Congressional Record, August 10, 2020 — Senate
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Page S5362 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for August 10, 2020, in interleaved columns. A speaker criticizes the President's executive orders on pandemic relief, saying they do not address testing, tracing and treatment, and quotes the President saying it is what it is, which is that speaker's view. The speaker says Senators were told to go home and that the coronavirus is not on standby. A later notice of a proposed arms sale says a classified annex is available to all Senators in room SD-423 of the Foreign Relations Committee.
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S5362 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 10, 2020
printed on. You don’t have to take my ounce of sorrow, not a shred of remorse He told Senators: Go home until fur-
word for it. Go ask Republican Sen- for the many mistakes his administra- ther notice. Go home. We are going to
ators from South Carolina and Ne- tion has made. The President says: ‘‘It put the Senate on standby. No need to
braska who aren’t too thrilled with it is what it is.’’ be here doing the people’s business.
either. What a shocking admission of Presi- Well, the coronavirus is not on stand-
Of course, the biggest problem with dential failure. We live in the wealthi- by. The coronavirus is very much alive
these Executive orders is not what est and most powerful Nation on Earth. and well and spreading throughout the
they do but what they don’t and can’t Yet countries around the world manage country—more severely in some parts
do. The orders don’t address testing, to test their citizens, isolate cases, than others but spreading throughout
tracing, and treatment of COVID–19— stop the spread of the disease—coun- the country—and with it has come the
desperately needed to curb the health tries with bigger populations than ours spread of economic pain and economic
crisis which, in turn, is hurting the and countries with a mere fraction of harm. So COVID–19 is not on standby,
economy so badly. our resources and know-how. President and neither is the economic pain and
The orders leave out money to safely Trump’s response to this crisis is a na- fallout that it has caused.
reopen our schools and provide the tional and an international embarrass- But here in the U.S. Senate, the Re-
PPE and other help to keep the kids, ment. The President says: ‘‘It is what publican leader, the majority leader,
teachers, and staff safe. The orders will it is.’’ has said: Go home and be on standby.
not give food assistance to hungry kids President Trump is not the only one That is not leadership at any time. It
and families. who dismisses the gravity of COVID–19. is certainly not the kind of leadership
The orders will not aid State and The lack of empathy and under- that the American people need and
local governments, firefighters, sanita- standing starts at the top, but it goes should expect during a global pandemic
tion workers, bus drivers, healthcare all the way down. The President’s Chief and recession-era unemployment lev-
workers. All the people who keep our of Staff said COVID–19 isn’t such a big els.
communities running could lose their deal for schoolchildren compared to So why did the majority leader tell
jobs. the flu. Leader MCCONNELL put the people to just go home and be on stand-
The orders leave out funds to ensure Senate on ice for 4 months in the mid- by? It is because he wanted the Trump
elections can be carried out safely dle of a global pandemic because his administration to negotiate an agree-
amid COVID–19, and the orders do party ‘‘didn’t feel the urgency of act- ment. Last I checked, the U.S. Senate
nothing to keep our post offices open ing’’—his words. Now, by the leader’s was a separate branch of government
and make sure our elections are con- own admission, more than a third of with its own responsibilities. Yet we
ducted in a safe and sound manner dur- the Senate Republican caucus doesn’t have the Republican leader, who runs
ing this COVID crisis. want to vote for anything—anything— the U.S. Senate from the floor, telling
The fact is, we are facing an unprece- to help the American people. people to go home and be on standby
dented crisis. The government is going The economy is failing. Small busi- because he wants the President of the
to have to commit resources to fight nesses are closing. State and local gov- United States, the Trump administra-
this disease and the economic devasta- ernments are cutting essential serv- tion, to negotiate an agreement and
tion it has wrought. Executive orders ices. Americans can’t pay the rent and then come back to us. In other words,
cannot do that and, therefore, will al- will be thrown out of their homes. the Republican leader wants to con-
ways be insufficient, especially those Families can’t afford to feed their chil- tract out his responsibilities and the
crafted in such a poor way as these. dren. Essential workers don’t have responsibilities of the U.S. Senate to
The only way to crush the virus and PPE. We are sending our kids back to the executive branch.
school without a plan. The number of If you look at the U.S. Constitution,
truly protect American working fami-
Americans we are testing is going there are three separate branches of
lies is to pass a comprehensive bill in
down. The disease is ravaging our nurs- government. Yet the Republican leader
Congress that is equal to the chal-
ing homes. Americans are dying—so has decided to give his proxy to the
lenges facing our country. Democrats
many in so short a time that funeral President of the United States, to the
remain ready to return to the table. We
homes and morgues are storing the executive branch, rather than stay
need our Republicans to join us there
dead in refrigerated 18-wheelers. here in the U.S. Senate and do our
and meet us halfway and work together work.
Yet the President says: ‘‘It is what it
to deliver immediate relief to the Now, why is that? Why is it that the
is.’’ The President, his aides, his party,
American people. We are ready as soon and Congress are not even awake to majority leader has decided to contract
as our Republican colleagues have what is happening in this country. out his responsibilities and those of the
come off this view that it is their way That is the reason Senate Republicans Senate to the executive branch of gov-
or no way and meet us in the middle. delayed for 4 long months, and that is ernment? Well, we don’t have to guess
Now, before I yield the floor, I want the reason we have been unable to find because Mr. MCCONNELL has told us. He
to take a step back and talk about the agreement with the White House. told PBS NewsHour: ‘‘About 20 of my
core problem in our negotiations over I yield the floor. Members think that we have already
the past few weeks. President Trump The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- done enough.’’ Let me read that again.
and the Republican Party—certainly in ator from Maryland. This is from the Republican leader:
the Senate—are not alive to the suf- f ‘‘About 20 of my Members think that
fering of the American people. The re- we have already done enough.’’
sponse from the White House to the CORONAVIRUS He is obviously referring to Repub-
greatest domestic challenge of the 21st Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I lican Members of the Senate caucus.
century can be summed up in five thank you. I want to thank the minor- These are Members of the Senate Re-
words issued by President Trump in an ity leader—the Democratic leader, Mr. publican caucus. They think all is well;
interview last week: ‘‘It is what it is.’’ SCHUMER—for his remarks. we have done enough; we don’t need to
President Trump was challenged to There are not many of us around here do any more to expand access to test-
defend his claim that COVID–19 is in the Senate today. It is pretty quiet. ing, don’t need to expand access to per-
under control. ‘‘How?’’ he was asked. If you walk through the halls, there is sonal protective equipment, don’t need
‘‘A thousand Americans are dying a virtually nobody around. That is what to do anything to help our schools. We
day.’’ President Trump’s response: ‘‘It it was like last Thursday afternoon. have done enough. We don’t need to do
is what it is.’’ That is what it was like here in the anything more on unemployment in-
‘‘It is what it is.’’ That is how the Senate on Friday and again on Satur- surance, where the additional $600 a
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President of the United States of day and again on Sunday. Here we are week has expired.
America responds to the harrowing again on Monday, and this Senate is Senator MCCONNELL said that 20 of
fact that more than 1,000 Americans virtually a ghost town—a few people his Members thought they have al-
are dying every single day from a virus here, but for the most part, everybody ready done enough. The eviction mora-
his administration has failed to con- was sent home by the majority leader, torium is coming to an end, both na-
tain—not a morsel of empathy, not an by Senator MCCONNELL. tionally and in many States, but 20
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Members of the Senate Republican cau- First, with respect to extending the States to help during the early stages
cus, their leader says they have done $600 a week of unemployment insur- of this pandemic, both to help purchase
enough. ance benefits—and let’s remember the things like PPE and also to address the
Here is what Senator LINDSEY GRA- starting point for this is that neither economic fallout.
HAM said on FOX: ‘‘I think, if MITCH the President of the United States, I should remind my colleagues that
can get one-half of the conference, that Donald Trump, nor the Republican Senator MCCONNELL was dead against
would be quite an accomplishment’’— Senate want to extend the $600-a-week that, even in the earlier version. If you
referring to the Republican conference. unemployment compensation. They go back and look at the debate in the
So Senator GRAHAM of South Carolina say it is too much for Americans who RECORD, you will find that he was dead
is saying that if MITCH MCCONNELL—if are out of work, through no fault of set against providing any funds to
Mr. MCCONNELL, the Republican leader, their own, because of this pandemic State and local governments. That was
can get half the Members of the Repub- and even though there are poor people the result of a compromise that he suc-
lican Senate caucus to do anything, looking for work right now in America ceeded in pushing in those negotia-
that would be quite an accomplish- for every job that is available. I hear tions. But in these most recent nego-
ment. from constituents every day—I read tiations—these most recent negotia-
I want all of us to think about what some of their stories last Thursday on tions—both the White House and,
that means. What it means is that the floor of the Senate—people who again, Senator MCCONNELL and Senate
many of our colleagues are happy to badly want to get back to work, but Republicans took the position of no
have packed up and gone home and their former job is gone, and there is funds for State and local governments.
that we are not doing anything because no new job to replace it, and they need I remember a few months back when
they don’t think we need to be doing that additional $600 a week to make asked, the Republican leader, Senator
anything. That is really why we are ends meet. MCCONNELL, said: Let them go bank-
not here. In fact, I want to read to the Senate rupt. Let them go bankrupt. Well,
That is also why you saw the Trump some additional letters I received from there is a productive solution. He may
administration emissaries, Secretary constituents on this point: Please act have walked those comments back a
Mnuchin and Chief of Staff Mark Mead- to extend the $600-a-week unemploy- little bit, but he did not walk back his
ows, walk away from the negotiating ment enhancement. I am requesting it opposition to any funds for State and
table. They understood that, if they both in my name and on behalf of my local governments.
reached what was truly a compromise, wife. We both lost our jobs. And the ad- What did the President say in New
a principal compromise, Senator GRA- ditional $600 is significantly helping Jersey the other day? OK, States, take
HAM said that half the Republican cau- keep us afloat and purchase the needs the earlier emergency funds that Con-
cus would oppose it because they would of life. My job was supposed to restart gress provided and use those as a 25-
oppose anything. in late June, but the owner has pushed percent match to the 300 Federal dol-
So that is why you had the Trump it back to November, December, to be lars so we can provide $400 per week in
administration walk away from the ne- determined. My wife was put on fur- additional employment insurance.
gotiating table and refuse to come to a lough and told the company hoped to Here is the problem with that. We
sensible agreement. What did we get bring everybody back but has heard provided that $150 billion emergency
instead? Because they walked away nothing yet. Without the additional assistance to the States because of the
from an agreement, we had the Presi- $600, a time will come in the next few emergencies they were facing then and
dent of the United States throw to- months when we will be unable to pay continue to face because they are fac-
gether a press conference at his golf our bills. ing both increased costs with respect
club in New Jersey. He put the Amer- Here is a note I received from an- to helping frontline healthcare pro-
ican flags up at his golf club, put out a other constituent: Respectfully, Sen- viders and hospitals and providing
podium with the Presidential seal, in- ator CHRIS VAN HOLLEN, I would like to them with personal protective equip-
vited club members to witness the write to you about the $600 unemploy- ment.
signing of an Executive order and some ment. I understand that the other The Federal Government has been
memos. party is fighting you all the way. This pretty much AWOL when it comes to
Here is the really sad truth about the is painful because I am a diabetic, and, testing. The President said to the
matter: It was mostly show rather than at this point, because that benefit was States, you-all set up testing regimes.
real substance. It was something that taken away, I have to choose between And so they are using some of those
we would come to expect from some- paying my bills or my insulin. I applied funds we provided for that. They are
body who is really good at reality TV sometime in June, since I was thinking using those funds to try to open
but somebody who did not understand I would be back to work. Gone are my schools safely or help provide distance
the painful realities being experienced savings to pay rent, car loan, insur- learning when schools can’t be open
by Americans throughout this country ance, and other bills. From this week safely.
during this health pandemic and the on, because of losing the $600, I will Many of the States—especially those
economic pandemic. I say that because, have to stop paying bills so I can pay hardest hit—have already allocated the
if you begin to look at what the Presi- for my insulin. I never thought that I great majority, if not all, of those
dent actually signed, it is both inad- would be in a situation like this in funds. And now the President is saying:
equate and also unworkable in almost America, where if you work hard, pay Oh, well, use those funds that we pro-
all its parts. your taxes—to be able to have a roof vided to you earlier for this other pur-
Let’s put aside for now the question over your head, health insurance, and pose.
of whether or not the President had the human dignity. No. 1, those States and other areas
legal authority to do what he did be- I, like I am sure many of my col- have already allocated most of those
cause, clearly, in some parts of his Ex- leagues, have received hundreds—hun- funds. I noticed that if you look at the
ecutive order and his memos, he does dreds of notes like that from our con- Treasury tables, the data they re-
not have the constitutional authority stituents, people who will not be able leased, it was for the end of June, and
to do that. We have heard that from to make ends meet without the addi- that money was already spent—not
some of the Senate Republican Mem- tional $600 a week, but the President today. The money was already allo-
bers already. But let’s set that aside doesn’t want to continue that, nor do cated.
and just see whether it will actually Senate Republicans. So, first of all, for many States, that
deliver meaningful relief to Americans And so what did the President say up money is already spoken for, but let’s
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or whether it is more like the degree in New Jersey? He came up with this say in some cases there is some money
that was given to folks who attended plan that, unfortunately, will not de- left over. What is the President of the
so-called Trump University, which liver. Essentially, what he said was: United States saying? He is saying he
turned out to be a fraud and is now Take the funds that were provided in wants to take from one American to
shuttered. Let’s take a look at what the CARES Act to the States—the U.S. give to another one. The President
the President did. Congress provided about $150 billion to wants to pit these needs against one
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another. He wants to rob constituent ducting payroll taxes from paychecks passing the rental assistance provision
Peter to pay constituent Paul. Those doesn’t help the 30 million who don’t that is in the Heroes Act that passed
moneys went to the States. Those mon- have a job. They are not getting a pay- the House.
eys went to States to pay for real check. They have nothing to deduct Whether you look at the unemploy-
needs. something from. People who are work- ment insurance provision or the pay-
OK, Governor; OK, State legislature, ing and thought this was going to be roll tax provision or the so-called evic-
you are going to have to fire that extra money that they can pocket for- tion moratorium provision, this really
emergency responder who will now ever, that is not the case. is show and not substance. I am only
both be out of a job and unable to pro- What the President was saying is talking about what the President put
vide emergency assistance so that you that we will withhold those payroll into the plan, not everything that got
can give a $100 match to help somebody taxes from your paychecks through the left out—everything that got left out
who has lost their job a little bit more. end of the year, but it is going to come that is in the Heroes Act: helping peo-
That is what the President is saying to due and owing. ple go back to schools safely; helping
those States that do have something These are people who are working. to expand realtime testing so that we
leftover. We don’t even know how These are people who have their jobs. can open our economy and schools safe-
much that is. Maybe they want to defer that for a lit- ly; food assistance for those who are
If you think about it, that is not how tle while or not, but at the end of the struggling; rental assistance; money
a country should be responding in the day, they are going to have to pay it for State and local government, whose
middle of a pandemic. Governors, you back to Uncle Sam. needs have only risen dramatically
have to hurt that person to help that Here is the other problem. Employers since the last down payment that Con-
one. That is what the plan of the Presi- are the ones who are legally respon- gress passed in the CARES Act.
dent of the United States says, and sible for the delivery of those payroll Now the President is saying that we
that is when it is working the way he taxes, not just for the employer but for want you to go poach that fund and
wants it. That is if it works as adver- the employee as well. They are going hurt people by taking things away
tised. to have to take the risk that if one of from them in order to help other Amer-
From the President’s perspective, their employees doesn’t want their So- icans. Those are some of the things
best case scenario, when this plan is cial Security taxes paid—in other that were totally left out of here.
working, he is asking Governors to words, they want them withheld—ulti- I have often heard, when talking
take from one set of constituents of mately, they will be paid back. But about State and local governments,
Americans who are hurting badly, what we are hearing from lots of em- that the President tweets all the time
could lose a job—they need the PPE; ployers is they can’t guarantee that. that this is just a question of blue
they need testing; they need to open First of all, what if that employee States wanting to be bailed out for bad
the schools, but take it from over leaves? How am I going to repay that economic decisions or bad budget prob-
there, and put it over here. That is portion of the payroll taxes? lems they had and that red States are
what the President is saying. Here is another example of some- just doing great. Anybody who looks at
That is assuming it works at all, thing that may have sounded good to the State financial affairs knows that
whether that money is available and some people when they heard it, but it is not true. Take a look at my State of
whether there is a way you can actu- really is a shell game in the first in- Maryland. Most people would consider
ally do all of this through what is a stance and, in many ways, a sham. us a blue State. We have the AAA bond
pretty cumbersome administrative By the way, whether it is a deferral rating. The last I checked, the State of
process. or if it is ultimately forgiven—that Kentucky was a single A bond rating.
I don’t know if any of my colleagues would require an act of Congress—then, This isn’t a question of whether we
saw the Sunday shows in realtime or the Social Security system takes a hit. want to help States that somehow had
reruns or read about them, but here is Then the Social Security system takes difficult financial situations before the
what Larry Kudlow was asked on the a hit unless you refund it, but that is coronavirus hit. The reality is that
CNN ‘‘Morning Show’’ by Dana Bash, not in the President’s plan. The Presi- right now this is not a red State or
simple question: Have you checked dent’s memo doesn’t talk about refund- blue State issue. This is an American
with the States? How many of the 50 ing it if, in fact, it were ever forgiven, issue. We all know that the virus has
States and DC and other territories say which he can’t do either. spread throughout the country. Nobody
that they are going to be able to pony Let’s look at the eviction morato- can totally escape it. It doesn’t matter
up $100 a week per unemployed citizen? rium. That is a real mirage. I urge my whether you are a red State or a blue
Larry Kudlow: Good question. Good colleagues just to read the Executive State. This is a red, white, and blue
question. We will probably find that order. The Executive order tells Health moment, and we need to treat it as a
out today or tomorrow as we make our and Human Services and the Centers national effort, not a State by State ef-
canvas. for Disease Control to ‘‘consider’’ fort but one also where the Federal
If there wasn’t another sign that whether an extended eviction morato- Government plays a very important
what happened in New Jersey was a rium is reasonably necessary to protect role and is not AWOL in the middle of
total show, this tells it all. They laid the public health. He is asking two a pandemic, and not playing politics in
out a plan asking States that have run Federal agencies to consider a question the middle of a pandemic. Listen to the
out of money, but if they have some he posed to them. healthcare experts about whether or
money, to rob Peter to pay Paul, but I imagine a lot of people who may not to wear a mask instead of making
they didn’t even ask the States if it have watched the President with the that a political statement that puts
was doable. They didn’t even ask the American flags up in his country club people at greater risk who follow the
States if it was doable. That is a reflec- thought: Wow, the President just said President’s political advice rather than
tion of this entire plan. that no one can get evicted. the healthcare advice of the healthcare
Let’s look at what the President said That is not what he said at all. It was experts.
about the second piece—payroll tax de- a sham. He said HHS and CDC should I hope we will get back to the negoti-
ferral. A lot of Americans might have ‘‘consider’’ whether an extended evic- ating table. But to do that, the Presi-
heard that and thought: I am an em- tion moratorium is reasonably nec- dent has to be serious about reaching a
ployee. I am working, and now the por- essary to protect the public health. conclusion, and he is going to need help
tion of my check that is withheld for Then he asked HUD and Treasury to from the Republican leader, Senator
payroll taxes—like Social Security—I look around in their bank accounts to MCCONNELL, and from that more than
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am not going to have to pay that any- see if they have money to help people half of the Senate Republican con-
more, and that will be money in my who might be evicted. ference that both Senator MCCONNELL
pocket. Do you know the way to help people and Senator GRAHAM say do not want
That is not what it did. What it did who may be evicted? First of all, don’t to do anything at all. Let me clarify
was say to these people who are work- let them be evicted in the first place, that. The Republican leader said 20
ing—by the way, as we all know, de- and help them and the landlords by Members don’t want to do anything at
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all, and it was Senator GRAHAM who There being no objection, the mate- associated spares; Outside Continental
said about half. If that is the case, our rial was ordered to be printed in the United States (OCONUS) De-processing Serv-
country is in even bigger trouble than RECORD, as follows: ice; OCONUS Contractor-provided training;
Field Service Representatives (FSR); tech-
we might have thought because there DEFENSE SECURITY nical manuals; spare parts; U.S. Government
is a failure to recognize the immediacy COOPERATION AGENCY, and contractor engineering, technical, and
of the need and the depth of the prob- Arlington, VA. logistics support services; and other related
lem that we face. Let’s get back to the Hon. JAMES E. RISCH, elements of logistical and program support.
negotiating table. Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, The total estimated program cost is $100 mil-
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. lion.
I remember some of the President’s DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- This proposed sale will support the foreign
top priorities when he first presented porting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of policy goals and national security objectives
his plan. He wanted that tax break for the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, of the United States by improving the secu-
three-martini lunches for business ex- we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. rity of a Major Non-NATO Ally that is a
ecutives—no food assistance for needy 20–31 concerning the Army’s proposed Let- strategic partner in South America.
families but yes to tax breaks for ter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Govern- The proposed sale will improve Argentina’s
three-martini lunches. That is what ment of Argentina for defense article and capability to meet current and future
the President said. I think we were all services estimated to cost $100 million. After threats by increasing operational capabili-
this letter is delivered to your office, we plan ties and force availability. Argentina will
surprised to see he wanted $1.6 billion to issue a news release to notify the public of use the Stryker vehicles to conduct stability
or $1.7 billion to build a new FBI head- this proposed sale. operations in support of disaster relief and
quarters at its current site, rather than Sincerely, international peace keeping obligations. Ar-
follow through with the original plan, CHARLES W. HOOPER, gentina will have no difficulty absorbing
which was to move that headquarters Lieutenant General, USA, Director. these vehicles into its armed forces.
to a suburban campus for security Enclosures. The proposed sale of this equipment will
TRANSMITTAL NO. 20–31 not alter the basic military balance in the
needs and to consolidate. But I guess if
region.
you rebuild it at its current site, there Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of The prime contractor will be General Dy-
really is no risk that someone will buy Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the namics Land Systems, Anniston, AL. There
that land and end up building a hotel Arms Export Control Act, as amended are no known offset agreements in connec-
that competes with the nearby Trump (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of tion with this potential sale.
hotel. That was part of the President’s Argentina. Implementation of this proposed sale will
(ii) Total Estimated Value: require the temporary assignment of two (2)
set of priorities in the middle of an Major Defense Equipment * $69 million. U.S. contractor representatives to Argentina
emergency. American people need to Other $31 million. to support the program.
understand that. Total $100 million. There will be no adverse impact on U.S. de-
Let’s get back to the negotiating (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- fense readiness as a result of this proposed
table. What the President did was show tities of Articles or Services under Consider- sale.
and not substance. We need to work to- ation for Purchase: TRANSMITTAL NO. 20–31
gether in order to do something mean- Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Twenty-seven (27) M1126 Stryker Infantry
ingful. Don’t walk away. Come on back Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
Carrier Vehicles.
and let’s work. Arms Export Control Act
Twenty-seven (27) M2 Flex .50 Cal Machine
And, finally, when I say come on Guns. Annex Item No. vii
back—again, I will end where I started. Non-MDE: Also included are AN/VAS–5 (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
Driver’s Vision Enhancers; AN/VIC–3 Vehicle 1. The M1126 Stryker is an infantry carrier
It is awfully quiet around here. We are
Intercom Systems; AN/VRC–91E Single vehicle transporting nine soldiers, their mis-
in the middle of a pandemic. The virus sion equipment, and a crew of two, con-
hasn’t taken a vacation. The virus Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
(SINCGARS); Basic Issue Items (BIi); Com- sisting of a driver and vehicle commander. It
hasn’t taken any time off. The eco- ponents of End Items (COEI); Additional Au- is equipped with armor protection, M2 ma-
nomic harm isn’t taking a vacation or thorized List (AAL); Special Tools and Test chine guns, and M6 smoke grenade launchers
any time off. Yet here we are in the Equipment (STTE); M6 Smoke Grenade for self-protection. The Stryker is an eight-
Senate, all quiet. Talks break down launchers and associated spares; Outside wheeled vehicle powered by a 350hp diesel en-
with the administration. We are a sepa- Continental United States (OCONUS) De- gine. It incorporates a central tire inflation
processing Service; OCONUS Contractor-pro- system, run-flat tires, and a vehicle height
rate branch of government under the
vided training; Field Service Representatives management system. The Stryker is capable
Constitution of the United States. of supporting a communications suite, a
Let’s get back here and do our job for (FSR); technical manuals; spare parts; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, Global Positioning System (GPS), and a high
the American people. technical, and logistics support services; and frequency and near-term digital radio sys-
I yield the floor. other related elements of logistical and pro- tems. The Stryker is deployable by C–130 air-
gram support. craft and combat capable upon arrival. The
f Stryker is capable of self-deployment by
(iv) Military Department: Army (AR–B–
UYU). highway and self-recovery. It has a low noise
ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION level that reduces crew fatigue and enhances
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, section (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Of- survivability. It moves about the battlefield
36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act fered, or Agreed to be Paid: None. quickly and is optimized for close, complex,
requires that Congress receive prior no- (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained or urban terrain. The Stryker program
in the Defense Article or Defense Services leverages non-developmental items with
tification of certain proposed arms
Proposed to be Sold: None. common subsystems and components to
sales as defined by that statute. Upon quickly acquire and filed these systems.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress:
such notification, the Congress has 30 July 6, 2020. 2. The AN/VAS–5 Driver’s Vision Enhancer
calendar days during which the sale * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms is a compact thermal camera providing ar-
may be reviewed. The provision stipu- Export Control Act. mored vehicle drivers with day or night time
lates that, in the Senate, the notifica- POLICY JUSTIFICATION
visual awareness in clear or reduced vision
tion of proposed sales shall be sent to (fog, smoke, dust) situations. The system
Argentina—Stryker Infantry Carrier provides the driver a 180 degree viewing
the chairman of the Senate Foreign Vehicles angle using a high resolution infrared sensor
Relations Committee. The Government of Argentina has re- and image stabilization to reduce the effect
In keeping with the committee’s in- quested to buy twenty-seven (27) M1126 of shock and vibration. The viewer and mon-
tention to see that relevant informa- Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles and twen- itor are ruggedized for operation in tactical
tion is available to the full Senate, I ty-seven (27) M2 Flex .50 Cal Machine Guns. environments.
ask unanimous consent to have printed Also included are AN/VAS–5 Driver’s Vision 3. The highest level of classification of de-
dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE
in the RECORD the notifications which Enhancers; AN/VIC–3 Vehicle Intercom Sys- fense articles, components, and services in-
tems; AN/VRC–91E Single Channel Ground cluded in this potential sale is SECRET.
have been received. If the cover letter
and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS); 4. If a technologically advanced adversary
references a classified annex, then such Basic Issue Items (BIi); Components of End were to obtain knowledge of the specific
annex is available to all Senators in Items (COEI); Additional Authorized List hardware and software elements, the infor-
the office of the Foreign Relations (AAL); Special Tools and Test Equipment mation could be used to develop counter-
Committee, room SD–423. (STTE); M6 Smoke Grenade launchers and measures that might reduce weapon system
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