developers from building new homes in south Louisiana; and Whereas, increased flood insurance rates may result in homeowners opting to not purchase flood insurance, which would expose them to bearing the full expense of repairing their home if it is damaged by a flood; and Whereas, many homeowners would be unable to afford to repair their home if it were damaged by a flood and they did not receive flood insurance proceeds; and Whereas, flood insurance should be affordable to all citizens of Louisiana, including residents of coastal communities in south Louisiana; and Whereas, congress has oversight authority over federal administrative agencies, including FEMA and NFIP; and Whereas, the members of the Louisiana congressional delegation have an obligation to effectuate federal legislative changes for the benefit of the citizens of Louisiana. Therefore, be it Resolved, that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to review and reform NFIP's pricing methodology known as Risk Rating 2.0; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States of America and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.

single

homophobic

09/15/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-09-15-pt1-PgS4627-10

nan

nan

Respect for Marriage Act Madam President, now I have a few short remarks to say on marriage equality. Negotiators have been meeting practically every single day. Senate negotiators, Democrat and Republican, have been meeting practically every single day this week to find a path forward. There will be a meeting later today between both sides, and I look forward to seeing what progress Republicans make to reach the magic number of 10. The onus is right now on our Republican colleagues to demonstrate they are serious about passing marriage equality into law. Every single Democrat is for it, but, of course, we need 60 votes. Let me be clear. My No. 1 priority is to pass legislation. It is an issue that will have profound consequences for millions of Americans in same-sex marriages and who identify as LGBTQ. To downplay this issue, to let it pass by or to act as if we can put it off for another time is not the right thing to do. We should do it now. That is why we are so eager to get 10 Republicans to support the bill. And across the street from here, we have all heard Justice Clarence Thomas and his fellow MAGA Republican Justices are surely waiting for the chance to one day follow through on his threat--Justice Thomas's threat to drag same-sex marriage rights back under the spotlight of the Supreme Court. That thought should send a shiver down all of our spines. So I want to thank my colleagues, from Senators Baldwin to Sinema to Collins and others, for continuing their talks. I am glad to give them the space to lead these negotiations because this needs to be done and done right. But for the sake of tens of millions of Americans, we need to get this done, and I hope we have 10 Republicans who are willing to raise their hands and push this process forward.

identify as

transphobic

09/15/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-09-15-pt1-PgS4627-10

nan

nan

Respect for Marriage Act Madam President, now I have a few short remarks to say on marriage equality. Negotiators have been meeting practically every single day. Senate negotiators, Democrat and Republican, have been meeting practically every single day this week to find a path forward. There will be a meeting later today between both sides, and I look forward to seeing what progress Republicans make to reach the magic number of 10. The onus is right now on our Republican colleagues to demonstrate they are serious about passing marriage equality into law. Every single Democrat is for it, but, of course, we need 60 votes. Let me be clear. My No. 1 priority is to pass legislation. It is an issue that will have profound consequences for millions of Americans in same-sex marriages and who identify as LGBTQ. To downplay this issue, to let it pass by or to act as if we can put it off for another time is not the right thing to do. We should do it now. That is why we are so eager to get 10 Republicans to support the bill. And across the street from here, we have all heard Justice Clarence Thomas and his fellow MAGA Republican Justices are surely waiting for the chance to one day follow through on his threat--Justice Thomas's threat to drag same-sex marriage rights back under the spotlight of the Supreme Court. That thought should send a shiver down all of our spines. So I want to thank my colleagues, from Senators Baldwin to Sinema to Collins and others, for continuing their talks. I am glad to give them the space to lead these negotiations because this needs to be done and done right. But for the sake of tens of millions of Americans, we need to get this done, and I hope we have 10 Republicans who are willing to raise their hands and push this process forward.

single

homophobic

10/21/2022

Unknown

House

CREC-2022-10-21-pt1-PgH8407-2

nan

nan

Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5534. A letter from the Acting Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements (RIN: 1506-AB49) received October 4, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-5535. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Lysate of Willaertia magna C2c Maky; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0422; FRL-9994-01-OCSPP] received October 7, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5536. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; TN; Updates to References to Appendix W Modeling Guideline [EPA-R04-OAR-2021-0569; FRL-10136-02-R4] received October 7, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5537. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; South Carolina; Revisions to Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Rules [EPA-R4-OAR-2022-0226; FRL-10161-02-R4] received October 7, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5538. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me hydrogen; Tolerance Exemption [EPA-HQ-OPP- 2022-0507; FRL-10196-01-OCSPP] received October 7, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5539. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Dimethyl Sulfoxide; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP- 2021-0774; FRL-10239-01-OCSPP] received October 7, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5540. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-569, ``State Small Business Credit Initiative Venture Capital Program Grant-Making Establishment Temporary Amendment Act of 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5541. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-570, ``Anti- SLAPP Temporary Amendment Act of 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5542. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-572, ``Local Rent Supplement Program Eligibility Temporary Amendment Act of 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5543. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-573, ``Performing Arts Promotion Tax Rebate Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 93- 198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5544. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-574, ``2662 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southeast Tax Sale Certificate Temporary Amendment Act of 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5545. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-586, ``Short- Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Temporary Clarification Amendment Act of 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5546. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-575, ``Notice Requirements for Evictions for Nonpayment of Rent Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5547. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-576, ``Back- to-School Safely Temporary Act of 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5548. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-577, ``DCPS Digital Equity Act of 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5549. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-578, ``Omnibus Barry Farm Redevelopment Act of 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5550. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-579, ``Non- Public Student Educational Continuity Amendment Act of 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5551. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-580, ``Credit for Reinsurance Amendment Act of 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5552. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-581, ``Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion Clarification Amendment Act of 2022'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5553. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 24-571, ``Children's National Hospital Research and Innovation Campus Equitable Tax Relief Temporary Amendment Act of 2022'', pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5554. A letter from the Chair, National Transportation Safety Board, transmitting the Board's annual submission regarding agency compliance with the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act and revised Office of Management and Budget Circular A-123; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5555. A letter from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Beaver Island Fireworks, Saint James Harbor, Lake Michigan, MI [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0364] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5556. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special Local Regulation; East River 4th of July Fireworks, New York, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0186] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5557. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, FL [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0171] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5558. A letter from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Red Bull Flugtag, Milwaukee, WI [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0352] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5559. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; International Special Operations Exercise, Seddon Channel, Tampa, FL [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0245] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5560. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Swim for Alligator Lighthouse, Islamorada, FL [Docket No.: USCG-2022- 0650] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5561. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Apra Outer Harbor, Naval Base Guam [Docket No.: USCG-2020-0458] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5562. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Yaquina Bay, Newport, OR [Docket No.: USCG-2022- 0373] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5563. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0544] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5564. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Parade, Willamette River, Portland, OR [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0372] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5565. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0504] (RIN: 1625- AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5566. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Saint Simons Sound, GA [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0062] (RIN: 1625- AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5567. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Savannah River 4th of July Fireworks Show, Savannah, GA [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0138] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

the Fed

antisemitic

10/28/2022

Unknown

House

CREC-2022-10-28-pt1-PgH8415-8

nan

nan

Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5603. A letter from the Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter authorizing five officers to wear the insignia of the grade of major general or brigadier general, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 777(b)(3)(B); Public Law 104-106, Sec. 503(a)(1) (as added by Public Law 108-136, Sec. 509(a)(3)); (117 Stat. 1458); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5604. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's report on the Availability of Credit to Small Businesses, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 252(a)(1); Public Law 104-208, Sec. 2227(a)(1); (110 Stat. 3009-417); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-5605. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's Major final priorities -- Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program [Docket ID: ED-2021-OESE-0122] received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5606. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final priorities -- Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program [Docket ID: ED-2022-OESE-0094] received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5607. A letter from the Senior Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a notification of an action on nomination and a discontinuation of service in acting role, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105- 277, Sec. 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5608. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior, transmitting a legislative proposal that would establish a subaccount within the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-5609. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting notification that funding under title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million for the response to the emergency declared on September 24, 2022 for the State of Florida as a result of Tropical Storm Ian beginning on September 23, 2022 and continuing, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193(b)(3); Public Law 93-288, Sec. 503(b)(3) (as amended by Public Law 100-707, Sec. 107(a)); (102 Stat. 4707); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5610. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Willamette River, Portland, OR [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0269] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5611. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Ohio River Mile Marker 317.5 to Mile Marker 318.5, Catlettsburg, KY [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0687] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5612. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Homewood Wedding Fireworks Display, Homewood, CA [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0552] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5613. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Tennessee River Mile 643-652, Knoxville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0596] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5614. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fairport Harbor, Fairport, OH [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0616] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5615. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 94 to 97 Above Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0333] (RIN: 1625- AA87) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5616. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Grand Canal, Indian Harbour Beach, FL [Docket No.: USCG-2022- 0015] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5617. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Henderson Harbor, Henderson Harbor, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0500] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5618. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation and Safety Zone; Back River, Baltimore County, MD [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0374] (RIN: 1625-AA00, 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5619. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Thunder on the Niagara Fireworks; Niagara River; North Tonawanda, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0564] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5620. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Erie Canal, Part of the New York State Canal System, in Albion, NY [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0465] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5621. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bayou Sara, Saraland, AL [Docket No.: USCG-2019- 0910] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5622. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mobile River, Hurricane, AL [Docket No.: USCG- 2019-0911] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5623. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0339] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5624. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Cumberland River; Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0384] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5625. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; 2022 Horsepower on the Hudson, Hudson River, Castleton, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0904] (RIN: 1625- AA08) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5626. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Graduate Boat Parade, Sturgeon Bay, WI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0184] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5627. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Graduate Boat Parade, Sturgeon Bay, WI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0184] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5628. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, ME [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0525] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5629. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; KE Electric Party Firework Show; Detroit River; Detroit, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0674] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5630. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Black River, South of East Erie Avenue Bridge in Front of Black River [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0273] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5631. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Ironman Michigan, Frankfort Harbor, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022- 0595] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5632. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Steve Hemberger Wedding Fireworks, Bay Harbor, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0671] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5633. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Tennessee River 255-257, Florence, AL [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0756] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5634. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Lake Erie; Sandusky, OH [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0464] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5635. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Jon Cotton Wedding Fireworks, Round Island Channel, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0366] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5636. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Morehead City, NC [Docket Number USCG-2022-0467] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5637. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Morehead City, NC [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0467] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5638. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, MD [Docket Number USCG-2022-0695 RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5639. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Potomac River, National Harbor, MD [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0733] (RIN: 1625-AA00] received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5640. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Potomac River, Between Charles County, MD and King George County, VA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0330] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5641. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; MM. 190- 192, Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0591] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5642. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0275] (RIN: 1625- AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5643. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0512] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5644. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -Safety Zone; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0568] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5645. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Military Exercise, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, WA [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0594] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5646. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Spokane Street Bridge, Duwamish Waterway, Seattle, WA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0587] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5647. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Pacific Gas and Electric Radiological Barrier Maintenance, Eureka, CA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0553] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5648. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 807, Barfield Bend, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0411] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5649. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Sabine River, Orange, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0190] (RIN: 1625- AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5650. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Sunset Point, San Juan Island, WA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0601] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5651. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Swim, Columbia River, Cascade Locks, OR [Docket Number USCG-2022- 0623] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5652. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Kanawha River Mile Marker 58 to Mile Marker 59, Charleston, WV [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0740] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5653. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -Regulated Navigation Area; Oregon Inlet Channel, Marc Basnight Bridge, Dare County, NC [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0466] (RIN: 1625-AA11) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5654. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zones; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0787] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5655. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Onset Bay, Onset, MA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0778] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5656. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0638] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5657. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Firework Event, Willamette River, Portland, OR [Docket Number USCG-2022-0626 RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5658. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Tennessee River, Ohio River and Cumberland River; Paducah and Smithland; Kentucky [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0463] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5659. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zones; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0787] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5660. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Corpus Christi Shipping Channel, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0798] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5603. A letter from the Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter authorizing five officers to wear the insignia of the grade of major general or brigadier general, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 777(b)(3)(B); Public Law 104-106, Sec. 503(a)(1) (as added by Public Law 108-136, Sec. 509(a)(3)); (117 Stat. 1458); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5604. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's report on the Availability of Credit to Small Businesses, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 252(a)(1); Public Law 104-208, Sec. 2227(a)(1); (110 Stat. 3009-417); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-5605. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's Major final priorities -- Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program [Docket ID: ED-2021-OESE-0122] received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5606. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final priorities -- Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program [Docket ID: ED-2022-OESE-0094] received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5607. A letter from the Senior Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a notification of an action on nomination and a discontinuation of service in acting role, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105- 277, Sec. 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5608. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior, transmitting a legislative proposal that would establish a subaccount within the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-5609. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting notification that funding under title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million for the response to the emergency declared on September 24, 2022 for the State of Florida as a result of Tropical Storm Ian beginning on September 23, 2022 and continuing, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193(b)(3); Public Law 93-288, Sec. 503(b)(3) (as amended by Public Law 100-707, Sec. 107(a)); (102 Stat. 4707); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5610. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Willamette River, Portland, OR [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0269] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5611. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Ohio River Mile Marker 317.5 to Mile Marker 318.5, Catlettsburg, KY [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0687] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5612. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Homewood Wedding Fireworks Display, Homewood, CA [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0552] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5613. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Tennessee River Mile 643-652, Knoxville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0596] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5614. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fairport Harbor, Fairport, OH [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0616] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5615. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 94 to 97 Above Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0333] (RIN: 1625- AA87) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5616. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Grand Canal, Indian Harbour Beach, FL [Docket No.: USCG-2022- 0015] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5617. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Henderson Harbor, Henderson Harbor, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0500] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5618. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation and Safety Zone; Back River, Baltimore County, MD [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0374] (RIN: 1625-AA00, 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5619. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Thunder on the Niagara Fireworks; Niagara River; North Tonawanda, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0564] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5620. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Erie Canal, Part of the New York State Canal System, in Albion, NY [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0465] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5621. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bayou Sara, Saraland, AL [Docket No.: USCG-2019- 0910] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5622. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mobile River, Hurricane, AL [Docket No.: USCG- 2019-0911] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5623. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0339] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5624. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Cumberland River; Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0384] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5625. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; 2022 Horsepower on the Hudson, Hudson River, Castleton, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0904] (RIN: 1625- AA08) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5626. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Graduate Boat Parade, Sturgeon Bay, WI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0184] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5627. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Graduate Boat Parade, Sturgeon Bay, WI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0184] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5628. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, ME [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0525] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5629. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; KE Electric Party Firework Show; Detroit River; Detroit, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0674] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5630. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Black River, South of East Erie Avenue Bridge in Front of Black River [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0273] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5631. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Ironman Michigan, Frankfort Harbor, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022- 0595] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5632. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Steve Hemberger Wedding Fireworks, Bay Harbor, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0671] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5633. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Tennessee River 255-257, Florence, AL [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0756] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5634. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Lake Erie; Sandusky, OH [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0464] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5635. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Jon Cotton Wedding Fireworks, Round Island Channel, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0366] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5636. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Morehead City, NC [Docket Number USCG-2022-0467] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5637. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Morehead City, NC [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0467] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5638. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, MD [Docket Number USCG-2022-0695 RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5639. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Potomac River, National Harbor, MD [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0733] (RIN: 1625-AA00] received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5640. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Potomac River, Between Charles County, MD and King George County, VA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0330] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5641. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; MM. 190- 192, Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0591] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5642. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0275] (RIN: 1625- AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5643. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0512] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5644. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -Safety Zone; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0568] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5645. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Military Exercise, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, WA [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0594] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5646. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Spokane Street Bridge, Duwamish Waterway, Seattle, WA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0587] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5647. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Pacific Gas and Electric Radiological Barrier Maintenance, Eureka, CA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0553] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5648. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 807, Barfield Bend, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0411] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5649. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Sabine River, Orange, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0190] (RIN: 1625- AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5650. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Sunset Point, San Juan Island, WA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0601] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5651. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Swim, Columbia River, Cascade Locks, OR [Docket Number USCG-2022- 0623] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5652. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Kanawha River Mile Marker 58 to Mile Marker 59, Charleston, WV [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0740] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5653. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -Regulated Navigation Area; Oregon Inlet Channel, Marc Basnight Bridge, Dare County, NC [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0466] (RIN: 1625-AA11) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5654. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zones; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0787] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5655. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Onset Bay, Onset, MA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0778] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5656. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0638] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5657. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Firework Event, Willamette River, Portland, OR [Docket Number USCG-2022-0626 RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5658. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Tennessee River, Ohio River and Cumberland River; Paducah and Smithland; Kentucky [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0463] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5659. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zones; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0787] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5660. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Corpus Christi Shipping Channel, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0798] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5603. A letter from the Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter authorizing five officers to wear the insignia of the grade of major general or brigadier general, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 777(b)(3)(B); Public Law 104-106, Sec. 503(a)(1) (as added by Public Law 108-136, Sec. 509(a)(3)); (117 Stat. 1458); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5604. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's report on the Availability of Credit to Small Businesses, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 252(a)(1); Public Law 104-208, Sec. 2227(a)(1); (110 Stat. 3009-417); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-5605. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's Major final priorities -- Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program [Docket ID: ED-2021-OESE-0122] received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5606. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final priorities -- Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program [Docket ID: ED-2022-OESE-0094] received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5607. A letter from the Senior Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a notification of an action on nomination and a discontinuation of service in acting role, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105- 277, Sec. 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5608. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior, transmitting a legislative proposal that would establish a subaccount within the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-5609. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting notification that funding under title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million for the response to the emergency declared on September 24, 2022 for the State of Florida as a result of Tropical Storm Ian beginning on September 23, 2022 and continuing, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193(b)(3); Public Law 93-288, Sec. 503(b)(3) (as amended by Public Law 100-707, Sec. 107(a)); (102 Stat. 4707); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5610. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Willamette River, Portland, OR [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0269] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5611. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Ohio River Mile Marker 317.5 to Mile Marker 318.5, Catlettsburg, KY [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0687] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5612. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Homewood Wedding Fireworks Display, Homewood, CA [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0552] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5613. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Tennessee River Mile 643-652, Knoxville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0596] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5614. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fairport Harbor, Fairport, OH [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0616] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5615. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 94 to 97 Above Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0333] (RIN: 1625- AA87) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5616. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Grand Canal, Indian Harbour Beach, FL [Docket No.: USCG-2022- 0015] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5617. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Henderson Harbor, Henderson Harbor, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0500] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5618. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation and Safety Zone; Back River, Baltimore County, MD [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0374] (RIN: 1625-AA00, 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5619. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Thunder on the Niagara Fireworks; Niagara River; North Tonawanda, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0564] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5620. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Erie Canal, Part of the New York State Canal System, in Albion, NY [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0465] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5621. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bayou Sara, Saraland, AL [Docket No.: USCG-2019- 0910] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5622. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mobile River, Hurricane, AL [Docket No.: USCG- 2019-0911] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5623. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0339] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5624. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Cumberland River; Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0384] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5625. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; 2022 Horsepower on the Hudson, Hudson River, Castleton, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0904] (RIN: 1625- AA08) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5626. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Graduate Boat Parade, Sturgeon Bay, WI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0184] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5627. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Graduate Boat Parade, Sturgeon Bay, WI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0184] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5628. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, ME [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0525] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5629. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; KE Electric Party Firework Show; Detroit River; Detroit, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0674] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5630. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Black River, South of East Erie Avenue Bridge in Front of Black River [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0273] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5631. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Ironman Michigan, Frankfort Harbor, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022- 0595] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5632. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Steve Hemberger Wedding Fireworks, Bay Harbor, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0671] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5633. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Tennessee River 255-257, Florence, AL [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0756] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5634. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Lake Erie; Sandusky, OH [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0464] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5635. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Jon Cotton Wedding Fireworks, Round Island Channel, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0366] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5636. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Morehead City, NC [Docket Number USCG-2022-0467] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5637. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Morehead City, NC [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0467] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5638. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, MD [Docket Number USCG-2022-0695 RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5639. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Potomac River, National Harbor, MD [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0733] (RIN: 1625-AA00] received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5640. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Potomac River, Between Charles County, MD and King George County, VA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0330] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5641. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; MM. 190- 192, Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0591] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5642. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0275] (RIN: 1625- AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5643. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0512] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5644. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -Safety Zone; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0568] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5645. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Military Exercise, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, WA [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0594] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5646. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Spokane Street Bridge, Duwamish Waterway, Seattle, WA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0587] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5647. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Pacific Gas and Electric Radiological Barrier Maintenance, Eureka, CA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0553] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5648. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 807, Barfield Bend, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0411] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5649. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Sabine River, Orange, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0190] (RIN: 1625- AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5650. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Sunset Point, San Juan Island, WA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0601] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5651. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Swim, Columbia River, Cascade Locks, OR [Docket Number USCG-2022- 0623] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5652. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Kanawha River Mile Marker 58 to Mile Marker 59, Charleston, WV [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0740] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5653. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -Regulated Navigation Area; Oregon Inlet Channel, Marc Basnight Bridge, Dare County, NC [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0466] (RIN: 1625-AA11) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5654. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zones; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0787] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5655. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Onset Bay, Onset, MA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0778] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5656. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0638] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5657. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Firework Event, Willamette River, Portland, OR [Docket Number USCG-2022-0626 RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5658. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Tennessee River, Ohio River and Cumberland River; Paducah and Smithland; Kentucky [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0463] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5659. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zones; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0787] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5660. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Corpus Christi Shipping Channel, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0798] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5603. A letter from the Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter authorizing five officers to wear the insignia of the grade of major general or brigadier general, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 777(b)(3)(B); Public Law 104-106, Sec. 503(a)(1) (as added by Public Law 108-136, Sec. 509(a)(3)); (117 Stat. 1458); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5604. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's report on the Availability of Credit to Small Businesses, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 252(a)(1); Public Law 104-208, Sec. 2227(a)(1); (110 Stat. 3009-417); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-5605. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's Major final priorities -- Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program [Docket ID: ED-2021-OESE-0122] received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5606. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final priorities -- Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program [Docket ID: ED-2022-OESE-0094] received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5607. A letter from the Senior Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a notification of an action on nomination and a discontinuation of service in acting role, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105- 277, Sec. 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5608. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior, transmitting a legislative proposal that would establish a subaccount within the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-5609. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting notification that funding under title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million for the response to the emergency declared on September 24, 2022 for the State of Florida as a result of Tropical Storm Ian beginning on September 23, 2022 and continuing, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193(b)(3); Public Law 93-288, Sec. 503(b)(3) (as amended by Public Law 100-707, Sec. 107(a)); (102 Stat. 4707); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5610. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Willamette River, Portland, OR [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0269] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5611. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Ohio River Mile Marker 317.5 to Mile Marker 318.5, Catlettsburg, KY [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0687] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5612. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Homewood Wedding Fireworks Display, Homewood, CA [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0552] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5613. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Tennessee River Mile 643-652, Knoxville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0596] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5614. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fairport Harbor, Fairport, OH [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0616] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5615. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 94 to 97 Above Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0333] (RIN: 1625- AA87) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5616. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Grand Canal, Indian Harbour Beach, FL [Docket No.: USCG-2022- 0015] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5617. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Henderson Harbor, Henderson Harbor, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0500] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5618. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation and Safety Zone; Back River, Baltimore County, MD [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0374] (RIN: 1625-AA00, 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5619. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Thunder on the Niagara Fireworks; Niagara River; North Tonawanda, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0564] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5620. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Erie Canal, Part of the New York State Canal System, in Albion, NY [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0465] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5621. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bayou Sara, Saraland, AL [Docket No.: USCG-2019- 0910] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5622. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mobile River, Hurricane, AL [Docket No.: USCG- 2019-0911] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5623. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0339] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5624. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Cumberland River; Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0384] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5625. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; 2022 Horsepower on the Hudson, Hudson River, Castleton, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0904] (RIN: 1625- AA08) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5626. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Graduate Boat Parade, Sturgeon Bay, WI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0184] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5627. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Graduate Boat Parade, Sturgeon Bay, WI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0184] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5628. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, ME [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0525] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5629. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; KE Electric Party Firework Show; Detroit River; Detroit, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0674] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5630. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Black River, South of East Erie Avenue Bridge in Front of Black River [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0273] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5631. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Ironman Michigan, Frankfort Harbor, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022- 0595] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5632. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Steve Hemberger Wedding Fireworks, Bay Harbor, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0671] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5633. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Tennessee River 255-257, Florence, AL [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0756] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5634. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Lake Erie; Sandusky, OH [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0464] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5635. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Jon Cotton Wedding Fireworks, Round Island Channel, MI [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0366] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5636. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Morehead City, NC [Docket Number USCG-2022-0467] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5637. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Morehead City, NC [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0467] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5638. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, MD [Docket Number USCG-2022-0695 RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5639. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Potomac River, National Harbor, MD [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0733] (RIN: 1625-AA00] received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5640. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Potomac River, Between Charles County, MD and King George County, VA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0330] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5641. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; MM. 190- 192, Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0591] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5642. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0275] (RIN: 1625- AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5643. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0512] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5644. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -Safety Zone; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0568] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5645. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Military Exercise, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, WA [Docket Number: USCG- 2022-0594] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5646. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Spokane Street Bridge, Duwamish Waterway, Seattle, WA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0587] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5647. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Pacific Gas and Electric Radiological Barrier Maintenance, Eureka, CA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0553] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5648. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 807, Barfield Bend, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0411] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5649. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Sabine River, Orange, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0190] (RIN: 1625- AA00) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5650. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Sunset Point, San Juan Island, WA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0601] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5651. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Swim, Columbia River, Cascade Locks, OR [Docket Number USCG-2022- 0623] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5652. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Kanawha River Mile Marker 58 to Mile Marker 59, Charleston, WV [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0740] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5653. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -Regulated Navigation Area; Oregon Inlet Channel, Marc Basnight Bridge, Dare County, NC [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0466] (RIN: 1625-AA11) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5654. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zones; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0787] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5655. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Onset Bay, Onset, MA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0778] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5656. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0638] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5657. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Firework Event, Willamette River, Portland, OR [Docket Number USCG-2022-0626 RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5658. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Tennessee River, Ohio River and Cumberland River; Paducah and Smithland; Kentucky [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0463] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5659. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zones; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0787] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5660. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Corpus Christi Shipping Channel, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0798] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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10/31/2022

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Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5661. A letter from the Chief, Planning and Regulatory Affairs Office, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) (RIN: 0584-AE72) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5662. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Multiple Texas Towns [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0775; Airspace Docket No.: 22-ASW-15] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5663. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Revocation of Class E Airspace; Watersmeet, MI [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0766: Airspace Docket No.: 22-AGL-25] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5664. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-369; Bethel, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-1163; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-38] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5665. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-235; Atqasuk, AK [Docket No.: FAA- 2021-1100; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-65] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5666. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of Class E Airspace; Dayton, OH [Docket No.: FAA-2021-1080; Airspace Docket No.: 21-AGL-33] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5667. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-382; Hooper Bay, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0857; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-51] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5668. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-232; Fairbanks, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0026; Airspace Docket No.: 21-AAL-68] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5669. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-370; Kenai, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-1194; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-39] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5670. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-385; Kodiak, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0860; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-54] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5671. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-364; Kotzebue, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-1156; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-28] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5672. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Revocation of Class E Airspace; Coalgate, OK [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0715; Airspace Docket No.: 22-ASW-13] (RIN: 2120-AA66] received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5673. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Coldwater and Sturgis, MI [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0758; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AGL-24] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5674. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Mansfield, OH [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0714; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AGL-23] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5675. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Alma, GA [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0568; Airspace Docket No.: 22- ASO-12] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5676. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class D Airspace, and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Fort Pierce, FL [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0668; Airspace Docket No.: 22-ASO-13] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5677. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Revocation of Class E Airspace; Brownsville, PA [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0661; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AEA-10] (RIN: 2120-AA66] received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5678. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Baltimore, MD [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0545; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AEA-9] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5679. A letter from the Branch Chief, Legal Processing Division, Publications and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Revenue Procedure: Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or abatement; determination of tax liability (Rev. Proc. 2022-36) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means. EC-5680. A letter from the Branch Chief, Legal Processing Division, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Updated Lists of Jurisdictions Under Deposit Interest Rules (Rev. Proc. 2022-35) received September 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Baltimore

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11/14/2022

Mr. TAKANO

House

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Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 2159) to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, as the ``Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'', and for other purposes.

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white supremacist

11/14/2022

The SPEAKER pro tempore

House

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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, or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule XX. The House will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time.

XX

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11/14/2022

Mr. TAKANO

House

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Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5481) to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community- based outpatient clinic in Forest City, North Carolina, as the ``Corporal Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic'', as amended.

based

white supremacist

11/14/2022

Mr. TAKANO

House

CREC-2022-11-14-pt1-PgH8447

nan

nan

Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6722) to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in French Camp, California, as the ``Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic''.

based

white supremacist

11/14/2022

Mr. TAKANO

House

CREC-2022-11-14-pt1-PgH8452

nan

nan

Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7903) to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Canton, Michigan, as the ``Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Outpatient Clinic,'' as amended.

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11/14/2022

The SPEAKER

House

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The SPEAKER. Under clause 5(d) of rule XX, the Chair announces to the House that, in light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from Indiana, the whole number of the House is 433.

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11/14/2022

The SPEAKER

House

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The SPEAKER. 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. 5441) to amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered.

XX

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11/14/2022

Unknown

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Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5850. A letter from the Alternate OSD FRLO, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation [Docket ID: DoD-2020-OS-0094] (RIN: 0790-AL17) received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5851. A letter from the Alternate OSD FRLO, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Department of State Rescission of Determination Regarding Sudan (DFARS Case 2021-D027) [Docket: DARS-2021-0019] (RIN: 0750-AL46] received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5852. A letter from the Alternate OSD FRLO, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (DFARS Case 2021-D030) [Docket: DARS-2022-0022] (RIN: 0750-AL52) received October 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5853. A letter from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting the Bureau's advisory opinion -- Fair Credit Reporting; Facially False Data received October 21, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-5854. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's Major final rule -- Listing Standards for Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation [Release Nos.: 33-11126; 34-96159; IC- 31732; File No. S7-12-15] (RIN: 3235-AK99) November 3, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-5855. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's Major final rule -- Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements [Release Nos.: 33-11125; 34-96158; IC- 34731; File No. S7-09-20] (RIN: 3235-AM52) received November 3, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-5856. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's Major final rule -- Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers [Release Nos.: 33-11131; 34-96206; IC-34745; File No.: S7-11- 21] (RIN: 3235-AK67) received November 7, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-5857. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, Division of Regulatory Services, Office of Secondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final regulations -- Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended; Student Assistance General Provisions; Federal Perkins Loan Program; Federal Family Education Loan Program; and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program [Docket ID: ED-2021-OPE-0077] (RIN: 1840-AD53; 1840-AD59; 1840-AD70; 1840-AD71) received November 7, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5858. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits received October 4, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5859. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel of Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Change of Address; Technical Amendments (RIN: 1212-AB55) received October 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5860. A letter from the Attorney for Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of General Counsel, Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's direct final rule -- Safety Standard for Infant Bath Tubs [Docket No.: CPSC- 2015-0019] received October 4, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5861. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's regulatory guide -- Guide for Assessing, Monitoring, and Mitigating Aging Effects on Electrical Equipment Used in Production and Utilization Facilities [Regulatory Guide 1.248, Revision 0] received October 7, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5862. A letter from the Chief, Direct Investment Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Direct Investment Surveys: BE-12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States [Docket No.: 220922-0196] (RIN: 0691-AA93] received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5863. A letter from the Chief, Direct Investment Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Direct Investment Surveys: BE-13, Survey of New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States [Docket No.: 220923-0197] (RIN: 0691-AA92) received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5864. A letter from the Chief, Balance of Payments Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- International Services Surveys: Renewal of and Changes to BE- 120 Benchmark Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual Property With Foreign Persons, and Clarifying When BE-140 and BE-180 Benchmark Surveys Are Conducted [Docket No.: 220901-0181] (RIN: 0691-AA91) received October 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5865. A letter from the Alternate OSD FRLO, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment [Docket ID: DOD-2016-OS-0045] (RIN: 0790-AL50) received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5866. A letter from the Senior Wildlife Inspector, Office of Law, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Civil Penalties; 2022 Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties [Docket No.: FWS-HQ-LE-2022-0004; FF09L00200-FX-LE12200900000] (RIN: 1018-BF67) received October 4, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5867. A letter from the Division Chief, Regulatory Development, Federal motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- General Technical, Organizational, Conforming, and Correcting Amendments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations [Docket No.: FMCSA-2022-0149] (RIN: 2126-AC47) received October 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5868. A letter from the Director, Regulations and Disclosure Law Division, U.S. Customs and Border Control, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Elimination of Customs Broker District Permit Fee [USCBP-2020-0010] (RIN: 1515-AE43) received October 21, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means. EC-5869. A letter from the Director, Regulations and Disclosure Law Division, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Modernization of the Customs Broker Regulations [USCBP-2020-0009] (RIN: 1651-AB16) received October 21, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means. EC-5870. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's temporary rule -- Implementation of Refund Procedures for Craft Beverage Modernization Act Federal Excise Tax Benefits Applicable to Imported Alcohol [Docket No.: TTB-2022-0009; T.D. TTB-186; Re: Notice No.: 186] (RIN: 1513-AC89) received October 4, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means. EC-5871. A letter from the Branch Chief, Publications and Regulations, Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Extension of plan amendment deadlines relating to CARES Act Section 2202 and Relief Act Section 302 [Notice 2022-45] received October 4, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means. EC-5872. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Extension of section 42 relief in Notice 2022-5 [Notice 2022-52] received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means. EC-5873. 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: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Organ Acquisition; Rural Emergency Hospitals: Payment Policies, Conditions of Participation, Provider Enrollment, Physician Self-Referral; New Service Category for Hospital Outpatient Department Prior Authorization Process; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating [CMS-1772-FC; CMS-1774-F; CMS-3419-F; CMS-5531-F; CMS-9912-F] (RIN: 0938-AU82] received November 7, 2022, 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.

the Fed

antisemitic

11/14/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-11-14-pt1-PgS6635-9

nan

nan

Midterm Elections and the 117th Congress Now, Madam President, let me be the first to welcome you and all my colleagues back to the U.S. Senate. There is a lot to do, a lot to say, and I am glad to be back here on the floor with my colleagues to continue serving the American people. I want to thank the voters of New York, who have elected me for a fifth term--the first Senator ever from New York to have five terms--and I promise the people of New York that I will serve you as diligently and work just as hard for you as I have in the previous years. So thank you for the faith that you have shown in me. And, Madam President, last Tuesday, Americans made their voices heard in one of the most remarkable midterm elections in modern history. With our democracy at stake, with our fundamental liberties on the line, and with a clear choice between moving America forward or holding it back, the American people spoke loud and clear. Democrats will retain the majority in the Senate, and House Democrats, under the leadership of Speaker Pelosi, defied precedent and remain within striking distance of defending their majority as well. The election was a great win for the Democratic Party but, more importantly, a great win for the American people. And let me say this. Two things happened, Madam President, in the last 2 years. First, this Senate and this Congress passed a huge agenda, the most comprehensive agenda affecting and helping American families that has occurred in decades. Second, Democrats won the elections here in the Senate and many in the House. Those two statements are directly related. Because Democrats had a strong agenda here and did things for the American people, we won. And despite the negativity and divisiveness, the threats of violence and even the violence itself that occurred with MAGA Republicanism dominating the country, the American people stepped back from the precipice and chose progress and getting things done, rather than the voices of divisiveness, nastiness, and lack of complete truth and honor. So those two things are definitely related. First, let's talk about some of the things we got done. It was an incredible, incredible 2 years. The list is a long one: the most significant bipartisan infrastructure bill in decades, making sure that millions of new, good jobs will occur--with union labor, I am proud to say--employing tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of people in good working jobs. We reformed the post office for the first time in a very long time. We dealt with the issue of chips that were made overseas, and now we have said to the American people: We are going to make them here, creating thousands and thousands of good-paying jobs, and we are going to not let any country--China or any other, Germany--take away that dominance. We have developed the chips here. We are going to make them here. We dealt with our veterans who were exposed to toxins from burn pits. And when the VA wouldn't help them, we said the VA must. We dealt with climate in the IRA, for the first time ever, and we will reduce the amount of carbon flowing into our atmosphere by 2030 by 40 percent. In the same bill, we took on the prescription drug companies, and we are getting a $35 price for insulin on Medicare and lowering prices of drugs for so many millions of Americans on many other drugs, starting as early as next year, with the cap of $2,000 that anyone must pay. We increased healthcare. We expanded the ACA, making healthcare less expensive for many and dealing with so many other healthcare issues, to the benefit of the American people. So it was a huge agenda, and despite what some of the pundits and prognosticators say, that is what the American people wanted. How did we win the election? Because we stuck to that agenda. And on the other side, what we saw from MAGA Republicans was, first, the Big Lie--the Big Lie--that said that the election was stolen. It was a lie, plain and simple, but MAGA Republicans, so many in this Chamber, repeated that lie over and over again. And, Madam President, if one political party or a large group of people abandon the view that the elections are on the level, that is the beginning of the end of our democracy. Not only did we see the Big Lie, but we saw nastiness, divisiveness, threats of violence, and even violence itself, not only on January 6 but often directed at the people running our elections. These are nice, hard-working people. All they want to do is do their job and make sure the votes are counted properly, and they get threatened. And what bothered the American people even more than this was the fact that too many Republican leaders either condoned the violence or even aided and abetted the threats of violence. It was outrageous, but lots of people saw right through it--and not just Democrats. Large numbers of Republicans said: This new MAGA Republican Party is not the party of Ronald Reagan, not the party of the Bushes; it is a different party, and I can't countenance it. And that is why so many of them voted for Democratic candidates who were paying attention to the specific issues--nondivisive, not incendiary, just helping people. And that is why, I believe, we won the election. So where do we go from here, Madam President? Well, I will say one more thing. The midterms are not over. Obviously, there is an election in Georgia, and once again we have the contrast. Senator Warnock is a man dedicated to service. He first served people in the ministry, and he still is the minister, the pastor, of one of the most famous and revered pulpits in the entire country, in the Ebenezer Baptist Church, the old pulpit of Martin Luther King, Jr. But he became a Senator, and that devotion to service continued. He was one of our leaders in establishing a $35 cap on insulin for tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of Georgians and millions of Americans, the elderly, who needed that insulin. And the drug companies, even though it is not a patented drug, were charging $600, $700, $800 a month. He helped with healthcare. He helped get $4 billion for Black farmers, who had been discriminated against for decades. And so I believe this election--this new election in Georgia--will be like the election that we have had last Tuesday: The candidate who is trying to help people, the candidate who is not being divisive and incendiary, will win: Raphael Warnock. Now, where should we go in the next 2 years? I hope this Chamber, for the good of the American people, will continue on its record of getting bipartisan things done. Of the six major bills we passed in June and July and early August, five were bipartisan. And our hierarchy as Democrats is to work on a bipartisan basis whenever we can, and we showed we were able to. There are times when we can't get our Republicans to join us. None of them wanted to go against Big Pharma, and we had to pass prescription drugs ourselves. None of them wanted to go against Big Oil; so we had to pass climate change by ourselves. But we got a lot of bipartisan things done. And my hope for America, for the sake of America--this is a swirling world, and people are not happy with their circumstances; they want help--is that this Senate in the next 2 years, under the leadership of this caucus, will rise to that occasion. And I say to my Democratic colleagues, let us proceed in the next 2 years by putting them first and getting things done, even if we have to compromise. We may not accomplish everything we want, but if we can get real things done, that will measure how good a Congress we can be. The guns bill that we did under Senator Murphy's leadership last summer is an example. Almost every one of us on this side of the aisle is for universal background checks. I am the author of the Brady law. I care a lot about it. We couldn't get that, but we got some significant changes. We fought the NRA, and young people--18 years old--will not automatically be able to go into a gun store and buy an assault rifle, as the horrible perpetrators of the crimes in Buffalo and Uvalde had done. And once we got this done, even though we didn't get everything we wanted, the American people were elated. They said: They finally broke the logjam and got something done. For our side, that ought to be a motto: Get it done. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. The American people want us to make their lives better and help them. Speeches won't do it. Putting down just a bill that has everything we want that fails won't do it. Getting it done will. I say to my Republican colleagues, including Leader McConnell, work with us. Work with us. We are willing to work with you to get things done, as the past Senate has shown. Let's sit down and talk about how we can come together. That is what we need to do. And I say to my Republican colleagues, embracing the MAGA way of divisiveness, nastiness, negativity, without constructive compromise-- that is how Donald Trump wanted it, and some of our colleagues follow him--that will be a disaster. That will be wrong. It will be bad for America, but it will also be bad for the Republican Party because these elections have shown that the MAGA Republican way is not where the American people want to be. The election of 2016 showed it. The election of 2018 showed it. The election of 2020 showed it. And this election, more than ever, shows it because no one thought Democrats would succeed in the election because we were climbing uphill. But the combination of us actually accomplishing things and focusing on those things in our campaigns and the fact of the distaste that a majority of Americans have for the MAGA Republican way of intransigence, divisiveness, nastiness, and tossing incendiary language over the wall, is not going to succeed. So we can have a great, great 2 years if we work together, and I am urging Leader McConnell to work with us. I am urging the hopefully large group of non-MAGA Republicans on the other side to work with us so we can get things done. Now, finally, I want to thank a few people in the aftermath of this election. First, I want to thank President Biden for his leadership, for working with us on climate change to lowering costs for families on drugs, to delivering action on student debt. And, by the way, I forgot to add that we focused on our younger generation as well. And two issues they cared about most were climate and student debt. We delivered on both. President Biden took great leadership on so many of these issues and delivered on so many. So I want to thank him for his leadership. He helped set this bold agenda that we in the Senate were proud to hone and enact. I want to welcome our two new colleagues to the Senate on our side of the aisle: Peter Welch of Vermont and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania. I have had a chance to talk to them over the phone before and after their victories, and they will be excellent Senators. And I want to thank all of those who knocked on doors, who volunteered, who said: This democracy should not be left to others; I must be involved. Thank you. All of that hard work has produced a very good result, at least in my opinion, last Tuesday. So the election of 2022 is approaching the end, but our obligation to serve the American people continues. Let us move forward with the same spirit of cooperation and compromise that made the 117th Congress one of the most successful in recent history. If we do it, it will be good for Democratic Senators, it will be good for Republican Senators, but, most of all, it will be good for this grand experiment in democracy: the United States of America and its people. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

MAGA

white supremacist

11/14/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-11-14-pt1-PgS6635-9

nan

nan

Midterm Elections and the 117th Congress Now, Madam President, let me be the first to welcome you and all my colleagues back to the U.S. Senate. There is a lot to do, a lot to say, and I am glad to be back here on the floor with my colleagues to continue serving the American people. I want to thank the voters of New York, who have elected me for a fifth term--the first Senator ever from New York to have five terms--and I promise the people of New York that I will serve you as diligently and work just as hard for you as I have in the previous years. So thank you for the faith that you have shown in me. And, Madam President, last Tuesday, Americans made their voices heard in one of the most remarkable midterm elections in modern history. With our democracy at stake, with our fundamental liberties on the line, and with a clear choice between moving America forward or holding it back, the American people spoke loud and clear. Democrats will retain the majority in the Senate, and House Democrats, under the leadership of Speaker Pelosi, defied precedent and remain within striking distance of defending their majority as well. The election was a great win for the Democratic Party but, more importantly, a great win for the American people. And let me say this. Two things happened, Madam President, in the last 2 years. First, this Senate and this Congress passed a huge agenda, the most comprehensive agenda affecting and helping American families that has occurred in decades. Second, Democrats won the elections here in the Senate and many in the House. Those two statements are directly related. Because Democrats had a strong agenda here and did things for the American people, we won. And despite the negativity and divisiveness, the threats of violence and even the violence itself that occurred with MAGA Republicanism dominating the country, the American people stepped back from the precipice and chose progress and getting things done, rather than the voices of divisiveness, nastiness, and lack of complete truth and honor. So those two things are definitely related. First, let's talk about some of the things we got done. It was an incredible, incredible 2 years. The list is a long one: the most significant bipartisan infrastructure bill in decades, making sure that millions of new, good jobs will occur--with union labor, I am proud to say--employing tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of people in good working jobs. We reformed the post office for the first time in a very long time. We dealt with the issue of chips that were made overseas, and now we have said to the American people: We are going to make them here, creating thousands and thousands of good-paying jobs, and we are going to not let any country--China or any other, Germany--take away that dominance. We have developed the chips here. We are going to make them here. We dealt with our veterans who were exposed to toxins from burn pits. And when the VA wouldn't help them, we said the VA must. We dealt with climate in the IRA, for the first time ever, and we will reduce the amount of carbon flowing into our atmosphere by 2030 by 40 percent. In the same bill, we took on the prescription drug companies, and we are getting a $35 price for insulin on Medicare and lowering prices of drugs for so many millions of Americans on many other drugs, starting as early as next year, with the cap of $2,000 that anyone must pay. We increased healthcare. We expanded the ACA, making healthcare less expensive for many and dealing with so many other healthcare issues, to the benefit of the American people. So it was a huge agenda, and despite what some of the pundits and prognosticators say, that is what the American people wanted. How did we win the election? Because we stuck to that agenda. And on the other side, what we saw from MAGA Republicans was, first, the Big Lie--the Big Lie--that said that the election was stolen. It was a lie, plain and simple, but MAGA Republicans, so many in this Chamber, repeated that lie over and over again. And, Madam President, if one political party or a large group of people abandon the view that the elections are on the level, that is the beginning of the end of our democracy. Not only did we see the Big Lie, but we saw nastiness, divisiveness, threats of violence, and even violence itself, not only on January 6 but often directed at the people running our elections. These are nice, hard-working people. All they want to do is do their job and make sure the votes are counted properly, and they get threatened. And what bothered the American people even more than this was the fact that too many Republican leaders either condoned the violence or even aided and abetted the threats of violence. It was outrageous, but lots of people saw right through it--and not just Democrats. Large numbers of Republicans said: This new MAGA Republican Party is not the party of Ronald Reagan, not the party of the Bushes; it is a different party, and I can't countenance it. And that is why so many of them voted for Democratic candidates who were paying attention to the specific issues--nondivisive, not incendiary, just helping people. And that is why, I believe, we won the election. So where do we go from here, Madam President? Well, I will say one more thing. The midterms are not over. Obviously, there is an election in Georgia, and once again we have the contrast. Senator Warnock is a man dedicated to service. He first served people in the ministry, and he still is the minister, the pastor, of one of the most famous and revered pulpits in the entire country, in the Ebenezer Baptist Church, the old pulpit of Martin Luther King, Jr. But he became a Senator, and that devotion to service continued. He was one of our leaders in establishing a $35 cap on insulin for tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of Georgians and millions of Americans, the elderly, who needed that insulin. And the drug companies, even though it is not a patented drug, were charging $600, $700, $800 a month. He helped with healthcare. He helped get $4 billion for Black farmers, who had been discriminated against for decades. And so I believe this election--this new election in Georgia--will be like the election that we have had last Tuesday: The candidate who is trying to help people, the candidate who is not being divisive and incendiary, will win: Raphael Warnock. Now, where should we go in the next 2 years? I hope this Chamber, for the good of the American people, will continue on its record of getting bipartisan things done. Of the six major bills we passed in June and July and early August, five were bipartisan. And our hierarchy as Democrats is to work on a bipartisan basis whenever we can, and we showed we were able to. There are times when we can't get our Republicans to join us. None of them wanted to go against Big Pharma, and we had to pass prescription drugs ourselves. None of them wanted to go against Big Oil; so we had to pass climate change by ourselves. But we got a lot of bipartisan things done. And my hope for America, for the sake of America--this is a swirling world, and people are not happy with their circumstances; they want help--is that this Senate in the next 2 years, under the leadership of this caucus, will rise to that occasion. And I say to my Democratic colleagues, let us proceed in the next 2 years by putting them first and getting things done, even if we have to compromise. We may not accomplish everything we want, but if we can get real things done, that will measure how good a Congress we can be. The guns bill that we did under Senator Murphy's leadership last summer is an example. Almost every one of us on this side of the aisle is for universal background checks. I am the author of the Brady law. I care a lot about it. We couldn't get that, but we got some significant changes. We fought the NRA, and young people--18 years old--will not automatically be able to go into a gun store and buy an assault rifle, as the horrible perpetrators of the crimes in Buffalo and Uvalde had done. And once we got this done, even though we didn't get everything we wanted, the American people were elated. They said: They finally broke the logjam and got something done. For our side, that ought to be a motto: Get it done. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. The American people want us to make their lives better and help them. Speeches won't do it. Putting down just a bill that has everything we want that fails won't do it. Getting it done will. I say to my Republican colleagues, including Leader McConnell, work with us. Work with us. We are willing to work with you to get things done, as the past Senate has shown. Let's sit down and talk about how we can come together. That is what we need to do. And I say to my Republican colleagues, embracing the MAGA way of divisiveness, nastiness, negativity, without constructive compromise-- that is how Donald Trump wanted it, and some of our colleagues follow him--that will be a disaster. That will be wrong. It will be bad for America, but it will also be bad for the Republican Party because these elections have shown that the MAGA Republican way is not where the American people want to be. The election of 2016 showed it. The election of 2018 showed it. The election of 2020 showed it. And this election, more than ever, shows it because no one thought Democrats would succeed in the election because we were climbing uphill. But the combination of us actually accomplishing things and focusing on those things in our campaigns and the fact of the distaste that a majority of Americans have for the MAGA Republican way of intransigence, divisiveness, nastiness, and tossing incendiary language over the wall, is not going to succeed. So we can have a great, great 2 years if we work together, and I am urging Leader McConnell to work with us. I am urging the hopefully large group of non-MAGA Republicans on the other side to work with us so we can get things done. Now, finally, I want to thank a few people in the aftermath of this election. First, I want to thank President Biden for his leadership, for working with us on climate change to lowering costs for families on drugs, to delivering action on student debt. And, by the way, I forgot to add that we focused on our younger generation as well. And two issues they cared about most were climate and student debt. We delivered on both. President Biden took great leadership on so many of these issues and delivered on so many. So I want to thank him for his leadership. He helped set this bold agenda that we in the Senate were proud to hone and enact. I want to welcome our two new colleagues to the Senate on our side of the aisle: Peter Welch of Vermont and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania. I have had a chance to talk to them over the phone before and after their victories, and they will be excellent Senators. And I want to thank all of those who knocked on doors, who volunteered, who said: This democracy should not be left to others; I must be involved. Thank you. All of that hard work has produced a very good result, at least in my opinion, last Tuesday. So the election of 2022 is approaching the end, but our obligation to serve the American people continues. Let us move forward with the same spirit of cooperation and compromise that made the 117th Congress one of the most successful in recent history. If we do it, it will be good for Democratic Senators, it will be good for Republican Senators, but, most of all, it will be good for this grand experiment in democracy: the United States of America and its people. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Reagan

white supremacist

11/14/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-11-14-pt1-PgS6640

nan

nan

National Defense Authorization Act Madam President, while we wait for the final ballots to be tallied and runoffs to be held, there is still work to be done here in the Senate. The first item on the agenda should be the National Defense Authorization Act. To be frank, I don't know why this is still outstanding, why we haven't acted as we have, I believe, for 61 years in a row, passing a National Defense Authorization Act, given its importance to the safety and security of our Nation. Thanks to the bipartisan leadership of Senator Reed and Senator Inhofe and our colleagues on the Armed Services Committee, they completed their work in the Senate Armed Services Committee last summer, but the Defense Authorization Act has just lingered on the Senate's agenda without any action by the majority leader, the Senator from New York. Thanks to bipartisan leadership on the Senate Armed Services Committee, they have compiled a strong bill that will strengthen and modernize our national defense. But that bill was filed on July 18, last summer. In the meantime, nothing has happened here on the floor of the Senate, now 4 months later. The majority leader has so far refused to provide floor time for the Defense authorization bill. This isn't a matter of scheduling. The Senate has had plenty of time to work on the Defense bill in September, and there was certainly bipartisan appetite to get that done. But the Senate majority leader, Senator Schumer, the Senator from New York, could not be swayed. He hasn't prioritized our national defense, which I believe is the single most important duty of the Members of Congress. Given our global risks, this should be our No. 1 priority. Day after day, Russia continues its unjustified assault on Ukraine. As it tries to find friends on the global stage, it is cozying up to Iran. At the same time, the Chinese Communist Party has become increasingly hostile to the West, and its threats against the people of Taiwan are as strong as ever. North Korea has declared itself a nuclear weapons state. The global threat landscape is evolving at a pace we haven't seen in a long time. We need a strong National Defense Authorization Act that gives our commanders the predictability they need to plan and to prepare for the future and, hopefully, to deter military conflict--what Ronald Reagan called peace through strength. It is completely baffling to me that the majority leader has put the National Defense Authorization Act at the very bottom of his to-do list. Radical nominees can wait. Our national defense must be the top priority, and I hope he will put this bill on the floor soon. Senators on both sides of the aisle--as I mentioned, the Defense authorization bill is a bipartisan bill that came out of the Senate Armed Services Committee and was filed July 18, last summer, and nothing has happened on the floor of the Senate since then. There is one person who can change that, and that is the Democrat majority leader, Senator Schumer. I hope he will decide, finally, to get this bill on the floor. Once the Defense authorization bill passes the Senate, we still have to keep the lights on. We have a continuing resolution that expires December 16. We have just over a month until the current stopgap spending measure expires, and a government shutdown is the last thing our country needs. Given the fact that this is the end of Democrats' unified government, where they have majorities in the House and the Senate and the White House, I worry that our colleagues will try to weigh this down with tons of partisan freight, sweetheart deals, and earmarks. I am afraid they will include every remaining item from the far left's Christmas wish list and turn a critical funding bill into a Christmas tree. This bill should be as clean of poison pills as much as humanly possible. This is not the place to cash in on political chits; there is far too much on the line. Like all of our colleagues, I am eager to have more clarity on the makeup of the 118th Congress, but we have work to do before the end of the 117th Congress, and I, for one, am ready to get to work. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

single

homophobic

11/14/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-11-14-pt1-PgS6640

nan

nan

National Defense Authorization Act Madam President, while we wait for the final ballots to be tallied and runoffs to be held, there is still work to be done here in the Senate. The first item on the agenda should be the National Defense Authorization Act. To be frank, I don't know why this is still outstanding, why we haven't acted as we have, I believe, for 61 years in a row, passing a National Defense Authorization Act, given its importance to the safety and security of our Nation. Thanks to the bipartisan leadership of Senator Reed and Senator Inhofe and our colleagues on the Armed Services Committee, they completed their work in the Senate Armed Services Committee last summer, but the Defense Authorization Act has just lingered on the Senate's agenda without any action by the majority leader, the Senator from New York. Thanks to bipartisan leadership on the Senate Armed Services Committee, they have compiled a strong bill that will strengthen and modernize our national defense. But that bill was filed on July 18, last summer. In the meantime, nothing has happened here on the floor of the Senate, now 4 months later. The majority leader has so far refused to provide floor time for the Defense authorization bill. This isn't a matter of scheduling. The Senate has had plenty of time to work on the Defense bill in September, and there was certainly bipartisan appetite to get that done. But the Senate majority leader, Senator Schumer, the Senator from New York, could not be swayed. He hasn't prioritized our national defense, which I believe is the single most important duty of the Members of Congress. Given our global risks, this should be our No. 1 priority. Day after day, Russia continues its unjustified assault on Ukraine. As it tries to find friends on the global stage, it is cozying up to Iran. At the same time, the Chinese Communist Party has become increasingly hostile to the West, and its threats against the people of Taiwan are as strong as ever. North Korea has declared itself a nuclear weapons state. The global threat landscape is evolving at a pace we haven't seen in a long time. We need a strong National Defense Authorization Act that gives our commanders the predictability they need to plan and to prepare for the future and, hopefully, to deter military conflict--what Ronald Reagan called peace through strength. It is completely baffling to me that the majority leader has put the National Defense Authorization Act at the very bottom of his to-do list. Radical nominees can wait. Our national defense must be the top priority, and I hope he will put this bill on the floor soon. Senators on both sides of the aisle--as I mentioned, the Defense authorization bill is a bipartisan bill that came out of the Senate Armed Services Committee and was filed July 18, last summer, and nothing has happened on the floor of the Senate since then. There is one person who can change that, and that is the Democrat majority leader, Senator Schumer. I hope he will decide, finally, to get this bill on the floor. Once the Defense authorization bill passes the Senate, we still have to keep the lights on. We have a continuing resolution that expires December 16. We have just over a month until the current stopgap spending measure expires, and a government shutdown is the last thing our country needs. Given the fact that this is the end of Democrats' unified government, where they have majorities in the House and the Senate and the White House, I worry that our colleagues will try to weigh this down with tons of partisan freight, sweetheart deals, and earmarks. I am afraid they will include every remaining item from the far left's Christmas wish list and turn a critical funding bill into a Christmas tree. This bill should be as clean of poison pills as much as humanly possible. This is not the place to cash in on political chits; there is far too much on the line. Like all of our colleagues, I am eager to have more clarity on the makeup of the 118th Congress, but we have work to do before the end of the 117th Congress, and I, for one, am ready to get to work. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Reagan

white supremacist

11/14/2022

Mr. McCONNELL

Senate

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Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, last month, Kentucky lost a statesman, a model gentleman, and one of the key mentors of my early career. Former Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Tom Emberton of Edmonton, KY, passed away this October in a tragic house fire, a sudden and devastating loss for the entire Commonwealth. Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Tom's legacy of public service and paying tribute to his extraordinary career. Tom was born and raised in south central Kentucky and prioritized service to that distinctive community from the outset of his career. He served a 4-year tour of duty with the U.S. Air Force then returned to the Commonwealth for an undergraduate degree at Western Kentucky University and a law degree from the University of Louisville School of Law. Not long after, he moved to Metcalfe County to serve as county attorney, beginning his long work on behalf of the region. I first got to know Tom a few years later when, upon returning to Kentucky after a stint in Washington, DC, I got involved with his 1971 gubernatorial campaign. Four years prior, Louie B. Nunn had become the Commonwealth's first Republican Governor in two decades, and Tom bet he could build on his success to bring another four years of conservative leadership to the Commonwealth. Tom's campaign was instructive for me; he traveled all across Kentucky, including to deeply Democratic strongholds, to preach the Republican policies that most Kentuckians agreed with but, historically, did not vote for. Ultimately, Tom couldn't pull out a win that year--my future colleague in the U.S. Senate Wendell Ford was elected--but he earned respect from leaders and voters across Kentucky. Tom was undeterred by his electoral loss and returned to Metcalfe County to continue his work on behalf of his neighbors and build his law career. In recognition of Tom's outstanding service to the Commonwealth and ability to breach partisan divides, a Democratic Governor appointed him to a vacancy on the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1987. Voters reelected him to that position twice, and his peers appointed him to serve as chief judge of the court of appeals, a position he held until 2004. By the time of his retirement, the entire Kentucky legal community recognized this once-upstart conservative as a widely revered senior statesman. Throughout the course of his career, Tom made sure to expand the scope of his service beyond the courtroom and the ballot box. He maintained lifelong involvement with the WKU community, serving with distinction on the school's board of regents and as the WKU Alumni Association Board President. He received repeated recognition from community organizations based in and around Metcalfe County, including the local chamber of commerce and area development district. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet even named Thomas D. Emberton Bridge in Metcalfe County in his honor. Along the way, Tom and his wife Julia Lee built an amazing home and family in Metcalfe County. His two children, Laura and Tom Jr., five grandchildren, and recently arrived great-grandchildren were the light of his life. I had the pleasure of visiting the Emberton family over the years and reminiscing with Tom about his campaign days and discussing the current state of politics and policy in the Commonwealth. He and Julia Lee also built a special relationship with my wife, Elaine, that all of us have cherished for many years. I was shocked to hear of Tom's sudden passing last month in a fire, when he heroically saved his wife's life and perished inside his home. Elaine and I are mourning alongside the entire Emberton family and hope they can find some solace in this difficult time. On behalf of the entire Senate, I honor Tom for his service to Kentucky and offer prayers to the Emberton family as they memorialize Tom's incredible life and career.

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white supremacist

11/14/2022

Mr. TUBERVILLE

Senate

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nan

Mr. TUBERVILLE. Mr. President, in 1945, a World War II veteran named Raymond Weeks from Birmingham, AL, recognized the need for a day to honor all veterans. He led the petition to then-Army Chief of Staff Dwight Eisenhower for a national veterans day and organized the first veterans day parade in Birmingham on November 11, 1947. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill officially establishing ``Veterans Day.'' President Eisenhower said, ``Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom.'' It is fitting that the ``Father of Veterans Day'' was an Alabamian, symbolizing a longstanding tradition among our residents to recognize and show appreciation for our veterans and servicemembers. Every year, we continue this tradition of pausing to recognize our veterans--past and present. Veterans Day reminds us that freedom is a sacred gift, and it is not free. Some endured unthinkable battles and hardships so that we can live in peace. Most have relinquished their autonomy, moving themselves and their families across the country and around the world, with little to no notice, spending holidays and major life events separated from loved ones. And all joined willing to lay down life and limb for their country. Alabama is home to more than 400,000 of these heroes, and today, I will be recognizing seven of them for their sacrifices to make our country safer. They embody what it means to be a member of our Armed Forces-- but also what it means to be an American. Their service did not end when their time in the military did; they are investing in their communities even after taking off their uniforms. Each of them chose to use their experiences to uplift those around them. If you ask them about their heroic actions or how they have contributed to making a difference in others' lives, they will humbly tell you it has been their honor to do so. I am proud to recognize their military service and the unique ways they are investing in our communities, like SGT Chris Amacker of Slapout, AL, a gun truck commander in the Army's 465th Transportation Unit, where he moved ammo and equipment during the Iraq war. He faithfully carried out his duty, traveling more miles for his unit than any other driver during his time. His military service was cut short after suffering brain and spinal injuries following an explosive attack on his unit. Sergeant Amacker spent more than a year in an Arkansas rehabilitation facility, relearning how to walk and talk. But you wouldn't guess that Sergeant Amacker had been through so much from his positive outlook and passion for helping others lead meaningful lives. He considers himself blessed to be alive and doesn't regret his decision to join the Army. Today, Sergeant Amacker is actively involved in his community and several veterans' organizations, including the American Legion in Middlebrook. He supports other veterans coping with service-connected issues like PTSD by listening to their struggles and connecting them with other veterans to help break down isolation barriers. He also helps them find jobs to ease their transition to civilian life. Sergeant Amacker is a devoted dad, cheering on his children at soccer games and in the band. He is described by someone in the community as ``a one-in-a-million man who will do anything to help anyone, particularly a fellow service person.'' There is no more commendable action than using skills learned in the military to help others succeed, like Officer Eric Prewitt from Havana, AL, does, day in and day out. A graduate of Hale County High School, Officer Prewitt enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1992, where he served as a yeoman second class. During his time in the military, he served as administrative support for military officers in assignments, with Active-Duty assignments in Guam, Australia, and the Philippines. Officer Prewitt felt led to return to west Alabama after his time in the military and use his skills to assist veterans wishing to use their GI Bill benefits. In 2005, he became the Veterans Affairs officer and diversity training liaison at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, AL. When speaking about his job, Officer Prewitt shared how the military invested in him and that he wants to continue investing in our servicemembers and veterans. His role is a huge benefit to not just west Alabama but our entire State. He helps nearly 400 veterans and their dependents annually to get the assistance they need while attending college. Officer Prewitt's efforts have helped increase the veteran student population retention rate and make it possible for them to achieve their educational goals. Additionally, his office leads his community in making sure veterans do not feel alone or forgotten, including participating in ``Operation We Remember'' to raise awareness about veteran suicide. Some servicemembers were not well received upon their return to American soil. They fought a thankless war without feeling supported, but still fought out of devotion for their country. This was the case for combat LTC Jeff Wishik of Madison, AL. Born in Montgomery, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army through Marion Military Institute's early commissioning program. He deployed to Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division, directed to find and engage enemy forces. In one particularly intense engagement with the North Vietnamese, Wishik charged through an onslaught of bullets to take command of the injured front element and order the wounded troops to safety. His quick action and leadership allowed the unit to move the wounded out of the conflict zone. While scouting for a landing zone for a helicopter to evacuate them, Lieutenant Wishik was struck by numerous enemy attacks, including one explosion that blew him into the air, knocked him unconscious, and killed all but three in his scouting group. After he and the two other soldiers realized they were outnumbered and unable to turn back, they spent the night pretending to be dead to avoid being captured by the enemy. He recalls enemy troops walking within inches of them and unknowingly stepping on them as they tried to remain quiet despite their serious injuries. During the night, a North Vietnamese soldier discovered Lieutenant Wishik, looking for his food rations. Lieutenant Wishik used his last bit of strength to take out the enemy before passing out again, saving himself and the remaining two soldiers from his scouting group. He spent time recovering in multiple medical facilities before returning to Vietnam as a pilot for a second combat tour. He received many awards for his courageous actions, including the Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Medal, and a Purple Heart. He went to work for Lockheed Martin for 24 years following his retirement from the military in 1988 and has devoted his time throughout the years volunteering in various organizations, including the Semper Fi Community Task Force of North Alabama and as compliance lead in support of Madison County's Veterans Court. Lieutenant Wishik's wise reminder to Americans based on his experience is that, ``You may not agree with the politics of the country, but you don't take it out on American servicemembers.'' The call to serve may ``run in the family,'' where, for some veterans, the lessons and values learned in military service are worth passing on generation to generation. This is the case for SGT Janet Pray of Geneva, AL, who served in the U.S. Army from 1989-2003. Sergeant Pray grew up in a military family, and after graduating from Alabama State University with a degree in social work, she decided to enlist. Her first assignment was in Germany, driving a 5-ton truck back and forth from the airfield to refuel aircraft. Upon returning to the States, the Army selected Sergeant Pray for a professional leadership development course. For a while, she moved around, serving at Fort Campbell and Fort Hood before being sent to Korea, reaching the rank of staff sergeant. Her final tour of duty was in Germany during the Iraq war, where she prepared her unit for deployment as part of the 19th Support Group. After retiring from the Army, Sergeant Pray continued supporting the Department of Defense in various roles, including as an administrative assistant at Ft. Rucker. Her love for education and empowering the next generation prompted her to become a substitute teacher and aide for the Geneva City Schools System. Her encouragement and tenacious spirit has touched the lives of countless students and teachers. Though she retired from teaching earlier this year, Sergeant Pray's influence lives on in her four grandchildren. One of her grandsons is currently on track to become an officer in the military after he graduates college. Sergeant Pray says the military taught her to lead by example and be responsible for her own actions--lessons she continues to pass on. People like Sergeant Pray keep the American dream alive by inspiring others to take advantage of opportunities our country has to offer and leading by example. For veterans like 100-year-old George Hamilton of Pleasant Grove, the idea of ``service'' has no age limit. The World War II Navy veteran participates in different events around Jefferson County to share his story and is active in his local congregation at Bethel Baptist Church. Mission work is a huge part of his life. He has been on 11 trips to Nicaragua and is planning to go again soon. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, then-19-year-old Mr. Hamilton chose to enlist in the Navy. He served as a radarman second class aboard the USS King, helping protect the west coast and the North Pacific around the Aleutian Islands. Mr. Hamilton says his only regret about his time with the Navy is not signing up sooner. He reflects fondly on his service, but also on how united Americans were during World War II, with a huge desire to do whatever was necessary to defeat our common enemy and defend our way of life. Mr. Hamilton continues to remind us of our country's potential when we are united, saying, ``If we could get that feeling back in our country today, we could get out of this situation we're in without fail.'' Many heroes gave our country some of the best years of their lives so that we could freely enjoy ours. One such hero is SGT Lonnie Phillips of Pell City, AL. The two-time Purple Heart recipient left home when he was just 17 years old to join the Marines, serving in the Vietnam war for 1 year and 11 months. During his time in Vietnam, Sergeant Phillips survived two attacks but sustained life-changing injuries. He tearfully recalled losing most of his buddies when his unit came under gunfire while patrolling through a rice field. Sergeant Phillips woke up in the back of a medical vehicle with multiple injuries, including a severe blow to his left leg that required the removal of most of his calf. Decades later, he still has shrapnel in his hip, a painful reminder of the cost of freedom. Sergeant Phillips says he doesn't regret his service because he hopes it will keep today's youth from facing the same hardship. He gives his time in the military credit for teaching him discipline and the sacred value of life. Now, Sergeant Phillips takes pride in raising honeybees and growing fresh produce for the St. Clair County community. But he doesn't see himself as a hero--just a man who did what his country asked of him during a difficult point in history. His humility and devotion are an inspiration to us all. The sacrifices made by our servicemembers are often overlooked or taken for granted by those of us who benefit from them. Even during the Korean war, often referred to as the ``Forgotten War,'' there were men and women who willingly answered the call to serve--not for fame or recognition, but to keep our country safe from evil, like Sergeant Dave Jensen of Foley, who enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at 19 years old. His job was to help assess aerial photography used for enemy surveillance. His first overseas assignment was in North Africa supporting those who flew along the Russian lines before doing stints in Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam. After honorably discharging, Sergeant Jensen made another commendable decision to enter public education, teaching the art of woodworking and mechanics during his 30 years as a shop instructor. Sergeant Jensen is an example of someone who knew the importance of his role to the overall mission and honorably carried out his part. These veterans--Chris Amacker, Eric Prewitt, Jeff Wishik, Janet Pray, George Hamilton, Lonnie Phillips, and Dave Jensen--are all heroes. Our country is safer because of their efforts, and Alabama's communities are better off because of their service and continued service. Their sacrifices--whether loss of mobility, time spent away from family, postwar trauma, or the most vibrant years of their youth--demonstrate America's strength to the world. President Ronald Reagan summed it up best when he said, ``Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they've suffered the scars of war. We can offer them no better tribute than to protect what they have won for us.'' I hope we will remember the price of freedom and those who have paid it. To all of our veterans, thank you for your sacrifice and endeavors to ensure America remains the country of freedom and opportunity for generations to come.

based

white supremacist

11/14/2022

Mr. TUBERVILLE

Senate

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Mr. TUBERVILLE. Mr. President, in 1945, a World War II veteran named Raymond Weeks from Birmingham, AL, recognized the need for a day to honor all veterans. He led the petition to then-Army Chief of Staff Dwight Eisenhower for a national veterans day and organized the first veterans day parade in Birmingham on November 11, 1947. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill officially establishing ``Veterans Day.'' President Eisenhower said, ``Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom.'' It is fitting that the ``Father of Veterans Day'' was an Alabamian, symbolizing a longstanding tradition among our residents to recognize and show appreciation for our veterans and servicemembers. Every year, we continue this tradition of pausing to recognize our veterans--past and present. Veterans Day reminds us that freedom is a sacred gift, and it is not free. Some endured unthinkable battles and hardships so that we can live in peace. Most have relinquished their autonomy, moving themselves and their families across the country and around the world, with little to no notice, spending holidays and major life events separated from loved ones. And all joined willing to lay down life and limb for their country. Alabama is home to more than 400,000 of these heroes, and today, I will be recognizing seven of them for their sacrifices to make our country safer. They embody what it means to be a member of our Armed Forces-- but also what it means to be an American. Their service did not end when their time in the military did; they are investing in their communities even after taking off their uniforms. Each of them chose to use their experiences to uplift those around them. If you ask them about their heroic actions or how they have contributed to making a difference in others' lives, they will humbly tell you it has been their honor to do so. I am proud to recognize their military service and the unique ways they are investing in our communities, like SGT Chris Amacker of Slapout, AL, a gun truck commander in the Army's 465th Transportation Unit, where he moved ammo and equipment during the Iraq war. He faithfully carried out his duty, traveling more miles for his unit than any other driver during his time. His military service was cut short after suffering brain and spinal injuries following an explosive attack on his unit. Sergeant Amacker spent more than a year in an Arkansas rehabilitation facility, relearning how to walk and talk. But you wouldn't guess that Sergeant Amacker had been through so much from his positive outlook and passion for helping others lead meaningful lives. He considers himself blessed to be alive and doesn't regret his decision to join the Army. Today, Sergeant Amacker is actively involved in his community and several veterans' organizations, including the American Legion in Middlebrook. He supports other veterans coping with service-connected issues like PTSD by listening to their struggles and connecting them with other veterans to help break down isolation barriers. He also helps them find jobs to ease their transition to civilian life. Sergeant Amacker is a devoted dad, cheering on his children at soccer games and in the band. He is described by someone in the community as ``a one-in-a-million man who will do anything to help anyone, particularly a fellow service person.'' There is no more commendable action than using skills learned in the military to help others succeed, like Officer Eric Prewitt from Havana, AL, does, day in and day out. A graduate of Hale County High School, Officer Prewitt enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1992, where he served as a yeoman second class. During his time in the military, he served as administrative support for military officers in assignments, with Active-Duty assignments in Guam, Australia, and the Philippines. Officer Prewitt felt led to return to west Alabama after his time in the military and use his skills to assist veterans wishing to use their GI Bill benefits. In 2005, he became the Veterans Affairs officer and diversity training liaison at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, AL. When speaking about his job, Officer Prewitt shared how the military invested in him and that he wants to continue investing in our servicemembers and veterans. His role is a huge benefit to not just west Alabama but our entire State. He helps nearly 400 veterans and their dependents annually to get the assistance they need while attending college. Officer Prewitt's efforts have helped increase the veteran student population retention rate and make it possible for them to achieve their educational goals. Additionally, his office leads his community in making sure veterans do not feel alone or forgotten, including participating in ``Operation We Remember'' to raise awareness about veteran suicide. Some servicemembers were not well received upon their return to American soil. They fought a thankless war without feeling supported, but still fought out of devotion for their country. This was the case for combat LTC Jeff Wishik of Madison, AL. Born in Montgomery, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army through Marion Military Institute's early commissioning program. He deployed to Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division, directed to find and engage enemy forces. In one particularly intense engagement with the North Vietnamese, Wishik charged through an onslaught of bullets to take command of the injured front element and order the wounded troops to safety. His quick action and leadership allowed the unit to move the wounded out of the conflict zone. While scouting for a landing zone for a helicopter to evacuate them, Lieutenant Wishik was struck by numerous enemy attacks, including one explosion that blew him into the air, knocked him unconscious, and killed all but three in his scouting group. After he and the two other soldiers realized they were outnumbered and unable to turn back, they spent the night pretending to be dead to avoid being captured by the enemy. He recalls enemy troops walking within inches of them and unknowingly stepping on them as they tried to remain quiet despite their serious injuries. During the night, a North Vietnamese soldier discovered Lieutenant Wishik, looking for his food rations. Lieutenant Wishik used his last bit of strength to take out the enemy before passing out again, saving himself and the remaining two soldiers from his scouting group. He spent time recovering in multiple medical facilities before returning to Vietnam as a pilot for a second combat tour. He received many awards for his courageous actions, including the Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Medal, and a Purple Heart. He went to work for Lockheed Martin for 24 years following his retirement from the military in 1988 and has devoted his time throughout the years volunteering in various organizations, including the Semper Fi Community Task Force of North Alabama and as compliance lead in support of Madison County's Veterans Court. Lieutenant Wishik's wise reminder to Americans based on his experience is that, ``You may not agree with the politics of the country, but you don't take it out on American servicemembers.'' The call to serve may ``run in the family,'' where, for some veterans, the lessons and values learned in military service are worth passing on generation to generation. This is the case for SGT Janet Pray of Geneva, AL, who served in the U.S. Army from 1989-2003. Sergeant Pray grew up in a military family, and after graduating from Alabama State University with a degree in social work, she decided to enlist. Her first assignment was in Germany, driving a 5-ton truck back and forth from the airfield to refuel aircraft. Upon returning to the States, the Army selected Sergeant Pray for a professional leadership development course. For a while, she moved around, serving at Fort Campbell and Fort Hood before being sent to Korea, reaching the rank of staff sergeant. Her final tour of duty was in Germany during the Iraq war, where she prepared her unit for deployment as part of the 19th Support Group. After retiring from the Army, Sergeant Pray continued supporting the Department of Defense in various roles, including as an administrative assistant at Ft. Rucker. Her love for education and empowering the next generation prompted her to become a substitute teacher and aide for the Geneva City Schools System. Her encouragement and tenacious spirit has touched the lives of countless students and teachers. Though she retired from teaching earlier this year, Sergeant Pray's influence lives on in her four grandchildren. One of her grandsons is currently on track to become an officer in the military after he graduates college. Sergeant Pray says the military taught her to lead by example and be responsible for her own actions--lessons she continues to pass on. People like Sergeant Pray keep the American dream alive by inspiring others to take advantage of opportunities our country has to offer and leading by example. For veterans like 100-year-old George Hamilton of Pleasant Grove, the idea of ``service'' has no age limit. The World War II Navy veteran participates in different events around Jefferson County to share his story and is active in his local congregation at Bethel Baptist Church. Mission work is a huge part of his life. He has been on 11 trips to Nicaragua and is planning to go again soon. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, then-19-year-old Mr. Hamilton chose to enlist in the Navy. He served as a radarman second class aboard the USS King, helping protect the west coast and the North Pacific around the Aleutian Islands. Mr. Hamilton says his only regret about his time with the Navy is not signing up sooner. He reflects fondly on his service, but also on how united Americans were during World War II, with a huge desire to do whatever was necessary to defeat our common enemy and defend our way of life. Mr. Hamilton continues to remind us of our country's potential when we are united, saying, ``If we could get that feeling back in our country today, we could get out of this situation we're in without fail.'' Many heroes gave our country some of the best years of their lives so that we could freely enjoy ours. One such hero is SGT Lonnie Phillips of Pell City, AL. The two-time Purple Heart recipient left home when he was just 17 years old to join the Marines, serving in the Vietnam war for 1 year and 11 months. During his time in Vietnam, Sergeant Phillips survived two attacks but sustained life-changing injuries. He tearfully recalled losing most of his buddies when his unit came under gunfire while patrolling through a rice field. Sergeant Phillips woke up in the back of a medical vehicle with multiple injuries, including a severe blow to his left leg that required the removal of most of his calf. Decades later, he still has shrapnel in his hip, a painful reminder of the cost of freedom. Sergeant Phillips says he doesn't regret his service because he hopes it will keep today's youth from facing the same hardship. He gives his time in the military credit for teaching him discipline and the sacred value of life. Now, Sergeant Phillips takes pride in raising honeybees and growing fresh produce for the St. Clair County community. But he doesn't see himself as a hero--just a man who did what his country asked of him during a difficult point in history. His humility and devotion are an inspiration to us all. The sacrifices made by our servicemembers are often overlooked or taken for granted by those of us who benefit from them. Even during the Korean war, often referred to as the ``Forgotten War,'' there were men and women who willingly answered the call to serve--not for fame or recognition, but to keep our country safe from evil, like Sergeant Dave Jensen of Foley, who enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at 19 years old. His job was to help assess aerial photography used for enemy surveillance. His first overseas assignment was in North Africa supporting those who flew along the Russian lines before doing stints in Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam. After honorably discharging, Sergeant Jensen made another commendable decision to enter public education, teaching the art of woodworking and mechanics during his 30 years as a shop instructor. Sergeant Jensen is an example of someone who knew the importance of his role to the overall mission and honorably carried out his part. These veterans--Chris Amacker, Eric Prewitt, Jeff Wishik, Janet Pray, George Hamilton, Lonnie Phillips, and Dave Jensen--are all heroes. Our country is safer because of their efforts, and Alabama's communities are better off because of their service and continued service. Their sacrifices--whether loss of mobility, time spent away from family, postwar trauma, or the most vibrant years of their youth--demonstrate America's strength to the world. President Ronald Reagan summed it up best when he said, ``Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they've suffered the scars of war. We can offer them no better tribute than to protect what they have won for us.'' I hope we will remember the price of freedom and those who have paid it. To all of our veterans, thank you for your sacrifice and endeavors to ensure America remains the country of freedom and opportunity for generations to come.

Reagan

white supremacist

11/14/2022

Mr. PADILLA

Senate

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Mr. PADILLA. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr., on a lifetime of service to his community and a career of caring for others. Bishop Blake has served as pastor of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ for 53 years--53 years as a pillar of Crenshaw and South Los Angeles. While it may be hard to believe, there was a time before the name Blake was synonymous with Crenshaw. Charles E. Blake, Sr., was born in Little Rock, AR, into a family of faith. His father was a preacher and well-respected leader in the Pentecostal faith. Both Charles and his brother, J.A., would go on to preach in the Church of God in Christ. After his family moved to California and notably after his first sermon at the age of 16, he attended California Western University and subsequently earned his master's degree at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. It was there--as student body president, surrounded by Black students and faculty, and as a leader of student civil rights marches in Selma and Montgomery--where he began to see the strength of Black community power. In 1969, he became senior pastor of West Angeles Church, where his powerful sermons from a pulpit in South Los Angeles grew his congregation rapidly and brought together the community. By 1999, what had once been a 300-person church on 5th Avenue and Adams Boulevard had grown to require the construction of the ornate, 5,000-seat West Angeles Cathedral. Bishop Blake's unwavering faith and exalted message of devotion earned his election as presiding bishop of the Church of God in Christ four times, representing millions of worshippers around the globe. It also led to his appointment by President Obama to the Inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. But to countless families in South Los Angeles, whether attending a Sunday service or watching the Crenshaw corridor grow around them, his commitment to his community is what is most memorable. Over his decades of leadership, he brought to Crenshaw affordable housing, a performing arts theater, and a K-12 school; encouraged economic growth and businesses that provided jobs to Angelenos; created programs to lift up Black men with educational and financial literacy resources; and secured invaluable attention and resources for neighborhoods in South Los Angeles. He invested in the Crenshaw corridor when it needed it most, and we thank him for his faith and service. All of California wishes him and his wife, Lady Mae L. Blake, well in retirement, and we wish his son, Charles E. Blake II, luck in his new role as senior pastor.

based

white supremacist

11/14/2022

Mr. TILLIS

Senate

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nan

nan

Mr. TILLIS. Mr. President, I rise today to remember a friend and a great North Carolinian, Ada Markita Fisher, who unexpectedly died on October 7, 2022. Ada was 74 years old and only a few weeks away from her 75th birthday. As a young African-American woman, she was a trailblazer. After completing a degree in biology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro--UNCG--she went on to become the first Black female to earn a medical degree at the University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine and Public Health. She was also the first Black UNCG alumna to complete a medical degree. Additionally, she completed her masters in public health at Johns Hopkins University's School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1981. After completing her medical degree, Ada chose to return to North Carolina to provide medical care to an underserved community and lead programs for victims of substance abuse. She spent some of her career in the private sector, but most of her life was dedicated to helping people who were struggling and ultimately making a positive difference in her community. I met Ada 15 years ago when I began my political service in the North Carolina General Assembly. From the first time I met her, I was inspired by her courage, focus, and plain talk. She was a lifelong Republican. She was dedicated to the party of Abraham Lincoln, and she did not hesitate to challenge anyone from across the political spectrum who threatened the principles of personal liberty, individual responsibility, and social justice. Although I met Ada after she retired, she never seemed to slow down. She traveled across the State advocating for common sense ``prescriptions'' to the challenges we faced. She became the first African-American to be elected Republican National Committee--RNC-- committeewoman for North Carolina. Ada was known for her letters. Some were focused on policies she was promoting, and others were focused on challenging policies she did not think were helpful. Whether or not you agreed with her opinion, you had to respect the thoughtfulness and the work she put into them. When Ada wasn't working on public policy, she was focused on her family. Ada never married, but she adopted two sons who blessed her with two grandchildren. She also had three siblings and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. She adored her family, and they adored her. I attended Ada's funeral last month, and I was honored to speak at her memorial service. While I was considering what I should say, it occurred to me that I had never written a letter to Ada, so I decided to write a letter to her and deliver it at the memorial. I wished that I had sent it long before her passing, but I hope she enjoys it nonetheless as she reads it in heaven. Dear Ada, I'm sorry I am just now sending you this letter, but I hope it finds you well in the Kingdom of Heaven. I regret that I haven't had the opportunity to see you recently, but I am glad that my last memory of you was giving you a hug when we were together. Had I known it was to be the last time I would see you, I would have hugged you a little longer. After I received the sad news of your passing, I reflected on the times we spent together, and it gave me some comfort as I grieved your loss. I knew you as a staunch advocate for people who are struggling, for diversity, for personal responsibility, and for individual freedom. I remember so many times when you challenged a crowd to think differently. You didn't look for applause lines, you looked for opportunities to make a point and to make a difference. You didn't hesitate to get people out of their comfort zone by saying what needed to be said, and you gained many followers and admirers along the way. I am embarrassed to admit that I only knew a small part of your work since the time we met 15 years ago, and I did not fully comprehend your life's work with helping others. I've studied you more since your passing Ada, and you are truly even more remarkable than I imagined. As a young African American woman, you excelled in academics--a medical degree and a master's degree in public health. You could have taken a life-long path to personal enrichment, but you chose to return home to North Carolina to set up a rural health clinic and programs to help people struggling with substance abuse. You helped veterans. You studied education and became a certified teacher in math and science. You served in what I believe is the most difficult political position on earth--a local school board. Man, I wish they were televised in those days. I'm sure it would have been a sight to see! You understood that education is the surest path to freedom, and you worked hard to ensure that every child (including your two sons) had an opportunity to pursue that path. The truth is, Ada, you have done so much for so many, and you've set a high bar for the rest of us. I am saddened that you left this earthy world far too soon because I know you had so many more things you would do to make it a better place. But thank you for everything you did Ada, and thank you for the blessing of your friendship. Now that you've had a few weeks in the Kingdom of Heaven, I hope you've found time to rest. You deserve it, Ada. Know that we are praying for you and that we love you, and we will continue to be inspired by your life's work. With Love and Admiration, Thom T.

never married

homophobic

10/18/2022

Unknown

House

CREC-2022-10-18-pt1-PgH8399-7

nan

nan

Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, reported that on January 19, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 1192. An Act impose requirements on the payment of compensation to professional persons employed in voluntary cases commenced under title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (commonly known as ``PROMESA''). Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on February 15, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 1281. An Act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Gaylord, Michigan, as the ``Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic''. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on February 18, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 6617. An Act making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on March 2, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 960. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the ``John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office''. H.R. 2044. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 17 East Main Street in Herington, Kansas, as the ``Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building''. H.R. 3210. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 15th Street in Boulder, Colorado, as the ``Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building''. H.R. 3419. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Joseph R. Lentol Post Office''. H.R. 4445. An Act to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on March 11, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills and joint resolution: H.R. 189. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that the authority of the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments applies with respect to both current and former centers of excellence, and for other purposes. H.R. 1667. An Act to address behavioral health and well- being among health care professionals. H.R. 2497. An Act to establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a Unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. H.R. 2545. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 3665. An Act to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Diego, California, as the Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and to support the designation of a component of such medical center in honor of Kathleen Bruyere. H.J. Res. 75. A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on March 14, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 2471. An Act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and or other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on March 28, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 55, An Act to amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act. H.R. 3076. An Act to provide stability to and enhance the services of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on April 7, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 3197. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the City of Eunice, Louisiana, certain Federal land in Louisiana, and for other purposes. H.R. 5681. An Act to authorize the reclassification of the tactical enforcement officers (commonly known as the ``Shadow Wolves'') in the Homeland Security Investigations tactical patrol unit operating on the lands of the Tohono O'odham Nation as special agents, and for other purposes. H.R. 6968. An Act to prohibit the importation of energy products of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. H.R. 7108. An Act to suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on April 26, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 3113. An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on May 11, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 3182. An Act to provide that inclined sleepers for infants and crib bumpers shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 6023. An Act to require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on May 19, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 7691. An Act to making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. H.R. 7791. An Act to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish waiver authority to address certain emergencies, disasters, and supply chain disruptions, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on May 26, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 4426. An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs of children are considered in homeland security planning, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on June 9, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 1298. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1233 North Cedar Street in Owasso, Oklahoma, as the ``Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building''. H.R. 3525. An Act to establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, and for other purposes. H.R. 3579. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, Illinois, as the ``Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office''. H.R. 3613. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 Trumbull Street in Saint Clair, Michigan, as the ``Corporal Jeffrey Robert Standfest Post Office Building''. H.R. 4168. An Act to designated the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6223 Maple Street, in Omaha, Nebraska, as the ``Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French Post Office''. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on June 22, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 735. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 502 East Cotati Avenue in Cotati, California, as the ``Arturo L. Ibleto Post Office Building''. H.R. 767. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the ``Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building''. H.R. 1170. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 League in Irvine, California, as the ``Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building''. H.R. 1444. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 132 North Loudoun Street, Suite 1 in Winchester, Virginia, as the ``Patsy Cline Post Office''. H.R. 2324. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service locaed at 2800 South Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the ``D. Edwina Stephens Post Office''. H.R. 4591. An Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress periodic reports on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization program. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on July 21, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 8351. An Act to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula products, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on August 2, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 1057. An Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, and for other purposes. H.R. 1842. An Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the Bicentennial of Harriet Tubman's birth. H.R. 3359. An Act to provide for a system for reviewing the case files of cold case murders at the instance of certain persons, and for other purposes. H.R. 4346. An Act to making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. H.R. 7334. An Act to extend the statute of limiations for fraud by borrowers under certain COVID-19 economic injury disaster loan programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R. 7352. An Act to amend the Small Business Act to extend the statute of limitation for fraud by borrowers under the Paycheck Protection Program, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on August 15, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 2992. An Act to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize use of amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used for assistance under the Housing Trust Fund, and for other purposes. H.R. 5313. An Act to protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to require child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries, and for other purposes. H.R. 5376. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14. H.R. 6943. An Act to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize public safety office death benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on September 15, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 5754. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on September 22, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 8656. An Act to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Mishawaka, Indiana, as the ``Jackie Walorski VA Clinic''. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on September 28, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 5577. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John R. Lewis Post Office Building''. H.R. 6899. An Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from engaging in transactions involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund that are held by the Russian Federation or Belarus. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on September 30, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 6833. An Act to making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on October 4, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 91. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the ``Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building''. H.R. 92. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the ``Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office''. H.R. 468. An Act to amend title 49, United States Code to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects. H.R. 1766. An Act to enhance cooperation between the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General to combat unfair and deceptive practices, and for other purposes. H.R. 2142. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 Manhattan Avenue in Buffalo, New York, as the ``Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building''. H.R. 3508. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as the ``CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office''. H.R. 3539. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 223 West Chalan Santo Papa in Hagatna, Guam, as the ``Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office''. H.R. 4877. An Act to amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a centralized website for compliance guides, and for other purposes. H.R. 5641. An Act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the threshold for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5809. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, as the ``Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building''. H.R. 7500. An Act to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, and for other purposes. H.R. 7698. An Act to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ventura, California, as the ``Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic''. H.R. 7846. An Act to increase, effective as of December 1, 2022, the rates of compensation for veterans with service- connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 8982. An Act to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in the manufacturing of infant formula in the United States, and for other purposes.

based

white supremacist

10/11/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-10-11-pt1-PgS6473

nan

nan

Mr. KING (for Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Daines, and Ms. Warren)) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary: S. Res. 826 Whereas more than 2,100,000 individuals serve as members of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the reserve components of the Armed Forces; Whereas several hundred thousand members of the Armed Forces served in more than 200 countries in every region of the world; Whereas more than 2,000,000 members of the Armed Forces have deployed to the area of operations of the United States Central Command since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; Whereas, for nearly 20 years following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, members of the Armed Forces deployed throughout Afghanistan, and their service and bravery helped protect the United States from further terrorist attacks; Whereas the United States is kept strong and free by the loyal military personnel from the total force, which includes the regular components, the National Guard, and the Reserves, who protect the precious heritage of the United States through their declarations and actions; Whereas the United States remains committed to providing the fullest possible accounting for personnel missing from past conflicts ranging from World War II through current day conflicts; Whereas members of the Armed Forces serving at home and abroad have courageously answered the call to duty to defend the ideals of the United States and to preserve peace and freedom around the world; Whereas in early 2022, members of the Armed Forces deployed on short-notice to Eastern Europe to support, reassure, and defend allies of the United States and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Whereas the United States remains committed to easing the transition from deployment abroad to service at home for members of the Armed Forces and the families of the members; Whereas members of the Armed Forces personify the virtues of patriotism, service, duty, courage, and sacrifice; Whereas the families of members of the Armed Forces make important and significant sacrifices for the United States; and Whereas the Senate has designated October 26 as the ``Day of the Deployed'' since 2011: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates October 26, 2022, as the ``Day of the Deployed''; (2) honors the deployed members of the Armed Forces of the United States and the families of the members; (3) calls on the people of the United States to reflect on the service of those members of the Armed Forces, wherever the members serve, past, present, and future; and (4) encourages the people of the United States to observe the Day of the Deployed with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

terrorist

Islamophobic

10/11/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-10-11-pt1-PgS6473-2

nan

nan

Mr. KING, (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Leahy, and Ms. Ernst)) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary: S. Res. 827 Whereas, according to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey-- (1) up to 12,000,000 individuals in the United States report experiencing intimate partner violence annually, including physical violence, rape, or stalking; and (2) approximately 1 in 5 women in the United States and up to 1 in 7 men in the United States have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetimes; Whereas, on average, 3 women in the United States are killed each day by a current or former intimate partner, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics; Whereas domestic violence can affect anyone, but women who are 18 to 34 years of age typically experience the highest rates of domestic violence; Whereas survivors of domestic violence are strong, courageous, and resilient; Whereas most female victims of intimate partner violence have been victimized by the same offender previously; Whereas domestic violence is cited as a significant factor in homelessness among families; Whereas millions of children are exposed to domestic violence each year; Whereas a study has found that children who were exposed to domestic violence in their households were 15 times more likely to be physically or sexually assaulted in their lifetime than other children who were not exposed to domestic violence in their households; Whereas victims of domestic violence experience immediate and long-term negative outcomes, including detrimental effects on mental and physical health; Whereas research consistently shows that being abused by an intimate partner increases an individual's likelihood of substance use as well as associated harmful consequences; Whereas victims of domestic violence may lose several days of paid work each year and may lose their jobs due to reasons stemming from domestic violence; Whereas crisis hotlines serving domestic violence victims operate 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, and offer important crisis intervention services, support services, information, and referrals for victims; Whereas staff and volunteers of domestic violence shelters and programs in the United States, in cooperation with 56 State and territorial coalitions against domestic violence, provide essential services to-- (1) thousands of adults and children each day; and (2) 1,000,000 adults and children each year; Whereas domestic violence programs and hotlines have seen a substantial increase in contacts since 2020, and continue to experience a surge in requests for services, with the National Domestic Violence Hotline averaging approximately 2,600 daily contacts in 2022, up from 800 to 1,200 average daily contacts before the COVID-19 pandemic; Whereas nearly 85 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime; Whereas respondents to a survey of domestic violence programs reported that survivors of domestic violence often face financial challenges, with 8,000,000 days of paid work lost each year due to intimate partner violence; Whereas medical professionals have reported that survivors of domestic violence are presenting with more severe injuries during the pandemic; Whereas domestic violence programs have changed the way they provide services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; Whereas advocates for survivors of domestic violence and survivors face the same challenges with child care and facilitating online learning that others do; Whereas, according to a 2021 survey conducted by the National Network to End Domestic Violence, 70,032 domestic violence victims were served by domestic violence shelters and programs around the United States in a single day; Whereas some victims of domestic violence face additional challenges in accessing law enforcement and services due to conditions specific to the communities in which they live; Whereas law enforcement officers in the United States put their lives at risk each day by responding to incidents of domestic violence, which can be among the most volatile and deadly calls; Whereas Congress first demonstrated a significant commitment to supporting victims of domestic violence with the enactment of the landmark Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.); Whereas Congress has remained committed to protecting survivors of all forms of domestic violence and sexual abuse by making Federal funding available to support the activities that are authorized under-- (1) the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.); (2) the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291 et seq.); and (3) the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-27; 135 Stat. 301); Whereas there is a need to continue to support programs and activities aimed at domestic violence intervention and domestic violence prevention in the United States; Whereas domestic violence programs provide trauma-informed services to protect the safety, privacy, and confidentiality of survivors of domestic violence; and Whereas individuals and organizations that are dedicated to preventing and ending domestic violence should be recognized: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That-- (1) the Senate-- (A) supports the goals and ideals of ``National Domestic Violence Awareness Month''; (B) commends domestic violence victim advocates, domestic violence victim service providers, crisis hotline staff, and first responders serving victims of domestic violence, for their compassionate support of survivors of domestic violence; and (C) recognizes the strength and courage of survivors of domestic violence; and (2) it is the sense of the Senate that Congress should-- (A) continue to raise awareness of-- (i) domestic violence in the United States; and (ii) the corresponding devastating effects of domestic violence on survivors, families, and communities; and (B) pledge continued support for programs designed to-- (i) assist survivors of domestic violence; (ii) hold perpetrators of domestic violence accountable; and (iii) bring an end to domestic violence.

single

homophobic

10/11/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-10-11-pt1-PgS6469

nan

nan

The following bills were read the first and the second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: H.R. 3304. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 4081. An act to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. H.R. 4821. To hold accountable senior officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China who are responsible for or have directly carried out, at any time, persecution of Christians or other religious minorities in China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 6889. To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 6967. An act to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 7321. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. H.R. 7780. An act to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. H.R. 8163. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to trauma care; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. H.R. 8446. An act to modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 8463. An act to modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 8466. An act to require the head of each agency to establish a plan relating to the safety of Federal employees and contractors physically present at certain worksites during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 8510. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8681. An act to establish the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 8875. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility of members of the National Guard for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8888. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8956. An act to amend chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to improve the cybersecurity of the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

the Fed

antisemitic

09/28/2022

Unknown

House

CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgH8219

nan

nan

Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1247. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the 2023-2028 five- year program for offshore oil and gas leasing, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-497). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1248. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the compliance with the obligations of the Mineral Leasing Act, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-498). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1251. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Agriculture to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the mineral withdrawal within the Superior National Forest, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-499). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1252. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the mineral withdrawal within the Superior National Forest, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-500). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H. Res. 1253. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of the Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics Office, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-501). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H. Res. 1638. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes, with an amendment (Rept. 117- 502). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H. Res. 6364. A bill to amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-503). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 5703. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide professional counseling services to victims of emergencies declared under such Act, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-504). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 3482. A bill to establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation; with an amendment (Rept. 117-505). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 7321. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-506). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeSAULNIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 1396. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7780) to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school- based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes; and for other purposes (Rept. 117-507). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 6965. A bill to promote travel and tourism in the United States, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-508, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 4081. A bill to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices (Rept. 117- 509). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1264. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to misinformation and the preservation of free speech, adversely (Rept. 117-510). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1261. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications and directives with the Federal Trade Commission, adversely (Rept. 117-511). Referred to the House Calendar Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1271. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to activities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration relating to broadband service, adversely (Rept. 117-512). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 5141. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers; with an amendment (Rept. 117-513). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 8163. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to trauma care; with an amendment (Rept. 117-514). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ms. VELAZQUEZ: Committee on Small Business. House Resolution 1298. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the role of the Department of the Treasury in the Paycheck Protection Program of the Small Business Administration; with amendments (Rept. 117-515). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1244. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to any COVID-19 vaccine, adversely (Rept. 117-516). Referred to the House Calendar. Ms. WATERS: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 6889. A bill to mend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. 117-517). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1269. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to the impact of the OECD Pillar One agreement on the United States Treasury (Rept. 117-518), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1262. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the Secretary's possession regarding the reinterpretation of sections 36B(c)(2)(C)(i)(II) and 5000A(e)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, commonly known as the ``fix to the family glitch'' (Rept. 117-519), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1285. Resolution requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to a waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Rept. 117-520), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1288. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Labor to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the Secretary's possession relating to Unemployment Insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic (Rept. 117-521), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1246. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to recovery rebates under section 6428B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Rept. 117-522), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1283. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives a copy of the Internal Revenue Service Small Business/Self Employed Division Decision Memorandum regarding the decision to destroy approximately 30,000,000 paper information returns around the time of March 2021, and any other memorandum related to the decision to destroy those information returns (Rept. 117-523), adversely Referred to the House Calendar.

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09/28/2022

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Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1247. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the 2023-2028 five- year program for offshore oil and gas leasing, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-497). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1248. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the compliance with the obligations of the Mineral Leasing Act, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-498). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1251. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Agriculture to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the mineral withdrawal within the Superior National Forest, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-499). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1252. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the mineral withdrawal within the Superior National Forest, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-500). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H. Res. 1253. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of the Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics Office, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-501). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H. Res. 1638. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes, with an amendment (Rept. 117- 502). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H. Res. 6364. A bill to amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-503). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 5703. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide professional counseling services to victims of emergencies declared under such Act, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-504). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 3482. A bill to establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation; with an amendment (Rept. 117-505). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 7321. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-506). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeSAULNIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 1396. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7780) to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school- based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes; and for other purposes (Rept. 117-507). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 6965. A bill to promote travel and tourism in the United States, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-508, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 4081. A bill to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices (Rept. 117- 509). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1264. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to misinformation and the preservation of free speech, adversely (Rept. 117-510). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1261. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications and directives with the Federal Trade Commission, adversely (Rept. 117-511). Referred to the House Calendar Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1271. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to activities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration relating to broadband service, adversely (Rept. 117-512). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 5141. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers; with an amendment (Rept. 117-513). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 8163. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to trauma care; with an amendment (Rept. 117-514). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ms. VELAZQUEZ: Committee on Small Business. House Resolution 1298. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the role of the Department of the Treasury in the Paycheck Protection Program of the Small Business Administration; with amendments (Rept. 117-515). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1244. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to any COVID-19 vaccine, adversely (Rept. 117-516). Referred to the House Calendar. Ms. WATERS: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 6889. A bill to mend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. 117-517). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1269. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to the impact of the OECD Pillar One agreement on the United States Treasury (Rept. 117-518), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1262. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the Secretary's possession regarding the reinterpretation of sections 36B(c)(2)(C)(i)(II) and 5000A(e)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, commonly known as the ``fix to the family glitch'' (Rept. 117-519), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1285. Resolution requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to a waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Rept. 117-520), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1288. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Labor to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the Secretary's possession relating to Unemployment Insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic (Rept. 117-521), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1246. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to recovery rebates under section 6428B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Rept. 117-522), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1283. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives a copy of the Internal Revenue Service Small Business/Self Employed Division Decision Memorandum regarding the decision to destroy approximately 30,000,000 paper information returns around the time of March 2021, and any other memorandum related to the decision to destroy those information returns (Rept. 117-523), adversely Referred to the House Calendar.

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09/28/2022

Mr. SCHUMER

Senate

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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, before I begin my remarks, I was just watching the ``TODAY'' show. That is why I was late. They have a surprise neighbor of the month, and when they come in and surprise him, all his neighbors are there because he is such a great neighbor. Well, Ernie Mann--who is the father of Steve Mann, who has been my deputy State director since I have been Senator for over 20 years--a teacher in the community, a volunteer firefighter for 60 years, and just a great guy and a wonderful Yankee fan. They had Nestor Cortes get on the phone and speak to him. He was just made the neighbor of--I think it is of the month, but maybe it is of the year. Anyway, he deserves it. It was wonderful. It was beautiful to see. So, Ernie--and to all the Mann family, including the great Steve, who has done such a great job for me--congratulations. Good luck. It was beautiful. It was beautiful. Continuing Resolution Mr. President, now let's get to the substance of the day. Last night, by a vote of 72 to 23, the Senate agreed to advance a shell for a continuing resolution to keep the government open until December 16 and avoid a needless government shutdown. As my colleagues know, government funding runs out Friday at midnight, whereupon a partial shutdown would begin if we do not act. We must work fast to finish the process here on the floor, send a CR to the House, and then send it to the President's desk before the clock runs out. With cooperation from our Republican colleagues, the Senate can finish its work with keeping the government open as soon as tomorrow. There is every reason in the world to get to yes, and I look forward to working with Leader McConnell to make sure we can do that and not bump up into the Friday midnight deadline. I urge my colleagues on both sides to work with us together to speed this process as quickly as we can through the floor, especially since the CR contains many things both parties support. I am talking about billions in disaster aid to help communities in Kentucky, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, battered by floods and disasters over the past year; as well as help for New Mexico to recover from its worst wildfire in the State's history. We must also renew the FDA user fees for the next 5 years to prevent the slowdown of innovative drugs and medical devices so needed by our people and to prevent thousands of workers--good, hard-working workers--who help approve these drugs and make sure they are safe from being furloughed. And, crucially, we must also approve critical emergency aid for the people of Ukraine. Over the past few weeks, it has become clear that U.S. assistance has made an enormous difference in helping Ukraine defend itself. I want to salute President Biden. He has done a masterful job in helping the Ukrainians and leading us. But the Congress in a bipartisan way has gone along in the past. We have not only got along, but we enthusiastically supported our help for Ukraine. I certainly enthusiastically support it, and we have to continue. The conflict in Ukraine is far from over and our obligation remains to help them, however we can, to beat the brutal, nasty, vicious Putin. I want to also thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who worked day and night to put this CR together, especially my friend Senator Leahy, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and Ranking Member Shelby for his good work. They are both retiring. Let's hope this is the last CR they do so we get an omnibus done in December. I also want to recognize all of my other colleagues on the Appropriations Committee and in the Senate and all their great staffs, who have worked hard to make sure we don't have a needless shutdown. Twenty months into the Democratic majority, I want to take a moment to highlight the many, many accomplishments we have secured in this Chamber, the most in recent memory. This is one of the most productive Congresses we have had in a very long time, and we have worked hard every step of the way to improve the lives of the American people, to help those in the middle class stay in the middle class, and to help those struggling to get into the middle class, making it a little easier for them to get there. A few months ago, for instance, after the tragedies in Uvalde, Buffalo, and so many others, the Senate came together on a bipartisan basis to break the grip of the NRA and pass the first gun safety bill in three decades. It was the first gun safety bill since the Brady Act, which I was proud to author as a Member of Congress, 30 years ago. It took 30 years to get some real progress made, but we did, and we have to continue. A few weeks later, we passed the largest expansion of veterans' benefits in a generation to help veterans suffering from cancers, lung diseases, and other ailments stemming from toxic exposure. Again, it was a bipartisan bill. Senators Tester and Moran led the way. It was a really good bill, and thousands and thousands and thousands of veterans who risked their lives for us are now getting the help they always needed and deserved. And, as Ukraine fights for survival, we strengthened NATO--again, bipartisan--by adding Finland and Sweden to its ranks, sending Putin a clear message that he can't intimidate America or Europe. And, as the Chinese Communist Party continues its drive to outcompete the United States, we passed the CHIPS and Science Act, the largest manufacturing, science, and jobs bill we have seen in decades, bringing jobs back to America in high-end manufacturing and in research, to keep us No. 1 on into the 21st century as the leading economy, free and democratic, in the world. Our efforts, of course, culminated in the crowning jewel of them all, the Inflation Reduction Act--a groundbreaking bill that will lower prescription drug costs, lower the price of insulin for seniors on Medicare, and help Americans save on energy costs with the largest clean energy investments in American history. I am so proud that my caucus stuck together in getting this important bill done. We needed every vote, and we got it--and that is only what we have done since June. Over the past year, we have enacted the first infrastructure law in decades--the largest, biggest infrastructure law in decades. We revamped our post office, finally, and put it on a good track. We reinstated VAWA, the Violence Against Women Act, after years of trying. We finally declared lynching a Federal hate crime after a century of delay, and we unanimously ended forced arbitration for sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. Then, of course, we have confirmed over 80 qualified nominees to the Federal bench, including Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman ever to sit on the Supreme Court. Roughly three-quarters of the President's nominees have been women and two-thirds people of color. With one nominee at a time, we are making our Federal bench a better reflection of our great country. All of these accomplishments will echo for years in the lives of the American people. They were hard to get done, especially in a 50-50 Senate. While we have gotten so much done, there is a lot, certainly more, we have to do. I have always said, from my first days as majority leader, that Democrats would be willing to work in a bipartisan way to get things done whenever we could, but of course, on such important issues like climate, when we are unable to find common ground, Democrats will hold firm in the defense of our values and show the American people the choice before them in the coming election, as we did in the IRA. Sadly, since the overturning of Roe, that contrast has come into sharper focus than we have seen in years. One example is in Arizona. For decades, overturning Roe and eliminating the right to choose had been the North Star for many in the Republican Party--for most, it seems--in orienting much of their legislation, their candidates, and their nominees they elevate to the judiciary. All too often, Republican Senators and legislators--even when they might not agree with the extreme MAGA position on abortion-- go along because they are afraid of the consequences in a primary. Well, we saw another horrifying consequence of this late last week when a judge in Arizona upheld a radical abortion ban that dates back to the time of the Civil War--even before Arizona became a State. In the blink of an eye, the right to choose has been practically eliminated in Arizona, a devastating blow to the freedoms of millions of Arizonan women. The law held in Arizona is as cruel and radical as it comes. It dates all the way back to the 1860s--the 1860s, not the 1960s--and provides no exceptions for rape and incest. It tells young women who are raped or who are subject to incest: You have to carry the baby all the way to term. You have to carry the fetus all the way to term. That is terrible. That is terrible. It allows for the prosecution of doctors and, even worse, of those who assist women in accessing abortion. In response, the MAGA state attorney general released a statement, saying: We applaud the court for upholding the will of the legislature. The 1860s. The 1860s. MAGA Republicans are making it clear as day exactly where they stand on the right to choose. They want to make freedom of choice extinct across the country--period. The Arizona ruling is hardly the only example of Republican State legislatures, as we see in places like Indiana, South Carolina, and many others, that have already introduced or enacted restrictions with few exceptions for rape and incest. Look, at the end of the day, this isn't about States' rights despite what Republicans have claimed. This is about getting rid of the right to choose in its entirety. If anyone has any doubts, look no further than the national ban that was introduced right here in the Senate not 3 weeks ago. And while Republicans will try to deflect, distort, or mainly distract from their record--they don't like talking about this because they know the American people are not on their side, but their hard- right, MAGA core is--they are stuck. The fact is that every Senate Republican--every Senate Republican--is already on record as voting in favor of a national ban--sometimes more than once--here on the floor. So the contrast has become clear--clear, clear as could be: While Democrats want to protect a woman's freedom to choose, MAGA Republicans want to take away that right with proposals to ban freedom of choice in its entirety and to punish women and doctors for carrying out abortions, even past bans, with no exceptions for rape or incest. We are seeing it play out across the country, and it is chilling to the bone. Democrats will keep fighting these MAGA abortion bans--these radical MAGA abortion bans--and make clear to all that we are the party fighting to protect people's freedoms over their own bodies. I yield the floor. Recognition of the Minority Leader

MAGA

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09/28/2022

Mr. SCHUMER

Senate

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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, before I begin my remarks, I was just watching the ``TODAY'' show. That is why I was late. They have a surprise neighbor of the month, and when they come in and surprise him, all his neighbors are there because he is such a great neighbor. Well, Ernie Mann--who is the father of Steve Mann, who has been my deputy State director since I have been Senator for over 20 years--a teacher in the community, a volunteer firefighter for 60 years, and just a great guy and a wonderful Yankee fan. They had Nestor Cortes get on the phone and speak to him. He was just made the neighbor of--I think it is of the month, but maybe it is of the year. Anyway, he deserves it. It was wonderful. It was beautiful to see. So, Ernie--and to all the Mann family, including the great Steve, who has done such a great job for me--congratulations. Good luck. It was beautiful. It was beautiful. Continuing Resolution Mr. President, now let's get to the substance of the day. Last night, by a vote of 72 to 23, the Senate agreed to advance a shell for a continuing resolution to keep the government open until December 16 and avoid a needless government shutdown. As my colleagues know, government funding runs out Friday at midnight, whereupon a partial shutdown would begin if we do not act. We must work fast to finish the process here on the floor, send a CR to the House, and then send it to the President's desk before the clock runs out. With cooperation from our Republican colleagues, the Senate can finish its work with keeping the government open as soon as tomorrow. There is every reason in the world to get to yes, and I look forward to working with Leader McConnell to make sure we can do that and not bump up into the Friday midnight deadline. I urge my colleagues on both sides to work with us together to speed this process as quickly as we can through the floor, especially since the CR contains many things both parties support. I am talking about billions in disaster aid to help communities in Kentucky, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, battered by floods and disasters over the past year; as well as help for New Mexico to recover from its worst wildfire in the State's history. We must also renew the FDA user fees for the next 5 years to prevent the slowdown of innovative drugs and medical devices so needed by our people and to prevent thousands of workers--good, hard-working workers--who help approve these drugs and make sure they are safe from being furloughed. And, crucially, we must also approve critical emergency aid for the people of Ukraine. Over the past few weeks, it has become clear that U.S. assistance has made an enormous difference in helping Ukraine defend itself. I want to salute President Biden. He has done a masterful job in helping the Ukrainians and leading us. But the Congress in a bipartisan way has gone along in the past. We have not only got along, but we enthusiastically supported our help for Ukraine. I certainly enthusiastically support it, and we have to continue. The conflict in Ukraine is far from over and our obligation remains to help them, however we can, to beat the brutal, nasty, vicious Putin. I want to also thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who worked day and night to put this CR together, especially my friend Senator Leahy, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and Ranking Member Shelby for his good work. They are both retiring. Let's hope this is the last CR they do so we get an omnibus done in December. I also want to recognize all of my other colleagues on the Appropriations Committee and in the Senate and all their great staffs, who have worked hard to make sure we don't have a needless shutdown. Twenty months into the Democratic majority, I want to take a moment to highlight the many, many accomplishments we have secured in this Chamber, the most in recent memory. This is one of the most productive Congresses we have had in a very long time, and we have worked hard every step of the way to improve the lives of the American people, to help those in the middle class stay in the middle class, and to help those struggling to get into the middle class, making it a little easier for them to get there. A few months ago, for instance, after the tragedies in Uvalde, Buffalo, and so many others, the Senate came together on a bipartisan basis to break the grip of the NRA and pass the first gun safety bill in three decades. It was the first gun safety bill since the Brady Act, which I was proud to author as a Member of Congress, 30 years ago. It took 30 years to get some real progress made, but we did, and we have to continue. A few weeks later, we passed the largest expansion of veterans' benefits in a generation to help veterans suffering from cancers, lung diseases, and other ailments stemming from toxic exposure. Again, it was a bipartisan bill. Senators Tester and Moran led the way. It was a really good bill, and thousands and thousands and thousands of veterans who risked their lives for us are now getting the help they always needed and deserved. And, as Ukraine fights for survival, we strengthened NATO--again, bipartisan--by adding Finland and Sweden to its ranks, sending Putin a clear message that he can't intimidate America or Europe. And, as the Chinese Communist Party continues its drive to outcompete the United States, we passed the CHIPS and Science Act, the largest manufacturing, science, and jobs bill we have seen in decades, bringing jobs back to America in high-end manufacturing and in research, to keep us No. 1 on into the 21st century as the leading economy, free and democratic, in the world. Our efforts, of course, culminated in the crowning jewel of them all, the Inflation Reduction Act--a groundbreaking bill that will lower prescription drug costs, lower the price of insulin for seniors on Medicare, and help Americans save on energy costs with the largest clean energy investments in American history. I am so proud that my caucus stuck together in getting this important bill done. We needed every vote, and we got it--and that is only what we have done since June. Over the past year, we have enacted the first infrastructure law in decades--the largest, biggest infrastructure law in decades. We revamped our post office, finally, and put it on a good track. We reinstated VAWA, the Violence Against Women Act, after years of trying. We finally declared lynching a Federal hate crime after a century of delay, and we unanimously ended forced arbitration for sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. Then, of course, we have confirmed over 80 qualified nominees to the Federal bench, including Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman ever to sit on the Supreme Court. Roughly three-quarters of the President's nominees have been women and two-thirds people of color. With one nominee at a time, we are making our Federal bench a better reflection of our great country. All of these accomplishments will echo for years in the lives of the American people. They were hard to get done, especially in a 50-50 Senate. While we have gotten so much done, there is a lot, certainly more, we have to do. I have always said, from my first days as majority leader, that Democrats would be willing to work in a bipartisan way to get things done whenever we could, but of course, on such important issues like climate, when we are unable to find common ground, Democrats will hold firm in the defense of our values and show the American people the choice before them in the coming election, as we did in the IRA. Sadly, since the overturning of Roe, that contrast has come into sharper focus than we have seen in years. One example is in Arizona. For decades, overturning Roe and eliminating the right to choose had been the North Star for many in the Republican Party--for most, it seems--in orienting much of their legislation, their candidates, and their nominees they elevate to the judiciary. All too often, Republican Senators and legislators--even when they might not agree with the extreme MAGA position on abortion-- go along because they are afraid of the consequences in a primary. Well, we saw another horrifying consequence of this late last week when a judge in Arizona upheld a radical abortion ban that dates back to the time of the Civil War--even before Arizona became a State. In the blink of an eye, the right to choose has been practically eliminated in Arizona, a devastating blow to the freedoms of millions of Arizonan women. The law held in Arizona is as cruel and radical as it comes. It dates all the way back to the 1860s--the 1860s, not the 1960s--and provides no exceptions for rape and incest. It tells young women who are raped or who are subject to incest: You have to carry the baby all the way to term. You have to carry the fetus all the way to term. That is terrible. That is terrible. It allows for the prosecution of doctors and, even worse, of those who assist women in accessing abortion. In response, the MAGA state attorney general released a statement, saying: We applaud the court for upholding the will of the legislature. The 1860s. The 1860s. MAGA Republicans are making it clear as day exactly where they stand on the right to choose. They want to make freedom of choice extinct across the country--period. The Arizona ruling is hardly the only example of Republican State legislatures, as we see in places like Indiana, South Carolina, and many others, that have already introduced or enacted restrictions with few exceptions for rape and incest. Look, at the end of the day, this isn't about States' rights despite what Republicans have claimed. This is about getting rid of the right to choose in its entirety. If anyone has any doubts, look no further than the national ban that was introduced right here in the Senate not 3 weeks ago. And while Republicans will try to deflect, distort, or mainly distract from their record--they don't like talking about this because they know the American people are not on their side, but their hard- right, MAGA core is--they are stuck. The fact is that every Senate Republican--every Senate Republican--is already on record as voting in favor of a national ban--sometimes more than once--here on the floor. So the contrast has become clear--clear, clear as could be: While Democrats want to protect a woman's freedom to choose, MAGA Republicans want to take away that right with proposals to ban freedom of choice in its entirety and to punish women and doctors for carrying out abortions, even past bans, with no exceptions for rape or incest. We are seeing it play out across the country, and it is chilling to the bone. Democrats will keep fighting these MAGA abortion bans--these radical MAGA abortion bans--and make clear to all that we are the party fighting to protect people's freedoms over their own bodies. I yield the floor. Recognition of the Minority Leader

middle class

racist

09/28/2022

Mr. SCHUMER

Senate

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nan

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, before I begin my remarks, I was just watching the ``TODAY'' show. That is why I was late. They have a surprise neighbor of the month, and when they come in and surprise him, all his neighbors are there because he is such a great neighbor. Well, Ernie Mann--who is the father of Steve Mann, who has been my deputy State director since I have been Senator for over 20 years--a teacher in the community, a volunteer firefighter for 60 years, and just a great guy and a wonderful Yankee fan. They had Nestor Cortes get on the phone and speak to him. He was just made the neighbor of--I think it is of the month, but maybe it is of the year. Anyway, he deserves it. It was wonderful. It was beautiful to see. So, Ernie--and to all the Mann family, including the great Steve, who has done such a great job for me--congratulations. Good luck. It was beautiful. It was beautiful. Continuing Resolution Mr. President, now let's get to the substance of the day. Last night, by a vote of 72 to 23, the Senate agreed to advance a shell for a continuing resolution to keep the government open until December 16 and avoid a needless government shutdown. As my colleagues know, government funding runs out Friday at midnight, whereupon a partial shutdown would begin if we do not act. We must work fast to finish the process here on the floor, send a CR to the House, and then send it to the President's desk before the clock runs out. With cooperation from our Republican colleagues, the Senate can finish its work with keeping the government open as soon as tomorrow. There is every reason in the world to get to yes, and I look forward to working with Leader McConnell to make sure we can do that and not bump up into the Friday midnight deadline. I urge my colleagues on both sides to work with us together to speed this process as quickly as we can through the floor, especially since the CR contains many things both parties support. I am talking about billions in disaster aid to help communities in Kentucky, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, battered by floods and disasters over the past year; as well as help for New Mexico to recover from its worst wildfire in the State's history. We must also renew the FDA user fees for the next 5 years to prevent the slowdown of innovative drugs and medical devices so needed by our people and to prevent thousands of workers--good, hard-working workers--who help approve these drugs and make sure they are safe from being furloughed. And, crucially, we must also approve critical emergency aid for the people of Ukraine. Over the past few weeks, it has become clear that U.S. assistance has made an enormous difference in helping Ukraine defend itself. I want to salute President Biden. He has done a masterful job in helping the Ukrainians and leading us. But the Congress in a bipartisan way has gone along in the past. We have not only got along, but we enthusiastically supported our help for Ukraine. I certainly enthusiastically support it, and we have to continue. The conflict in Ukraine is far from over and our obligation remains to help them, however we can, to beat the brutal, nasty, vicious Putin. I want to also thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who worked day and night to put this CR together, especially my friend Senator Leahy, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and Ranking Member Shelby for his good work. They are both retiring. Let's hope this is the last CR they do so we get an omnibus done in December. I also want to recognize all of my other colleagues on the Appropriations Committee and in the Senate and all their great staffs, who have worked hard to make sure we don't have a needless shutdown. Twenty months into the Democratic majority, I want to take a moment to highlight the many, many accomplishments we have secured in this Chamber, the most in recent memory. This is one of the most productive Congresses we have had in a very long time, and we have worked hard every step of the way to improve the lives of the American people, to help those in the middle class stay in the middle class, and to help those struggling to get into the middle class, making it a little easier for them to get there. A few months ago, for instance, after the tragedies in Uvalde, Buffalo, and so many others, the Senate came together on a bipartisan basis to break the grip of the NRA and pass the first gun safety bill in three decades. It was the first gun safety bill since the Brady Act, which I was proud to author as a Member of Congress, 30 years ago. It took 30 years to get some real progress made, but we did, and we have to continue. A few weeks later, we passed the largest expansion of veterans' benefits in a generation to help veterans suffering from cancers, lung diseases, and other ailments stemming from toxic exposure. Again, it was a bipartisan bill. Senators Tester and Moran led the way. It was a really good bill, and thousands and thousands and thousands of veterans who risked their lives for us are now getting the help they always needed and deserved. And, as Ukraine fights for survival, we strengthened NATO--again, bipartisan--by adding Finland and Sweden to its ranks, sending Putin a clear message that he can't intimidate America or Europe. And, as the Chinese Communist Party continues its drive to outcompete the United States, we passed the CHIPS and Science Act, the largest manufacturing, science, and jobs bill we have seen in decades, bringing jobs back to America in high-end manufacturing and in research, to keep us No. 1 on into the 21st century as the leading economy, free and democratic, in the world. Our efforts, of course, culminated in the crowning jewel of them all, the Inflation Reduction Act--a groundbreaking bill that will lower prescription drug costs, lower the price of insulin for seniors on Medicare, and help Americans save on energy costs with the largest clean energy investments in American history. I am so proud that my caucus stuck together in getting this important bill done. We needed every vote, and we got it--and that is only what we have done since June. Over the past year, we have enacted the first infrastructure law in decades--the largest, biggest infrastructure law in decades. We revamped our post office, finally, and put it on a good track. We reinstated VAWA, the Violence Against Women Act, after years of trying. We finally declared lynching a Federal hate crime after a century of delay, and we unanimously ended forced arbitration for sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. Then, of course, we have confirmed over 80 qualified nominees to the Federal bench, including Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman ever to sit on the Supreme Court. Roughly three-quarters of the President's nominees have been women and two-thirds people of color. With one nominee at a time, we are making our Federal bench a better reflection of our great country. All of these accomplishments will echo for years in the lives of the American people. They were hard to get done, especially in a 50-50 Senate. While we have gotten so much done, there is a lot, certainly more, we have to do. I have always said, from my first days as majority leader, that Democrats would be willing to work in a bipartisan way to get things done whenever we could, but of course, on such important issues like climate, when we are unable to find common ground, Democrats will hold firm in the defense of our values and show the American people the choice before them in the coming election, as we did in the IRA. Sadly, since the overturning of Roe, that contrast has come into sharper focus than we have seen in years. One example is in Arizona. For decades, overturning Roe and eliminating the right to choose had been the North Star for many in the Republican Party--for most, it seems--in orienting much of their legislation, their candidates, and their nominees they elevate to the judiciary. All too often, Republican Senators and legislators--even when they might not agree with the extreme MAGA position on abortion-- go along because they are afraid of the consequences in a primary. Well, we saw another horrifying consequence of this late last week when a judge in Arizona upheld a radical abortion ban that dates back to the time of the Civil War--even before Arizona became a State. In the blink of an eye, the right to choose has been practically eliminated in Arizona, a devastating blow to the freedoms of millions of Arizonan women. The law held in Arizona is as cruel and radical as it comes. It dates all the way back to the 1860s--the 1860s, not the 1960s--and provides no exceptions for rape and incest. It tells young women who are raped or who are subject to incest: You have to carry the baby all the way to term. You have to carry the fetus all the way to term. That is terrible. That is terrible. It allows for the prosecution of doctors and, even worse, of those who assist women in accessing abortion. In response, the MAGA state attorney general released a statement, saying: We applaud the court for upholding the will of the legislature. The 1860s. The 1860s. MAGA Republicans are making it clear as day exactly where they stand on the right to choose. They want to make freedom of choice extinct across the country--period. The Arizona ruling is hardly the only example of Republican State legislatures, as we see in places like Indiana, South Carolina, and many others, that have already introduced or enacted restrictions with few exceptions for rape and incest. Look, at the end of the day, this isn't about States' rights despite what Republicans have claimed. This is about getting rid of the right to choose in its entirety. If anyone has any doubts, look no further than the national ban that was introduced right here in the Senate not 3 weeks ago. And while Republicans will try to deflect, distort, or mainly distract from their record--they don't like talking about this because they know the American people are not on their side, but their hard- right, MAGA core is--they are stuck. The fact is that every Senate Republican--every Senate Republican--is already on record as voting in favor of a national ban--sometimes more than once--here on the floor. So the contrast has become clear--clear, clear as could be: While Democrats want to protect a woman's freedom to choose, MAGA Republicans want to take away that right with proposals to ban freedom of choice in its entirety and to punish women and doctors for carrying out abortions, even past bans, with no exceptions for rape or incest. We are seeing it play out across the country, and it is chilling to the bone. Democrats will keep fighting these MAGA abortion bans--these radical MAGA abortion bans--and make clear to all that we are the party fighting to protect people's freedoms over their own bodies. I yield the floor. Recognition of the Minority Leader

echo

antisemitic

09/28/2022

Mr. DURBIN

Senate

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nan

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, every year since 1988, we have honored the achievements of the Latino community in the United States through Hispanic Heritage Month. My friend and mentor, Senator Paul Simon, was part of the effort to establish this important time to honor the contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities throughout American history, filled with stories of inspiration and courage. Today, I continue Paul's work by taking the time to honor this rich history and celebrate the leaders paving the way for a brighter future of this Nation. Illinois is home to a large and vibrant Latino community. I have had the privilege of meeting Latino people from many walks of life, from Dreamers who grew up here, to newly arrived refugees fleeing tyranny. While their stories all differ, they share common themes of hope, resilience, and determination. In their stories, I see my family's story. My mother and her family escaped oppression to find freedom here in America. Many families have followed that same journey to provide a better life in Illinois and across the country. It is not easy to leave your home to travel to an unfamiliar place. But with their courage, they brought diverse cultures, sharing music, food, traditions, and history. The Latino community has made an indelible mark on Illinois through small businesses, top-performing Hispanic-serving institutions, and beautiful cultural centers and museums. Commitment to family is a core tenant of Latino culture and extends to care for the community at large, where Latino leaders use their talents to help others. Juan and Maria Pedroza emigrated from Mexico in 1989 to Little Village with their small children. Like the story of many families across the country, they, too, came to the United States in search of the American dream, doing whatever it took to ensure a brighter future for their children. Their children--Juan Manuel Jr., Maria Socorro, Gabriela, and Pedro--went on to attend prestigious colleges and universities, including Harvard, DePauw, Cornell, and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Pedro's courage and spirit of service led him to serve in then-Mayor Rahm Emmanuel's office--the first Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals--DACA--recipient to serve in the mayor's office. Pedro recognized the needs of his community and answered the call to public service so others could grow and succeed. The Pedrozas' success has not come without great sacrifices, similar to those that many Latino families have had to make. But through extraordinary determination and resilience, they go above and beyond out of love of family and community. Chicago also is home to a vibrant Puerto Rican community that has displayed great resilience in the face of serious challenges. Tragically, more than 900,000 Puerto Ricans have lost power in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona. Some areas received more than 30 inches of rain and, sadly, this devastation is a trend. Latinos in the United States are more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to experience heat waves, powerful hurricanes, sea level rises, and floods. It is estimated that Hispanic and Latino people are 43 percent more likely to live in an area expected to be too hot to work a full day outside due to climate change. And communities are responding. Across the United States, thousands of people have joined together to help Puerto Rico-- including in Illinois--where the Puerto Rican Agenda is working to provide immediate relief to those affected by natural disasters. I support their efforts and President Biden's approval of a major disaster declaration for Puerto Rico. Tackling environmental injustice doesn't end there. Earlier this year, activists and community leaders in southeast Chicago raised concerns with the development of a metal shredder facility. The Chicago Health Department and the Environmental Protection Agency conducted a health impact assessment, finding the metal recycling plant would have increased air pollution and negatively impacted the mental health of residents. As a result, the city blocked the development. This story is not unique to Chicago; Latino communities across the United States have mobilized to make their voices heard and protect our communities. We also saw this tenacity during the pandemic. Millions of Hispanic and Latino people served as frontline workers--treating patients, feeding communities, and working around the clock to disinfect schools, stores, and health centers at a grave personal cost. Today, Hispanic or Latino persons are twice as likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 and 1.8 times more likely to die from the virus, due to health disparities and continuous exposure. We must never forget the contributions they made, which have supported our Nation during one of its most difficult moments. Countless Latino leaders have overcome systemic injustices to succeed and inspire the next generation of leaders. As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize the value the Latino community brings to our country through its work and culture. Resilience and love shine through in all that the community does and will continue to make us a stronger country for years to come.

Chicago

racist

09/28/2022

Mr. PORTMAN

Senate

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nan

Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I rise today in tribute to P.J. O'Rourke, one of America's greatest humorists. P.J. passed away after a brief illness earlier this year, leaving behind his beloved wife Tina and his three children, as well as countless readers who will miss the laughter and delight he brought them over a career that spanned nearly half a century. P.J. was born 74 years ago in Toledo, OH. We are proud to call him an Ohio native. His father owned a car dealership; his mother was a homemaker. P.J. was the product of Toledo's public schools, then of Miami University in southwest Ohio. One of his English professors, spotting a unique talent, arranged a scholarship that allowed him to continue in school and get his degree in English, with honors. In the 1970s, P.J. moved to New York. There, he became editor of the legendary satirical magazine ``National Lampoon,'' then in its prime. After the Lampoon came stints at ``Rolling Stone,'' the ``Atlantic Monthly,'' and many other magazines, as well as 20 books known for their energy and wit. Frequently, he turned his attention to American politics. Some here in Washington can still feel the sting. He even found humor in the world's trouble spots; He was in Beirut in the 1980s, Somalia and Afghanistan in the 1990s, Iraq in the 2000s. One of my favorite P.J. O'Rourke quotes is: ``Politics is a necessary evil, a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.'' His tone was always one of mischievous irreverence, tempered by an abiding sympathy for our common humanity. And he was never far from Toledo or from Ohio. ``No Toledoan ever outgrows Toledo,'' he wrote several years ago, in a tribute to his hometown. He was clear-eyed about the charms of a Midwestern upbringing and blind to any imperfections. ``Toledo is better than exciting,'' he went on, ``it's happy. Nothing is more conducive to unhappiness than taking yourself seriously, and taking yourself seriously is difficult when your baseball team is called the Mud Hens.'' In truth, P.J. O'Rourke, while not taking himself too seriously, achieved much success in life--best-selling books, packed lecture halls in America and Europe, a journalistic career that took him to every corner of the world. But he never forgot he was from Toledo, from Ohio, from the heart of the country. And the country's heart always beat within him. My fellow Buckeyes join me in bidding farewell and offering our thanks to a treasured native son.

public school

racist

09/28/2022

Mr. PORTMAN

Senate

CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5221-3

nan

nan

Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I rise today in tribute to P.J. O'Rourke, one of America's greatest humorists. P.J. passed away after a brief illness earlier this year, leaving behind his beloved wife Tina and his three children, as well as countless readers who will miss the laughter and delight he brought them over a career that spanned nearly half a century. P.J. was born 74 years ago in Toledo, OH. We are proud to call him an Ohio native. His father owned a car dealership; his mother was a homemaker. P.J. was the product of Toledo's public schools, then of Miami University in southwest Ohio. One of his English professors, spotting a unique talent, arranged a scholarship that allowed him to continue in school and get his degree in English, with honors. In the 1970s, P.J. moved to New York. There, he became editor of the legendary satirical magazine ``National Lampoon,'' then in its prime. After the Lampoon came stints at ``Rolling Stone,'' the ``Atlantic Monthly,'' and many other magazines, as well as 20 books known for their energy and wit. Frequently, he turned his attention to American politics. Some here in Washington can still feel the sting. He even found humor in the world's trouble spots; He was in Beirut in the 1980s, Somalia and Afghanistan in the 1990s, Iraq in the 2000s. One of my favorite P.J. O'Rourke quotes is: ``Politics is a necessary evil, a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.'' His tone was always one of mischievous irreverence, tempered by an abiding sympathy for our common humanity. And he was never far from Toledo or from Ohio. ``No Toledoan ever outgrows Toledo,'' he wrote several years ago, in a tribute to his hometown. He was clear-eyed about the charms of a Midwestern upbringing and blind to any imperfections. ``Toledo is better than exciting,'' he went on, ``it's happy. Nothing is more conducive to unhappiness than taking yourself seriously, and taking yourself seriously is difficult when your baseball team is called the Mud Hens.'' In truth, P.J. O'Rourke, while not taking himself too seriously, achieved much success in life--best-selling books, packed lecture halls in America and Europe, a journalistic career that took him to every corner of the world. But he never forgot he was from Toledo, from Ohio, from the heart of the country. And the country's heart always beat within him. My fellow Buckeyes join me in bidding farewell and offering our thanks to a treasured native son.

public schools

racist

09/28/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5222-2

nan

nan

The Secretary of the Senate reported that on today, September 28, 2022, she had presented to the President of the United States the following enrolled bills: S. 2293. An act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal Emrgency Management Agency, and for other purposes. S. 3895. An act to extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2024.

the Fed

antisemitic

09/28/2022

Unknown

Senate

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nan

The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-5156. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Thymol; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10188-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5157. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Glufosinate; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9521- 01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5158. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 10187- 01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5159. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oxirane, 2-methyl-, polymer with oxirane, mono-C9- 11-isoalkyl ethers, C10-rich, phosphates, potassium salts; Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 9934-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5160. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Eugenol; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10130-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5161. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``IN-11470: Styrene, copolymers with acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid, with none and/or one or more monomers or polymers; Tolerance Exemption Amendment'' (FRL No. 10099-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5162. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``IN-11645: Oxirane, 2-(phenoxymethyl)-, polymer with oxirane, onobutyl ether, block (A CI); Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 10122-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5163. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pesticides; Expansion of Crop Grouping Program VI'' ((RIN2070-AJ28) (FRL No. 5031-13-OCSPP)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5164. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hypochlorous Acid; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10167-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5165. A communication from the Chairman, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corporation's annual report for calendar year 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5166. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a strategic assessment of the Joint Force readiness to accomplish the National Security Strategy (OSS-2022-0760); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5167. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reauthorization and Improvement of Mentor-Protege Program (DFARS Case 2020-D009)'' (RIN0750-AK96) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2022; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5168. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Restriction on Acquisition of Tantalum (DFARS Case 2020-D007)'' (RIN0750-AK94) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2022; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5169. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Private Security Contractors (PSCs) Operating in Contingency Operations, Humanitarian or Peace Operations, or Other Military Operations or Exercises'' (RIN0790-AK87) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2022; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5170. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) for the Army Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and qualifying Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) programs; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5171. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5172. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the threat of foreign interference in or undermining public confidence in United States elections that was declared in Executive Order 13848 of September 12, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5173. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13894 with respect to the situation in and in relation to Syria; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5174. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13288 with respect to Zimbabwe; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5175. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13660 with respect to Ukraine; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5176. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 12978 with respect to significant foreign narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5177. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 12957 with respect to Iran; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5178. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13692 with respect to Venezuela; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5179. A communication from the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Inflation Adjustments under Titles I and III of the JOBS Act'' (Release Nos. 33- 11098; 34-95715) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing , and Urban Affairs. EC-5180. A communication from the Chair and President of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to Switzerland; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5181. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for External Power Supplies'' (RIN1904-AD86) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5182. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Cooking Products'' (RIN1904-AF18) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5183. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Final Determination of Portable Electric Spas as a Covered Consumer Product'' (RIN1904-AF31) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 19, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5184. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites'' (RIN1992-AA60) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5185. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Adjustment of Service Fees for Outer Continental Shelf Activities'' (RIN1010-AE16) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 19, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5186. A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Drinking Water Compliance Monitoring Data Strategic Plan''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5187. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Evaluation for EPRI Report 3002019621, ``Susceptibility of Valve Applications to Failure of the Stem-to-Disk Connection'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 14, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5188. A communication from the Branch of Administrative Support Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Braken Bat Cave Meshweaver From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' (RIN1018-BE43) received on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5189. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 5.77 Rev 1, ``Insider Mitigation Program''' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5190. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Utah; Revisions to Utah Administrative Code: Environmental Quality; Title R307; Air Quality'' (FRL No. 9930-02-R8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5191. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Iowa; State Implementation Plan and State Operating Permits Program'' (FRL No. 9913-02-R7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5192. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Florida: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 10134-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5193. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; Amendments'' ((RIN2060-AU20) (FRL No. 6312-02-OAR)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5194. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Virginia; Negative Declaration Certification for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the 2016 Oil and Natural Gas Control Technique Guidelines'' (FRL No. 8941-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5195. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Disapproval; New York and New Jersey; Interstate Transport Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS'' (FRL No. 9125-02-R2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5196. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New York; Consumer Products'' (FRL No. 9736-02-R2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5197. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations; Consistency Update for New York'' (FRL No. 9785-02-R2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5198. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Missouri; St. Louis Area Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program'' (FRL No. 9830- 02-R7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5199. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Priorities List'' (FRL No. 10159-01-OLEM) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5200. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Prevention of Significant Deterioration Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Elements for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS'' (FRL No. 10193-02- R1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5201. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Texas; Revised Emissions Inventory for the Dallas-Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 10173-01-R6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5202. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Revisions to Part 1 and 2 Rules'' (FRL No. 10162-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5203. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Limited Approval and Limited Disapproval; California; South Coast Air Quality Management District; Refinery Flares'' (FRL No. 9372-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5204. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Source Specific Revision for Jefferson County'' (FRL No. 10080-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5205. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; GA; Revision of Enjanced Inspection and Maintenance Program'' (FRL No. 9971-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5206. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Mississippi; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9640-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5207. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Withdrawal and Partial Approval/Partial Disapproval of Clean Air Plans; San Joaquin Valley, California; Contingncy Measures for 2008 Ozone Standards'' (FRL No. 9690-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5208. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District; Permits'' (FRL No. 9713-03-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5209. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Clean Air Plans; Base Year Emissions Inventories for the 2015 Ozone Standards; California'' (FRL No. 8902-02- R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5210. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, a request for approval of Congressional notification letters to announce a change to the allocation formula methodology for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5211. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, an updated interim report entitled ``Evaluation of the Medicare Patient Intravenous Immunoglobulin Demonstration Project'' ; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5212. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, a notification, on behalf of the Secretary of Labor, of a permanent change to the base funding allocation formula methodology for funds appropriated for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants; to the Committee on Finance.

the Fed

antisemitic

09/28/2022

Unknown

Senate

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enrolled bill signed At 10:02 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Raskin) has signed the following enrolled bill: S. 2293. An act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. The enrolled bill was subsequently signed by the President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy).

the Fed

antisemitic

11/14/2022

Mr. TILLIS

Senate

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Mr. TILLIS. Mr. President, I rise today to remember a friend and a great North Carolinian, Ada Markita Fisher, who unexpectedly died on October 7, 2022. Ada was 74 years old and only a few weeks away from her 75th birthday. As a young African-American woman, she was a trailblazer. After completing a degree in biology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro--UNCG--she went on to become the first Black female to earn a medical degree at the University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine and Public Health. She was also the first Black UNCG alumna to complete a medical degree. Additionally, she completed her masters in public health at Johns Hopkins University's School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1981. After completing her medical degree, Ada chose to return to North Carolina to provide medical care to an underserved community and lead programs for victims of substance abuse. She spent some of her career in the private sector, but most of her life was dedicated to helping people who were struggling and ultimately making a positive difference in her community. I met Ada 15 years ago when I began my political service in the North Carolina General Assembly. From the first time I met her, I was inspired by her courage, focus, and plain talk. She was a lifelong Republican. She was dedicated to the party of Abraham Lincoln, and she did not hesitate to challenge anyone from across the political spectrum who threatened the principles of personal liberty, individual responsibility, and social justice. Although I met Ada after she retired, she never seemed to slow down. She traveled across the State advocating for common sense ``prescriptions'' to the challenges we faced. She became the first African-American to be elected Republican National Committee--RNC-- committeewoman for North Carolina. Ada was known for her letters. Some were focused on policies she was promoting, and others were focused on challenging policies she did not think were helpful. Whether or not you agreed with her opinion, you had to respect the thoughtfulness and the work she put into them. When Ada wasn't working on public policy, she was focused on her family. Ada never married, but she adopted two sons who blessed her with two grandchildren. She also had three siblings and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. She adored her family, and they adored her. I attended Ada's funeral last month, and I was honored to speak at her memorial service. While I was considering what I should say, it occurred to me that I had never written a letter to Ada, so I decided to write a letter to her and deliver it at the memorial. I wished that I had sent it long before her passing, but I hope she enjoys it nonetheless as she reads it in heaven. Dear Ada, I'm sorry I am just now sending you this letter, but I hope it finds you well in the Kingdom of Heaven. I regret that I haven't had the opportunity to see you recently, but I am glad that my last memory of you was giving you a hug when we were together. Had I known it was to be the last time I would see you, I would have hugged you a little longer. After I received the sad news of your passing, I reflected on the times we spent together, and it gave me some comfort as I grieved your loss. I knew you as a staunch advocate for people who are struggling, for diversity, for personal responsibility, and for individual freedom. I remember so many times when you challenged a crowd to think differently. You didn't look for applause lines, you looked for opportunities to make a point and to make a difference. You didn't hesitate to get people out of their comfort zone by saying what needed to be said, and you gained many followers and admirers along the way. I am embarrassed to admit that I only knew a small part of your work since the time we met 15 years ago, and I did not fully comprehend your life's work with helping others. I've studied you more since your passing Ada, and you are truly even more remarkable than I imagined. As a young African American woman, you excelled in academics--a medical degree and a master's degree in public health. You could have taken a life-long path to personal enrichment, but you chose to return home to North Carolina to set up a rural health clinic and programs to help people struggling with substance abuse. You helped veterans. You studied education and became a certified teacher in math and science. You served in what I believe is the most difficult political position on earth--a local school board. Man, I wish they were televised in those days. I'm sure it would have been a sight to see! You understood that education is the surest path to freedom, and you worked hard to ensure that every child (including your two sons) had an opportunity to pursue that path. The truth is, Ada, you have done so much for so many, and you've set a high bar for the rest of us. I am saddened that you left this earthy world far too soon because I know you had so many more things you would do to make it a better place. But thank you for everything you did Ada, and thank you for the blessing of your friendship. Now that you've had a few weeks in the Kingdom of Heaven, I hope you've found time to rest. You deserve it, Ada. Know that we are praying for you and that we love you, and we will continue to be inspired by your life's work. With Love and Admiration, Thom T.

personal responsibility

racist

09/28/2022

Unknown

Senate

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Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Booker, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Moran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Daines, Mr. Braun, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Romney, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Markey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations: S. Res. 803 Whereas Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died in the custody of the Morality Police of Iran after being detained for purportedly wearing a hijab ``improperly''; Whereas the Morality Police of Iran, an element of the Law Enforcement Forces of Iran, continually suppress Iranian women's right to freedom of expression and opinion, including restrictions on women's clothing such as compulsory wearing of the hijab; Whereas the protests over the death of Ms. Amini are the largest in Iran since 2019 and have spread throughout the capital of Iran, all of the 31 provinces of Iran, and at least 80 other cities and towns nationwide; Whereas the Government of Iran has instituted a violent crackdown against peaceful protesters following the death of Ms. Amini, resulting in the injury and detention of hundreds of protesters and the deaths of at least 41 people as of September 26, 2022; Whereas, to prevent protests from spreading, the biggest telecommunications operator in Iran largely shut down mobile internet access--the most severe internet restriction in the country since 2019; Whereas the Government of Iran consistently engages in a range of human rights abuses in addition to its systematic persecution of women and peaceful protesters, including-- (1) unlawful or arbitrary killings; (2) trials without due process; (3) forced disappearances; (4) torture; (5) arbitrary arrest and detention; (6) harsh and life-threatening prison conditions; (7) transnational attacks against dissidents; (8) severe restrictions on free expression and the media; (9) substantial interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association; (10) severe restrictions on religious freedom; and (11) restrictions on the ability of citizens to change their government peacefully through free and fair elections; Whereas the Government of Iran is ranked as one of the worst human rights violators in the world, having received a 14 out of 100 ``Global Freedom Score'' and a 16 out of 100 ``Internet Freedom Score'' from Freedom House; Whereas Iran has been designated as a ``country of particular concern'' by the Department of State for its suppression of religious freedom every year since 1999; and Whereas improvements in the human rights of women, freedom of expression, and other human rights are fundamental to strengthening the accountability of the Government of Iran to its citizens: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) condemns the detention and death of Mahsa Amini; (2) recognizes the bravery and right of the Iranian people protesting the death of Ms. Amini, including many Iranian women; (3) calls on the Government of Iran to end its systemic persecution of women; (4) calls on the Government of Iran to allow peaceful protest and free elections; (5) supports human rights, including the human rights of women in Iran; and (6) supports holding all human rights violators in Iran to account.

freedom of association

racist

09/28/2022

Unknown

Senate

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nan

Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Reed, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Hawley) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 804 Whereas, each year, more than 15,500 children under the age of 19 in the United States are diagnosed with cancer; Whereas, every year, more than 1,700 children in the United States lose their lives to cancer; Whereas childhood cancer is the leading cause of death from disease and the second overall leading cause of death for children in the United States; Whereas the 5-year survival rate for children with cancer in the United States has increased from 58 percent in the mid-1970s to 85 percent in 2022, representing a significant improvement from previous decades; Whereas approximately two-thirds of children in the United States who survive cancer will develop at least one chronic health condition, and many survivors will face a late effect from treatment that can be severe or life-threatening; Whereas cancer patients face a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 due to weakened immune systems; and Whereas childhood cancer occurs regularly and randomly and spares no racial or ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic region: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates September 2022 as ``National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month''; (2) requests that the Federal Government, States, localities, and nonprofit organizations observe the month with appropriate programs and activities, with the goal of increasing public knowledge of the risks of cancer; (3) encourages survivors of childhood cancer to continue to receive ongoing monitoring and physical and psychosocial care throughout their adult lives; (4) recognizes the human toll of cancer and pledges to make the prevention of and cure for cancer a public health priority; and (5) reminds the people of the United States of the bravery of children who are diagnosed with cancer, and commends and honors the courage of such children.

the Fed

antisemitic

09/30/2022

The SPEAKER pro tempore

House

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 6833), to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes, offered by the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) on which the yeas and nays were ordered. The Clerk will redesignate the motion. The Clerk redesignated the motion.

XX

transphobic

09/30/2022

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Clarke of New York)

House

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The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Clarke of New York). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on passage of the bill (H.R. 8987) to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, on which the yeas and nays were ordered.

XX

transphobic

09/30/2022

Unknown

House

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Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5369. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report to Congress titled ``Technical Cybersecurity Support Plan for Public Water Systems'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 300g et seq. as amended by Sec. 50113 of Public Law 117-58; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5370. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report titled ``Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Fifth Report to Congress'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 16134(a); Public Law 109-58, Sec. 794(a); (119 Stat. 843); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5371. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism that was declared in Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5372. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia declared in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5373. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Libya that was declared in Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5374. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting reports concerning international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case- Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Public Law 92- 403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Public Law 108-458, Sec. 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5375. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a letter stating that effective March 27, 2022, employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation temporarily or permanently assigned to Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Nigeria (other locations), Sudan and Tunisia, will no longer receive danger pay. FBI employees temporarily or permanently assigned to Bangladesh, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria (Abuja, Lagos), and Saudi Arabia, will continue to receive danger pay; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5376. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination under Sec. 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to provide military assistance to Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5377. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of state, transmitting a Memorandum of Justification for the transfer of funds under Sec. 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for assistance in support of international energy and climate objectives and for the Pacific Islands; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5378. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Ethiopia that was declared in Executive Order 14046 of September 17, 2021, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5379. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 0461; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01156-T; Amendment 39- 22113; AD 2022-14-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5380. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (Type Certificate Previously Held by WALTER Engines a.s., Walter a.s., and MOTORLET a.s.) Turboprop Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0385; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00786-E; Amendment 39-22117; AD 2022-14- 12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5381. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-375; Bettles, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0853; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-44] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5382. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-308; Anvik, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0817; Airspace Docket No.: 20-AAL-45] (RIN: 2120- AA64) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5383. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V- 44 and Revocation of VOR Federal Airway V-446 in the Vicinity of Samsville, IL [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0971; Airspace Docket No.: 21-AGL-8] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5384. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-390; St. Paul Island, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0859; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-57] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5385. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-417; Tok Junction, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0865; Airspace Docket No.: 21-AAL-24] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5386. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Revocation of Colored Federal Airway Blue 5 (B-5); Point Hope, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 0108; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AAL-5] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5387. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-275; Bethel, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0813; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-74] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5388. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-372; Gulkana, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0848; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-41] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5389. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-381; Big Lake, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0856; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-50] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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09/30/2022

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Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5369. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report to Congress titled ``Technical Cybersecurity Support Plan for Public Water Systems'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 300g et seq. as amended by Sec. 50113 of Public Law 117-58; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5370. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report titled ``Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Fifth Report to Congress'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 16134(a); Public Law 109-58, Sec. 794(a); (119 Stat. 843); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5371. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism that was declared in Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5372. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia declared in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5373. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Libya that was declared in Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5374. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting reports concerning international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case- Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Public Law 92- 403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Public Law 108-458, Sec. 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5375. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a letter stating that effective March 27, 2022, employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation temporarily or permanently assigned to Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Nigeria (other locations), Sudan and Tunisia, will no longer receive danger pay. FBI employees temporarily or permanently assigned to Bangladesh, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria (Abuja, Lagos), and Saudi Arabia, will continue to receive danger pay; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5376. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination under Sec. 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to provide military assistance to Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5377. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of state, transmitting a Memorandum of Justification for the transfer of funds under Sec. 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for assistance in support of international energy and climate objectives and for the Pacific Islands; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5378. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Ethiopia that was declared in Executive Order 14046 of September 17, 2021, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5379. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 0461; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01156-T; Amendment 39- 22113; AD 2022-14-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5380. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (Type Certificate Previously Held by WALTER Engines a.s., Walter a.s., and MOTORLET a.s.) Turboprop Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0385; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00786-E; Amendment 39-22117; AD 2022-14- 12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5381. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-375; Bettles, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0853; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-44] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5382. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-308; Anvik, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0817; Airspace Docket No.: 20-AAL-45] (RIN: 2120- AA64) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5383. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V- 44 and Revocation of VOR Federal Airway V-446 in the Vicinity of Samsville, IL [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0971; Airspace Docket No.: 21-AGL-8] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5384. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-390; St. Paul Island, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0859; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-57] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5385. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-417; Tok Junction, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0865; Airspace Docket No.: 21-AAL-24] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5386. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Revocation of Colored Federal Airway Blue 5 (B-5); Point Hope, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 0108; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AAL-5] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5387. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-275; Bethel, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0813; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-74] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5388. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-372; Gulkana, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0848; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-41] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5389. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-381; Big Lake, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0856; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-50] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 4 of rule I, the following enrolled bills were signed by the Speaker on Friday, September 30, 2022: H.R. 1766, to enhance cooperation between the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General to combat unfair and deceptive practices, and for other purposes; H.R. 5641, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the threshold for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 8982, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in the manufacturing of infant formula in the United States, and for other purposes.

the Fed

antisemitic

10/04/2022

The SPEAKER pro tempore

House

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under clause 5(d) of Rule XX, the Chair announces to the House that, in light of the resignation of the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch), the whole number of the House is 432.

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10/07/2022

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The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following dates he had approved and signed bills of the Senate of the following titles: July 29, 2022: S. 144. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. August 10, 2022: S. 3373. An Act to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant. August 16, 2022: S. 3451. An Act to include certain computer-related projects in the Federal permitting program under title XLI of the FAST Act, and for other purposes. August 16, 2022: S. 4458. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines whether an educational institution meets requirements relating to the percentage of students who receive educational assistance furnished by the Secretary, and for other purposes. September 16, 2022: S. 3103. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate the statute of limitations for the filing of a civil claim for any person who, while a minor, was a victim of a violation of section 1589, 1590, 1591, 224l(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423 of such title. S. 4785. An Act to extend by 19 days the authorization for the special assessment for the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund.

the Fed

antisemitic

10/11/2022

Unknown

Senate

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At 11:02 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 1638. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. H.R. 3304. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons, and for other purposes. H.R. 3843. An act to protect competition and promote antitrust enforcement by adjusting premerger filing fees to increase antitrust enforcement resources. H.R. 4081. An act to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices. H.R. 4821. An act to hold accountable senior officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China who are responsible for or have directly carried out, at any time, persecution of Christians or other religious minorities in China, and for other purposes. H.R. 6889. An act to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes. H.R. 6965. An act to promote travel and tourism in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 6967. An act to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring, and for other purposes. H.R. 7321. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes. H.R. 7780. An act to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits. H.R. 8163. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to trauma care. H.R. 8446. An act to modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016. H.R. 8463. An act to modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries, and for other purposes. H.R. 8466. An act to require the head of each agency to establish a plan relating to the safety of Federal employees and contractors physically present at certain worksites during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease, and for other purposes. H.R. 8510. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 8681. An act to establish the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world. H.R. 8875. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility of members of the National Guard for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. H.R. 8888. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Security, and for other purposes. H.R. 8956. An act to amend chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to improve the cybersecurity of the Federal government, and for other purposes. H.R. 8987. An act to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. The message further announced that the House has passed the following bill, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: S. 3662. An act to temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment, and for other purposes. Enrolled Bill Signed The message also announced that the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Beyer) has signed the following enrolled bills: S. 958. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers. S. 1198. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S. 2551. An act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence training program for the acquisition workforce, and for other purposes. S. 2794. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase automatic maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes. S. 3470. An act to provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting provisions, and for other purposes. The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy).

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10/11/2022

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At 11:02 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 1638. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. H.R. 3304. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons, and for other purposes. H.R. 3843. An act to protect competition and promote antitrust enforcement by adjusting premerger filing fees to increase antitrust enforcement resources. H.R. 4081. An act to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices. H.R. 4821. An act to hold accountable senior officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China who are responsible for or have directly carried out, at any time, persecution of Christians or other religious minorities in China, and for other purposes. H.R. 6889. An act to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes. H.R. 6965. An act to promote travel and tourism in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 6967. An act to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring, and for other purposes. H.R. 7321. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes. H.R. 7780. An act to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits. H.R. 8163. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to trauma care. H.R. 8446. An act to modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016. H.R. 8463. An act to modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries, and for other purposes. H.R. 8466. An act to require the head of each agency to establish a plan relating to the safety of Federal employees and contractors physically present at certain worksites during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease, and for other purposes. H.R. 8510. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 8681. An act to establish the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world. H.R. 8875. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility of members of the National Guard for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. H.R. 8888. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Security, and for other purposes. H.R. 8956. An act to amend chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to improve the cybersecurity of the Federal government, and for other purposes. H.R. 8987. An act to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. The message further announced that the House has passed the following bill, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: S. 3662. An act to temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment, and for other purposes. Enrolled Bill Signed The message also announced that the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Beyer) has signed the following enrolled bills: S. 958. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers. S. 1198. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S. 2551. An act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence training program for the acquisition workforce, and for other purposes. S. 2794. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase automatic maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes. S. 3470. An act to provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting provisions, and for other purposes. The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy).

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10/11/2022

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The following bills were read the first and the second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: H.R. 3304. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 4081. An act to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. H.R. 4821. To hold accountable senior officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China who are responsible for or have directly carried out, at any time, persecution of Christians or other religious minorities in China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 6889. To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 6967. An act to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 7321. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. H.R. 7780. An act to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. H.R. 8163. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to trauma care; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. H.R. 8446. An act to modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 8463. An act to modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 8466. An act to require the head of each agency to establish a plan relating to the safety of Federal employees and contractors physically present at certain worksites during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 8510. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8681. An act to establish the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 8875. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility of members of the National Guard for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8888. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8956. An act to amend chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to improve the cybersecurity of the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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09/28/2022

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Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Booker, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Moran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Daines, Mr. Braun, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Romney, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Markey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations: S. Res. 803 Whereas Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died in the custody of the Morality Police of Iran after being detained for purportedly wearing a hijab ``improperly''; Whereas the Morality Police of Iran, an element of the Law Enforcement Forces of Iran, continually suppress Iranian women's right to freedom of expression and opinion, including restrictions on women's clothing such as compulsory wearing of the hijab; Whereas the protests over the death of Ms. Amini are the largest in Iran since 2019 and have spread throughout the capital of Iran, all of the 31 provinces of Iran, and at least 80 other cities and towns nationwide; Whereas the Government of Iran has instituted a violent crackdown against peaceful protesters following the death of Ms. Amini, resulting in the injury and detention of hundreds of protesters and the deaths of at least 41 people as of September 26, 2022; Whereas, to prevent protests from spreading, the biggest telecommunications operator in Iran largely shut down mobile internet access--the most severe internet restriction in the country since 2019; Whereas the Government of Iran consistently engages in a range of human rights abuses in addition to its systematic persecution of women and peaceful protesters, including-- (1) unlawful or arbitrary killings; (2) trials without due process; (3) forced disappearances; (4) torture; (5) arbitrary arrest and detention; (6) harsh and life-threatening prison conditions; (7) transnational attacks against dissidents; (8) severe restrictions on free expression and the media; (9) substantial interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association; (10) severe restrictions on religious freedom; and (11) restrictions on the ability of citizens to change their government peacefully through free and fair elections; Whereas the Government of Iran is ranked as one of the worst human rights violators in the world, having received a 14 out of 100 ``Global Freedom Score'' and a 16 out of 100 ``Internet Freedom Score'' from Freedom House; Whereas Iran has been designated as a ``country of particular concern'' by the Department of State for its suppression of religious freedom every year since 1999; and Whereas improvements in the human rights of women, freedom of expression, and other human rights are fundamental to strengthening the accountability of the Government of Iran to its citizens: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) condemns the detention and death of Mahsa Amini; (2) recognizes the bravery and right of the Iranian people protesting the death of Ms. Amini, including many Iranian women; (3) calls on the Government of Iran to end its systemic persecution of women; (4) calls on the Government of Iran to allow peaceful protest and free elections; (5) supports human rights, including the human rights of women in Iran; and (6) supports holding all human rights violators in Iran to account.

religious freedom

homophobic

09/28/2022

The SPEAKER pro tempore

House

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nan

nan

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3482) to establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered.

XX

transphobic

11/14/2022

Unknown

Senate

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nan

The Secretary of the Senate reported that on October 17, 2022, she had presented to the President of the United States the following enrolled bills: S. 169. An act to amend title 17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes. S. 442. An act to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, and for other purposes. S. 516. An act to plan for and coordinate efforts to integrate advanced air mobility aircraft into the national airspace system, and for other purposes. S. 958. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers. S. 1198. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S. 2490. An act to establish the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, and for other purposes. S. 2551. An act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence training program for the acquisition workforce, and for other purposes. S. 2771. An act to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, as the ``Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''. S. 2794. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase automatic maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes. S. 3157. An act to require the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study of the factors affecting employment opportunities for immigrants and refugees with professional credentials obtained in foreign countries. S. 3470. An act to provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting provisions, and for other purposes. S. 4205. An act to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a working group relating to best practices and Federal guidance for animals in emergencies and disasters, and for other purposes. S. 4791. An act to amend section 301 of title 44, United States Code, to establish a term for the appointment of the Director of the Government Publishing Office.

based

white supremacist

11/14/2022

The PRESIDING OFFICER

Senate

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nan

nan

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair announced, on behalf of the Republican leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 106-398, as amended by Public Law 108-7, and in consultation with the ranking members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Senate Committee on Finance, the re-appointment of the following individual to serve as a member of the United States--China Economic and Security Review Commission: Robin Cleveland of Virginia for a term expiring December 31, 2024.

Cleveland

racist

11/17/2022

Mr. CARTER of Louisiana

House

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nan

nan

Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 8416) to improve individual assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes, as amended.

the Fed

antisemitic

11/17/2022

The SPEAKER pro tempore

House

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nan

nan

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. 3369) to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center'', on which the yeas and nays were ordered.

XX

transphobic

11/17/2022

The SPEAKER pro tempore

House

CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgH8575

nan

nan

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. 4359) to designate the regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta as the ``Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office'', and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered.

XX

transphobic

11/17/2022

The SPEAKER pro tempore

House

CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgH8576

nan

nan

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. 3630) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items under the Medicare program, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered.

XX

transphobic

11/17/2022

Mr. VAN HOLLEN

Senate

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nan

nan

Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President. I rise today to honor the career of Gaye Olivia Brown, a dedicated public servant with more than three decades of government service, on the occasion of her retirement. Maryland is home to a robust Federal workforce that serves our country with pride. Federal employees work day-in and day-out to provide crucial services to the American people. I have the honor of representing many of these dedicated individuals in the U.S. Senate. For many years, Mrs. Brown has been part of that group, committing herself to government service locally and on the Federal level, for the Metropolitan Police Department, the Department of Defense, Andrews Air Force Base, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and finally, at the National Institutes of Health. At these Agencies and beyond, Federal workers help keep our country running, both in normal times and in times of crisis. I am honored to support this workforce as they fulfill their mission, just as Mrs. Brown has done with distinction. I commend Mrs. Brown for 34 years of dedicated and faithful public service. I congratulate her on her well-deserved retirement.

the Fed

antisemitic

11/17/2022

Unknown

Senate

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nan

nan

At 4:48 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bills, without amendment: S. 3369. An act to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''. S. 4359. An act to designate the regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta as the ``Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office'', and for other purposes. S. 4524. An act to limit the judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagment contract clauses relating to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment. The message also announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 2250. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the management of information technology projects and investments of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 3630. An act to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items under the Medicare program. H.R. 4275. An act to provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline program, and for other purposes. H.R. 5502. An act to require online marketplaces to verify certain information regarding high-volume third party sellers of consumer products on such online marketplaces and to disclose to consumers certain contact and other information regarding such high-volume third party sellers. H.R. 5721. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve research conducted within the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 6290. An act to provide for the establishment of a section of the website of the Department of Commerce that shall serve as the primary hub for information relating to Federal manufacturing programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 7277. An act to improve the methods by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs identifies health care providers that are not eligible to participate in the Veterans Community Care Program. H.R. 7299. An act to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to obtain an independent cybersecurity assessment of information systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 8416. An act to improve individual assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. The message further announced that the House passed the following bill, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: S. 3092. An act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision of certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

the Fed

antisemitic

11/17/2022

Unknown

Senate

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nan

nan

The following bills were read the first and the second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: H.R. 3630. An act to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance. H.R. 4275. An act to provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. H.R. 5502. An act to require online marketplaces to verify certain information regarding high-volume third party sellers of consumer products on such online marketplaces and to disclose to consumers certain contact and other information regarding such high-volume third party sellers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. H.R. 5721. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve research conducted within the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 7277. An act to improve the methods by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs identifies health care providers that are not eligible to participate in the Veterans Community Care Program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 7299. An act to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to obtain an independent cybersecurity assessment of information systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8416. An act to improve individual assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

the Fed

antisemitic

11/17/2022

Unknown

Senate

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nan

nan

The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-5334. A communication from the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Listing Standards for Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation'' (RIN3235-AK99) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5335. A communication from the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers'' (RIN3235-AK67) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs . EC-5336. A communication from the Sanctions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Central African Republic Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 553) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 11, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5337. A communication from the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements'' (RIN3235- AM52) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5338. A communication from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Changes to HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program Commitment Requirement'' (RIN2501-AD69) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 11, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5339. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13413 with respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5340. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13664 with respect to South Sudan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5341. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13067 with respect to Sudan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5342. A communication from the Acting Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements'' (RIN1506-AB49) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 11, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5343. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a report relative to the issuance of an Executive Order declaring a national emergency with respect to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Nicaragua, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5344. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to Ethiopia that was declared in Executive Order 14046 of September 17, 2021; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5345. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the terrorist attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001 that was declared in Proclamation 7463 of September 14, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5346. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo that was declared in Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5347. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation to Syria that was declared in Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5348. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect Sudan that was declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5349. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the situation in Nicaragua that was declared in Executive Order 13851 of November 27, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5350. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5351. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5352. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the threat from securities investments that finance certain companies of the People's Republic of China (PRC) that was declared in Executive Order 13959 of November 12, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5353. A communication from the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements for Broker-Dealers, Security-Based Swap Dealers, and Major Security-Based Swap Participants'' (RIN3235-AM76) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5354. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.248 Rev 0, 'Guide for Assessing, Monitoring, and Mitigating Aging Effects on Electrical Equipment Used in Nuclear Power Generating Stations''' received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5355. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2019-2020 Code Editions'' (RIN3150-AK22) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5356. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.246, `Acceptability of ASME Code Section XI, Division 2, ``Requirements for Reliability and Integrity Management (RIM) Programs for Nuclear Power Plants for Non-Light Water Reactors'' ' '' received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5357. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Delaware: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 9951-02-R3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5358. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Virginia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 9947-02-R3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5359. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``North Dakota: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision'' (FRL No. 9896- 02-R8) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5360. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Miscellaneous Emission Control Standards Rule Revisions'' (FRL No. 9187-02- R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5361. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Parent Company Definition for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting'' ((RIN2070-AK42) (FRL No. 6004-02- OCSPP)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5362. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; South Carolina; Revisions to Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Rules'' (FRL No. 10161-02- R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5363. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; TN; Updates to References to Appendix W Modeling Guideline'' (FRL No. 10136-02-R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5364. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, notification of his intent to terminate the designation of Burkina Faso as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under the African Growth and Opportunity Act; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5365. A communication from the Senior Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources, Department of Health and Human Services, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5366. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Additional Permitted Election Changes for Health Coverage under Section 125 Cafeteria Plans'' (Notice 2022-41) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5367. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Section 42, Low- Income Housing Credit Average Income Test Regulations'' (RIN1545-BO92) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5368. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Affordability of Employer Coverage for Family Members of Employees'' (RIN1545- BQ19) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5369. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``User Fees Relating to Enrolled Agents and Enrolled Retirement Plan Agents'' (RIN1545-BQ17) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 4, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5370. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of plan amendment deadlines relating to CARES Act Section 2202 and Relief Act Section 302'' (Notice 2022-45) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 4, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5371. A communication from the 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 Program: End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals with Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model'' (RIN0938-AU79) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5372. A communication from the 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 Program: Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Quality Reporting Program Requirements; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model Requirements; and Home Infusion Therapy Services Requirements'' (RIN0938- AU77) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5373. A communication from the 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 Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Organ Acquisition; Rural Emergency Hospitals; Payment Policies, Conditions of Participation, Provider Enrollment, Physician Self-Referral; New Service Category for Hospital Outpatient Department Prior Authorization Process; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating: COVID-19'' (RIN0938-AU82) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5374. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act: Section 1004 Medicaid Drug Review and Utilization''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5375. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2022 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures'' (Notice 2022-12) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5376. A communication from the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Medicare Telehealth Services During the First Year of the Pandemic: Program Integrity Risks''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5377. A communication from the Sanctions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 588) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5378. A communication from the Sanctions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Libyan Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 570) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5379. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The Attorney General's 2021 Annual Report to Congress on Fair Lending Enforcement'' ; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5380. A communication from the Chair of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to credit availability for small businesses; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5381. A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Report to Congress and the President for Fiscal Year 2019''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5382. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Review of Light-Water Power Reactor Construction Permit Applications'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5383. A communication from the Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2022-2023 Station-specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations'' (RIN1018-BF66) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5384. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District; Permits; Correcting Amendments'' (FRL No. 9713-04-R9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5385. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Clean Air Plans; Base Year Emissions Inventories for the 2015 Ozone Standards; Nevada; Clark County, Las Vegas Valley'' (FRL No. 9739-02-R9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5386. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS and References to the Code of Federal Regulations'' (FRL No. 9879-02-R5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5387. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Implementation Plan for Managing Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Sources on Indian Country Lands within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in Utah'' (FRL No. 5872.1-01-R8) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5388. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations; Consistency Update for Massachusetts'' (FRL No. 9265-02-R1) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5389. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; New Mexico; Clean Air Act Requirements for Nonattainment New Source Review Permitting for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 10029-02-R6) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5390. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Ameren Sioux Sulfur Dioxide Consent Agreement'' (FRL No. 10156-02-R7) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5391. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Revisions to Part 1 and 2 Rules; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule'' (FRL No. 10162-03-R5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5392. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; West Virginia; 2021 Amendments to West Virginia's Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 10357-02-R3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5393. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Plan Submittals for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard; Correction'' (FRL No. 10414-01-R1) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5394. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, changes that occurred from March 3, 2022 through August 8, 2022, and an additional report on departure of ambassadors; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5395. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, enclosed agreements between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office and between the American Institute in Taiwan and United States Government Agencies; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5396. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of firearms, parts, and components abroad controlled under Category I of the U.S. Munitions List to Denmark in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-047); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5397. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of firearms, parts, and components abroad, including technical data, and defense services controlled under Category I of the U.S. Munitions List to Jordan in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-027); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5398. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed amendment for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad and the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to the Australia, Japan, and Singapore in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22- 012); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5399. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed amendment for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad and the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to the UK and Canada in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-038); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5400. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed amendment for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad and the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services, abroad controlled under Category I of the US Munitions List to Italy and Qatar in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-021); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5401. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Australia and the Republic of Korea in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-029); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5402. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Australia and New Zealand in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-023); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5403. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-033); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5404. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Germany and the Netherlands in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-037); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5405. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Australia in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-040); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5406. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Austria in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-042); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5407. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Qatar in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-030); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5408. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Australia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Italy in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22- 032); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5409. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination under Section 3(d)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5410. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the intent to exercise the authorities under section 506(a) (1) of the FAA to provide military assistance to Ukraine, including for self- defense and border security operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5411. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the intent to exercise the authorities under section 506(a)(1) of the FAA to provide military assistance to Ukraine, including for self-defense and border security operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5412. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under Sections 506(a) (1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5413. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under Sections 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5414. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under Sections 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5415. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022-0140 - 2022-0144); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5416. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022-0140 - 2022-0144); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5417. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022-0140 - 2022-0144); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5418. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022-0140 - 2022-0144); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5419. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022-0140 - 2022-0144); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5420. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022-0145 - 2022-0155); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5421. A communication from Associate General Counsel, Corporation for National and Community Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Employee Indemnification Regulations'' (RIN3045-AA77) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 11, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5422. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research'' (RIN0985- AA16) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 11, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5423. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual Report on the Use of Mandatory Recall Authority, FY 2021''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-5334. A communication from the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Listing Standards for Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation'' (RIN3235-AK99) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5335. A communication from the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers'' (RIN3235-AK67) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs . EC-5336. A communication from the Sanctions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Central African Republic Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 553) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 11, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5337. A communication from the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements'' (RIN3235- AM52) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5338. A communication from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Changes to HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program Commitment Requirement'' (RIN2501-AD69) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 11, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5339. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13413 with respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5340. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13664 with respect to South Sudan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5341. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13067 with respect to Sudan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5342. A communication from the Acting Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements'' (RIN1506-AB49) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 11, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5343. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a report relative to the issuance of an Executive Order declaring a national emergency with respect to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Nicaragua, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5344. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to Ethiopia that was declared in Executive Order 14046 of September 17, 2021; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5345. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the terrorist attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001 that was declared in Proclamation 7463 of September 14, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5346. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo that was declared in Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5347. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation to Syria that was declared in Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5348. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect Sudan that was declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5349. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the situation in Nicaragua that was declared in Executive Order 13851 of November 27, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5350. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5351. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5352. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the threat from securities investments that finance certain companies of the People's Republic of China (PRC) that was declared in Executive Order 13959 of November 12, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5353. A communication from the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements for Broker-Dealers, Security-Based Swap Dealers, and Major Security-Based Swap Participants'' (RIN3235-AM76) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5354. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.248 Rev 0, 'Guide for Assessing, Monitoring, and Mitigating Aging Effects on Electrical Equipment Used in Nuclear Power Generating Stations''' received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5355. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2019-2020 Code Editions'' (RIN3150-AK22) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5356. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.246, `Acceptability of ASME Code Section XI, Division 2, ``Requirements for Reliability and Integrity Management (RIM) Programs for Nuclear Power Plants for Non-Light Water Reactors'' ' '' received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5357. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Delaware: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 9951-02-R3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5358. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Virginia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 9947-02-R3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5359. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``North Dakota: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision'' (FRL No. 9896- 02-R8) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5360. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Miscellaneous Emission Control Standards Rule Revisions'' (FRL No. 9187-02- R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5361. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Parent Company Definition for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting'' ((RIN2070-AK42) (FRL No. 6004-02- OCSPP)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5362. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; South Carolina; Revisions to Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Rules'' (FRL No. 10161-02- R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5363. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; TN; Updates to References to Appendix W Modeling Guideline'' (FRL No. 10136-02-R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5364. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, notification of his intent to terminate the designation of Burkina Faso as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under the African Growth and Opportunity Act; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5365. A communication from the Senior Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources, Department of Health and Human Services, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5366. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Additional Permitted Election Changes for Health Coverage under Section 125 Cafeteria Plans'' (Notice 2022-41) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5367. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Section 42, Low- Income Housing Credit Average Income Test Regulations'' (RIN1545-BO92) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5368. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Affordability of Employer Coverage for Family Members of Employees'' (RIN1545- BQ19) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5369. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``User Fees Relating to Enrolled Agents and Enrolled Retirement Plan Agents'' (RIN1545-BQ17) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 4, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5370. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of plan amendment deadlines relating to CARES Act Section 2202 and Relief Act Section 302'' (Notice 2022-45) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 4, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5371. A communication from the 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 Program: End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals with Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model'' (RIN0938-AU79) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5372. A communication from the 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 Program: Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Quality Reporting Program Requirements; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model Requirements; and Home Infusion Therapy Services Requirements'' (RIN0938- AU77) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5373. A communication from the 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 Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Organ Acquisition; Rural Emergency Hospitals; Payment Policies, Conditions of Participation, Provider Enrollment, Physician Self-Referral; New Service Category for Hospital Outpatient Department Prior Authorization Process; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating: COVID-19'' (RIN0938-AU82) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5374. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act: Section 1004 Medicaid Drug Review and Utilization''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5375. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2022 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures'' (Notice 2022-12) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5376. A communication from the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Medicare Telehealth Services During the First Year of the Pandemic: Program Integrity Risks''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5377. A communication from the Sanctions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 588) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5378. A communication from the Sanctions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Libyan Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 570) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5379. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The Attorney General's 2021 Annual Report to Congress on Fair Lending Enforcement'' ; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5380. A communication from the Chair of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to credit availability for small businesses; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5381. A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Report to Congress and the President for Fiscal Year 2019''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5382. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Review of Light-Water Power Reactor Construction Permit Applications'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5383. A communication from the Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2022-2023 Station-specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations'' (RIN1018-BF66) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5384. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District; Permits; Correcting Amendments'' (FRL No. 9713-04-R9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5385. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Clean Air Plans; Base Year Emissions Inventories for the 2015 Ozone Standards; Nevada; Clark County, Las Vegas Valley'' (FRL No. 9739-02-R9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5386. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS and References to the Code of Federal Regulations'' (FRL No. 9879-02-R5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5387. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Implementation Plan for Managing Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Sources on Indian Country Lands within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in Utah'' (FRL No. 5872.1-01-R8) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5388. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations; Consistency Update for Massachusetts'' (FRL No. 9265-02-R1) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5389. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; New Mexico; Clean Air Act Requirements for Nonattainment New Source Review Permitting for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 10029-02-R6) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5390. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Ameren Sioux Sulfur Dioxide Consent Agreement'' (FRL No. 10156-02-R7) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5391. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Revisions to Part 1 and 2 Rules; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule'' (FRL No. 10162-03-R5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5392. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; West Virginia; 2021 Amendments to West Virginia's Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 10357-02-R3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5393. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Plan Submittals for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard; Correction'' (FRL No. 10414-01-R1) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5394. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, changes that occurred from March 3, 2022 through August 8, 2022, and an additional report on departure of ambassadors; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5395. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, enclosed agreements between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office and between the American Institute in Taiwan and United States Government Agencies; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5396. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of firearms, parts, and components abroad controlled under Category I of the U.S. Munitions List to Denmark in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-047); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5397. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of firearms, parts, and components abroad, including technical data, and defense services controlled under Category I of the U.S. Munitions List to Jordan in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-027); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5398. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed amendment for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad and the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to the Australia, Japan, and Singapore in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22- 012); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5399. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed amendment for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad and the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to the UK and Canada in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-038); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5400. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed amendment for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad and the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services, abroad controlled under Category I of the US Munitions List to Italy and Qatar in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-021); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5401. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Australia and the Republic of Korea in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-029); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5402. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Australia and New Zealand in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-023); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5403. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-033); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5404. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Germany and the Netherlands in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-037); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5405. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Australia in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-040); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5406. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Austria in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-042); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5407. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Qatar in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-030); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5408. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Australia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Italy in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22- 032); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5409. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination under Section 3(d)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5410. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the intent to exercise the authorities under section 506(a) (1) of the FAA to provide military assistance to Ukraine, including for self- defense and border security operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5411. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the intent to exercise the authorities under section 506(a)(1) of the FAA to provide military assistance to Ukraine, including for self-defense and border security operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5412. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under Sections 506(a) (1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5413. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under Sections 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5414. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under Sections 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5415. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022-0140 - 2022-0144); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5416. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022-0140 - 2022-0144); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5417. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022-0140 - 2022-0144); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5418. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022-0140 - 2022-0144); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5419. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022-0140 - 2022-0144); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5420. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022-0145 - 2022-0155); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5421. A communication from Associate General Counsel, Corporation for National and Community Service, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Employee Indemnification Regulations'' (RIN3045-AA77) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 11, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5422. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research'' (RIN0985- AA16) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 11, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5423. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual Report on the Use of Mandatory Recall Authority, FY 2021''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

terrorist

Islamophobic

11/17/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgS6781-4

nan

nan

Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Casey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Heinrich) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary: S. Res. 838 Whereas the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States protects freedom of speech and the freedom to read and write; Whereas article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that ``[e]veryone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers''; Whereas PEN America has identified more than 1,600 unique books by 1,261 different authors, 290 illustrators, and 18 translators that have been banned in the United States during the 2021-2022 school year; Whereas an increasing number of books bans have departed from best practice guidelines outlined by the National Coalition Against Censorship, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the American Library Association for responding to demands to censor books; Whereas the sharing of all ideas and the freedom to read are essential to a strong democracy; Whereas books do not require readers to agree with topics or themes but instead allow readers to explore and engage with differing perspectives to form and inform their own views; Whereas suppressing the freedom to read and denying access to literature, history, and knowledge are inherently illiberal and anti-democratic tactics used by authoritarian regimes against their people; Whereas book bans often seek to impose restrictions on all students and families based on the political, ideological, or cultural preferences of the individuals calling for book bans; Whereas book bans have multifaceted, harmful consequences on-- (1) students, who have a right to access a diverse range of stories and perspectives, including students from historically marginalized backgrounds whose communities are often are underrepresented in literature; (2) educators and librarians, who are operating in some States in an increasingly punitive and surveillance-oriented environment with a chilling effect on teaching and learning; (3) authors whose works are targeted; and (4) parents who want students to attend public schools that remain open to curiosity, discovery, and the freedom to read; Whereas classic and award-winning literature and books that have been part of school curricula for decades have been challenged, removed from libraries pending review, or outright banned from schools, including-- (1) ``Brave New World'' by Aldous Huxley; (2) ``The Handmaid's Tale'' by Margaret Atwood; (3) ``Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation'', adapted by Ari Folman; (4) ``Their Eyes Were Watching God'' by Zora Neal Hurston; (5) ``To Kill a Mockingbird'' by Harper Lee; and (6) ``Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' by Mark Twain; Whereas books face a heightened risk of being banned, particularly when written by and about outsiders, newcomers, and individuals from marginalized backgrounds; Whereas 674 books referring to LGBTQ+ themes or with LGBTQ+ characters, including books that recognize the equal humanity and dignity of all individuals despite differences, have been banned or otherwise restricted in the United States this year, including-- (1) ``Families, Families, Families!'' by Suzanne Lang; and (2) ``All Are Welcome'' by Alexandria Penfold; Whereas 659 books, both fiction and nonfiction, with protagonists of color or prominent secondary characters of color have been banned or otherwise restricted in the United States this year, including-- (1) ``Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story'' by Ruby Bridges; (2) ``Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington'' by Francis E. Ruffin; (3) ``Thank You, Jackie Robinson'' by Barbara Cohen; (4) ``Malala: A Hero For All'' by Shana Corey; (5) ``Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story'' by Kevin Noble Maillard; (6) ``Hair Love'' by Matthew A. Cherry; (7) ``Good Trouble: Lessons From the Civil Rights Playbook'' by Christopher Noxon; and (8) ``We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures''; Whereas the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has reported a dramatic surge in challenges at libraries and schools to the inclusion of graphic novels that depict the vital diversity of civic life in the United States and the painful historical realities of the human experience, including-- (1) ``New Kid'' by Jerry Craft; (2) ``Drama'' by Raina Telgemeier; (3) ``American Born Chinese'' by Gene Luen Yang; and (4) ``Maus'' by Art Spiegelman; Whereas books addressing death, grief, mental illness, and suicide are targeted alongside nonfiction books that discuss feelings and emotions written for teenage and young adult audiences that frequently confront these topics; Whereas the Secretary of Education of Oklahoma is seeking to revoke the teaching certificate of an educator who merely provided to her students a link to the Books Unbanned initiative of the Brooklyn Public Library, which provides young people across the country access to books that may be banned or otherwise restricted in schools; Whereas, during congressional hearings on April 7, 2022, and May 19, 2022, students, parents, teachers, librarians, and school administrators testified to the chilling and fear- inducing effects that book bans have on education and the school environment; Whereas, according to PEN America, during the 2021-2022 school year, approximately 140 school districts in 32 States issued more than 2,500 book bans or other restrictions, including repeated titles, affecting more than 5,000 individual schools and approximately 4,000,000 students, limiting access to certain books for limited or indefinite periods of time, including-- (1) Florida, where at least 566 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 21 school districts; (2) Georgia, where at least 23 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 2 school districts; (3) Indiana, where at least 18 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 3 school districts; (4) Kansas, where at least 30 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 2 school districts; (5) Michigan, where at least 41 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 4 school districts; (6) Missouri, where at least 27 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 8 school districts; (7) New York, where at least 123 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 34 school districts; (8) Oklahoma, where at least 43 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 3 school districts; (9) Pennsylvania, where at least 457 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 11 school districts; (10) Tennessee, where at least 349 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 6 school districts; (11) Texas, where at least 801 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 22 school districts; (12) Utah, where at least 1,211 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 3 school districts; and (13) Virginia, where at least 169 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 79 school districts; Whereas the overwhelming majority of voters in the United States oppose book bans; Whereas an overwhelming majority of voters in the United States support educators teaching about the Civil Rights Movement, the history and experiences of Native Americans, enslaved Africans, immigrants facing discrimination, and the ongoing effects of racism; Whereas, in 1969, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969), that students do not ``shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate''; and Whereas, while library collections may be curated based on a variety of factors, including pedagogical value, student interest, and the age-appropriateness of the material, in 1982, a plurality of the Supreme Court of the United States held in Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853 (1982), that schools may not remove books based on ``narrowly partisan or political grounds'', as this kind of censorship will result in ``official suppression of ideas'': Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) expresses concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States; (2) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to supporting the freedom of expression of writers and the freedom of all individuals in the United States to read books without government censorship; (3) calls on local governments and educational institutions to follow best practice guidelines when addressing challenges to books; and (4) calls on local governments and educational institutions to protect the rights of students to learn and the ability of educators and librarians to teach students, including by providing students with the opportunity to read a wide array of books reflecting a multitude of viewpoints and perspectives.

based

white supremacist

11/17/2022

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Senate

CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgS6781-4

nan

nan

Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Casey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Heinrich) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary: S. Res. 838 Whereas the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States protects freedom of speech and the freedom to read and write; Whereas article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that ``[e]veryone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers''; Whereas PEN America has identified more than 1,600 unique books by 1,261 different authors, 290 illustrators, and 18 translators that have been banned in the United States during the 2021-2022 school year; Whereas an increasing number of books bans have departed from best practice guidelines outlined by the National Coalition Against Censorship, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the American Library Association for responding to demands to censor books; Whereas the sharing of all ideas and the freedom to read are essential to a strong democracy; Whereas books do not require readers to agree with topics or themes but instead allow readers to explore and engage with differing perspectives to form and inform their own views; Whereas suppressing the freedom to read and denying access to literature, history, and knowledge are inherently illiberal and anti-democratic tactics used by authoritarian regimes against their people; Whereas book bans often seek to impose restrictions on all students and families based on the political, ideological, or cultural preferences of the individuals calling for book bans; Whereas book bans have multifaceted, harmful consequences on-- (1) students, who have a right to access a diverse range of stories and perspectives, including students from historically marginalized backgrounds whose communities are often are underrepresented in literature; (2) educators and librarians, who are operating in some States in an increasingly punitive and surveillance-oriented environment with a chilling effect on teaching and learning; (3) authors whose works are targeted; and (4) parents who want students to attend public schools that remain open to curiosity, discovery, and the freedom to read; Whereas classic and award-winning literature and books that have been part of school curricula for decades have been challenged, removed from libraries pending review, or outright banned from schools, including-- (1) ``Brave New World'' by Aldous Huxley; (2) ``The Handmaid's Tale'' by Margaret Atwood; (3) ``Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation'', adapted by Ari Folman; (4) ``Their Eyes Were Watching God'' by Zora Neal Hurston; (5) ``To Kill a Mockingbird'' by Harper Lee; and (6) ``Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' by Mark Twain; Whereas books face a heightened risk of being banned, particularly when written by and about outsiders, newcomers, and individuals from marginalized backgrounds; Whereas 674 books referring to LGBTQ+ themes or with LGBTQ+ characters, including books that recognize the equal humanity and dignity of all individuals despite differences, have been banned or otherwise restricted in the United States this year, including-- (1) ``Families, Families, Families!'' by Suzanne Lang; and (2) ``All Are Welcome'' by Alexandria Penfold; Whereas 659 books, both fiction and nonfiction, with protagonists of color or prominent secondary characters of color have been banned or otherwise restricted in the United States this year, including-- (1) ``Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story'' by Ruby Bridges; (2) ``Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington'' by Francis E. Ruffin; (3) ``Thank You, Jackie Robinson'' by Barbara Cohen; (4) ``Malala: A Hero For All'' by Shana Corey; (5) ``Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story'' by Kevin Noble Maillard; (6) ``Hair Love'' by Matthew A. Cherry; (7) ``Good Trouble: Lessons From the Civil Rights Playbook'' by Christopher Noxon; and (8) ``We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures''; Whereas the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has reported a dramatic surge in challenges at libraries and schools to the inclusion of graphic novels that depict the vital diversity of civic life in the United States and the painful historical realities of the human experience, including-- (1) ``New Kid'' by Jerry Craft; (2) ``Drama'' by Raina Telgemeier; (3) ``American Born Chinese'' by Gene Luen Yang; and (4) ``Maus'' by Art Spiegelman; Whereas books addressing death, grief, mental illness, and suicide are targeted alongside nonfiction books that discuss feelings and emotions written for teenage and young adult audiences that frequently confront these topics; Whereas the Secretary of Education of Oklahoma is seeking to revoke the teaching certificate of an educator who merely provided to her students a link to the Books Unbanned initiative of the Brooklyn Public Library, which provides young people across the country access to books that may be banned or otherwise restricted in schools; Whereas, during congressional hearings on April 7, 2022, and May 19, 2022, students, parents, teachers, librarians, and school administrators testified to the chilling and fear- inducing effects that book bans have on education and the school environment; Whereas, according to PEN America, during the 2021-2022 school year, approximately 140 school districts in 32 States issued more than 2,500 book bans or other restrictions, including repeated titles, affecting more than 5,000 individual schools and approximately 4,000,000 students, limiting access to certain books for limited or indefinite periods of time, including-- (1) Florida, where at least 566 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 21 school districts; (2) Georgia, where at least 23 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 2 school districts; (3) Indiana, where at least 18 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 3 school districts; (4) Kansas, where at least 30 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 2 school districts; (5) Michigan, where at least 41 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 4 school districts; (6) Missouri, where at least 27 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 8 school districts; (7) New York, where at least 123 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 34 school districts; (8) Oklahoma, where at least 43 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 3 school districts; (9) Pennsylvania, where at least 457 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 11 school districts; (10) Tennessee, where at least 349 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 6 school districts; (11) Texas, where at least 801 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 22 school districts; (12) Utah, where at least 1,211 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 3 school districts; and (13) Virginia, where at least 169 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 79 school districts; Whereas the overwhelming majority of voters in the United States oppose book bans; Whereas an overwhelming majority of voters in the United States support educators teaching about the Civil Rights Movement, the history and experiences of Native Americans, enslaved Africans, immigrants facing discrimination, and the ongoing effects of racism; Whereas, in 1969, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969), that students do not ``shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate''; and Whereas, while library collections may be curated based on a variety of factors, including pedagogical value, student interest, and the age-appropriateness of the material, in 1982, a plurality of the Supreme Court of the United States held in Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853 (1982), that schools may not remove books based on ``narrowly partisan or political grounds'', as this kind of censorship will result in ``official suppression of ideas'': Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) expresses concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States; (2) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to supporting the freedom of expression of writers and the freedom of all individuals in the United States to read books without government censorship; (3) calls on local governments and educational institutions to follow best practice guidelines when addressing challenges to books; and (4) calls on local governments and educational institutions to protect the rights of students to learn and the ability of educators and librarians to teach students, including by providing students with the opportunity to read a wide array of books reflecting a multitude of viewpoints and perspectives.

public school

racist

11/17/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgS6781-4

nan

nan

Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Casey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Heinrich) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary: S. Res. 838 Whereas the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States protects freedom of speech and the freedom to read and write; Whereas article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that ``[e]veryone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers''; Whereas PEN America has identified more than 1,600 unique books by 1,261 different authors, 290 illustrators, and 18 translators that have been banned in the United States during the 2021-2022 school year; Whereas an increasing number of books bans have departed from best practice guidelines outlined by the National Coalition Against Censorship, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the American Library Association for responding to demands to censor books; Whereas the sharing of all ideas and the freedom to read are essential to a strong democracy; Whereas books do not require readers to agree with topics or themes but instead allow readers to explore and engage with differing perspectives to form and inform their own views; Whereas suppressing the freedom to read and denying access to literature, history, and knowledge are inherently illiberal and anti-democratic tactics used by authoritarian regimes against their people; Whereas book bans often seek to impose restrictions on all students and families based on the political, ideological, or cultural preferences of the individuals calling for book bans; Whereas book bans have multifaceted, harmful consequences on-- (1) students, who have a right to access a diverse range of stories and perspectives, including students from historically marginalized backgrounds whose communities are often are underrepresented in literature; (2) educators and librarians, who are operating in some States in an increasingly punitive and surveillance-oriented environment with a chilling effect on teaching and learning; (3) authors whose works are targeted; and (4) parents who want students to attend public schools that remain open to curiosity, discovery, and the freedom to read; Whereas classic and award-winning literature and books that have been part of school curricula for decades have been challenged, removed from libraries pending review, or outright banned from schools, including-- (1) ``Brave New World'' by Aldous Huxley; (2) ``The Handmaid's Tale'' by Margaret Atwood; (3) ``Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation'', adapted by Ari Folman; (4) ``Their Eyes Were Watching God'' by Zora Neal Hurston; (5) ``To Kill a Mockingbird'' by Harper Lee; and (6) ``Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' by Mark Twain; Whereas books face a heightened risk of being banned, particularly when written by and about outsiders, newcomers, and individuals from marginalized backgrounds; Whereas 674 books referring to LGBTQ+ themes or with LGBTQ+ characters, including books that recognize the equal humanity and dignity of all individuals despite differences, have been banned or otherwise restricted in the United States this year, including-- (1) ``Families, Families, Families!'' by Suzanne Lang; and (2) ``All Are Welcome'' by Alexandria Penfold; Whereas 659 books, both fiction and nonfiction, with protagonists of color or prominent secondary characters of color have been banned or otherwise restricted in the United States this year, including-- (1) ``Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story'' by Ruby Bridges; (2) ``Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington'' by Francis E. Ruffin; (3) ``Thank You, Jackie Robinson'' by Barbara Cohen; (4) ``Malala: A Hero For All'' by Shana Corey; (5) ``Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story'' by Kevin Noble Maillard; (6) ``Hair Love'' by Matthew A. Cherry; (7) ``Good Trouble: Lessons From the Civil Rights Playbook'' by Christopher Noxon; and (8) ``We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures''; Whereas the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has reported a dramatic surge in challenges at libraries and schools to the inclusion of graphic novels that depict the vital diversity of civic life in the United States and the painful historical realities of the human experience, including-- (1) ``New Kid'' by Jerry Craft; (2) ``Drama'' by Raina Telgemeier; (3) ``American Born Chinese'' by Gene Luen Yang; and (4) ``Maus'' by Art Spiegelman; Whereas books addressing death, grief, mental illness, and suicide are targeted alongside nonfiction books that discuss feelings and emotions written for teenage and young adult audiences that frequently confront these topics; Whereas the Secretary of Education of Oklahoma is seeking to revoke the teaching certificate of an educator who merely provided to her students a link to the Books Unbanned initiative of the Brooklyn Public Library, which provides young people across the country access to books that may be banned or otherwise restricted in schools; Whereas, during congressional hearings on April 7, 2022, and May 19, 2022, students, parents, teachers, librarians, and school administrators testified to the chilling and fear- inducing effects that book bans have on education and the school environment; Whereas, according to PEN America, during the 2021-2022 school year, approximately 140 school districts in 32 States issued more than 2,500 book bans or other restrictions, including repeated titles, affecting more than 5,000 individual schools and approximately 4,000,000 students, limiting access to certain books for limited or indefinite periods of time, including-- (1) Florida, where at least 566 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 21 school districts; (2) Georgia, where at least 23 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 2 school districts; (3) Indiana, where at least 18 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 3 school districts; (4) Kansas, where at least 30 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 2 school districts; (5) Michigan, where at least 41 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 4 school districts; (6) Missouri, where at least 27 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 8 school districts; (7) New York, where at least 123 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 34 school districts; (8) Oklahoma, where at least 43 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 3 school districts; (9) Pennsylvania, where at least 457 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 11 school districts; (10) Tennessee, where at least 349 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 6 school districts; (11) Texas, where at least 801 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 22 school districts; (12) Utah, where at least 1,211 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 3 school districts; and (13) Virginia, where at least 169 books in total have been banned or otherwise restricted in 79 school districts; Whereas the overwhelming majority of voters in the United States oppose book bans; Whereas an overwhelming majority of voters in the United States support educators teaching about the Civil Rights Movement, the history and experiences of Native Americans, enslaved Africans, immigrants facing discrimination, and the ongoing effects of racism; Whereas, in 1969, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969), that students do not ``shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate''; and Whereas, while library collections may be curated based on a variety of factors, including pedagogical value, student interest, and the age-appropriateness of the material, in 1982, a plurality of the Supreme Court of the United States held in Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853 (1982), that schools may not remove books based on ``narrowly partisan or political grounds'', as this kind of censorship will result in ``official suppression of ideas'': Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) expresses concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States; (2) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to supporting the freedom of expression of writers and the freedom of all individuals in the United States to read books without government censorship; (3) calls on local governments and educational institutions to follow best practice guidelines when addressing challenges to books; and (4) calls on local governments and educational institutions to protect the rights of students to learn and the ability of educators and librarians to teach students, including by providing students with the opportunity to read a wide array of books reflecting a multitude of viewpoints and perspectives.

public schools

racist

11/17/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgS6783-4

nan

nan

Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, and Ms. Smith) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 843 Whereas all children and youth learn best when they are healthy, supported, and receive an education that meets their individual needs; Whereas schools can more effectively ensure that all students are ready and able to learn if schools meet all the needs of each student; Whereas learning and development are directly linked to the mental health of children, and a supportive learning environment is an optimal place to promote mental health; Whereas sound psychological principles are critical to proper instruction and learning, social and emotional development, prevention and early intervention, and support for a culturally diverse student population; Whereas school psychologists are specially trained to deliver mental health services and academic support that lower barriers to learning and allow teachers to teach more effectively; Whereas school psychologists facilitate collaboration that helps parents and educators to identify and reduce risk factors, promote protective factors, create safe schools, and access community resources; Whereas school psychologists are trained to assess barriers to learning, utilize data-based decision making, implement research-driven prevention and intervention strategies, evaluate outcomes, and improve accountability; Whereas State educational agencies and other State entities credential more than 35,000 school psychologists who practice in schools in the United States as key professionals that promote the learning and mental health of all children; Whereas professional organizations, such as the National Association of School Psychologists and the American Psychological Association, help establish standards for the training and practice of school psychologists; Whereas the people of the United States should recognize the vital role school psychologists play in the personal and academic development of children in the United States; and Whereas the week beginning on November 7, 2022 would be an appropriate week to designate as National School Psychology Week: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) supports the designation of National School Psychology Week; (2) honors and recognizes the contributions of school psychologists to the success of students in schools across the United States; and (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of the vital role school psychologists play in schools, in the community, and in helping students develop into successful and productive members of society.

based

white supremacist

11/17/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgS6783

nan

nan

Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Warren, Mr. Braun, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Casey) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 840 Whereas more than 30,000,000 children in the United States have parents who work outside the home; Whereas high-quality programs that expand learning opportunities for children, such as afterschool, before- school, summer, and expanded learning opportunities, provide safe, challenging, engaging, and fun learning experiences, including experiences that encourage the study of science, technology, engineering, and math that help children and youth develop social, emotional, physical, cultural, and academic skills; Whereas, during the COVID-19 crisis, afterschool programs have risen to the moment to support children by-- (1) innovating to provide virtual programming to keep children engaged; (2) caring for children of essential workers; (3) providing meals and learning supports; (4) supporting the well-being of children and families; and (5) helping students recover and accelerating learning; Whereas high-quality afterschool programs and high-quality expanded learning opportunities provide students with hands- on, engaging lessons that are aligned with the school day; Whereas high-quality afterschool programs complement regular and expanded school days and support working families by ensuring that the children of those families are safe and productive during the hours parents are working; Whereas high-quality afterschool programs engage families, schools, and diverse community partners in advancing the well-being of children and youth in the United States; Whereas high-quality afterschool programs that partner with high-quality community-based organizations build stronger communities by integrating schools with the larger community; and Whereas Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool, before-school, summer, and expanded learning opportunities programs was held on October 20, 2022, to highlight the critical importance of those high-quality programs to children and the families and communities of those children: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate supports Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool programs held on October 20, 2022.

based

white supremacist

11/17/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgS6783

nan

nan

Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Warren, Mr. Braun, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Casey) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 840 Whereas more than 30,000,000 children in the United States have parents who work outside the home; Whereas high-quality programs that expand learning opportunities for children, such as afterschool, before- school, summer, and expanded learning opportunities, provide safe, challenging, engaging, and fun learning experiences, including experiences that encourage the study of science, technology, engineering, and math that help children and youth develop social, emotional, physical, cultural, and academic skills; Whereas, during the COVID-19 crisis, afterschool programs have risen to the moment to support children by-- (1) innovating to provide virtual programming to keep children engaged; (2) caring for children of essential workers; (3) providing meals and learning supports; (4) supporting the well-being of children and families; and (5) helping students recover and accelerating learning; Whereas high-quality afterschool programs and high-quality expanded learning opportunities provide students with hands- on, engaging lessons that are aligned with the school day; Whereas high-quality afterschool programs complement regular and expanded school days and support working families by ensuring that the children of those families are safe and productive during the hours parents are working; Whereas high-quality afterschool programs engage families, schools, and diverse community partners in advancing the well-being of children and youth in the United States; Whereas high-quality afterschool programs that partner with high-quality community-based organizations build stronger communities by integrating schools with the larger community; and Whereas Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool, before-school, summer, and expanded learning opportunities programs was held on October 20, 2022, to highlight the critical importance of those high-quality programs to children and the families and communities of those children: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate supports Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool programs held on October 20, 2022.

working families

racist

11/17/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgS6784-2

nan

nan

Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Mr. Tester, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Sullivan) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 845 Whereas, from November 1, 2022, through November 30, 2022, the United States celebrates National Native American Heritage Month; Whereas National Native American Heritage Month is an opportunity to consider and recognize the contributions of Native Americans to the history of the United States; Whereas Native Americans are descendants of the original, Indigenous inhabitants of what is now the United States; Whereas the Bureau of the Census estimates that-- (1) in 2020, there were 9,666,058 individuals of American Indian and Alaska Native descent in the United States; and (2) in 2020, there were 619,855 individuals of Native Hawaiian descent in the United States; Whereas Native Americans maintain vibrant cultures and traditions and hold a deeply rooted sense of community; Whereas Native Americans have moving stories of tragedy, triumph, and perseverance that need to be shared with future generations; Whereas Native Americans speak and write in their Indigenous languages, which have influenced and contributed in a variety of ways to the United States, including the naming of places and sites throughout the United States; Whereas Congress has consistently reaffirmed support for self-governance and self-determination policies for Native American communities and the commitment of the United States to improving the lives of all Native Americans; Whereas the United States is committed to-- (1) strengthening the government-to-government relationship with Indian Tribes; and (2) upholding the Federal trust responsibility to Native American communities; Whereas Congress has recognized the contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy and the influence of the Iroquois Confederacy on the Founding Fathers in the drafting of the Constitution of the United States with the concepts of-- (1) freedom of speech; (2) the separation of governmental powers; and (3) the system of checks and balances between the branches of government; Whereas, with the enactment of the Native American Heritage Day Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-33; 123 Stat. 1922), Congress-- (1) reaffirmed the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Native American governments; and (2) recognized the important contributions of Native Americans to the culture of the United States; Whereas Native Americans have made distinct and important contributions to the United States and the world in many fields, including agriculture, environmental stewardship, wayfinding, medicine, music, dance, language, and art; Whereas contemporary applications of traditional knowledge systems of Native Americans have expanded scientific, environmental, and intercultural understanding; Whereas Native Americans have distinguished themselves as inventors, entrepreneurs, spiritual leaders, and scholars; Whereas Native Americans have served with honor and distinction in the Armed Forces of the United States for centuries and have the highest per capita involvement of any population currently serving in the Armed Forces of the United States; Whereas the United States has recognized the contribution of the Native American code talkers in World War I and World War II, who used Indigenous languages to communicate an unbreakable military code, saving countless lives in both conflicts; and Whereas the people of the United States have reason to honor the great achievements and contributions of Native Americans and their ancestors: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) recognizes the month of November 2022 as ``National Native American Heritage Month''; (2) recognizes the Friday after Thanksgiving as ``Native American Heritage Day'' in accordance with section 2(10) of the Native American Heritage Day Act of 2009 (Public Law 111- 33; 123 Stat. 1923); and (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe National Native American Heritage Month and Native American Heritage Day with appropriate programs and activities.

the Fed

antisemitic

11/17/2022

Unknown

Senate

CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgS6788

nan

nan

SA 6486. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6480 submitted by Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Portman, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Tillis) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 8404, to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 3, beginning on line 3, strike ``No person acting under color of State law'' and insert ``No State, territory or possession of the United States, or Indian Tribe'' On page 3, line 17, strike ``person'' and insert ``State, territory or possession of the United States, or Indian Tribe''. On page 3, strike lines 19 through 23. On page 5, strike line 20 and all that follows through page 6, line 3, and insert the following: (a) No Impact on Benefits, Status, or Rights.--Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to deny or alter any benefit, status, or right of any entity or person, including tax-exempt status, tax treatment, educational funding, or a grant, contract, agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, accreditation, claim, or defense, provided such benefit, status, or right does not arise from a marriage, or based in whole or in part on the belief, practice, or observance, of the entity or person about marriage. On page 6, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following: (c) No Impact From Partnerships.--For purposes of this Act, and any amendment made by this Act, no faith-based organization shall be considered to be a government actor because the organization entered into a partnership with a government.

based

white supremacist

11/22/2022

Unknown

House

CREC-2022-11-22-pt1-PgH8593-8

nan

nan

The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. McGovern, announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of the following titles: S. 1943.--An Act to direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to standardize the use of core-based statistical area designations across Federal programs, to allow between 120 and 180 days for public comment on any proposed change to such designations, and to report on the scientific basis and estimated impact to Federal programs for any proposed change to such designations, and for other purposes. S. 2159.--An Act to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, as the ``Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'', and for other purposes. S. 3510.--An Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance with respect to natural disaster resilience, and for other purposes. S. 3655.--An Act to amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to extend the termination date of the Civil Right Cold Case Records Review Board. S. 3826.--An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1304 4th Avenue in Canyon, Texas, as the ``Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building''. S. 3884.--An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, as the ``Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office''.

based

white supremacist

11/22/2022

Unknown

House

CREC-2022-11-22-pt1-PgH8594

nan

nan

Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5936. A letter from the Administrator, National Organic Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances per October 2020 and April 2021 NOSB Recommendations (Handling, Crops) [Doc. No.: AMS-NOP-21-0060] (RIN: 0581-AE11) received November 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. EC-5937. A letter from the Administrator, Cotton and Tobacco -- Research and Promotion, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's direct final rule -- Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2022 Amendments) [Doc. No.: AMS-CN-22-0003] received November 16, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. EC-5938. A letter from the Administrator, Livestock and Poultry Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order- Decrease in Assessment Rate and Importer Assessments [Doc. No.: AMS-LP-22-0032] received November 16, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. EC-5939. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final regulations -- Pell Grants for Prison Education Programs; Determining the Amount of Federal Education Assistance Funds received by Institutions of Higher Education (90/10); Change in Ownership and Change in Control [Docket ID: ED-2022-OPE-0062] (RIN: 1840-AD54, 1840-AD55, 1840-AD66, 1840-AD69) received November 16, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5940. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract [Docket No.: FDA-2020-C-1309] received November 16, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5941. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Plan Submittals for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard; Correction [EPA-R01-OAR-2016- 0166; FRL-10414-01-R1] received November 8, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5942. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; West Virginia; 2021 Amendments to West Virginia's Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-R03-OAR-2022-0528; FRL-10357-02-R3] received November 8, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5943. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Ameren Sioux Sulfur Dioxide Consent Agreement [EPA- R07-OAR-2022-0722; FRL-10156-02-R7] received November 8, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5944. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; New Mexico; Clean Air Act Requirements for Nonattainment New Source Review Permitting for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-R06-OAR-2021-0837; FRL- 10029-02-R6] received November 8, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5945. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations; Consistency Update for Massachusetts [EPA-R01-OAR-2021-0790; FRL-9265-02-R1] received November 8, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5946. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Federal Implementation Plan for Managing Emissions From Oil and Natural Gas Sources on Indian Country Lands Within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in Utah [EPA-R08-OAR-2015-0709; FRL-5872.1-01-Region 8] (RIN: 2008-AA03) received November 8, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5947. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's withdrawal of direct final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Revisions to Part 1 and 2 Rules [EPA-R05-OAR-2022-0295; FRL-10162-03-R5] received November 8, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5948. A letter from the Assistant Division Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services [WC Docket No.: 12-375] received November 17, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5949. A letter from the Program Manager, Strategic Management Division, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Protected Communications; Prohibition of Retaliatory Personnel Actions [Docket No.: 220927-0201] (RIN: 0648-BL23) received October 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-5950. A letter from the Agency Representative, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Date of Receipt of Electronic Submissions of Patent Correspondence [Docket No.: PTO-P-2017-0011] (RIN: 0651-AD21) received November 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5951. A letter from the Staff Director, United States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting the Commission's annual statutory enforcement report, Civil Rights and Protections During the Federal Response to Hurricanes Harvey and Maria, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1975a(c)(1); Public Law 98- 183, Sec. 3 (as amended by Public Law 103-419, Sec. 2); (108 Stat. 4339); to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5952. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Safety Glazing Standards; Codifying Existing Waivers and Adding Test Flexibility [Docket No.: FRA-2020-0058; Notice No.: 2] (RIN: 2130-AC76) received November 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5953. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Attorney General's 2021 Annual Report pursuant to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1691f; Public Law 90- 321, Sec. 707 (as added by Public Law 94-239, Sec. 7); (90 Stat. 255); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-5954. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to international illicit drug trafficking that was declared in Executive Order 14059 of December 15, 2021, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5955. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report concerning international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case- Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Public Law 92- 403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Public Law 108-458, Sec. 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5956. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's Report to Congress on Certain Iran-Related Multilateral Sanctions Regime Efforts for the Period of February 7, 2022 to August 6, 2022; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5957. A letter from the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's FY 2022 Annual Report, including: Annual Performance Report, Financial Statements and Notes, Report of Independent Auditor, and other documentation in conformance with OMB Circulars A-11 and A- 136, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1308; Public Law 93-406, Sec. 4008 (as amended by Public Law 109-280, Sec. 412); (120 Stat. 936) and 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5958. A letter from the Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting the 2022 Annual Report of the Bonneville Power Administration, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9105(a)(4)(B); Public Law 97-258, Sec. 9105(a)(4)(B) (as amended by Public Law 101-576, Sec. 305); (104 Stat. 2853); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5959. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5960. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's FY 2022 Agency Financial Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5961. A letter from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the Administration's Performance and Accountability Report for FY 2022, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5962. A letter from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the Administration's Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress covering the period of April 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5963. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's report to the President addressing the requirements of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act and the Inspector General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5964. A letter from the Chairman and General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Office of the Inspector General for the period April 1, 2022-September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5965. A letter from the Director, National Science Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's Fiscal Year 2022 Agency Financial Report and the FY 2022 Annual Performance Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5966. A letter from the Chair, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, transmitting the Board's Fiscal Year 2022 Agency Financial Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5967. A letter from the Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2022, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5968. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, United States Postal Service, transmitting the Service's Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress, covering the period April 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-5969. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting the 2021 Annual Report on the Activities and Operations of the Public Integrity Section, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 529(a); Public Law 95-521, Sec. 603(a); (92 Stat. 187); ; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5970. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of the United States, transmitting a Report on the Adequacy of the Rules Prescribed under the E-Government Act of 2002, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3501 note; Public Law 107-347, Sec. 205(c)(3)(C) (as amended by Public Law 108-281, Sec. 1); (118 Stat. 890); to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5971. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Economic Development Administration's Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3213; Public Law 89-136, Sec. 603 (as added by Public Law 105-393, Sec. 102(a)); (112 Stat. 3614); jointly to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Financial Services.

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