Congressional Record — House, July 29, 2020
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This is page H3890 of the Congressional Record, House, July 29, 2020, with interleaved columns. It prints one-minute tributes, including Mr. GUEST honoring the retiring Mississippi State University dean of libraries, Mr. LAMALFA marking the 65th anniversary of Garry and Jackie Small of Chico, and Mr. ROSE of New York honoring a family man, business owner, and Army veteran A spotted lanternfly warning cites a Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture estimate of $18 billion per year in lost revenue. The page also carries a Clerk of the House communication dated July 28, 2020 and the start of H. Res. 1067, called up by Mr. MCGOVERN to provide for consideration of H.R. 7617, the Department of Defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2021.
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H3890 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 29, 2020
While the spotted lanternfly is harm- Dean Coleman has received numerous improving the lives of its citizens.
less to humans, it can seriously impact recognitions for her service to our Andy was pivotal in making it the suc-
our surroundings. The Pennsylvania State, including the G.V. ‘‘Sonny’’ cess it is today.
Department of Agriculture estimates Montgomery Excellence in Leadership Andy was a pillar for the Masonic
the potential damage in lost revenue Award, and the lifetime achievement Lodge through his service as Worship-
from the spotted lanternfly could honor bestowed by the Mississippi leg- ful Master and was one of the founders
amount to $18 billion per year, state- islature. of the Band of Brothers.
wide. In addition to her professional Andy loved music, reading, and gar-
I have been pleased to work with my achievements, she is also active in her dening, and he used all those gifts he
colleague, Congresswoman HOULAHAN, community through the Rotary Club, was given for God’s glory.
to stress the importance of ridding the the Starkville Chamber of Commerce, Everyone who encountered him
Commonwealth of this pest. It will and the Aldersgate United Methodist would be met with an infectious smile,
take continued support to eradicate Church. and it was evident that the joy of the
the spotted lanternfly and prevent fur- Please join me in recognizing Dean Lord was his strength.
ther harm to our environment and Frances Coleman for her significant My thoughts and prayers will con-
economy. contributions to the great State of tinue to be with my brother in Christ’s
I would like to encourage any Penn- Mississippi. friends and family during this most dif-
sylvanian who encounters a spotted f ficult time.
lanternfly to get rid of it and to report f
WISHING GARRY AND JACKIE
an infestation to the Pennsylvania De-
SMALL A HAPPY 65TH ANNIVER- COMMUNICATION FROM THE
partment of Agriculture.
SARY CLERK OF THE HOUSE
f
(Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be-
HONORING THE LEGACY OF FRED permission to address the House for 1 fore the House the following commu-
CERULLO, JR. minute and to revise and extend his re- nication from the Clerk of the House of
(Mr. ROSE of New York asked and marks.) Representatives:
was given permission to address the Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to OFFICE OF THE CLERK,
House for 1 minute.) wish a happy 65th anniversary to Garry HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. ROSE of New York. Mr. Speaker, and Jackie Small of Chico. The couple Washington, DC, July 28, 2020.
I rise today to honor the legacy of Fred wed in 1955 after meeting as students Hon. NANCY PELOSI,
at Chico State University, but that is The Speaker, House of Representatives,
Cerullo, Jr., a family man, a business Washington, DC.
owner, and a fellow Army vet. not where the close ties to the univer-
DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the
For more than 40 years, Mr. Cerullo sity stop. permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II
welcomed friends and neighbors to Garry was a lifelong administrator, of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa-
Owl’s Head Service Center, the busi- with titles ranging from director of tives, the Clerk received the following mes-
ness his father established in Bay plant operations to associate vice sage from the Secretary of the Senate on
Ridge in 1956. He treated everyone who president for administration. Jackie July 28, 2020, at 10:14 a.m.:
stopped by this neighborhood landmark worked at the bookstore working her That the Senate passed S. 881.
way up, and eventually retiring from That the Senate agreed to without amend-
as if they were family, so much so that ment H. Con. Res. 105.
even those who did not own a car would the Meriam Library on campus.
That the Senate agreed to without amend-
stop by to visit Fred. The Smalls have three daughters,
ment H. Con. Res. 106.
After serving in the Army at Fort Kari, Julie, and Lynn, and two Appointment:
Dix, Fred passed his devotion on to his grandsons, Keaton and Tyler. Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board.
children, to include his son, Fred, my Mr. Speaker, again I congratulate With best wishes, I am,
dear friend, who served New York City Garry and Jackie on 65 years and send Sincerely,
as a four-term city councilman and in them my best wishes and blessings for CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
many years to come. Clerk.
several other roles in city government.
Today, my heart goes out to Fred f f
Cerullo’s family and to everyone whom REMEMBERING ANDY QUINNEY PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION
he touched in such a wonderful way. OF H.R. 7617, DEPARTMENT OF
May he rest in peace. We will never for- (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
get Fred’s incredible legacy. was given permission to address the
2021
House for 1 minute and to revise and
f extend his remarks.) Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, by di-
b 1015 Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- rection of the Committee on Rules, I
er, I rise today to remember and honor call up House Resolution 1067 and ask
HONORING FRANCES COLEMAN my friend, Andy Eugene Quinney, of for its immediate consideration.
(Mr. GUEST asked and was given per- Georgia’s First Congressional District The Clerk read the resolution, as fol-
mission to address the House for 1 who passed away at the age of 64. lows:
minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. Quinney was born in Savannah, H. RES. 1067
marks.) Georgia, and graduated from Robert W. Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso-
Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, I rise Groves High School. lution it shall be in order to consider in the
today to recognize retiring Mississippi Andy was a dedicated insurance House the bill (H.R. 7617) making appropria-
State University Dean of Libraries, agent, serving Chatham County and tions for the Department of Defense for the
Frances Coleman, for her outstanding the Lowcountry of South Carolina for fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for
other purposes. All points of order against
contributions to Mississippi’s higher over 4 decades, most recently working consideration of the bill are waived. An
education and to the Starkville com- with Jimmy Swain of James M. Swain amendment in the nature of a substitute
munity. Over the course of her career, & Associates. consisting of the text of Rules Committee
Dean Coleman championed unprece- Andy took his leadership skills to Print 116–60, modified by the amendment
dented expansions of facilities, tech- new heights when he was the mayor of printed in part A of the report of the Com-
nologies, and programming throughout Garden City, Georgia, from 2002 to 2009. mittee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
the MSU library system. She was in- One of his goals as mayor was to ‘‘put tion, shall be considered as adopted. The bill,
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strumental in the transfer of the Ulys- the garden back in Garden City,’’ and as amended, shall be considered as read. All
points of order against provisions in the bill,
ses S. Grant collection to Mississippi that he did. He was blessed with a as amended, are waived. Clause 2(e) of rule
State’s Mitchell Memorial Library, green thumb and could bring any plant XXI shall not apply during consideration of
which established the university as one or city back to life. the bill. The previous question shall be con-
of only six campuses to hold a Presi- Garden City thrived thanks to his de- sidered as ordered on the bill, as amended,
dential library. vout leadership and commitment to and on any further amendment thereto, to
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final passage without intervening motion ex- Government, Homeland Security, House over 2 months ago, will enable
cept: (1) 90 minutes of debate equally divided Labor, Health and Human Services, us to confront this virus and build a
and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- Education, Transportation, Housing true recovery.
nority member of the Committee on Appro- 340 amendments were made in order
and Urban Development Appropria-
priations; (2) the further amendments de-
tions Act of 2021. under this rule, many of which will
scribed in section 2 of this resolution; (3) the
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of The rule provides for consideration of make this bill even stronger.
this resolution; and (4) one motion to recom- H.R. 7617 under a structured rule, with Among them is an amendment I au-
mit with or without instructions. 90 minutes of debate equally divided thored to provide more money for
SEC. 2. After debate pursuant to the first and controlled by the chair and rank- radon testing and mitigation. A na-
section of this resolution, each further ing minority member of the Committee tional investigation recently uncov-
amendment printed in part B of the report of on Appropriations. It self-executes a ered this harmful chemical in public
the Committee on Rules not earlier consid- housing units across the country, in-
ered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant
manager’s amendment from Chair-
woman LOWEY. It makes in order 340 cluding in my hometown of Worcester,
to section 3 of this resolution shall be con-
amendments and provides that the Massachusetts.
sidered only in the order printed in the re-
chair of the Committee on Appropria- This administration, and HUD in par-
port, may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as tions or her designee may offer amend- ticular, has an obligation to act. This
read, shall be debatable for the time speci- ments en bloc, which will be debatable language will help ensure more funding
fied in the report equally divided and con- for 30 minutes. Finally, the rule pro- is there to help protect people’s health
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, vides one motion to recommit with or and safety.
may be withdrawn by the proponent at any I am also proud that the underlying
without instructions.
time before the question is put thereon, shall
Mr. Speaker, the measure before us is bill sets aside $10 million to create a
not be subject to amendment, and shall not new nationwide pilot program to help
be subject to a demand for division of the what it looks like when you don’t take
the many grandparents who are raising
question. an ax to our priorities, as the President
their grandchildren today. This fund-
SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time has advocated, but instead, you invest
after debate pursuant to the first section of ing will provide more access to safe, af-
in what is important to the American
this resolution for the chair of the Com- fordable, and appropriate housing.
people. This is what it looks like when Mr. Speaker, there are two policy
mittee on Appropriations or her designee to we actually lay the groundwork for a
offer amendments en bloc consisting of fur- ideas put forward during this process
ther amendments printed in part B of the re-
real recovery from the coronavirus that I especially want to highlight.
port of the Committee on Rules accom- pandemic, instead of just wishing it The first was an effort led by my
panying this resolution not earlier disposed away as this President has done. good friend, Congressman BOBBY RUSH,
of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to There are billions and billions of dol- to create a more 21st century approach
this section shall be considered as read, shall lars in emergency funding here to build toward Cuba. This President has taken
be debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and repair water projects, to modernize us back to a failed Cold War policy
and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- energy infrastructure, and rebuild our
nority member of the Committee on Appro- that held our country back for more
Nation’s crumbling infrastructure in than 50 years, a policy that hurts the
priations or their respective designees, shall
this time of COVID–19. These projects Cuban people, and a policy that denies
not be subject to amendment, and shall not
be subject to a demand for division of the will help get Americans back to work American farmers and American busi-
question. and kick-start our economy. nesses the opportunity to engage with
SEC. 4. All points of order against the fur- The bills included in this underlying their counterparts in Cuba. In short,
ther amendments printed in part B of the re- package also make long-term invest- our policy, Mr. Speaker, is an embar-
port of the Committee on Rules or amend- ments in our Nation: In food safety,
ments en bloc described in section 3 of this
rassment.
curbing tobacco use, and combating do- The gentleman from Illinois wanted
resolution are waived. mestic abuse and sexual assault; all at
SEC. 5. During consideration of the amend- to mitigate some of the pain U.S. poli-
ments described in sections 2 and 3 of this
levels that exceed the President’s budg- cies impose on the Cuban people by
resolution, it shall not be in order to con- et request. providing easier access to food and
sider an amendment proposing both a de- There is also landmark grant funding medicine and by making it easier for
crease in an appropriation designated pursu- to carry out police reform efforts, and, families in the United States to send
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced yes, even funding to address the health support to their relatives still on the
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act impacts of climate change because, Mr. island, especially during this pan-
of 1985 and an increase in an appropriation Speaker, this majority believes in
not so designated, or vice versa. demic.
science, and we believe in facts. Now, although the gentleman from
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- This bill also includes provisions to Illinois has withdrawn his amend-
tleman from Massachusetts is recog- stop costly, endless wars by sunsetting ments, I want to recognize him for his
nized for 1 hour. the 2001 Authorization for the Use of leadership. He has shined a bright light
Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, for Military Force, the AUMF, repealing on a failed policy that badly hurts the
the purpose of debate only, I yield the the 2002 AUMF, and prohibiting funds Cuban people, and it urgently needs to
customary 30 minutes to the gen- for the use of force against Iran. change.
tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. COLE), Just as important as what this meas- Mr. Speaker, we have to change our
pending which I yield myself such time ure does is what it ensures this admin- policy. We must and we will change our
as I may consume. During consider- istration cannot do: Like steal money policy, and I look forward to being part
ation of this resolution, all time yield- for President Trump’s ineffective bor- of that effort. If we can trade with
ed is for the purpose of debate only. der wall, implement its dangerous plan China and Russia and Vietnam, we cer-
GENERAL LEAVE to restart explosive nuclear testing, or tainly can trade with Cuba. If Ameri-
Mr. MCGOVERN: Mr. Speaker, I ask launch another endless war using the cans can travel virtually to any coun-
unanimous consent that all Members 2001 AUMF. try in the world, we ought to be able to
be given 5 legislative days to revise and This is about addressing our Nation’s travel to Cuba without restriction. And
extend their remarks. emergency needs during this pandemic if we really care about human rights
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there today, while building a strong founda- and human suffering, then we ought to
objection to the request of the gen- tion for the future. recognize that the American blockade
tleman from Massachusetts? Thinking that this pandemic will on Cuba is causing tremendous suf-
There was no objection. magically vanish, as this President has fering to the Cuban people.
Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, on suggested, is not a plan. Hoping that
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Monday, the Rules Committee met and COVID–19 just goes away without a
reported a rule, House Resolution 1067, vaccine, as this President has done, is So I hope, Mr. Speaker, that we will
providing for consideration of H.R. not a plan. in short order take a fresh look at our
7617, the Defense, Commerce, Justice, Real resources like those in this bill, policy and move to a more mature, sen-
Science, Energy and Water Develop- especially when taken with those in sible, thoughtful approach to dealing
ment, Financial Services and General the HEROES Act that passed this with Cuba.
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I thank my colleague from Massachu- mately never where it ends. At the end The Labor, Health and Human Serv-
setts, Representative AYANNA of the day, for us to pass 12 full-year ices title includes riders that would
PRESSLEY, along with Representatives fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills, in undo the Department of Labor’s rule
LEE, OCASIO-CORTEZ, SCHAKOWSKY, CHU, an era of divided government, it will clarifying the so-called joint employer
DEGETTE, TLAIB, OMAR, POCAN, and require Members on both sides of the standard. If this policy rider were en-
SPEIER. aisle and in both Chambers of Congress acted, it would cause chaos for thou-
Together they led an important ef- to reach consensus. That ultimately sands of businesses and millions of em-
fort to repeal the Hyde Amendment. means that the partisan bills like those ployees, leaving them uncertain about
This disastrous policy prevents so we are considering today are non- the nature of their employment rela-
many, particularly low-income women starters and cannot become law. tionship.
and women of color from deciding their During markup on these measures in Not to be outdone, the bill also in-
own future. the Appropriations Committee and cludes riders micromanaging and sec-
Constitutional rights should not be- again yesterday in the Rules Com- ond-guessing how Health and Human
long to just the wealthy or the privi- mittee, Republicans rightfully raised Services administers the Unaccom-
leged. They belong to every single several reasons why these bills cannot panied Alien Children Program, which
American, regardless of where they get become law and should not pass the will ensure that the individuals devot-
their health insurance. House. Those objections were ignored. ing their energies to assisting such un-
And although this amendment wasn’t Consequently, today’s bill will have accompanied minors will find them-
able to be made in order here because very little, if any, Republican support. selves devoting their energy, becoming
of several budgetary points of order, I That means these bills are effectively wrapped up in evermore deeply and
want to say loud and clear here today dead on arrival in the United States congressionally mandated red tape.
that they are right. We need to end Senate and would never be signed by a The same can be said for the other di-
this discriminatory policy, and I look Republican President, and there are a visions in this package. Throughout
forward to working with them to do lot of reasons for that. this minibus, the majority has inserted
just that. This is a fight that we must First, all 12 appropriations bills are policy riders that tie the hands of the
have. marked at 302(b) allocation numbers administration.
Mr. Speaker, getting this broad pack- that violate the fiscal year 2021 total They have limited the ability of the
age here today was a herculean effort spending limit negotiated in the cur- administration to reprogram funds
by so many in this Chamber, and I urge rent budget agreement just last year. even when necessary. They have in-
all of my colleagues to support this serted rider after rider aimed at pre-
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rule and the underlying measure. Let’s venting the President from spending
get our communities the resources Indeed, I remind my friends, Congress money on barriers and security meas-
they need, and let’s get our economy is lawfully bound to uphold that agree- ures at the southern border. And they
back on its feet. ment. have removed countless bipartisan pol-
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Instead of abiding by the negotiated icy revisions that have been routinely
my time. numbers that were agreed to in both carried in previous years’ bills.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I thank my Houses of Congress by both parties and Let me say it again: Partisan riders
good friend, the gentleman from Mas- by the President, the majority has used like these must come out before a bi-
sachusetts, the distinguished chairman a huge amount of emergency-des- partisan agreement can be reached.
of the Rules Committee, for yielding ignated funds as a workaround scheme On top of this, while I understand we
me the customary 30 minutes, and, Mr. to break that good faith budget agree- are living through unprecedented times
Speaker, I yield myself such time as I ment. and have had to rightly limit our phys-
may consume. In this bill alone, there is well over ical interactions, I have serious con-
Mr. Speaker, today’s debate is on a $200 billion in so-called emergency cerns about considering these bills in a
rule providing for consideration of H.R. spending. That violates the budget six-division, trillion-dollar spending
7617, which contains 6 of the 12 annual agreement. This will make it much bill.
appropriations bills recently reported more difficult to negotiate final bills Debating these measures together as
by the House Appropriations Com- with the Senate that can actually be- one shuts out the ability of most rank-
mittee. These six bills include the two come law. and-file Members to have their ideas
largest, Defense, and Labor, Health and But what is more disappointing than heard on the floor, or limits them to
Human Services, Education, as well as the widespread use of budget gimmicks having their amendments included in
the titles covering Commerce, Justice, is the prolific use of partisan policy massive all-or-nothing en bloc pack-
Science, Energy and Water Develop- riders throughout the appropriations ages, and places many Members in an
ment, Financial Services and General bills, including these six. These riders untenable all-or-nothing vote on both
Government, and finally, Transpor- are simply unacceptable, and they the en bloc packages and ultimately
tation, Housing, and Urban Develop- must come out before bipartisan agree- final passage of the bill.
ment. ment can be reached. We can do better than that, Mr.
Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Ap- Consider the bill that I am most fa- Speaker, and we must do better than
propriations Committee, it is always miliar with, which came out of the that.
encouraging to see the appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Mr. Speaker, I am still hopeful that
process moving forward. Passing these Education, and Related Agencies Sub- we can reach a bipartisan appropria-
12 bills is one of the biggest respon- committee, where I am the ranking tions deal for the full year. If we can
sibilities we have as Members of Con- member. The text of that bill includes get the prolific emergency spending
gress; to fund the government and keep a wide variety of harmful riders. and budget gimmicks out of these bills,
it open and operating for our constitu- In the first instance, the bill includes and if we can eliminate all partisan
ents. partisan policy prescriptions that will policy riders, then I think the majority
Despite that great responsibility, I tie the hands of the administration in the House will have a workable
am disappointed by the partisan ap- with respect to Title X family plan- starting point to begin negotiations
proach taken by the majority in ning. Most notably, the riders would with the Senate toward a bipartisan
crafting the bills in this package, and I force the administration to resume deal.
cannot support them at this time. grants awarded to controversial groups Under such circumstances, they
I single out the majority in my com- that provide abortions, such as would still not be the bills I would have
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ments because the 12 bills that were re- Planned Parenthood, and it would pre- written, but they would be a reason-
ported out of committee this year were vent the administration from granting able basis on which to begin negotia-
all written to satisfy the concerns and waivers that protect deeply held reli- tions. But until then, these bills are
wishes of one party, the Democratic gious beliefs of institutions, organiza- going absolutely nowhere. They will
party. While that is often how the ap- tions, and individuals that provide not pass the Senate, and they will not
propriations process begins, it is ulti- vital services funded in the bill. be signed by the President into law.
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Frankly, I do not believe they should to help implement needed police re- Let me tell you who was part of this
be passed by this House, either. form. This includes pattern and prac- billions of dollars of research by eight
Mr. Speaker, I urge opposition to the tice analyses and independent inves- national labs, which comes through
rule and the underlying legislation, tigations of law enforcement depart- this appropriation bill. Eight labs, the
and I reserve the balance of my time. ments across the country. U.S. Geological Survey, and many uni-
Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield While there is still much work to be versities helped do this research. Then,
myself such time as I may consume. done, this funding will move us closer they sent this research to our inde-
I appreciate the gentleman’s com- to an America where all are treated pendent nuclear safety agency called
ments. And I acknowledge, I think we equally under the law. the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
all acknowledge, that we are living in This is a strong comprehensive bill, and they issued a five-volume report.
an unusual moment, dealing with a and I look forward to supporting it on This is the fifth volume of that,
health pandemic that has already the floor soon. which says: Using Yucca Mountain as a
claimed the lives of 150,000 of our fellow Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- long-term geological repository would
citizens, that has infected millions of self such time as I may consume to re- be safe for a million years, not 10,000
our other fellow citizens, and we are spond quickly to my friend. years, not 100,000 years, not 500,000
trying to do our best to operate and to While we appreciate the number of years, a million years.
get the people’s business done amidst amendments made in order, let’s just
Now, who did this research? Well,
this pandemic. look at the statistics. Twenty percent
So, we have given committee chairs you had experts in geochemistry, hy-
of all the amendments in this bill are
en bloc authority to try to consider drology, climatology, structural geol-
Republican, 60 percent are Democrat,
amendments en bloc so we can consider ogy, volcanology, seismology, and
20 percent are bipartisan.
more ideas. Frankly, I am pleased to have hit 20 health physics, as well as chemical, ci-
In the package that we are bringing percent, because for the year, we are vilian, mechanical, nuclear, mining
before the House today, there are 341 down at about 17 percent of the amend- materials, and geological engineering.
amendments in order. Some of them ments. If we want to use science, want to
will require separate votes on amend- So while we appreciate the difficult talk about science, science from the
ments because, quite frankly, there conditions, I also remind my friend Department of Energy, science re-
isn’t a consensus on some of them. But that in the last Congress, when we held viewed by the Nuclear Regulatory
many of them are good ideas that can the majority, they actually always had Commission says Yucca Mountain will
be put in an en bloc amendment and be more amendments than the Repub- be safe for a million years for long-
incorporated into this bill. licans did. So let’s not get carried away term storage of not just spent fuel but
I just say that because the alter- with the difficulties of the situation or also of our defense waste.
native in the middle of this pandemic the fairness of the process. So, what happens when we legally
is to have fewer amendments, and I Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he block the final portion of the law? And
don’t think that that is something that may consume to the gentleman from the final portion would be: Let’s get
Members would want to see happen. Illinois (Mr. SHIMKUS), my good friend, money to allow Nevada to argue the
Mr. Speaker, I yield 21⁄2 minutes to a distinguished Member, and an out- science. That is what they always say:
the gentlewoman from California (Ms. standing member of the Energy and Let’s argue the science. Well, this bill,
MATSUI), a distinguished member of the Commerce Committee. like other bills coming out of the Ap-
Rules Committee. Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I thank propriations Committee, has zero
Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise my colleague for yielding me the time. money to debate the science and do the
today in support of the rule for H.R. We should at least comply with the adjudication.
7617, the second appropriations pack- law. I would think that a law-writing So if it had money, and this is part of
age. body, Congress, and the Appropriations the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, if
The funding included in this bill will Committee should at least follow the the adjudication were to resume, one
advance crucial priorities like in- law. or more boards would hear evidence
creased broadband access, advancing Well, again, this rule doesn’t do that, and issue decisions on approximately
medical research, and supporting po- and this bill doesn’t do that. Let me 300 admitted issues contesting DOE’s
lice reform. These investments are nec- explain what I am talking about. application or the NRC’s staff decision
essary as we continue to combat the Spent nuclear fuel and defense waste to adopt the DOE environmental im-
spread of COVID–19 and encourage eco- is at 121 sites in 39 States across this pact statement.
nomic recovery. country. The DOE, Department of En-
By providing $61 billion in emergency If we would finish the last portion of
ergy, was supposed to take title to this this debate and have the—it is actually
funding to the FCC, we can expand spent fuel and this defense waste in
internet access to unserved and under- called the Atomic Safety and Licensing
1998. Board Panel. They would look at the
served households. As schools continue Appropriators will like to hear this
to adjust to distance learning, I believe science. They would hear Nevada’s
number. We spend unbudgeted out of complaints, and they would render
every student, regardless of their fam- the Judgment Fund $2.2 million every
ily’s ZIP Code or income bracket, de- judgment. That is why we go to courts
day—$2.2 million unbudgeted—unap- and stuff to resolve conflict.
serves a reliable internet connection to propriated through legal action be-
participate in the modern classroom. If they don’t like that decision, Ne-
cause we are not complying with the
The rule also provides consideration vada can appeal the Board’s decision to
law.
of my amendment to advance break- the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. If
throughs in medical research. My b 1045 they don’t like the Nuclear Regulatory
amendment directs an additional $4.5 The Nuclear Waste Fund currently is Commission’s final decision, they can
million to DOD’s Congressionally Di- booked as having $40 billion in it, Mr. go to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
rected Medical Research Program. This Speaker, and that $40 billion comes Now, let’s address a few things about
program funds high-impact projects, from ratepayers, not even Federal the State of Nevada. I include in the
including medical research for rare dis- money. It is people whose States have RECORD Nye County Resolution No.
eases like bone marrow failure. nuclear power. They pay into this fund 2020–11, which passed this year. I will
Some of you remember we lost my to find a safe disposal site. read a few portions of it. The title is:
late husband, Bob Matsui, to MDS, a Over the past 30 years, $15 billion has ‘‘A Resolution of the Nye County Board
bone marrow failure disease. Countless been spent. I brought examples of that of County Commissioners Supporting
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other families across the country rely $15 billion. Mr. Speaker, this is one box the Efforts to Complete the Yucca
on the Defense program’s work to dis- of five of the Department of Energy’s Mountain Licensing Process and Re-
cover and develop new therapies and scientific analysis of the safety of solve the Nuclear Waste Issue.’’
cures, especially for rare diseases. Yucca Mountain, the long-term reposi- Here is one of the whereases. ‘‘Where-
I am also very glad that this program tory. They finished that, and then they as, almost 1,000 nuclear devices were
dedicates $400 million in grant funding turned over all of their science. detonated on the Nevada test site.’’
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‘‘Whereas, Nye County and eight and local leaders or offer benefits to resi- bit out there so that people can have
other Nevada counties have passed res- dents of Nevada; and now, therefore, be it this: We have made in order 25 percent
olutions supporting the completion of Resolved, That the Nye County Board of more amendments this month than
Commissioners does hereby continue to sup-
the Yucca Mountain licensing process port the efforts to complete the Yucca Moun-
were made in order in all of 2018 under
by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission tain licensing process and resolve the nu- the Republican control of the House.
to determine if Yucca Mountain is clear waste issue; and be it further Again, I know my friend wasn’t the
safe.’’ Resolved, That as part of that effort, Nye chair at the time, but I just wanted to
So, that is nine Nevada counties that County supports the use of innovative tech- point that out for the RECORD because
say we should move forward. nologies to minimize the amount of nuclear I think it is a nice statistic.
‘‘Now, therefore, be it resolved that waste. The research and investments for Having said that, Mr. Speaker, I
the Nye County Board of Commis- these technologies should be done in Nevada
yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from
creating jobs and enhancing Nevada’s Uni-
sioners does hereby continue to sup- Utah (Mr. MCADAMS).
versities; and be it further
port the efforts to complete the Yucca Resolved, That pursuant to the Nuclear Mr. MCADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I thank
Mountain licensing process and resolve Waste Policy Act, Nye County encourages the gentleman for yielding.
the nuclear waste issue.’’ the Trump Administration and Congress to I rise today in support of my amend-
So, that is Nye County, which has develop a benefit package that offers jobs, ments to H.R. 7617. My amendment
the site of Yucca Mountain. educational benefits and with potential rev- would provide additional resources to
NYE COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 2020–11 enue for services to residents and visitors of
the National Suicide Prevention Life-
Nye County and the State of Nevada.
A RESOLUTION OF THE NYE COUNTY BOARD OF
Passed, Adopted, and Approved the 7th day line. The CDC reports that from 2001 to
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SUPPORTING THE EF- 2017, the Nation saw a 31 percent in-
of April, 2020.
FORTS TO COMPLETE THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Ayes: Koenig, Strickland, Wichman, Cox, crease in the suicide rate. It is now the
LICENSING PROCESS AND RESOLVE THE NU-
CLEAR WASTE ISSUE
Blundo. second leading cause of death among
Absent: None. Americans ages 15 to 24 and the leading
Whereas, Nye County Nevada is the third Nayes: None.
largest county in the continental United
cause of death for Utahns in this age
Nye County Board of County Commis- group.
States comprising over 11 million acres; and sioners: John Koenig, Chairman.
Whereas, almost 98 percent of this land is Attest: Kelly Sidman; Sandra L. Merlino, The lifeline is a nationally accessible
under either management or control of var- Nye County Clerk, and Ex-Officio Clerk of service that supports people in crisis
ious agencies of the federal government; and the Board. and connects them to the help that
Whereas, Department of Defense and De- they need. The lifeline has had great
partment of Energy have withdrawn approxi- Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, what if
we don’t do this? Here is a chart. Here success, but it is also under strain as
mately 4 million acres from public access
and restricted this land to defense, nuclear is Yucca Mountain, secure, in the its funding has not kept pace with its
and other related government uses; and desert, underneath a mountain, 90 caseload, particularly amid the
Whereas, almost 1000 nuclear devices were miles from Las Vegas. pandemic’s effects.
detonated on the Nevada Test Site; and Right here in this Chamber, we are 44 I want my amendment to speak
Whereas, the 1987 Nuclear Waste Policy clearly to Americans in crisis: There is
miles from the nearest nuclear power
Act amendment selected Yucca Mountain as help; there is hope; and we are fighting
the single site to be studied, and in 2002 Con- plant. It just happens to be Calvert
Cliffs. It is on the Chesapeake Bay, and for you.
gress approved the site for development of a
repository; and so it is close. Mr. Speaker, I rise today also in sup-
Whereas, Nuclear energy is needed to inte- The State of Nevada will argue it will port of two amendments to protect
grate with renewable energy to significantly hurt our tourism. Well, let me tell you, children’s safety and well-being.
reduce CO2 emissions; and Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York First, the National Center for Miss-
Whereas, the United States has over 80,000 City have more tourists than Las ing & Exploited Children has reported
tons of Spent Nuclear Fuel and large quan- staggering increases in online child sex
tities of High-Level Waste and other radio-
Vegas and are closer to spent nuclear
fuel than any other place. abuse material, commonly called child
active waste that will require isolation in
geologic repositories; and Again, it is a travesty that we spend pornography. The Federal Internet
Whereas, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act di- $2.2 million every day for not com- Crimes Against Children Task Force
rects the Department of Energy to pursue a plying with the law. This bill does not Program supports task forces in every
licensing proceeding to determine if Yucca help us comply with the law. In fact, I State to investigate such online exploi-
Mountain is a safe site to house a repository would say this bill breaks the law, tation and abuse of children and bring
for Spent Fuel and High-Level nuclear waste; perpetrators to justice. My amendment
which is another example for the great
and enhances this grant program to sup-
Whereas, the Nuclear Regulatory Commis- American public to observe how dys-
functional we are in this day and age in port State and locally driven efforts to
sion is directed by the Nuclear Waste Policy
Act to adjudicate if Yucca Mountain is safe the people’s House. It saddens me. protect our children.
to house a nuclear waste repository; and I thank my colleague for yielding me Second, child advocacy centers are
Whereas, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act has the time. an incredible tool to support child sur-
never been repealed and remains the law of Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield vivors of abuse. These centers bring to-
the land; and myself such time as I may consume. gether specialized child welfare and
Whereas, this waste is currently located in law enforcement professionals to pro-
temporary storage facilities at over 100 sites
Mr. Speaker, just to respond to my
good friend, Mr. COLE, who I have vide holistic services to children and to
in 39 states; and
Whereas, reprocessing of spent fuel and great, great admiration for, but the seek justice against abusers. COVID–19
fast reactors have the potential to reduce gentleman said that more Democratic has put many kids at risk, and my
the amount of waste generated in the future, amendments were made in order. Well, amendment provides additional re-
there will always be large quantities of ra- let’s kind of put that into context. sources for centers to meet this de-
dioactive waste for geologic disposal; and More Democratic amendments were mand.
Whereas, Nye County and 8 other Nevada I urge my colleagues to support these
submitted, period. Actually, more than
counties have passed resolutions supporting
half of the amendments were Demo- amendments to protect, heal, and give
the completion of the Yucca Mountain li-
censing process by the Nuclear Regulatory cratic. hope to Americans.
Commission to determine if Yucca Mountain Let me put it this way: Twice as Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my-
is safe; and many Democratic amendments were self such time as I may consume.
Whereas, the Nye County Board of County offered as Republican amendments, and Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the pre-
Commissioners have approved multiple reso- there was a big chunk of bipartisan vious question, I will offer an amend-
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lutions and letters to the federal government amendments that were made in order. ment to the rule to immediately bring
asking for negotiations with Nye County and up S. 939, the CONFUCIUS Act, which
I don’t like to compare our record to
the State of Nevada to identify a package
that includes mitigation and benefits for Ne- their record because the gentleman passed the Senate by unanimous con-
vada residents; and wasn’t chair of the Rules Committee sent a month and a half ago.
Whereas, the federal government has made when the Republicans were in charge. If enacted into law, S. 939 will ad-
no serious efforts to negotiate with State But I just want to throw this little tid- dress China’s influence on American
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colleges and universities through Con- the rules of the House. And based on my office as well as the offices of Con-
fucius Institutes, which are cultural in- some of the statements in recent weeks gresswoman MAXINE WATERS and nu-
stitutes directly or indirectly funded by some of my friends on the other side merous other leaders after a failed
by the Chinese Government. of the aisle about some of their prior- bombing attempt, an incident that
Specifically, colleges and universities ities, it could be some pretty, in my raised serious postal security concerns.
receiving Federal funds will be re- opinion, awful stuff. I am also pleased that the bill in-
quired to certify that the institution So, I would urge my colleagues to re- cludes funding for pool safety grants
ensures that any contract or agree- ject the gentleman’s plea here. that address swimming pool drownings,
ment between the institution and a Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the the number one cause of accidental
Confucius Institute includes clear pro- gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. death for young children in this coun-
visions that protect academic freedom WASSERMAN SCHULTZ). try.
at the institution, prohibits the appli- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Next, the Labor, Health and Human
cation of any foreign law, and ensures Speaker, I rise today to support pas- Services, and Education division in-
the institution retains full managerial sage of the House’s second package of cludes vital funding for EARLY Act ac-
authority over the Confucius Institute. appropriations bill for fiscal year 2021 tivities, an initiative I passed to pro-
Mr. Speaker, in recent years, Confu- as a proud member of the Appropria- mote breast cancer awareness for
cius Institutes have become common- tions Committee and chair of an appro- young and at-risk women. I was diag-
place among higher-education cam- priations subcommittee. nosed with breast cancer at 41 years
puses. While ostensibly high-minded, The defense division of the bill will old, and I am proud to say that I am
these organizations are funded by the safeguard our national security and now approaching my 13th year as a sur-
Government of the People’s Republic of give our troops a much-needed pay vivor, and I appreciate the opportunity
China and focus on a Beijing-approved raise. to make sure we can educate more
view of Chinese history. They are noted I appreciate the inclusion of language young women and women at higher
for presenting Chinese Communist to expedite replacement of PFAS fire- risk of their risk of breast cancer so
Party propaganda, ignoring human fighting foams and funding to study they pay attention to their breast
rights abuses in Tibet and among the their health implications. health.
Uighurs, and insisting that Taiwan be- The bill also supports research for Additionally, the bill includes sup-
longs to mainland China. metastatic cancer and encourages clin- port for Holocaust survivors, who face
What is worse, Chinese influence on ical trials that affect the demographics countless obstacles as they age.
American campuses comes at a time in of our population. Further, the bill protects unaccom-
which China is engaged in ongoing ef- panied migrant children by ensuring
b 1100
forts to steal American intellectual Members of Congress can visit child de-
property and research, particularly in The Commerce-Justice-Science divi- tention facilities with no prior notice—
research institutions like those located sion includes language from my PACE important accountability provisions.
on our higher education campuses. Act, which I introduced with Congress- Language similar to my Families, Not
It is inarguable that Chinese espio- man ALCEE HASTINGS. Our legislation Facilities Act was included to help un-
nage efforts like these pose a clear seeks to disrupt the distrust and im- accompanied migrant youth find spon-
threat to national security. Passage of prove communication between police sors.
the CONFUCIUS Act would help close and communities of color. Finally, the Transportation, Housing
an open loophole on our college cam- I am also proud that my colleague, and Urban Development division pro-
puses currently being exploited by the Congresswoman BRENDA LAWRENCE, vides investments in our transpor-
People’s Republic of China. and I secured $8 million for the Mat- tation infrastructure and housing pro-
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- thew Shepard hate crime investigation grams. I am glad to see $60 million for
sent to insert the text of my amend- and prosecution grant program that housing homeless veterans who have
ment in the RECORD, along with extra- was previously authorized and will now given so much for this country.
neous material, immediately prior to be funded for the first time. I applaud the inclusion of provisions
the vote on the previous question. The bill addresses the growing prob- throughout the minibus to assert our
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there lem of online child exploitation by authority as a coequal branch of gov-
objection to the request of the gen- carving out $40 million for Internet ernment by prohibiting funds from
tleman from Oklahoma? Crimes Against Children task forces. being stolen by the President to pay
There was no objection. Funding is also included to research for any border wall, which would be
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I urge a coral reef disease and harmful algal grossly irresponsible.
‘‘no’’ vote on the previous question, blooms, two significant problems for I thank my fellow subcommittee
and I reserve the balance of my time. sea life in the State of Florida. chairs and, once again, thank Chair-
Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield I am particularly proud of the En- woman LOWEY as she retires from the
myself such time as I may consume. ergy and Water division, as a member Appropriations Committee, and their
Let me remind my colleagues what of that subcommittee. The bill funds intrepid staff for the hard work that
the previous question vote is all about. Everglades restoration projects at a went into producing this minibus that
It really isn’t about substance. It is historic $250 million, a major bipar- takes care of the many needs people of
about turning control of the House tisan achievement. I am also grateful all backgrounds face in this country.
over to my friends on the Republican for the inclusion of a fix to cut red tape Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of the
side. that has delayed Everglades restora- bill.
As the chair of the Congressional-Ex- tion projects and will allow them to Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my-
ecutive Commission on China who is begin. To protect our investment, the self such time as I may consume.
very, very concerned about these Con- bill includes language that I wrote to Mr. Speaker, I just want to respond
fucius Institutes and about China’s block oil drilling in the Florida Ever- quickly to the overall thrust of what is
continuing escalation of activities glades. in these bills. There is no question, as
within our country, I am happy to sit I am encouraged that this bill pro- my friend from Florida said, there are
down with the gentleman and anyone vides increases for the Office of Energy a lot of good things in these bills.
else to try to bring legislation to the Efficiency and Renewable Energy and My friend from Florida is actually a
floor. ARPA-E. distinguished member of the Appro-
We brought a lot of legislation to the I am glad that the Financial Services priations Committee, one whom I have
floor to check China’s growing power division includes $500 million for elec- had the opportunity to work with on
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in the world. But this is really not tion security grants for States to fight many occasions. We don’t object to
about the Confucius Institute. This is foreign intervention because, appar- those. But what is undeniable is there
about turning power over to my friends ently, the President isn’t interested in is roughly $40 billion more in spending
on the other side of the aisle. doing that. than my friends agreed to only last
If they were to succeed, they could The report also includes language to year. Now, that is a budget cap im-
bring up whatever they want to within improve postal security, which affected posed by law.
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Occasionally, Mr. Speaker, you have agreement that they agreed to last comes and we have a negotiated prod-
reason to do emergencies. We are living year, assented to last year, I am going uct to working with my friend and see-
through an emergency right now. But to oppose the rule and urge rejection of ing if we can find the necessary support
if you need emergency spending, you the underlying legislation. to make sure that is enacted into law.
negotiate that with the other side. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Indeed, the Senate is involved in doing
There was no negotiation here with Re- my time. that right now.
publicans in the House. You certainly Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield What is before us today is the work
negotiate with the other Chamber, Mr. myself such time as I may consume. of the Appropriations Committee of the
Speaker, particularly when it is con- Mr. Speaker, I have no more requests House of Representatives, not
trolled by the other party. There was for time on my side. I would just say to coronavirus legislation per se, al-
no negotiation with the other Cham- my colleagues before I yield to the gen- though there are certainly elements in
ber. And you certainly negotiate with tleman for his closing remarks that I this bill that deal with that.
the President of the United States—no think these are good bills that will Let me again reiterate what I said
negotiation with him either. It is just help us not only get through this pan- just a few minutes ago: There are a lot
a number made up out of whole cloth demic, but help set the stage for the of good things in these appropriations
to keep my friends from having to economic recovery that we need. bills. Appropriators work hard and
While we are all here talking, I hope quite a few often work together. We
make some tough budgetary decisions
my colleagues on the other side of the have an excellent chairman and an ex-
that they agreed to make and passed
aisle are picking up the phone and call- cellent ranking member, and so we co-
into law only last year.
ing their Senate counterparts and call- operate. So there are many good things
The second thing, as I mentioned, is
ing the White House and urging them in these bills. But what makes them
these bills are chock-full of partisan
to get serious about a coronavirus re- fundamentally unacceptable is, first, a
riders. That is just the reality. Now my
lief package that we desperately need. decision to insert almost a quarter of a
friends know none of these riders are Schools in some districts are about
going to remain in these bills or the trillion dollars of emergency spending
to open up, and there is no Federal aid that violates the budget agreement
bills will never pass the United States to help with what they may need to
Senate and never be signed by a Repub- that my friends signed only last year.
keep our children and our teachers Mr. Speaker, if you need an emer-
lican President, so I suppose they were safe. There is no money going to our gency measure—that happens—then
put in there for some internal reason. cities and towns that are financially you sit down and negotiate with the
I hope they are not put in there to
strapped because of our economy hav- other side about what the amount is
keep us from going past the September
ing shut down, no money to protect and what the nature of the response is.
30 deadline, which all these bills should
people so we can have safe elections, There was no effort to negotiate with
be finished by, into later this year or,
nothing—not anything—to help the Republicans on this emergency spend-
goodness knows, next year, when my
millions of people in this country who ing—not in the House, not with the Re-
friends might think they might have a publican-dominated United States Sen-
are hungry.
more politically favorable environ- The Senate proposal, which I am not ate, and not with the Republican Presi-
ment. That is a disservice. even sure it is a proposal anymore, has dent. So these are just numbers willy-
This Congress ought to get its job no money in it for SNAP. The most nilly sort of thrown in there, and they
done. It can’t get its job done when one vulnerable people in this country get are not going anywhere. In that sense,
side decides to break its agreement, nothing when it comes to putting food we have wasted a lot of time.
add almost a quarter of a trillion dol- on the table. They have reduced unem- Second, my friends agreed, also, last
lars in new spending, and add dozens of ployment benefits, and then they sneak year to no riders, no policy provisions
new policy provisions that they know in money for an FBI building and in the bills. We will just have straight
are unacceptable. money for defense contractors while government funding bills. Last year,
We can have those debates. They are they did that. They kept that agree-
they shortchange everybody else.
good debates to have, but they don’t We are in a healthcare crisis, we are ment last year. They kept to the top
belong in the middle of appropriations in an economic crisis, and we need to line numbers, and they kept to their
bills. I am not naive enough to say that respond. These appropriations bills, agreements in terms of policy. We
both sides don’t do this. We certainly again, are a way to help us get back on passed all 12 bills in a bipartisan man-
did it when we were in the majority on our feet; but, in the immediate term, ner. The President signed them, and we
some occasions. But when we did do it, we need to get the Senate to get seri- have enjoyed the benefit of that this
it always slowed down the process and ous and respond, as the House did over year. We have had no government shut-
made agreement more difficult. 2 months ago, and extend a lifeline to down and we have had no crises. The
Last year, 2019, the President, the work was done in a timely fashion.
the American people.
Speaker, the minority leader, the Sen- This is serious. Mr. Speaker, I don’t Why my friends abandoned a formula
ate majority leader, and the Senate mi- care whether you are a Democrat or a and an agreement that worked last
nority leader sat down and negotiated Republican. I hear from constituents of year to do this is beyond me. Frankly,
a deal. They said that these are going all political persuasions who are beg- it smacks a little bit of election-year
to be the spending limits, and we are ging us to do something to help teach- politics; but, regardless, the purpose is
not going to put any extraneous things ers and superintendents. to fund the government and to keep
in these bills. Where is the help? Mayors, town the government working for all of our
To my friends’ credit, last year they managers, and city managers are ask- citizens, providing basic services.
actually did that. They stayed within ing: Where is the help? These bills won’t do that because
the limit that we had set, and they did The House acted over 2 months ago— they violated an agreement last year
not put extraneous things in the bill. nothing from the Senate. So I think and they contain things that my
Consequently, all those bills passed; these appropriations bills are good, but friends recognized a year ago that, if
they all got enacted into law; we have we need to get something else done we do that, then we are not going to
had no government shutdowns; and we even before these become enacted. get to any agreement on spending. The
have had regular order. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of same thing is true today. The political
Why they decided this year to aban- my time. constellation hasn’t changed. It won’t
don the agreement that they actually Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- change for the balance of this fiscal
committed to last year and launch self the balance of my time to close. year, and it won’t change for the bal-
spending initiatives and policy initia- Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by tell- ance of the calendar year.
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tives that they said they would not do ing my good friend that I have many of If we were serious about legislating,
is beyond me, but I do remind them it the same concerns he does about the we would write real bills that adhere to
will make it much more difficult to coronavirus crisis and the need to act the agreements that both sides make,
come to agreement. on another bill. not add additional hundreds of billions
So, given that, and given the fact That is not what is before us today, of dollars of spending and add addi-
that my friends have not kept the but I look forward to when that time tional policy provisions that we know
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the other side will not accept. Unfortu- get annual and emergency funding H.R. 7027
nately, that is what is being done here. moving to help put people back to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
So I regret that. I hope my friends at work, to reinvigorate our public health resentatives of the United States of America in
some point will decide to come back system, to rebuild our aging roads and Congress assembled,
and bargain. I suspect they will. They bridges, and to put an important check The following sums in this Act are appro-
usually do. But we are wasting pre- priated, out of any money in the Treasury not
on this administration. This rule also otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year end-
cious time now. We could have com- is about whether we should debate hun- ing September 30, 2020, and for other purposes,
pleted all these bills. dreds and hundreds of amendments namely:
Frankly, I will chastise the Senate from Democrats and Republicans. TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
here, too, because they are not moving Mr. Speaker, this is ultimately about HUMAN SERVICES
very fast on the basic necessity of whether we fulfill one of our most fun- ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
these bills. They have a tougher proc- damental responsibilities. I urge all of PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND
ess. They can’t just get a majority and my colleagues to come together in sup- DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
ram things through the way my friends port of this rule and the underlying
have the ability to do when they are in For an additional amount for ‘‘Payments to
legislation. Let’s ensure this Congress States for the Child Care and Development
the majority and we have the ability to continues to provide the leadership the Block Grant’’, $50,000,000,000, to remain avail-
do when we are in the majority. It is a American people are demanding. able until September 30, 2021, for necessary ex-
little bit different in the Senate of the The material previously preferred to penses to carry out the Child Care Stabilization
United States. I recognize that. by Mr. COLE is as follows: Fund grants program, as authorized by section
But we should make a contribution. 1 of this Act: Provided, That such funds shall be
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1067
We should have stuck to our agree- available without regard to the requirements in
ment. We need emergency spending, At the end of the resolution, add the fol- subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section
lowing: 658E(c)(3) or section 658G of the Child Care and
which I think we do. That should come
SEC. 6. Immediately upon adoption of this Development Block Grant Act: Provided further,
outside the confines of this legislation resolution, the House shall proceed to the That funds appropriated under this heading in
in standalone, emergency legislation consideration in the House of the bill (S. 939) this Act may be made available to restore
agreed to by both sides negotiating in to establish limitations regarding Confucius amounts, either directly or through reimburse-
good faith. We have done that four Institutes, and for other purposes. All points ment, for obligations incurred prior to the date
times this year already. We are pretty of order against consideration of the bill are of enactment of this Act for the purposes pro-
good at it. If we would do it again for waived. The bill shall be considered as read. vided herein: Provided further, That such
a fifth—and they are trying to do it All points of order against provisions in the amount is designated by the Congress as being
now in the Senate—then I think we bill are waived. The previous question shall for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
be considered as ordered on the bill and on tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
could deal with those other items that any amendment thereto to final passage
are in these bills that, quite frankly, Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and shall
without intervening motion except: (1) one be available only if the President subsequently
belong in a standalone supplemental hour of debate equally divided and controlled so designates such amount and transmits such
dealing with coronavirus. by the chair and ranking minority member designation to the Congress.
So, with that, I want to thank my of the Committee on Education and Labor; CHILD CARE STABILIZATION FUND
friend for the time, and I want to and (2) one motion to commit.
SEC. 1. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
thank him for the debate. As always, I SEC. 7. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not
(1) CCDBG TERMS.—The terms ‘‘eligible child
look forward to working with him; but, apply to the consideration of S. 939.
care provider’’, ‘‘Indian tribe’’, ‘‘lead agency’’,
for the moment, I urge the rejection of Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield ‘‘tribal organization’’, ‘‘Secretary’’, and ‘‘State’’
the rule and urge the rejection of the back the balance of my time, and I have the meanings given the terms in section
underlying legislation. move the previous question on the res- 658P of the Child Care and Development Block
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance olution. Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n) except as
of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The otherwise provided in this section.
Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield (2) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.—
question is on ordering the previous The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’
myself the balance of my time. question. means the public health emergency declared by
Mr. Speaker, let me begin by thank- The question was taken; and the the Secretary of Health and Human Services
ing the Rules Committee staff and Speaker pro tempore announced that under section 319 of the Public Health Service
members for all of their incredible the ayes appeared to have it. Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with
work during the last few weeks. We Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, on that I de- respect to COVID–19, including any renewal of
have processed thousands of amend- mand the yeas and nays. the declaration.
ments. We have had hours and hours (b) GRANTS.—From the amounts appropriated
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
and hours of hearings. We have listened to carry out this section and under the author-
ant to section 3 of House Resolution ity of section 658O of the Child Care and Devel-
to countless Members testify, and we 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. opment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
were able to get through it all. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur- 9858m) and this section, the Secretary shall
But, again, I want people to appre- ther proceedings on this question are award child care stabilization grants to the lead
ciate especially the work of the staff. I postponed. agency of each State (as defined in that section
say that in a bipartisan way that the 658O), territory described in subsection (a)(1) of
Democratic staff and the Republican f such section, Indian tribe, and tribal organiza-
staff of the Rules Committee worked CHILD CARE IS ESSENTIAL ACT tion from allotments and payments made under
incredibly hard. I don’t think most subsection (c)(2), not later than 30 days after
Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, pursu- the date of enactment of this Act.
people even know it, but they ought to
ant to House Resolution 1053, I call up (c) SECRETARIAL RESERVATION AND ALLOT-
know it because this is a lot of work.
I say to the gentleman from Okla- the bill (H.R. 7027) making additional MENTS.—
supplemental appropriations for dis- (1) RESERVATION.—The Secretary shall reserve
homa who is my friend, we don’t al- not more than 1 percent of the funds appro-
ways agree on everything, but I am aster relief requirements for the fiscal
priated to carry out this section for the Federal
very fortunate to have him as a rank- year ending September 30, 2020, and for
administration of grants described in subsection
ing member because I think he respects other purposes, and ask for its imme- (b).
this institution and he fights very hard diate consideration in the House. (2) ALLOTMENTS.—The Secretary shall use the
for his beliefs. I fight hard for my be- The Clerk read the title of the bill. remainder of the funds appropriated to carry
liefs. But even when we disagree, it is The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. out this section to award allotments to States, as
MCGOVERN). Pursuant to House Resolu- defined in section 658O of the Child Care Devel-
not in a personal way. We can disagree opment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
without being disagreeable, and I ap- tion 1053, an amendment in the nature
dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE
of a substitute consisting of the text of 9858m), and payments to territories, Indian
preciate him for that, and my other tribes, and tribal organizations in accordance
colleagues as well. Rules Committee Print 116–58 is adopt-
with paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a),
ed and the bill, as amended, is consid- and subsection (b), of section 658O of the Child
b 1115 ered read. Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990
Mr. Speaker, this rule is about mov- The text of the bill, as amended, is as (42 U.S.C. 9858m).
ing forward to consider a measure to follows: (d) STATE RESERVATIONS AND SUBGRANTS.—
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