Measures Read the First Time—S. 3833 (Cong. Rec., May 21, 2020)

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Page S2610 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for May 21, 2020. S. Res. 556 is agreed to, and McConnell asks unanimous consent that the Senate proceed en bloc to S. Res. 597 through S. Res. 599. A further unanimous consent request sets the Senate to convene at 3 p.m. on Monday, June 1, to resume the Tipton nomination, with the Badalamenti nomination at 5:30 p.m., and sets pro forma sessions on May 22, May 26 and May 28. Alaska remarks on Memorial Day weekend and hope follow, including the career of a former staffer of Senator Mike Gravel.

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S2610 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 21, 2020
The resolution (S. Res. 556) was I further ask unanimous consent that many parts of the great State of Alas-
agreed to. when the Senate adjourns on Thursday, ka’s economy—the energy sector, tour-
The preamble was agreed to. May 28, it next convene at 3 p.m. Mon- ism sector, fishery sector. We will get
(The resolution, with its preamble, is day, June 1, and that following the through this stronger and more resil-
printed in the RECORD of May 4, 2020, prayer and pledge, the morning hour be ient, but it is a challenging time.
under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) deemed expired, the Journal of pro- As you know, Memorial Day weekend
f ceedings be approved to date, the time commemorates many virtues in our
for the two leaders be reserved for their Nation: service, selflessness, and, of
RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY
use later in the day, and morning busi- course, sacrifice. But Memorial Day
Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ness be closed; further, upon the clos- also commemorates and inspires hope.
ask unanimous consent that the Sen- ing of morning business, the Senate I know hope can be a bit hard to come
ate now proceed to the en bloc consid- proceed to executive session to resume by during these challenging times, but
eration of the following Senate resolu- consideration of the Tipton nomina- I don’t think we have to go very far to
tions, which were submitted earlier tion; further, that at 5:30 p.m., the Sen- see signs of hope.
today: S. Res. 597 through S. Res. 599. ate resume consideration of the In our great Nation and in my great
There being no objection, the Senate Badalamenti nomination under the State, hope is in the faces of those we
proceeded to consider the resolutions previous order; finally, notwith- love. In Alaska, it is in our mountains
en bloc. standing the provisions of rule XXII, and our glaciers and our clear waters.
Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Monday, June 1, count as the inter- It is also woven into the fabric of our
know of no further debate on the reso- vening day with respect to cloture mo- country and the soul of our Nation. It
lutions. tions filed during today’s session of the is at the very heart of who we are, and
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Senate. it has been so throughout our history,
further debate? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without often manifesting itself in the battles
Hearing none, the question is on objection, it is so ordered. that have shaped our Nation over dec-
agreeing to the resolutions, en bloc. ades and over centuries that define so
f
The resolutions were agreed to. much of the American character and
Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT the people who fought those battles
consent that the preambles be agreed Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if and died defending their Nation whom
to and that the motions to reconsider there is no further business to come be- we commemorate this weekend. Hope
be considered made and laid upon the fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- is what Sharon Long and other Gold
table, all en bloc. sent that it stand adjourned under the Star mothers throughout our State and
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without previous order, following the remarks Nation who have lost a child while de-
objection, it is so ordered. of Senator SULLIVAN. fending America have to offer us.
The preambles were agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without So let me tell you about Sharon’s
(The resolutions, with their pre- objection, it is so ordered. story and about her son, Marine Corps
ambles, are printed in today’s RECORD The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- LCpl Grant Fraser, who gave his life
under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) ator from Alaska. for this Nation. From Seattle, Sharon
f f moved to our State to live with her
MEASURES READ THE FIRST aunt and uncle when she was just 16
TRIBUTE TO SHARON LONG
TIME—S. 3833 AND H.R. 6800 years old. She graduated from West
Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, it is High School in Anchorage, studied po-
Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Thursday, one of my favorite times of litical science at Alaska Methodist
understand there are two bills at the the week, because it is the time I get University, which is now Alaska Pa-
desk, and I ask for their first reading to come to the Senate floor and recog- cific University, and embraced the
en bloc. nize an extraordinary Alaskan whom
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The great State of Alaska with everything
we refer to as the Alaskan of the Week. she had.
clerk will read the bills by title for the Now, Memorial Day is fast approach- It was a heady and exciting time in
first time en bloc. ing. It is certainly one of the most sa- Alaska. Prudhoe Bay Oil Field on the
The senior assistant legislative clerk cred days in our Nation throughout the North Slope was just discovered—the
read as follows: year. For this week’s Alaskan of the biggest oilfield in North America. This
A bill (S. 3833) to extend the loan forgive- Week, Sharon Long, it is a day that is
ness period for the paycheck protection pro-
is the late 1960s, early 1970s. The Alas-
a particularly profound day. ka Native Claims Settlement Act, one
gram, and for other purposes.
A bill (H.R. 6800) making emergency sup- Sharon Long is a Gold Star mother of the biggest land claims acts in U.S.
plemental emergency appropriations for the who lives in Anchorage, and she re- history, was being debated and then
fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for members her son, Grant Fraser, every passed right here on the floor of the
other purposes. day of the year. For her and her family U.S. Senate.
Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I and for so many people who knew Sharon said: Alaska was a wide open
now ask for a second reading, and I ob- Grant and who served with Grant, Me- place that wanted the energy of my
ject to my own request, all en bloc. morial Day is a day when his memory generation. She got to work. She
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ob- is particularly honored. worked at the Department of Natural
jection having been heard, the bills Before I get into Sharon Long’s Resources, an agency that I had the
will receive their second reading on the story, as well as the remarkable story honor of being the former commis-
next legislative day. of her son Grant, let me talk a little sioner of. She worked for the Joint
f bit about what is going on in Alaska Federal-State Land Use Planning Com-
right now as we, in our country, con- mission for Alaska, inventorying the
ORDERS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2020, tinue to face the challenges of this pan- abundant world-class natural resources
THROUGH MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020. demic. we have in our State.
Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I We are doing pretty well in our Then she and a girlfriend traveled
ask unanimous consent that when the State, medically, certainly. Things the world for a year and landed at the
Senate completes its business today, it could, of course, change quickly. We end of her tour in DC. She was young,
adjourn to then convene for pro forma remain vigilant as a State, but the broke, on a friend’s couch, and she
sessions only, with no business being number of people infected by the virus came here and asked for and got a job

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conducted on the following dates and is very low. Businesses are starting to with former Alaska U.S. Senator Mike
times, and that following each pro reopen. Life, by no means, is back to Gravel. Some might remember Senator
forma session, the Senate adjourn until normal, and there is much that we are Gravel here in the Senate. She worked
the next pro forma session: Friday, going to need to do to recover from on natural resource issues for him.
May 22, 9 a.m.; Tuesday, May 26, 9:30 this virus and pandemic, which has Eventually, she made her way back
a.m.; Thursday, May 28, 11 a.m. very, very negatively impacted so home to Alaska and met her husband,

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