Senate Record, June 10, 2020 — Congressional Record
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Congressional Record, Senate, June 10, 2020, beginning at S2841. Mr. Schumer, in remarks headed Justice in Policing Act, states that the act would ban the use of choke holds and limit the transfer of military equipment to local departments, and he also speaks about COVID-19 and the Georgia primary. The Senate resumes consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 1957, Calendar No. 75. Mr. McConnell sends a cloture motion to the desk for the substitute amendment, and a roll call result is announced as yeas 79, nays 18 (Rollcall Vote No. 116 Leg.).
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June 10, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2841
turn supports as many as 30 American would directly respond to the issues of So while I welcome ideas from our
jobs. racial bias and excessive force in our Republican colleagues, we need a hard
So I am extremely proud to be a co- police departments. The Justice in Po- and fast commitment from the Repub-
sponsor of the Great American Out- licing Act would ban the use of choke lican leader to put real, broad-scale po-
doors Act, I am proud of the work our holds, limit the transfer of military lice reform on the Senate floor before
colleagues have put in to get it this equipment to local departments, make July 4.
far, and I look forward to seeing it it easier to hold police misconduct ac- Americans, please, be watching the
passed. countable, and institute a whole lot of Senate. Watch the leader. Watch the
f reforms to help prevent that mis- Republicans.
conduct in the first place. It is a com-
RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME prehensive proposal, and many of the Is this going to be another situation
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under experts on racism, discrimination, and just like with gun control, just like
the previous order, the leadership time inequality in police departments have with background checks, where they
is reserved. had large input into the bill. talked a good game, tried to let the
We need action on the Justice in Po- issue fade away, and did nothing? The
f
licing Act as soon as possible, and we Nation—the Nation—will not let this
CONCLUSION OF MORNING Democrats in the Senate will work like issue fade away, I assure my Repub-
BUSINESS hell to make it happen. The moment lican friends.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning calls for bold and broad-scale change. CORONAVIRUS
business is closed. We need wholesale reform, not piece-
meal reform. We cannot approach this There is another major crisis in the
f country at the moment as well.
debate by cherry-picking one or two re-
LEGISLATIVE SESSION forms and calling the job complete. It COVID–19 continues to kill and infect
is my worry that is what our Repub- Americans. Case numbers are rising in
lican colleagues intend to do. We need Western States—Arizona, New Mexico,
TAXPAYER FIRST ACT OF 2019— California, and Oregon. The massive
a strong bill. The Justice in Policing
MOTION TO PROCEED—Resumed disruption to economic activity ini-
Act is where we should begin.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under The Senate is a collaborative institu- tially left more than 40 million—40
the previous order, the Senate will re- tion, at least by design, but there is million—Americans without work.
sume consideration of the motion to one person alone who decides what leg- This week it became official: The
proceed to H.R. 1957, which the clerk islation reaches the floor, and that is United States has been in recession—
will report. Leader MCCONNELL. For 2 weeks I have the first one in many years—since Feb-
The senior assistant legislative clerk asked him to commit to a debate and a ruary.
read as follows: vote on a police reform bill by July 4— In truth, the issues of racial justice
Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 75, H.R. an open debate and certainly an ability and COVID–19 are not unrelated. The
1957, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue to vote on the Justice in Policing Act. COVID–19 pandemic disproportionately
Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the I still have not received an answer.
Internal Revenue Service, and for other pur-
kills Black Americans. Communities of
Is it too much to ask that, as hun- color have less access to quality
poses. dreds of thousands, if not millions, are healthcare, greater food insecurity,
Mr. MCCONNELL. I suggest the ab- in the streets, when the vast majority greater percentages of poverty, and a
sence of a quorum. of Americans think we need reform, disproportionate number of our front-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The that the leader spend some floor time line essential workers—41.2 percent—
clerk will call the roll. here so we can debate this issue and are African American and Latino. Yet
The senior assistant legislative clerk maybe move forward for the first time
you are starting to hear my friends on
proceeded to call the roll. in a long time? I don’t think so. But
the other side strum sunny chords be-
Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous con- our leader is silent, missing in action,
cause one jobs report wasn’t quite as
sent that the order for the quorum call as he is on so many different major
awful as it might have been, awful as it
be rescinded. issues that face America.
After House and Senate Democrats was.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
objection, it is so ordered. released the draft legislation on Mon- The President made a revolting com-
RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER day, yesterday, Senate Republicans an- ment that the recent jobs report was a
nounced they would put together ‘‘a great day for George Floyd and equal-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
working group’’ to prepare their own ity, even though it showed African-
Democratic leader is recognized.
set of proposals. Working groups are all American unemployment continuing to
JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT
fine and well, but it is critical that we rise. What a horrible comment.
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, pursue comprehensive reform, not seek Everyone is rooting for our country
yesterday at the Fountain of Praise the lowest common denominator, and to return to normal as quickly and as
Church in Houston, TX, a funeral serv- it is critical that we get a real commit- safely as possible and for our economy
ice was held in honor of the life of ment to consider strong legislation on to rebound with similar speed, but un-
George Floyd, whose death has moved the floor. employment sits at 13 percent—higher
hundreds of thousands of people across Unfortunately, in the aftermath of than any point since the great reces-
America and around the world to other recent moments of national sion—and the President and my Repub-
peacefully march against police vio- strife, particularly the mass shootings, lican colleagues are ready to declare
lence. Today, his brother Philonise President Trump, Leader MCCONNELL, victory.
Floyd will testify in front of the House and Senate Republicans make the right
Judiciary Committee. After saying that another COVID re-
noises—let’s study it; let’s consider it—
It is hard to imagine the courage it but never follow through. lief bill was likely in June, Leader
takes, so soon after the tragic, awful, Leader MCCONNELL once promised MCCONNELL has told the Republican
and brutal loss of a family member, to that a debate on expanding background caucus not to expect another relief bill
not only grieve in the national spot- checks would be ‘‘front and center’’ on until late July at the earliest—late
light but to turn that pain into action. the Senate floor after shootings in July at the earliest, as millions are out
There have been many reasons for Dayton and El Paso. ‘‘What we can’t do of work, millions risk being removed
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Americans to be shocked and outraged, is fail to pass something,’’ he said. Yet from their homes, millions can’t feed
angry and frustrated with the injustice there was no debate on expanding their families.
they have seen in their country, but background checks, and the Republican Racial justice, civil rights, a global
the entire Floyd family has given the majority in the Senate did exactly pandemic, an economic disaster—this
Nation reason to hope. what Leader MCCONNELL said that it is truly a time of historic challenge,
Now, Democrats in the House and could not—it failed to pass anything on and Leader MCCONNELL and the Senate
Senate have proposed legislation that gun safety. Republicans are missing in action. No
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commitment to consider comprehen- show and get the story straight and not have danced the familiar ‘‘hear no evil,
sive police reform. No urgency to pro- just call a list of witnesses that they see no evil’’ routine. Leader MCCON-
vide our country the desperately need- want. It is just crazy. Kangaroo court, NELL was directly asked and couldn’t
ed relief from COVID–19. Instead, Lead- kangaroo hearing. conjure a word of criticism for the
er MCCONNELL is likely to schedule Let’s see if the Republicans have President.
votes next week on two circuit court any—any—strength of conviction If Republicans can’t call out the
nominees—Justin Walker and Cory about what they are doing. If they did, President on this instance, then what
Wilson—both of whom have expressed they would allow the witnesses that the heck are they doing here? If we
deep-seated antipathy toward our Senator DURBIN and the other members can’t do legislation on the floor, even
healthcare law. And I am not aware of of the Judiciary Committee have pro- during one of the greatest national cri-
either of them embracing civil rights, posed to come forward and tell their ses this country has faced, then what
voting rights so desperately needed in side of the story—quite contradictory the heck are our Republican friends
this country. to the witnesses that the Republican doing here?
That is right—in the middle of a pub- majority and the Republican chairman On COVID, on police reform, and all
lic health crisis, the Republican major- are calling. too often when the time comes to place
ity is planning to confirm rightwing PROTESTS a check on the President, the Repub-
judges who have spoken out against That is one crazy conspiracy theory, lican majority is simply missing in ac-
our healthcare law. Watch what they but yesterday the country was treated tion.
do, not what they say. And what they to another one. We seem, in Trump GEORGIA PRIMARY
are doing is regressiveness—it is not land, in the Trump world, to live in a Madam President, one final word on
even a lack of moving us forward; they world of conspiracy theories. Some the Georgia primary—yesterday, the
attempt to move us backward with crazy, discredited, rightwing blogger— State of Georgia held its primary elec-
rightwing judges who want to turn the sometimes with Russian information— tion. Across numerous counties and
clock back. tweets or writes something, and then dozens of polling locations, Georgians
FBI MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATION President Trump goes right ahead and waited 3, 4, and in some cases up to 7
Even more shocking—do you think it tweets it and talks about it. hours to cast a ballot. I saw the pic-
I am not in the habit of responding to tures of the long lines. Numerous poll-
can get worse? It does with this Repub-
every Presidential tweet—something I ing places failed to open on time; new
lican majority. The Judiciary Com-
am sure my Republican colleagues are voting machines may have malfunc-
mittee tomorrow will hold a hearing.
familiar with—but yesterday morning, tioned. Most disgracefully, many of the
The Republican chairman will continue
the President tweeted a vicious attack problems we saw yesterday occurred in
his pursuit of President Trump’s wild
on a 75-year-old constituent of mine precincts with high populations of peo-
conspiracy theories about the 2016 elec-
who was seriously injured in Buffalo, ple of color.
tion, asking for scores of subpoenas to Of course, in past years, the Voting
chase down alleged misconduct by the NY. The President said he might have
belonged to a radical group and that Rights Act would have empowered the
FBI. Federal Government to oversee and ap-
Let me get this straight: The Repub- the event might have been a setup be-
cause the man ‘‘fell harder than was prove the changes that the State of
lican Party will eagerly focus on law Georgia made to its election process—
enforcement that affects President pushed.’’
It was disgusting, even for a Presi- changes that may well have caused this
Trump, but they aren’t ready to com- election disaster. But the Roberts
mit a focus on law enforcement, on ra- dent known for disgusting attacks.
How small a man do you have to be to Court, in one of the most misguided de-
cial equality when Americans demand cisions in recent Supreme Court his-
slander a 75-year-old protester recov-
it? I don’t hear anyone other than the tory, gutted the Voting Rights Act in
ering in a hospital? This is the Presi-
President and his acolytes demanding a the Shelby County decision and opened
dent of the United States, you have to
reinvestigation as it affects President the door for the confusion we saw yes-
remind yourself from time to time.
Trump on a largely discredited con- terday.
This is what the President of the
spiracy theory. But that is what our The idea that seems to be in the
United States is doing—acting like a
Republican Senate friends are doing, Court’s mind—at least the majority of
little 12-year-old schoolyard bully.
showing how removed they are from Apparently, the conspiracy theory the Court—that the need for section 5
the national needs and the national the President repeated on Twitter was preclearance had passed is clearly re-
sentiment. originally posted on an anonymous futed by what happened in Georgia yes-
Senate Republicans are ready to blog and then amplified by a reporter terday. We have legislation passed by
issue nearly 100 subpoenas to trash the who used to work for a Russian state the House that would fix this problem
FBI to protect President Trump, but media organization. and protect voters against racial dis-
they can’t commit to debate on one bill It feels like it shouldn’t need to be crimination and disenfranchisement,
to reform police departments to pro- said, but it has to be in a democracy but it has been gathering dust here in
tect African Americans. Instead of ad- where we believe in facts and truth: the Senate, condemned to Leader
dressing the real challenges African The President has an obligation to MCCONNELL’s all too full legislative
Americans face, the Republican con- check out information before giving a graveyard. Once again—once again—
spiracy caucus is obsessed with platform to crazy conspiracy theories. the Republican majority is missing in
visciously attacking the FBI for pro- He is the President, not just some guy. action, and this time it is on voting
tecting our national security while He can’t shrug his shoulders and say: rights.
Putin interfered in our democracy. Hey, I am just asking questions. He has The right to vote in a free and fair
What a bizarre and outrageous inver- access to national intelligence. election is sacrosanct in this country.
sion of our Nation’s priorities. I call on the President to apologize. I Yesterday, Georgia failed miserably for
Now I am glad my friend from Illi- don’t expect he will. He never does. So the second election in a row. There
nois is here because it was his leader- I will just say to my Republican col- ought to be an immediate investiga-
ship that will cause, in the Senate Ju- leagues: You know how wrong his be- tion, and the errors ought to be cor-
diciary Committee, Senate Democrats havior is. You know it. Say so. Say so. rected before the general election. The
to request subpoenas for Trump admin- Say something. How much do you let Senate should take up H.R. 4 and at the
istration officials like Rick Gates, this President get away with? How very least deliver the necessary re-
George Papadopoulos, and Michael long will you grimace inside or whisper sources to election officials in the next
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Flynn, among others. These officials at to each other how crazy he is but not COVID relief bill.
one time or another have pled guilty to say a thing? You, my Republican Sen- I yield the floor.
offenses related to Putin’s interference ate colleagues, may be the one check The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma-
in the election. If the Republican con- left on this President. Where are you? jority whip is recognized.
spiracy caucus wants to waste the Sen- Where are you? HEALTHCARE
ate’s time dredging up old conspiracy I applaud the few Republicans who Mr. THUNE. Madam President, one
theories, we are at least going to try to have spoken out, but just far too many of the things that we have really seen
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June 10, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2843
during the COVID–19 pandemic is the Services to waive certain Medicare re- nificant savings. It is a savings that
value of telehealth. As a resident of a strictions on telehealth during a public came from providing nursing home pa-
rural State, I have long been a pro- health emergency, which has been tients with better and faster care.
ponent of telehealth for the access it hugely helpful to both seniors and the One of the many reasons I push so
gives to rural communities. providers who care for them. With this hard to expand access to high-speed
If you live in a major city, you usu- waiver authority, providers can be paid internet in rural areas and to ensure
ally don’t have to think too much for seeing patients in their homes, re- that rural communities have access to
about where you will find a doctor if gardless of whether the patient lives in 5G is because of the opportunities this
you need one. If you need a cardiolo- a rural area. provides for the expanded use of tele-
gist, for example, you don’t spend a lot We also expanded the types of serv- health, which translates into greater
of time worrying whether you will be ices that are reimbursable via tele- access to care for rural Americans.
able to find one within driving dis- health under Medicare. In addition to I will continue to do everything I can
tance. In fact, there is a good chance video, providers are able to offer tele- to make telehealth more available to
you will have a choice—a wide range of health appointments using audio-only underserved patients in rural commu-
choices for cardiologists. If you have a technology, which is helpful for pa- nities and to the country as a whole.
heart attack, you know you are in tients who don’t have access to inter- The coronavirus pandemic has high-
reach of at least one hospital and net or to a smart device. lighted just how valuable a resource
maybe several. Congress’s coronavirus legislation telehealth can be for literally every
That is not always the case for Amer- also increased telehealth access for American, and we should ensure that
icans in rural areas. In the smallest community health centers, rural all Americans can access its benefits.
towns in America, access to specialty health clinics, home health hospice, I yield the floor.
care can be a challenge. The only pro- and home dialysis for the duration of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mi-
viders may be a primary care provider, the pandemic. nority whip.
a nurse, or a pharmacist. These pro- I would like to see us make many of DACA
viders are essential to rural families, these measures permanent. I will be Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I
but sometimes specialty care is needed. pushing for that in the Senate over the would like to follow up on the speech
When there isn’t a specialist close by, coming months, along with the CON- just made on the floor by my colleague
telehealth can help get these rural pro- NECT for Health Act, which I have co- from South Dakota because his obser-
viders and their patients the medical sponsored with Senators SCHATZ, vations about shortages when it comes
care they need from a remote location WICKER, CARDIN, WARNER, and HYDE- to healthcare across America affect not
through the use of technology. SMITH for the last several Congresses. just his State, South Dakota, but cer-
The coronavirus has highlighted the This legislation, which influenced tainly affect Illinois and many other
fact that telehealth is a valuable re- many of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, States as well.
source for every American. During the and Economic Security Act telehealth We are in desperate need of addi-
pandemic, we have seen healthcare pro- provisions, addresses restrictions that tional doctors and nurses and dentists
viders of all types turn to telehealth to limit the use of telehealth in Medicare, and medical professionals. We are in
continue serving their patients without including by providing waiver author- need of more technology—telehealth,
running the risk of spreading the virus. of course, is one of those technologies—
ity for the Secretary of Health and
Telehealth has always allowed patients to make sure we expand the reach of
Human Services. In addition, the legis-
to access a variety of services that Medicare in the United States. In the
lation would remove restrictions that
might have been risky to obtain at an midst of this coronavirus pandemic, we
affect Medicare reimbursement for In-
office or hospital during the height of understand that now more than ever.
dian Health Service and facilitate the
the pandemic. That is why I have introduced legisla-
use of telehealth for emergency med-
Telehealth’s usefulness will extend tion called the Health Heroes 2020 Act
ical services and mental health care.
long beyond the coronavirus crisis. with specific design to dramatically ex-
I will also continue to urge passage
While telehealth has particular value pand the number of healthcare profes-
of the bill I introduced in March to in-
for rural areas, rural, urban, and subur- sionals.
crease telehealth services in nursing There is one way to reach that goal,
ban areas alike experience provider
facilities. My Reducing Unnecessary I believe, and that is to incentivize
shortages and a lack of access to care.
Senior Hospitalizations Act, or what medical students and dental students
The Association of American Medical
we call the RUSH Act, would allow in America to make a commitment to
Colleges estimates that there will be a
Medicare to establish agreements with serve in areas of greatest need in this
shortage of up to 122,000 doctors in the
a medical group to provide care to country for at least 2 years and to re-
United States by the year 2032. Even in
nursing home patients remotely, with main in a reserve, if needed, for med-
areas without shortages, telehealth can
the goal of reducing instances of avoid- ical emergency. What would they re-
make life easier for patients by reduc-
able trips to the emergency depart- ceive in return? Forgiveness of the cost
ing the number of times that they have
to visit a doctor’s office for care. ment. Access to on-demand support of their medical education.
While there will always be a need to from providers equipped to treat sen- Do you know that most doctors and
see a doctor in person, for many pa- iors would enable a nursing home’s on- dentists who graduate have a minimum
tients, some office visits can be re- site staff to immediately address a pa- of $240,000 in additional student debt
placed with telehealth appointments. tient’s needs without waiting for emer- over and above the undergraduate ex-
That can make a big difference for in- gency room transport or for a doctor to perience—$240,000 in debt when they be-
dividuals whose health requires them arrive. As a result, patients would be come licensed doctors and dentists?
to see a doctor frequently. It is also a more likely to receive early interven- Some have even more. Imagine if those
convenience for patients in the work- tion and avoid hospital visits, which young men and women with all this
force or caring for children or other can pose significant risk to the elderly, talent and all this determination want
family members who may need to be especially, of course, during the cur- to serve in the areas of greatest need
able to access services quickly and eas- rent pandemic. but throw up their hands and say: I
ily. Reducing the costs that come from have to pay off this loan. I have no
I was very pleased when Congress ex- untreated medical complications or ex- choice but to go to a different place.
panded access to telehealth in the pensive emergency room visits would If we had the National Health Service
coronavirus relief bills that we passed. also be a win for taxpayers and for the Corps expanded to provide loans for the
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We advanced the principles of value- Medicare Program. One healthcare pro- cost of medical education, with the in-
based insurance design by allowing vider in my home State of South Da- centive that those new medical profes-
high-deductible health plans to cover kota conducted a telehealth pilot pro- sionals would serve in areas of great
telehealth services prior to a bene- gram to provide specialized care to need, it would certainly help to solve a
ficiary’s reaching his or her deductible. nursing home patients and ended up major problem in America. We feel it
We also permitted the Secretary of saving Medicare more than $342 per in the inner cities, but we feel it as in-
the Department of Health and Human beneficiary per month. That is a sig- tensely, if not more so, in the rural and
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smalltown areas of the Senator from become American citizens. The bill ices that this country desperately, des-
South Dakota’s State and my State of went back and forth. It would pass the perately needs.
Illinois. Could we work together to do House one year and pass the Senate the Some of these young people are in-
this? Could we work to come up with next year. It would come up the major- credible. Their stories are nothing
the money to make sure these medical ity of the Senate but not 60 votes. short of amazing. I would like to tell
professionals are there? It languished until I appealed to the you of one here at this moment—Mar-
When we talk about doctors and President of the United States—then iana Galati. This is her photograph.
nurses, don’t overlook the need for den- Barack Obama—and asked him if he Today, I want to tell you that she is
tists. There are millions of people in would consider creating by Executive the 122nd Dreamer whose story I have
my great State of Illinois who do not order some protection for these young told on the Senate floor.
have ready access to dental care. The people, and he did. This was the DACA Mariana came to the United States
Illinois Dental Society once or twice Program, and under DACA, these same from Mexico when she was 5 years old.
each year has a free dental service Dreamers I mentioned earlier would She grew up in Camden, NJ. It wasn’t
weekend, and they—usually on a Sat- pay a substantial filing fee, go through an easy life. She grew up in a single-
urday—will allow any patient to come a criminal background check, and be parent household, and her mother did
in and have dental care given to them given, for 2 years, the—be spared of any not speak English. Here is what she
for nothing. People wait in a queue, in threat of deportation and be given the told me about it:
a line overnight for this opportunity. right to legally work in this country. I had to fend for myself at a young age. I
Can you imagine having a problem How many young people showed up feel like I never got to have a childhood. I
with your teeth, some pain or discom- for this Obama DACA Program and tried to never let that backdrop define me or
fort or perhaps a disfigurement, and went through it successfully? There stop me from my dreams.
being unable to afford the care you were 800,000. There were 800,000 from all What was her dream? To become a
need? For many of these people, this is around the country just to get a nurse. While working at a bakery, she
their last chance, to wait in line all chance to go to school, to complete went to a technical school to become a
night to get in for free dental services their dream, and to even serve in medical assistant, and then in 2012
from the Illinois Dental Society. I have America’s military. They just want to President Obama created DACA. Mar-
seen it. It is remarkable, and my hat is be part of this country—800,000. iana was able to work as a medical as-
off to the dental society and the den- What was going to happen to this sistant. Here is what she said about
tists who provide these services. What program when a new President named DACA:
an eye-opener to see all of these people Donald Trump came to office? The very Before DACA, I had no future, purpose, or
who are in desperate need of dental first time I met President Trump was chance of a better life. The fear with DACA
care. just minutes after he had been sworn in is that it can go away—an expiration date
We need more dentists. We need to as President. There was a lunch for approaching that means that I would have to
go back to the way things were. Now I under-
make certain that they are accessible him—an inaugural lunch—in Statuary stand why we are called Dreamers—it is be-
and affordable for Americans wherever Hall, and I went up to him and intro- cause before DACA all we could do was
they may live. I support the suggestion duced himself. dream of the life we wanted to have—a
of the Senator from South Dakota I said: Mr. President, I am begging dream about being ‘‘someone.’’
when it comes to telehealth, but let’s you, do what you can to extend the While working as a medical assist-
make sure we have the men and women protection of DACA to these 800,000 ant, Mariana is studying to become a
on the front end of the process who are young people. They are counting on it. nurse. She is now a junior at Rutgers
still an important and critical and es- He leaned over, and he looked at me, University Nursing School. Here is
sential part of the kind of professional and he said: Oh, Senator DURBIN, don’t what she said about that experience:
medical service and dental service we worry. We are going to take care of To be a nurse is a way of living. I do not
all need. these young people. look at it as a job, it is beyond that for me—
There is another way to help make Well, that was the President’s assur- it’s a calling. Advocating for and giving peo-
sure we have enough dentists and doc- ance, but unfortunately he didn’t keep ple a voice is a reward within itself. Helping
tors. It is to make sure that those who his word. He decided, unfortunately, to people in their time of need where they are
are currently in the United States in abolish the DACA Program, saying most vulnerable is a privilege.
dental school or medical school, who that President Obama had no authority Mariana is currently on the
are protected by DACA, have a chance by Executive order to give this kind of frontlines of fighting the COVID–19
to remain in this country. protection. pandemic. She is a registered medical
By way of background, 20 years ago, Then a number of people filed a case assistant at the Jefferson Cherry Hill
I introduced a bill called the DREAM in court saying that the Executive Hospital COVID–19 testing center. She
Act. The DREAM Act was designed for order of the President should or should faces exposure to that virus every day
those brought to the United States as not be sustained. It had to be contested that she goes to work. She takes every
children, infants, and toddlers, who in court. Luckily, for the DACA recipi- shift that she is offered. She said:
were brought into this country perhaps ents—800,000 of them—while the court I have to be there. I want to be there. I am
on a visitor’s visa and overstayed their case has been pending, they have been not scared, but I am scared at the same time.
visa and didn’t file the necessary docu- protected by court order from being de- I know what the risks are.
ments and soon became undocumented ported. But the decision is going to be I want to thank Mariana Galati for
in America. They didn’t leave. They made by the Supreme Court, and it her service. She is an immigrant health
grew up here. They were little kids who could be made next week or in the 2 hero. She is putting herself and her
grew up in this country going to our weeks that follow. So in the month of family at risk to save American lives.
schools, being part of America, and be- June, the fate of 800,000 of these young She shouldn’t have to worry about
lieving America was their future. people will be decided across the street whether she is going to be deported
Usually, sometime in their adoles- in the Supreme Court. next week.
cence, their parents would sit down and These are the young people who have We can do better for Mariana and for
tell them the grim reality that they become an important part of America. thousands of other DACA recipients
have no legal right to be in this coun- When the Republican Senator from just like her. They are counting on
try. Despite the fact that they knew no South Dakota talks about shortages in those of us who serve in the Senate to
other country, spoke no other lan- medical personnel, I hope he knows solve this crisis that President Trump
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guage, pledged allegiance to the same that 41,000 of those DACA recipients created.
flag we do, they were technically not are currently providing vital I cannot imagine, as I tell the 122nd
legally in America. healthcare services in this pandemic story of a Dreamer on the floor of the
We introduced the DREAM Act to that we are facing as a nation, and if Senate, that anyone listening believes
give them a chance. If they completed they are judged to be deported and ille- we would be a better country if Mar-
school and had no serious criminal gal to work in this country and leave, iana were deported. That is the option
issues, they would be given a chance to it will leave a gap in the medical serv- that the President has created. He has
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failed and refused to consider any solu- Galati to make this a better nation. what I wanted to do was just spend a
tion or any effort to rescue people like The question is whether the President few minutes talking about how we
Mariana and to give them a chance to ever will realize that or whether Sen- could do even more.
be part of America’s future. ator MCCONNELL would make room in For some time now, I have been
When we look at those in essential our schedule for us to debate this issue. working with my colleagues from the
services, medical and social services, it Let’s get this right. Let’s make sure Pacific Northwest—Senator CRAPO,
turns out that one in six of them are that we have sensible immigration Senator MERKLEY, and Senator RISCH—
immigrants to this country. I know it policies in America. The notion of trying to help secure two economic
is not a popular thing to say to this ad- abolishing DACA and saying to Mar- lifelines for the rural communities of
ministration, but I have to remind him iana, ‘‘you will now be deported back the Northwest and for much of our Na-
that we are a nation of immigrants. My to a country you cannot even remem- tion. I am talking about Secure Rural
mother was an immigrant to this coun- ber,’’ is not the answer. Schools and Payments in Lieu of Taxes
try, and her son has been fortunate I yield the floor. Programs. They are known as SRS and
enough to be elected Senator and rep- I suggest the absence of a quorum. PILT.
resent the great State of Illinois. That The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. In the West, there are a lot of areas
is my story. That is my family’s story, SASSE). The clerk will call the roll. that have long depended on resource
but it is also America’s story. The senior assistant legislative clerk extraction and a lot of areas made up
We are in this together. People from proceeded to call the roll. of Federal lands. So we went through a
across the world have come to this Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask lot of boom-and-bust cycles that de-
country to be part of its future. Mar- unanimous consent that the order for fined those economies for generations,
iana is an example—a young woman the quorum call be rescinded. and nearly always those boom-and-bust
who could have thrown up her hands The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without cycles proved to be harmful and
and said: I am undocumented. I am not objection, it is so ordered. unsustainable. So some time ago—a
going to have any way of legally being H.R. 1957 number of years ago—former Senator
part of America. My dreams are just Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, the Sen- Larry Craig and I wrote the bill that
going to be put on hold. ate has taken up and will be voting created the Secure Rural Schools Pro-
But she didn’t. She was determined soon—I hope successfully—on water- gram. It provided years and years of re-
to make the best of her life. Then when shed environmental legislation that liable revenue for rural counties so
President Obama created DACA, a door will provide for municipal, county, they could plan budgets and provide
opened for her that she couldn’t have State, and national parks and public services for people who live in their
imagined. She had the opportunity to spaces in America for generations to borders.
move from medical assistant to become come. But after a while, Secure Rural
a nurse. She is studying at Rutgers for This is legislation I have been work- Schools got caught up in the knock-
that purpose. ing on for years—legislation that I down, back-and-forth fiscal battles
Really, Mr. President, do you think pushed hard to advance as chairman of that happen in Congress too often. So
New Jersey or America would be better the Senate Energy and Natural Re- once in a while, the program would
if Mariana is deported out of this coun- sources Committee and legislation for lapse. It then meant that from all over
try? which I am now a cosponsor. the country, county leaders from rural
As soon as next week, maybe even The bill is going to repair public communities came to Washington and
next Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court spaces, making them usable by all, had to plead for extensions of the Se-
is about to rule on the future of DACA. while creating new public spaces that cure Rural Schools Program that has
The President of the United States can reflect the continuing story that is our always been successful and a model.
solve this problem if they decide that great country. It involves local input. Extending
DACA is to be abolished. He can fix In my view, when the Senate debates this program should have been a no-
this himself. this kind of legislation, the debate also brainer all along. It expired just last
There is another person who has a has to include a discussion about a par- year before Congress stepped up at the
critical role, too, and that is Senator ticularly important topic, and that is last minute to reauthorize the pro-
MCCONNELL, the Republican leader in jobs. gram, but these start-and-stop author-
the Senate. He has the power to bring A major component of this bill is, of izations do nothing for certainty.
this issue to the floor of the Senate for course, the Land and Water Conserva- I remember one year that to keep the
a debate and a vote. tion Fund, which puts funding into Secure Rural Schools Program up, the
The House of Representatives has al- natural wonders all over the country, distinguished Senator from Alaska, Ms.
ready passed the Dream and Promise in cities and in rural areas. Today, I MURKOWSKI, and I were involved in sell-
Act, which would solve the challenge want to speak for a moment specifi- ing off the helium reserves. That gave
that would be created if the Supreme cally about those rural areas and rural us some money—some key money—for
Court abolishes the DACA Program. economies. the Secure Rural Schools Program in
Are we overwhelmed with business in The economic impact of the COVID– the West. I remember when we sold off
the U.S. Senate, as I peer at an empty 19 pandemic has hit so many of our the helium reserves to get money for
Chamber with my wonderful speech rural communities like a wrecking Secure Rural Schools, a number of edi-
being the only thing as an item of busi- ball. These are communities that have torial writers out West had a lot of fun
ness at this moment? We have time. We been struggling going back a long time, with it and basically said: Well, we al-
have more than enough time to deal and building back up after COVID–19 is ways knew RON WYDEN was full of a lot
with this issue. For 800,000 protected by going to be enormously challenging. So of hot air.
DACA, it is literally a life-and-death the Senate ought to be looking at The point is, we have got to end that
issue. every good idea that can help get these cycle, that boom-and-bust cycle, in-
I would appeal to Senator MCCON- rural economies moving again. stead of going through these routines
NELL to use his power as the Repub- The Land and Water Conservation at the end of the period, when Secure
lican leader to solve this problem, to Fund isn’t just about opening up the Rural Schools was helping the roads
address this issue, to say that, if you country’s treasured areas for everyone and schools.
qualify for the DACA Program, you are to enjoy and to help people get out- I worked with Senator CRAPO to pro-
going to be protected until the end of doors. It has a proven track record of pose reforms that would upgrade the
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the year or, beyond that, given an op- boosting the economy in communities Secure Rural Schools Program into a
portunity to become citizens of the near those lands. The Land and Water stable, predictable source of funding
United States, a goal which I have been Conservation Fund is the ultimate win- for rural counties. Our bill would es-
seeking for the 20 years that I have win approach because with this pro- tablish a permanent endowment fund,
worked on the Dream Act. gram you focus on recreation that in- like funding for county economic de-
We know that we need the help of volves protecting our natural wonders velopment and roads and schools. That
wonderful young people like Mariana and jobs. That is a big step forward. So is where the money goes. It goes into
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economic development. It goes into program, we nearly always get at least The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
roads and schools. 70 votes here in the U.S. Senate be- objection, it is so ordered.
By the way, when you are helping cause there is an awareness of how im- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I
those rural communities with their portant it is that these rural commu- ask unanimous consent to speak for up
budget, when they have those funds se- nities have certainty for schools and to 20 minutes as in morning business.
cure, it frees up money for them for roads and basic kinds of services that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
important things like mental health. our efforts support. objection, it is so ordered.
We have certainly seen a demand for The COVID–19 pandemic is causing Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President,
mental health increase dramatically in enormous pain everywhere, but we this week we consider a measure for
the last few months. have seen big corporations—we talked permanent funding of the Land and
After Congress makes an initial in- about this yesterday in the Finance Water Conservation Fund and for our
vestment into the fund under our pro- Committee. Some colleagues think: national parks.
posal, which would establish a perma- Well, we ought to cut the unemploy-
I would support this measure joy-
nent endowment to provide funding for ment benefits in half, but it is fine to
ously if there were a similar program
county economic development into make available trillions of dollars to
for America’s coasts and bays and
roads and schools—Congress makes the biggest corporations in America.
So the COVID pandemic is causing oceans. As it is, I support this measure
that initial investment into the fund— but with a heavy and frustrated heart
the principle will be invested, and the pain everywhere, but it seems to me,
with so many resources going to big as, once again, the urgent needs of
interest will be used to make SRS pay- coastal communities go unaddressed.
ments to counties. So you have Sen- corporations and powerful interests in
intensely populated areas, the U.S. Put bluntly, the Land and Water Con-
ator CRAPO, Senator MERKLEY, Senator servation Fund massively favors inland
RISCH, and I proposing a way to move Senate has an obligation to make sure
rural economies and rural workers and and upland States and projects, as indi-
away from this roller coaster in the cated by the prevalence of advocates
West to upgrade Secure Rural Schools rural businesses aren’t just left behind.
Upgrading Secure Rural Schools and for it here on the floor from landlocked
into a stable, predictable source of States. It fails to meet the needs of
funding. You have a permanent endow- extending PILT is a targeted way to
advocate for rural communities. coastal communities.
ment fund that provides money for the
We are going to be home for several Over the past decade, for every dollar
roads and the schools and the counties,
weeks in July, and my hope is to be the fund sent to inland States, per cap-
and the principles are invested, and the
able to have conversations with folks ita, coastal States just got 40 cents.
interest will be used to make SRS pay-
in person in those areas. I haven’t been The imbalance against coasts gets
ments to counties.
able to do as much of that. I have had worse if you factor in that there is
The proposal is backed by 100 percent
970 townhall meetings in person, just greater coastal than inland economic
of Oregon’s U.S. Senators and 100 per-
there to be able to respond and answer activity, and the imbalance against
cent of Idaho’s U.S. Senators—four
questions. So I really hope that we are coasts worsens further when you factor
U.S. Senators, two Democrats and two
going to be able to do that again soon. in that much of the Land and Water
Republicans, having worked closely
When we have those discussions, you Conservation Fund’s spending in coast-
with rural groups, the National Asso- can be very sure that, in those rural al States is for upland, inland projects.
ciations of Counties, and others to ad- communities, front and center will be Coasts and saltwater are not treated
vance this idea. Secure Rural Schools, and front and
Our proposal also directs revenue- fairly. The upland freshwater imbal-
center will be Payments in Lieu of ance is not justified, and we ought to
sharing payments from forest manage-
Taxes. Folks will zero in on those areas make it right.
ment to be deposited into the endow-
because they will say, as they have to Look at Rhode Island. People from
ment each year. That way, the pay-
me since Larry Craig, our former col- around the Nation and around the
ments to the counties will grow, and
league from Idaho, and I wrote this globe visit our wonderful beaches and
the safety net they provide for their
program: Ron, what Secure Rural beautiful Narragansett Bay, and they
constituents can expand.
Schools is doing is giving us a chance drive a huge amount of our economic
In my view, these are the basics of an
to make sure we have a real education activity. In 2018, Rhode Island’s Com-
economic toolkit for rural areas. If you
program. merce Corporation reckons 25 million
focus on roads, if you focus on schools,
Before we got that program going, people visited our State, supporting
if you make sure that counties have
people thought they would have school $100 million in State and local tax rev-
the money for services so they can, for
3 days a week. So people will say: Ron, enue and over 86,000 jobs. In total, trav-
example, take care of mental health
we need Secure Rural Schools. We need elers to Rhode Island generated $6.8 bil-
needs, that is the key to building up
it for education. It is a key to our lion in our economy. Our coast attracts
rural economies and helping to create
roads program. that economic activity. It is a big deal
good-paying jobs for residents. The roads program for these smaller
Now, payments in lieu of taxes is a for us.
counties is an absolute key to being Rhode Island isn’t alone. Over half of
program that exists for similar rea- able to have rural life. Without those
sons. People who live in these rural Americans live in a coastal county.
rural roads and without rural schools, Nearly 60 percent of the Nation’s gross
counties dominated by public lands the heart of Secure Rural Schools, you
also deserve support. They, too, rely on domestic product derives from coastal
can’t have rural life. So these two pro- counties. According to the American
local governmental services and de- grams are a solution based on pro-
serve a safety net like everyone else. Shore and Beach Preservation Associa-
viding certainty and predictability to tion, ‘‘more than twice as many people
They ought to be able to budget and help build thriving economies and good
plan and create jobs like bigger cities visited America’s coasts as visit State
jobs in rural areas. and national parks combined; con-
can. Our amendment to really promote I am going to keep pushing for sup-
Secure Rural Schools and PILT would sequently 85 percent of all tourism re-
port here in the Senate. I know my col-
extend PILT for 10 years to give these lated revenue in the U.S. is generated
leagues Senator CRAPO, Senator
counties the certainty and in coastal States where beaches are the
MERKLEY, and Senator RISCH are going
predictablity they need. leading attraction. Beach tourism sup-
to continue to do so as well.
I am going to wrap up here in a mo- I yield the floor. ports 2.5 million jobs, $285 billion in di-
ment, but I just hope that the majority I suggest the absence of a quorum. rect revenue and . . . $45 billion in
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leader is going to set up a process for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The taxes annually.’’
real debate on these ideas and these clerk will call the roll. For all that, the Land and Water
amendments. The legislative clerk proceeded to Conservation Fund gives 40 cents to
This is a bipartisan proposal. When call the roll. coastal States for every dollar that it
we have offered in the past—Senator Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I sends to inland States. That 40 cents is
CRAPO, Senator MERKLEY, Senator ask unanimous consent that the order per capita, not adjusted for the great
RISCH, and I and others—to extend this for the quorum call be rescinded. coastal economic activity and greater
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coastal tax revenue, and it doesn’t ad- days. Researchers project over 2 ⁄ feet 12 velopment to support coastal States,
just for upland uses in coastal States. of sea level rise in the next 40 years af- coastal resiliency, coastal infrastruc-
Coasts are overlooked. fecting 120,000 Florida coastal prop- ture, and coastal adaptation.
I wish it were just the Land and erties in or near rising seas. Some Unless we do this, millions of dollars
Water Conservation Fund. Look at the studies say Miami Beach’s iconic South in offshore wind energy revenues will
inland-to-coastal disparity in the Army Beach has 2 decades left. Communities bypass coasts and go straight to the
Corps’ Flood and Coastal Storm Dam- in southern Florida are considering Federal Treasury, unlike offshore oil
age Reduction Fund. Over the past 10 abandoning public infrastructure to and gas energy revenues, which go in
years, the Corps has spent out of that the sea because of the sticker shock of significant part both to Gulf Coast
fund, in various years, between 19 and protecting it. States and, ironically, to the predomi-
120 times more on inland work than it Fish, manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, nantly upland and inland projects of
has spent on coastal work. Let me re- and other sea creatures have washed up the Land and Water Conservation
peat that: $19 to 1 coastal dollar was dead on Florida beaches due to toxic Fund.
our coast’s best year and 120 inland algae as the oceans there warm. The Don’t get me wrong. I don’t begrudge
dollars to 1 coastal dollar was our iconic Everglades are imperiled. our landlocked colleagues their fund-
worst. ing. I do begrudge them refusing me
Who is listening?
Coastal communities are exposed to the opportunity to add something for
In North Carolina, the Outer Banks
storms, to sea level rise, to shifting coasts. There should be a coastal and
face erosion and sea level rise such
fisheries, to all manner of other con- saltwater program to balance the up-
that the National Parks Service warns
servation and infrastructure chal- land and freshwater bias of the Land
that swathes of the area will be inun-
lenges, but across the decade, they re- and Water Conservation Fund.
dated. As the Outer Banks wash into Our landlocked colleagues are wrong
ceived less than 3 pennies out of each the sea, there go millions of annual
dollar spent from an Army Corps pro- to stop this amendment. It does them
visitors, thousands of local jobs, and a no harm. The situation along our
gram that has ‘‘coastal’’ in its name. local economy worth over $250 million.
This persistent and unfair imbalance coasts is dangerous and worsening. Let
Over 5,500 homes in coastal Texas are me repeat that. The situation along
against coasts ignores the massive and
projected to flood in the next decade. our coasts is dangerous and worsening.
unique risks that coastal communities,
These homes are worth $1.2 billion. I am going to vote for this bill, but I
coastal features, coastal infrastruc-
Coastal South Carolina, just since will do so, as I said, with a heavy and
ture, and coastal economies now face.
2017, has been hit by four different bil- frustrated heart.
Look at the dire warnings of coastal
lion-dollar hurricanes. I will continue pushing as hard as I
property value crash. Freddie Mac,
The list of what our coasts are facing can for the day when we get parity for
which is not an environmental group,
goes on and on, and the projected coastal communities because what we
has estimated that somewhere between
losses are enormous. Here is Moody’s are doing here by refusing this amend-
$238 and $507 billion worth of coastal
Investor Service’s warning for coastal ment is both shortsighted and unfair.
real estate will be gone, below sea
communities issuing bonds: This is not my first rodeo on this
level, by 2100. Freddie Mac warns about
The growing effects of climate change, in- subject. I have to tell you that I am
that: ‘‘The economic losses and social
cluding climbing global temperatures, and sick to death of people telling me: You
disruption [of that] . . . are likely to be
rising sea levels, are forecast to have an in- are right; we need to do something for
greater in coastal than those experi- creasing economic impact on U.S. State and coasts. And then, as soon as the Land
enced in the housing crisis and Great local issuers. This will be a growing negative and Water Conservation Fund passes,
Recession.’’ credit factor for issuers without sufficient
Are we listening? they are gone—‘‘zippo,’’ vanished.
adaptation and mitigation strategies. My environmental friends say: You
Along the east coast, the First Street I would like to ask my colleagues, if
Foundation estimates property values are right, SHELDON. Just help us on
you are a small community on the this, and we will help you with coasts.
already took a $15 billion hit due to sea
coast, where are you going to go to get And then you don’t.
level rise. The Providence Journal, My colleagues say: You are right,
sufficient adaptation and mitigation
using First Street and Columbia Uni- SHELDON. Just help us on this, and we
strategies for Moody’s? Where are we
versity data, reported that Rhode Is- will help you with coasts.
in helping those communities?
land lost over $44 million in relative And then you don’t.
Here is the Union of Concerned Sci-
coastal property value from 2005 to And now, by making the Land and
entists: ‘‘By the end of the 21st cen-
2017. First Street data show that Water Conservation Fund permanent,
tury, nearly 2.5 million residential and
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, we are permanently baking in its in-
commercial properties, collectively
and Rhode Island lost a combined $403 land and its upland bias, and there is
valued today at $1.07 trillion today,
million during that stretch. Hundreds nothing added for coasts, and everyone
will be at risk of chronic flooding.’’
of millions of dollars are gone already, is saying: Yes, you are right, SHELDON,
Chronic flooding makes those prop-
and the worst is yet to come. but just help us on this, and we will
Look elsewhere along the coast. Do erties uninsurable and
unmortgageable, which is one of the help you with coasts.
you want to know why Senator CAS- Well, my friends, bitter experience
SIDY is so motivated? His entire Lou- reasons for Freddie Mac’s warning
about a coastal property value crash. tells me otherwise. But you will have
isiana coast is in a declared state of my vote, and you will have my help to
emergency. A recent headline from the The Land and Water Conservation
Fund is not listening. protect your inland and fresh water re-
Times Picayune said: ‘‘ ‘We’re screwed’: sources, as we should, and we from
The only question is how quickly Lou- Our coastal public lands and re-
sources, like coastal private property, coasts and saltwater States will, again,
isiana wetlands will vanish, study have to await our day. Today is not our
says.’’ face enormous peril, and the Land and
day in coastal States. Today is not our
That Tulane University study says Water Conservation Fund virtually ig-
day, but maybe one day—and one day
sea level rise will flood 5,800 square nores that peril. That is why I am of-
soon, I pray—all this talk will finally
miles of Louisiana coastal wetlands. fering a commonsense, bipartisan
turn into action for our coasts. A sense
The report concludes: ‘‘This is a major amendment—not a spoiler amendment,
of decency and a sense of urgency
threat not only to one of the eco- not a partisan amendment, not a
would both seem to demand that.
logically richest environments of the ‘‘gotcha’’ amendment, not a poison I yield the floor.
United States but also for the 1.2 mil- pill. It is a commonsense, bipartisan I suggest the absence of a quorum.
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lion inhabitants and associated eco- amendment. My amendment takes The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
nomic assets that are surrounded by nothing away from the Land and Water clerk will call the roll.
Mississippi Delta marshland.’’ Conservation Fund. It leaves the Land The bill clerk proceeded to call the
That is obvious, but are we listening and Water Conservation Fund and its roll.
to Senator CASSIDY? upland bias intact. It separately pro- Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I ask
In Florida, coastal communities al- vides coastal revenues dedicated from unanimous consent that the order for
ready see flooded streets on sunny offshore wind and renewable energy de- the quorum call be rescinded.
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The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Throughout the past 55 years, across the country representing signifi-
objection, it is so ordered. though, dollars had been diverted away cant spectrums of purposes and
Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, the from the Land and Water Conservation ideologies, from sportsmen, to The Na-
Senate is considering landmark legisla- Fund. What this legislation does ture Conservancy, to all the groups
tion. I call it that because it is indeed through its permanent funding is make who touted this effort. This is a list of
landmark legislation, but also it is sure the dollars we authorized begin- over 850 groups strongly supporting
about the great landmarks of our Na- ning in 1965 and reaffirmed by this Con- this legislation.
tion. gress in the permanent authorization
We have a chance to lead this coun- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con-
in the John Dingell Conservation, Man- sent that this letter from these 850-plus
try this week with a historic package agement, and Recreation Act by a vote
of bills. The Great American Outdoors organizations be printed in the
of 92 to 8—to make sure those funds RECORD.
Act combines the Land and Water Con- would not get diverted and to stop
servation Fund—our crown jewel of funds from being syphoned off and in- There being no objection, the mate-
conservation programs—with the Re- stead go to what they were intended to rial was ordered to be printed in the
store Our Parks Act, legislation which go to in the Land and Water Conversa- RECORD, as follows:
would help to make a dent—help to
tion Fund beginning in 1965. We have [May 11, 2020]
catch up on our deferred maintenance
an opportunity to stop that diversion.
backlog throughout our National Park This is not new. This is paid for—not SUPPORT FOR THE GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS
System. It is more than just our na- by the taxpayers but by oil and gas ACT
tional parks, though; it addresses the revenues. These dollars are generated DEAR MAJORITY LEADER MCCONNELL,
needs of our National Forest System, from the revenues that come from off- SPEAKER PELOSI, MINORITY LEADER SCHUMER,
our Bureau of Land Management lands, shore. Those energy revenues—the boat AND MINORITY LEADER MCCARTHY: Our orga-
Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as excise tax, the boat fuel excise tax, and nizations, and the members we represent,
the Bureau of Indian Education. strongly support passage and subsequent en-
This legislation affects all four cor- a couple of other allocations—it is not
coming from the taxpayers. actment of the Great American Outdoors Act
ners of Colorado, but it also affects (S. 3422) as quickly as possible. This bill is
every part of this country. In fact, this It is an opportunity to protect our
necessary to support the public lands we all
chart shows a map of the States that land, our most precious spaces, to rely upon by achieving the twin goals of pro-
get support from the Great American catch up on our deferred maintenance tecting America’s special places and repair-
Outdoors Act, shown in green. The of national parks, and to make sure we ing deteriorating infrastructure. We urge
States that don’t get support from the are doing that across the country with- you to vote in favor of this crucial legisla-
Great American Outdoors Act are high- out costing the taxpayers money. tion and to oppose any amendments to it.
This land is purchased. There is no The bill will help address priority repairs
lighted in orange. It may be hard to see
Federal land grab. There is no eminent in our national parks and on other public
because there are no orange-high-
lighted States. Every State in the domain. They don’t use eminent do- lands by directing up to $9.5 billion over five
Union receives support through the main for this. There is no premium years to address maintenance needs within
that the Federal Government gets to the National Park System, other public land
Great American Outdoors Act, from agencies, and Bureau of Indian Education
sea to shining sea. buy land to crowd out other people.
There is a formula that is used that schools. It will also fully and, permanently
The Land and Water Conservation dedicate $900 million per year already being
Fund, the Restore Our Parks Act, and doesn’t allow for premiums. So this, in- deposited into the Land and Water Conserva-
the Great American Outdoors Act will deed, is another stick in the bundle of tion Fund, our nation’s most important con-
provide billions of dollars in opportuni- property rights for landowners. servation program, to ensure protection of
ties for recreation, hiking, fishing, We also know the positive impact and access to irreplaceable lands and local
camping, conservation, and access to this bill has right now on our economy. recreation opportunities.
lands that the public already held but You know, when we started working on This legislation was introduced on March 9
didn’t have access to until the Land this legislation, we were talking about and has the strong bipartisan support of a
and Water Conservation Fund. Ninety- its economic impact and what it would majority of the Senate. It is consistent with
nine percent of the land and water con- mean, but we were talking about it in legislation supported by a surpassing bipar-
terms of the overall outdoor recreation tisan majority in the House, and the Presi-
servation funds go to lands the Amer- dent has specifically requested this bill for
ican people already hold, inholdings economy, which in Colorado is $28 bil-
his signature, creating an unprecedented op-
within a national park. In fact, one of lion and growing. There are 5.2 million portunity for a historic win for the American
the most recent purchases the Land Americans employed in the recreation public and the places they care about.
and Water Conservation Fund per- economy.
The Great American Outdoors Act will en-
formed in Colorado was in Rocky When COVID hit, we saw what hap-
sure a future for nature to thrive, kids to
Mountain National Park, acquiring one pened in western Colorado as ski slopes play, and hunters and anglers to enjoy. Na-
of the land holdings within the na- shut down 2 months early and as hotels tional parks and public lands provide access
tional park, helping to complete the and restaurants emptied. This bill will to the outdoors for hundreds of millions of
great Rocky Mountain National Park, create over 100,000 jobs, restoring our people every year and habitat for some of
the third most visited national park in national parks, repairing trails and for- our country’s most iconic wildlife. These
est systems. It does so at a time when treasured places also tell the stories that de-
the country. fine and unite us as a nation. Funds provided
This legislation gives this Congress a we have high unemployment rates in
in this bill will secure these vital resources
chance to lead on a bill that affects ev- those communities surrounded by pub- while preserving water quantity and quality,
eryone, from Maine to California, from lic lands because of the shutdown as a sustaining working landscapes and rural
Texas to Alaska, from Maine to Ha- result of the coronavirus. economies, increasing access for recreation
waii, Hawaii to Utah, Utah to Alaska, This is an economic and jobs package for all Americans no matter where they live,
and beyond. as much as it is a conservation pack- and fueling the juggernaut of our outdoor
I know there are some who believe age. For every $1 million we spend in economy.
this is a Federal land grab. That sim- the Land and Water Conservation In 2018, over 318 million national park vis-
ply is not true. As I mentioned, 99 per- Fund, it supports between 16 and 30 its led to $20.2 billion in direct spending at
cent of the dollars in the Land and jobs. It is our chance to not only pro- hotels, restaurants, outfitters, and other
Water Conservation Fund go to pur- tect our environment, to catch up on amenities in gateway communities, sup-
chasing inholdings. deferred maintenance, but also to grow porting over 329,000 jobs and generating over
There are some who believe this is $40.1 billion in total economic output. Na-
our economy when our economy needs
mandatory spending. Remember how tionally, outdoor recreation contributes $778
the growth.
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billion in consumer spending and supports 5.2
this bill was passed. In 1965, the Land After spending the last several million jobs.
and Water Conservation Fund was au- months in the great indoors, it is time
The Great American Outdoors Act will en-
thorized at $900 million a year. It was to get out to the great outdoors, and sure that our parks and other public lands
authorized to take certain dollars over this bill accomplishes both of those continue to preserve our nation’s heritage
time, and it became $900 million, but it goals. and recreation opportunities, and that local
only reached that level twice in the It is historic in another way. We re- communities and economies in these areas
history of the program. ceived support from over 850 groups will continue to flourish.
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We urge you to support our parks and pub- al Trust; Blue Mountain Land Trust; Chesa- Conservancy; Bryson City Outdoors Inc.;
lic lands by voting for the Great American peake Conservancy; Damascus Citizens For Bucks County Audubon Society; Building
Outdoors Act (S. 3422) as a clean bill with no Sustainability; Eastern PA Coalition for Bridges Across the River; Burney Chamber of
amendments. Thank you for considering this Abandoned Mine; Reclamation; Great Divide Commerce.
request. Pictures; Great Smoky Mountains Associa- Business for Montana’s Outdoors; Cali-
Sincerely, tion; Kaniksu Land Trust; MassConn Sus- fornia Habitat Conservation Planning Coali-
NATIONAL tainable Forest Partnership; Montana Con- tion; California League of Conservation Vot-
servation Corps; Natchez Trace Parkway As- ers; California Mountain Biking Alliance;
American Battlefield Trust; American
sociation; National Bobwhite Conservation California Native Plant Society; California
Conservation Coalition; American Endur-
Initiative; New England Forestry Founda- Waterfowl Association; California Wilderness
ance Ride Conference; American Forests;
tion; Nez Perce Trail Foundation; North- Coalition; Californians for Western Wilder-
American Hiking Society; American Horse
eastern Minnesotans for Wilderness; North- ness; Camp Denali; Cape Coral Friends of
Council; American Littoral Society; Amer-
ern Forest Center; Northwest Youth Corps; Wildlife; Capital Region Land Conservancy;
ican Mountain Guides Association; American
Northwoods Alliance Inc.; Nuestra Tierra Carefree of Colorado; Catawba Lands Conser-
Rivers; American Society of Civil Engineers;
Conservation Project; Old Spanish Trail As- vancy; Catawba Lands Conservancy and
American Sportfishing Association; Amer-
Carolina Thread Trail; Catskill Center for
ican Trails; American Woodcock Society; sociation.
Opacum Land Trust; Open Space Institute; Conservation and Development, Inc.; Central
Appalachian Mountain Club; Appalachian Arizona Land Trust; Charleston Audubon;
Trail Conservancy; Archery Trade Associa- Openlands; Partners in Forestry Coop; Part-
Charlevoix Main Street DDA; Chattahoochee
tion; Audubon Naturalist Society; Back nership for the Delaware Estuary; Potomac
Parks Conservancy; Chelan-Douglas Land
Country Horsemen of America; Backcountry Chapter, American Society of Landscape Ar-
Trust; Cherry Republic; Chesapeake Legal
Hunters & Anglers; Bonefish & Tarpon Trust; chitects; Potomac Riverkeeper Network; Po-
Alliance; Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage;
Boone and Crockett Club; City Parks Alli- tomac Valley Audubon Society; Rock Creek Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce; Chicago
ance; Clean Water Action; Cliff Garten and Conservancy; San Juan Citizens Alliance; Neighborhood Initiatives; Chickasaw Nation.
Associates Inc.; Coalition for American Her- Santa Fe Trail Assoc; Singletrack Trails Chispa Arizona; Chuck Robbins Chapter 656
itage; Coalition to Protect America’s Na- Inc.; Southeast Tourism Society; South- of Trout Unlimited; Citizens for Pennsylva-
tional Parks; Coalitions & Collaboratives. eastern Climbers Coalition; Southern Appa- nia’s Future (PennFuture); Citizens For
Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation; lachian Highlands Conservancy; Sustainable Water; Citizens United to Protect the Mau-
Continental Divide Trail Coalition; Defend- Northwest; The Anza Trail Foundation; The rice River; City of Michigan City Indiana De-
ers of Wildlife; Diving Equipment & Mar- Lands Council; The Mountain Pact; Upper partment of Parks and Recreation; City of
keting Association; Docomomo US; Environ- Saco Valley Land Trust; Western National Roseburg; Clean Ocean Access; Coalition of
ment America; Fly Fishers International; Parks Association; Western Rivers Conser- Oregon Land Trusts; College Republicans at
GreenLatinos; Heart of the Rockies Initia- vancy; Wild Salmon Center. Belmont University; Collette Travel; Colo-
tive; HECHO (Hispanics enjoying Camping STATE AND LOCAL rado Mountain Club; Colorado Youth Corps
Hunting and the Outdoors); Hipcamp; His- Association; Columbia Land Trust; Commu-
panic Access Foundation; Hispanic Federa- 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania; 15 Minute
Field Trips; 1785 Inn; 350 Maine; 508 Main St; nity Training Works Inc.; Concerned Off-
tion; Izaak Walton League of America; Just Road Bicyclists Association; Concrete Safa-
Get Outdoors; Land Trust Alliance; League A Walk in the Woods; AdventureKEEN; Ad-
ventures on the Gorge; Ala Kahakai Trail ris Inc.; Congaree Land Trust; Connecticut
of Conservation Voters; Marine Retailers As- Audubon Society; Connecticut Forest &
sociation of the Americas; Moonshot Mis- Association; Alachua Conservation Trust;
Alamosa Convention & Visitors Bureau; Park Association; Connecticut Land Con-
sions; Motorcycle Industry Council; National servation Council; Connecticut Ornithology
Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds; Alaska Alpine Adventures, LLC; Alaska
State Parks; Alaska Trails; Alice Austen Association; Conservancy for Cuyahoga Val-
National Coast Trail Association; National ley National Park; Conservation Alabama;
Deer Alliance; National Forest Recreation House; Alice Ferguson Foundation; All Good;
Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance; Alliance for Conservation Council For Hawaii; Conserva-
Association; National Marine Manufacturers tion Legacy; Conservation Minnesota; Con-
Association; National Park Foundation; Na- the Shenandoah Valley; Amazing Earthfest;
American Anthropological Association; servation Northwest; Conservation Trust for
tional Park Hospitality Association. NC; Conservation Voters of South Carolina;
National Parks Conservation Association; American Society of Landscape Architects;
American Society of Landscape Architects— Conserving Carolina; Contour Design Studio
National Recreation and Park Association; LLC.
National Shooting Sports Foundation; Na- Prairie Gateway Chapter; American Society
Cornerstone Studios; Cowboy Trail Rides;
tional Trust for Historic Preservation; Na- of Landscape Architects—Alabama Chapter;
Cradle of Texas Conservancy, Inc.; Cycle for
tional Washington-Rochambeau Revolu- American Society of Landscape Architects—
One Planet; Cypress Chapter, Izaak Walton
tionary; Route Association; National Wild- Kentucky Chapter; Anacostia Watershed So-
League; Dade Heritage Trust, Inc.; Dana
life Federation; National Wildlife Refuge As- ciety; Andy Laub Films. Bronfman LLC; Darby Communications; Da-
sociation; Natural Gear Camouflage; Natural Angler Action Foundation; Animaashi
vidson Lands Conservancy; Delaware Center
Resources Defense Council; Outdoor Alli- Sailing Company; Anza-Borrego Foundation;
for the Inland Bays; Delaware Electric Vehi-
ance; Outdoor Industry Association; Outdoor Aquanauts Adaptive Aquatics, Inc.;
cle Association (DEEVA); Delaware Green-
Recreation Roundtable; Pacific Crest Trail AQuashicola/Pohopoco Watershed Conser- ways; Delaware Nature Society; Delaware
Association; Partnership for the National vancy; Arboretum Foundation; Archae- Wild Lands, Inc.; Delta Waterfowl; Denali
Trails System; Patagonia; PeopleForBikes; ological Society of New Jersey; Archaeology Citizens Council; Denali Mountain Works;
Piragis Northwoods Co; Public Lands Alli- Southwest; Arizona Heritage Alliance; Ari- Deschutes Land Trust; Dishman Hills Con-
ance; Quality Deer Management Association; zona Land and Water Trust; Arizona Trail servancy; Dolores River Boating Advocates;
Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Associa- Association; Arkansas Hospitality Associa- Door County Kayak Tours, llc.; Downeast
tion; REI Co-op; Ruffed Grouse Society; RV tion; Arkansas Wildlife Federation; Arroyos Salmon Federation; Dry Creek Trial Riders;
Industry Association; Scenic America; Si- and Foothills Conservancy; Asheville Area E Mau Na Ala Hele; Eagle Valley Land
erra Club; Society of Outdoor Recreation Chamber of Commerce; Ashford Conserva- Trust; EarthCorps.
Professionals; Specialty Equipment Mar- tion Commission; Aspen Valley Land Trust; East Bay Regional Park District; East Bay
keting Association. Atlantic Salmon Federation; Audubon Ever- Regional Parks Association; East Coast
Specialty Vehicle Institute of America; glades; Audubon Society of Rhode Island; Greenway Alliance; East Cooper Land Trust;
Student Conservation Association; Surfrider Audubon South Carolina; Back Country Eastern RI Conservation District; Eastern
Foundation; The Archaeological Conser- Horsemen of Colorado; Back Country Horse- Sierra Land Trust; Eastham Chamber of
vancy; The Brice Institute; The Conservation men of Uwharrie, NC; Backcountry Horse- Commerce; Ecological Connections; Edward
Alliance; The Conservation Fund; The Corps men of California; Baltimore Tree Trust; Bar Hopper House; Elks Run Watershed Group;
Network; The Cougar Fund; The Evangelical Harbor Chamber of Commerce; Bass Anglers Empire Chamber of Commerce; Enchanted
Environmental Network; The Garden Club of Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.); Bay Area Circle Trails Association; Endangered Habi-
America, Inc.; The Lyme Timber Company; Ridge Trail Council; Bay County Conser- tats League; Eno River Association; Envi-
The Nature Conservancy; The Pew Chari- vancy, Inc.; Bayou Land Conservancy; Bear ronment California; Environment Colorado;
table Trusts; The Trumpeter Swan Society; Warriors United; Bicycle Coalition of Maine. Environment Connecticut; Environment
The Trust for Public Land; The Trust for the Big Hole River Foundation; Big Sur Land Florida; Environment for the Americas; En-
National Mall; The Wilderness Land Trust; Trust; Big Thicket Natural Heritage Trust; vironment Georgia; Environment Maine; En-
The Wilderness Society; The Wildlife Soci- Bighorn River Alliance; Bird Conservation vironment Maryland; Environment Massa-
ety; Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Part-
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Fund; Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce; chusetts; Environment Michigan; Environ-
nership; United States Tour Operators Asso- Blue Bike Burrito; Blue Goose Alliance; Blue ment Minnesota; Environment Missouri; En-
ciation; UrbanPromise Ministries; US Water Ridge Conservancy; Blue Scholars Initiative; vironment Montana; Environment NC; Envi-
Alliance; Wildlands Network; Winter Blue Water Baltimore; Bold Archery Design; ronment Nevada; Environment New Jersey;
Wildlands Alliance. Boone Area Chamber of Commerce; Boston Environment New Mexico; Environment Or-
REGIONAL Harbor Now; Boulder County; Boulder Coun- egon; Environment Texas; Environment Vir-
Accokeek Foundation; American Farmland ty Parks & Open Space; Bowling Green Area ginia; Environmental Justice Center at
Trust—Pacific Northwest; Assateague Coast- Convention and Visitor Bureau; Brandywine Chestnut Hill.
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United Church; Estes Park ATV rentals; tion of Land Trusts; Illinois Division of the tion; Mystery Ranch; Natchitoches Conven-
Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance; Excelsior Izaak Walton League; Illinois Environmental tion and Visitors Bureau; National Aquar-
Sewing LLC.; Experience Learning; Explore Council; Indiana Chapter ASLA; Indiana ium; National Aviation Heritage Alliance;
Asheville; Flathead Lakers; Flathead Land Dunes Tourism; Indiana Forest Alliance; In- National Pony Express Assoc.; Native Fish
Trust; Florida Bay Forever; Florida Chapter diana Parks Alliance; Indigo Bluffs RV Park Society; Native Prairies Association of
of the American Society of Landscape Archi- & Resort; Institute for Ecological Health; Texas; Natural Lands; Natural Resources
tects; Florida Keys Environmental Fund, Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake; Council of Maine.
Inc.; Florida Trail Association; Florida Trust International Inbound Travel Association; Nature for All; Naturesource Communica-
for Historic Preservation; Florida Wildlife Izaak Walton League—Cypress Chapter; tions; NEMO Equipment, Inc.; Nevada Out-
Federation; Foothills Conservancy of North Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance; James door School; New Hampshire Audubon; New
Carolina; Footloose Montana; Forest issues River Association; Jefferson County Conven- Hampshire Rivers Council; New Jersey Audu-
Group; Forests Forever; ForeverGreen tion & Visitors Bureau; Jefferson County bon; New Jersey Campground Owners and
Trails; Forterra; Four Corners Back Country Democratic Party; Jefferson County Open Outdoor Lodging Association; New Jersey
Horsemen; Frankfort-Elberta Area Chamber Space; John Burroughs Association; Joshua’s Conservation Foundation; New Jersey High-
of Commerce; Friends of Acadia; Friends of Tract Conservation & Historic Trust, Inc.; lands Coalition; New Jersey Recreation &
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore; Friends Kalmiopsis Audubon Society; Kansas Land Park Association; New Jersey Sustainable
of Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee; National Trust; Katmai Conservancy; Kennebec Land Business Council; New Mexico Archae-
Wildlife Refuge. Trust; Kentucky Association of Convention ological Council; New Mexico Horse Council;
Friends of Blackwater, Inc.; Friends of and Visitors Bureaus; Kentucky Travel In- New Mexico Wild; New River Conservancy;
Friendship of Salem; Friends of Hawai’i Vol- dustry Association; Kern Audubon Society; New York League of Conservation Voters;
canoes National Park; Friends of Ironwood Kestrel Land Trust; Kingsport Chamber; New York-New Jersey Trail Conference;
Forest; Friends of Johnston, Inc.; Friends of Kingston Greenways Association; LA Con- Nisqually Land Trust; No Barriers USA; Nor-
Katahdin Woods and Waters; Friends of Ken- servation Corps. cross Wildlife Foundation; North American
ilworth Aquatic Gardens; Friends of Lafitte Lafayette Flats Boutique Vacation Rent- Grouse Partnership; North Carolina Coastal
Greenway; Friends of Lower Haw River State als; Lafayette Inn; Lake Charles/SWLA CVB; Land Trust; North Carolina Friends of State
Natural Area; Friends of Malheur National Lake Hopatcong Foundation; Land Trust of Parks; North Carolina Outdoor Recreation
Wildlife Refuge; Friends of Metro Parks; Napa County; Landmarks Illinois; LANL Coalition; North Carolina Wildlife Federa-
Friends of Nevada Wilderness; Friends of Foundation; League of Women Voters Iowa; tion; North Cascades Institute.
Nulhegan Basin Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Lemhi Regional Land Trust; Leominster North Country Trail Association; North
Inc.; Friends of Quincy Run Watershed; Trail Stewards; Lewis and Clark Trail Herit- Florida Land Trust; North Shore Community
Friends of Shiloh National Park; Friends of age Foundation, Inc.; Lewis and Clark Trust, Land Trust; North Shore Land Alliance;
the A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Inc.; Linn County Conservation Board; Northern Forest Canoe Trail; Northern Prai-
Refuge; Friends of the Big Sioux River; Littleton Conservation Trust; Loon Echo ries Land Trust; Northern Rockies Conserva-
Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands Inc.; Land Trust; Los Angeles Neighborhood Land tion Cooperative; Northern Virginia Con-
Friends of the Cheat; Friends of the Chicka- Trust; Los Angeles River State Park Part- servation Trust; Northstar Canoes; North-
saw National Recreation Area; Friends of the ners; Los Padres ForestWatch; Loudoun west Rafting Company; Northwest Water-
Desert Mountains; Friends of the Heinz Ref- Wildlife Conservancy; Louisiana Hypoxia shed Institute; Norwell Conservation Com-
uge; Friends of the Inyo; Friends of the Mar- Working Group; Louisville Tourism; mission; NW WI Equestrian Friends Net-
iana Trench; Friends of the Mississippi Lowcountry Land Trust; Lowelifes Respect- work; NY/NJ Baykeeper; NYH2o; Ocmulgee
River; Friends of the Moshassuck; Friends of able Citizens Club; Lowell Parks & Conserva- Mounds Association; Ocmulgee National
the Mountains-to-Sea Trail; Friends of the tion Trust; Lower Nehalem Community Park & Preserve Initiative; Ocmulgee Out-
Oregon Caves and Chateau; Friends of the Trust; Lummi Island Heritage Trust. door Expeditions, LLC; Ohio Mayors Alli-
Rappahannock; Friends of the San Pedro LuvTrails Inc; LWV Mid-Hudson Region; ance; Ohio Veterans Outdoors, Inc.; Opossum
River, Inc.; Friends of the Sonoran Desert. MA Association of Conservation Commis- Creek Retreat LLC; Oregon Chapter of Amer-
Friends of the Upper Delaware River; sions; Magic City Fly Fishers Trout Unlim- ican Society of Landscape Architects; Or-
Friends of Valle de Oro National Wildlife ited 582; Mahoosuc Land Trust; Mahoosuc egon Desert Land Trust; Oregon Equestrian
Refuge; Friends of Women’s Rights National Pathways, Inc.; Maine Appalachian Trail Trails; Oregon Outdoors Coalition; Otsego
Historical Park, Inc.; Gaia Graphics Associ- Land Trust; Maine Audubon; Maine Con- County Conservation Association; Our Mon-
ates; Gallatin Valley Land Trust; Gathering servation Voters; Maine Outdoor Brands; tana, Inc; Outdoor Afro; Outdoor Alliance
Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Maine Outdoor Coalition; Maine Outdoors; California; Outdoor Gear Builders of WNC;
Trusts; Genesee Valley Audubon Society; Maine Recreation and Parks Association; Outer Banks Visitors Bureau; Over Mountain
George Grant Chapter Trout Unlimited; Maine Tourism Association; Mainspring Con- Victory Trail Association; Pacific Forest
Georges River Land Trust; Georgia Chap- servation Trust, Inc.; Manassas Battlefield Trust; Pacific Northwest Trail Association;
ter—American Society of Landscape Archi- Trust; Maple Street Bed and Breakfast; Pajarito Environmental Education Center;
tects (ASLA); Georgia Conservation Voters; Maryland League of Conservation Voters; Park Rx America; Park Watershed; Parks &
Georgia River Network; GERRY Outdoors; Maryland Native Plant Society; Massachu- Trails New York; Parks California; Paula
Gilroy Growing Smarter, Gilroy Historical setts Historical Society; Massachusetts Land Lane Action Network (PLAN); Pawtuxet
Society; Golden Properties; Goulding’s Trust Coalition; Mayfly Outdoors; Mayo River Authority; Peace River Audubon Soci-
Lodge; Grand Canyon Conservancy; Great Civic Association, Inc.; McKenzie River ety.
Basin Institute; Great Egg Harbor Watershed Trust; MCM Company, Inc.; Mendocino Land Pee Dee Land Trust; Peninsula Open Space
Association; Great Outdoor Store; Great Trust; Miami Waterkeeper; Michigan Bed & Trust; PennEnvironment; Pennsylvania
Pond Mountain Conservation Trust; Greater Breakfast Assoc; Michigan League of Con- Council of Churches; Pennsylvania Parks
Hells Canyon Council; Greater Lovell Land servation Voters; Midpeninsula Regional and Forests Foundation; Pennsylvania
Trust. Open Space District; Mile High Youth Corps; Recreation and Park Society; Peoria Audu-
Greater Munising Bay Partnership/Alger Miles Partnership; Mill Basin Civic Associa- bon Society; Petersburg Battlefields Founda-
County Chamber; Greater New Jersey Motor- tion; Millennium Development; Milwaukee tion; Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever;
coach Association; Greater Philadelphia Cul- Preservation Alliance; Milwaukee Pie Ranch; Piedmont Land Conservancy;
tural Alliance; Greater Yellowstone Coali- Riverkeeper; Minnechaug Land Trust; Min- Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance;
tion; Green Horizon Land Trust, Inc.; Green nesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society; Min- Pinelands Preservation Alliance; Platte
Valleys Watershed Association; Greens N nesota Office of School Trust Lands. Land Trust; Pocono Heritage Land Trust;
Grains; Greensboro Land Trust; Greenwood Minnesota School Trust Lands Commis- Prairie Rivers of Iowa; Preservation New
SC Chamber of Commerce; Groundwork Law- sion; Miriam’s Inspired Skin Care; Missouri Jersey; Preserve Arkansas; Presumpscot Re-
rence; Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust; Guam Life magazine; Missouri Parks Association; gional Land Trust; Public Land Solutions;
Preservation Trust; Guardians of the Bran- Missouri Prairie Foundation; MN House Dis- Quimby Family Foundation; R&R Fly Fish-
dywine; Harriet Tubman Boosters, Inc.; Ha- trict 10B; Mojave Desert Land Trust; ing Guide Service; Rangeley Area Chamber
waii Audubon Society; Hawaii Department of Molokai Land Trust; Monmouth Conserva- of Commerce; Rappahannock League for En-
Land and Natural Resources; Henderson tion Foundation; Monocacy National Battle- vironmental Protection; Rappahannock
County Tourism Development Authority; field Foundation; Monson Conservation Com- Tribe; Red Rooster Coffee House; Revolution
Hendry-Glades Audubon Society; Henrys mission; Montachusett Regional Trails Coa- House Media; Rhode Island Bicycle Coali-
Fork Wildlife Alliance; Hill Country Conser- lition; Montana Association of Land Trusts; tion; Rio Grande Valley Broadband of the
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vancy; Hill Country Land Trust; Historic At- Montana Outdoors Foundation; Montana Great Old Broads for Wilderness.
lanta; Historic Boston Inc.; Historic Madi- Trout Unlimited; Montana Wilderness Asso- River Through Atlanta Guide Service;
son, Inc; Historic Pullman Foundation; His- ciation; Montana Wildlife Federation; Mor- RiverLink; Rocky Mountain Conservancy;
tory Nebraska; Hoosier Environmental Coun- mon Pioneer National Heritage Area; Mor- Rocky Mountain Field Institute; Rocky
cil; HospitalityMaine; Hudson Highlands mon Trails Association; Morris County Tour- Mountain Youth Corps; Ruffwear; Rutabaga
Land Trust. ism Bureau; Mountain Mamas; Mountains to Paddlesports; Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust;
Idaho—Montana Chapter of American So- Sound Greenway Trust; MS Tourism Asso- San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust; San
ciety of Landscape Architects; Idaho Coali- ciation; Musconetcong Watershed Associa- Bernardino Valley Audubon Society; San
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Diego Audubon Society; San Diego Mountain Land Trust; Virginia Conservation Network; ican Outdoors Act (S. 3422) without any
Biking Association; San Juan Back Country Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust; Virginia amendments. This bill (and its expected
Horsemen; San Luis Valley Great Outdoors; League of Conservation Voters; Visit Moffat House companion) is critically needed to
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation; County / Moffat County Tourism Associa- support the public lands upon which all
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority; tion; Visit Southern WV; VisitLEX; Volun- Americans rely. The Great American Out-
Santosha on the Ridge; Save Historic Antie- teers for Outdoor Colorado; Voyageurs Na- doors Act will advance the protection of
tam Foundation, Inc.; Save Our Heritage Or- tional Park Association; Walker Basin Con- America’s special places and invest in the re-
ganization (SOHO); Save The Lakes Rhode servancy; Wallowa Land Trust. pair and restoration of deteriorating infra-
Island; Save the Redwoods League; Scenic Ward 8 Woods Conservancy; Ward Walker 7 structure. The bill will help address priority
Galveston, Inc.; Scenic Rivers Land Trust; Oaks Ranch; Warm Springs Watershed Asso- repairs in our National Parks and on other
Scenic Virginia; Schuylkill Headwaters As- ciation; Washington Association of Land public lands by directing up to $9.5 billion
sociation; Scottsbluff/Gering United Cham- Trusts; Washington Conservation Voters; over five years to address maintenance needs
ber; Sea and Sage Audubon Society; See Washington Environmental Council; Wash- within the National Park System, other pub-
Plymouth; Sequoia Riverlands Trust; Sereia ington Trails Association; Washington Wild- lic land agencies, and Bureau of Indian Edu-
Films; Sevier County. life and Recreation Coalition; Washington cation schools. It will also fully and perma-
Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition; Wildlife Federation; Washington’s National nently fund the Land and Water Conserva-
Sheridan Community Land Trust; Shine Park Fund; Water Stone Outdoors; West tion Fund, our nation’s most important con-
Beer Sanctuary & Bottleshop; Shirley Heinze Sound Cycling Club; West Virginia Environ- servation program, as authorized at $900 mil-
Land Trust; Sierra Foothills Audubon Soci- mental Council; West Virginia Highlands lion every year to ensure protection of and
ety; Siskiyou Outdoor Recreation Alliance; Conservancy; West Virginia Land Trust; access to our public lands.
Skagit Audubon Society; Sleepy Creek Wa- West Virginia Rivers Coalition; West Vir- The Great American Outdoors Act will
tershed Association; Smith River Alliance; ginia Wilderness Coalition; Western Foot- help ensure a better, brighter future for na-
Snake River Fund; Snowy Mountain Chapter hills Land Trust; Western Pocono Trout Un- ture and for all of us. As Secretaries, we
Trout Unlimited #610; Soap Creek Outfitters limited; WestSlope Chapter Trout Unlimited; have all experienced how public lands man-
LLC; Society for Historical Archaeology; So- Wetland Strategies and Solutions, LLC; aged by the Department provide vital func-
ciety for the Protection of NH Forests; Whatcom Land Trust; Whitted Bowers Farm; tions like wildlife habit while preserving
Sonoma Land Trust; Soul River Inc.; South Wilbarger Creek Conservation Alliance; water quantity and quality, sustaining work-
Carolina Wildlife Federation; South Coast Wildlife Management Institute; Willington ing landscapes and rural economies, increas-
Tours; South Dakota Hotel & Lodging Asso- Conservation Commission; Willistown Con- ing access for recreation opportunities, and
ciation; South Florida Wildlands Associa- servation Trust; Wilmington Rowing Center; stimulating the outdoor economy. Nation-
tion; Southern Maine Conservation Collabo- Wimberley Valley Watershed Association; ally, outdoor recreation contributes roughly
rative; Southern Nevada Conservancy; Windham Regional Commission; Wisconsin $778 billion in consumer spending and sup-
Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association; Environment; Wissahickon Trails; Wolf Trap ports 5.2 million jobs. The Great American
Speak Up Wekiva, Inc.; Spice Acres in the Foundation for the Performing Arts; Wood Outdoors Act will ensure that our parks and
CVNP; St. Croix River Association; St. River Land Trust; Wood-Pawcatuck Water- other public lands are maintained and en-
Mary’s River Watershed Association; Studio hanced so that they can continue to provide
shed Association; Woonasquatucket River
ray; Superior Hiking Trail Association; Sus- these critical benefits for generations to
Watershed Council; WV Citizen Action
quehanna National Heritage Area; Tangled come.
Group; Wyoming Outdoor Council; Wyoming
Up In Hue; Teens to Trails; Tennessee Citi- We are pleased to see strong bipartisan
Pathways; Wyoming Untrapped; Wyoming
zens for Wilderness Planning; Tennessee Col- support from the House and Senate—and
Wilderness Association; Wyoming Wildlife
lege Democrats; Tennessee College Repub- from the President—for the Great American
Advocates; Yellowstone River Parks Associa-
lican Committee; Tennessee Conservation Outdoors Act. Americans need these public
tion Inc; Yellowstone Safari Company;
Voters; Texas Land Conservancy; Texas lands. And Americans need your continued
YMCA of the Rockies; York Land Trust.
Land Trust Council; The Carpenters’ Com- leadership to deliver this historic legislation
pany; The Cultural Landscape Foundation; Mr. GARDNER. There is another his- into law.
The Custer Beacon. toric feature I am particularly grateful Sincerely,
The Friends of Rachel Carson National for, and that is, the previous Secre- RYAN ZINKE,
Wildlife Refuge; The Good Talk, LLC; The taries of the Interior have signed a let- Secretary of the Inte-
Jersey Shore Partnership; The Land Conser- ter to Congress urging the passage of rior 2017–2019.
vancy for Southern Chester County (TLC); KEN SALAZAR,
the Great American Outdoors Act. This
The Land Conservancy of New Jersey; The Secretary of the Inte-
Land Trust for Santa Barbara County; The letter includes two Secretaries of Inte-
rior 2009–2013.
Mountaineers; The Oblong Land Conser- rior from Colorado—Senator Ken Sala- GALE NORTON,
vancy; The Ohio Environmental Council Ac- zar, who was Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Inte-
tion Fund; The Open Space Council for the under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017, rior 2001–2006.
St. Louis Region; The Otos Group, LLC; The and Secretary Gale Norton, who was SALLY JEWELL,
Piedmont Environmental Council; The Star- the Interior Secretary under President Secretary of the Inte-
Spangled Banner Flag House; The Trustees; George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. This rior 2013–2017.
The UNPavement; The Vital Ground Founda- DIRK KEMPTHORNE,
letter was sent to us on June 3, 2020. It
tion; The Wetlands Conservancy; The Wet- Secretary of the Inte-
lands Initiative; The Wilderness Society— is a historic letter with six previous
rior 2006–2009.
Wyoming; The Wildlands Conservancy; The Secretaries of the Interior signing on BRUCE BABBITT,
ZaneRay Group; Three Rivers Land Trust; to it, including Secretaries Zinke, Secretary of the Inte-
Tishomingo County Tourism Council; TO- Jewell, Kempthorne, Norton, and Bab- rior 1993–2001.
GETHER Bay Area; Tookany/Tacony- bitt. Mr. GARDNER. We have a chance to
Frankford Watershed; Partnership; Town of Mr. President, I ask unanimous con-
Athol, Massachusetts, Open Space And
lead. We have a chance to show the
sent that this letter from the Secre- American people that Congress can
Recreation Committee; Town of Littleton taries of the Interior be printed in the
Parks and Rec; Town of Lyme Open Space work together. We have a chance to
Commission; Town of Palmer Conservation
RECORD. show the American people that indeed
Commission; Trail Angels; Trails Inspire,
There being no objection, the mate- Republicans and Democrats can come
LLC; Trails Utah. rial was ordered to be printed in the together for the good of their country
Transylvania County Tourism Develop- RECORD, as follows: to provide great things for future gen-
ment Authority; Travelers’ Rest Connection; JUNE 3, 2020. erations. Despite the bickering seen on
Traverse City Tourism; Treeline Coffee DEAR SPEAKER PELOSI, MINORITY LEADER
Roasters; TreePeople; Triangle Greenways MCCARTHY, MAJORITY LEADER MCCONNELL
nightly talk shows, this Congress can
Council; Triangle Land Conservancy; AND MINORITY LEADER SCHUMER: During our come together and pass the Great
TripHero; Tropical Audubon Society; Trout time as Secretaries of the Interior, we had American Outdoors Act, which can re-
Unlimited, Pat Barnes Chapter, Helena, MT; the privilege and responsibility of store faith in our government to do
Troyer Group; Upstate Forever; Urbana Park stewarding some of America’s most incred- what people hope we will do, and that
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District; Utah Restaurant Association; Val- ible landscapes and natural and cultural is to come together and to work to-
ley Creek Restoration Partnership; Valley treasures. Now, more than ever, we are all gether and to inspire each other with
Forge Park Alliance; Valley Forge Trout Un- cognizant of the critical role of public lands those dreams of previous generations
limited; Vancouver Audubon Society; Vast in our lives, as places to recreate, to re-
Horizons Music, Inc.; Ventana Wilderness Al- charge and to seek solace in the midst of
who protected our lands and had the
liance; Vermilionville Living History Mu- great uncertainty—and, also, to create jobs. idea and forethought to create national
seum; Vermont Conservation Voters; Together, we write to strongly urge swift parks, to create national forests, to say
Vermont River Conservancy; Vinalhaven passage and enactment of the Great Amer- that there are places in our great land
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S2852 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 10, 2020
that can and should be enjoyed for gen- Grassley Merkley Sinema a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
Harris Murkowski Smith 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal
erations to come. Hassan Murphy Stabenow
It is also about ballparks and swim- Revenue Service, and for other purposes.
Hawley Murray Sullivan Mitch McConnell, John Hoeven, John
ming pools because not all of these dol- Heinrich Perdue Tester
Thune, Cory Gardner, Pat Roberts,
Hirono Peters
lars go to purchase land. In fact, here Hoeven Portman
Thune
Lindsey Graham, Susan M. Collins,
is a photo of a ballpark in Pueblo, CO. Tillis
Jones Reed Udall John Boozman, Kevin Cramer, Thom
Runyon Park was funded through the Kaine Roberts
Van Hollen Tillis, Rob Portman, Roy Blunt, Lamar
Land and Water Conservation Fund. King Rosen Alexander, Todd Young, Steve Daines,
Warner
Klobuchar Rubio Shelley Moore Capito, David Perdue.
We have swimming pools across Utah Leahy Sanders
Warren
and Alaska that were funded through it Loeffler Schatz Whitehouse AMENDMENT NO. 1626 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1617
Wicker
as well. States determine a great por- Manchin Schumer Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I
McConnell Scott (FL) Wyden
tion of it. McSally Scott (SC) Young have an amendment at the desk, and I
Listed here is Paradise Sports Park Menendez Shaheen ask the clerk to report.
in Paradise, UT. It sounds like a great The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
NAYS—18
place. In 2015, $80,000 was used for that clerk will report.
Barrasso Johnson Risch The senior assistant legislative clerk
park in Paradise. Cassidy Kennedy Romney
In Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula, there Crapo Lankford Rounds read as follows:
is the Kenai soccer park in the city of Cruz Lee Sasse The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON-
Kenai, which received $321,000 from the Enzi Moran Shelby NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 1626
Inhofe Paul Toomey to amendment No. 1617.
Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Let’s lead. Let’s inspire. Let’s show NOT VOTING—3 Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask that the
the American people that, indeed, from Burr Hyde-Smith Markey reading be dispensed with.
sea to shining sea, across America, the The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
beautiful, the Great American Out- objection, it is so ordered.
f
doors Act can stand as a testament to The amendment is as follows:
a Congress that realizes generations TAXPAYER FIRST ACT OF 2019 At the end add the following:
ahead of us need for us to work for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ‘‘This Act shall take effect 1 day after the
them as well. date of enactment.’’
clerk will report the bill by title.
I will end this with a quote from the The senior assistant legislative clerk Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas
Father of Rocky Mountain National read as follows: and nays on my amendment.
Park, who said: ‘‘Within National A bill (H.R. 1957) to amend the Internal
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a
Parks is room—glorious room—room in Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and im- sufficient second?
which to find ourselves, in which to prove the Internal Revenue Service, and for There appears to be a sufficient sec-
think and hope, to dream and plan, to other purposes. ond.
rest and resolve.’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- The yeas and nays were ordered.
I hope my colleagues will join me in AMENDMENT NO. 1627 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1626
jority leader.
supporting the motion to proceed, the AMENDMENT NO. 1617
Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I
rollcall vote we are about to take. I have a second-degree amendment at
(Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.)
would encourage my colleagues to vote the desk.
Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
yes.
call up amendment No. 1617. clerk will report.
I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. The senior assistant legislative clerk
clerk will report. read as follows:
LANKFORD). All time has expired. The senior assistant legislative clerk
The question is on agreeing to the The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON-
read as follows: NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 1627
motion.
The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- to amendment No. 1626.
Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I ask NELL], for Mr. GARDNER, proposes an amend-
for the yeas and nays. Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask that the
ment numbered 1617.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a reading be dispensed with.
Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
sufficient second?
consent that the reading be dispensed objection, it is so ordered.
There appears to be a sufficient sec-
with. The amendment is as follows:
ond.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Strike ‘‘1 day’’ and insert ‘‘2 days’’
The clerk will call the roll. objection, it is so ordered. AMENDMENT NO. 1628 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1617
The senior assistant legislative clerk (The amendment is printed in today’s
called the roll. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I
RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) have an amendment to the text of the
Mr. THUNE. The following Senators Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas
are necessarily absent: the Senator underlying bill.
and nays on my amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
from North Carolina (Mr. BURR) and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a
the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. clerk will report.
sufficient second? The senior assistant legislative clerk
HYDE-SMITH). There appears to be a sufficient sec-
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the read as follows:
ond. The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON-
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- The yeas and nays were ordered. NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 1628
KEY) is necessarily absent.
CLOTURE MOTION to the language proposed to be stricken by
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ROM- amendment No. 1617.
NEY). Are there any other Senators in
Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I
send a cloture motion to the desk for Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask that the
the Chamber desiring to vote?
the substitute amendment. reading be dispensed with.
The result was announced—yeas 79,
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
nays 18, as follows:
ture motion having been presented objection, it is so ordered.
[Rollcall Vote No. 116 Leg.] The amendment is as follows:
under rule XXII, the Chair directs the
YEAS—79 clerk to read the motion. At the end add the following.
Alexander Cantwell Cramer The senior assistant legislative clerk ‘‘This Act shall take effect 3 days after the
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Baldwin Capito Daines date of enactment.’’
Bennet Cardin Duckworth
read as follows:
Blackburn Carper Durbin CLOTURE MOTION Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas
Blumenthal Casey Ernst We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- and nays on my amendment.
Blunt Collins Feinstein
ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a
Booker Coons Fischer
Boozman Cornyn Gardner Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby sufficient second?
Braun Cortez Masto Gillibrand move to bring to a close debate on amend- There appears to be a sufficient sec-
Brown Cotton Graham ment No. 1617 to Calendar No. 75, H.R. 1957, ond.
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