Iowa 99 County Meetings (Cong. Rec., Sept. 8, 2020)
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Page S5429 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for Tuesday, September 8, 2020, Volume 166, No. 154, headed Iowa 99 County Meetings. The Senate met at 3 p.m., with a prayer from the Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, and Mr. Grassley presiding as President pro tempore. A speaker describes visits to 15 locations in Iowa and a derecho storm path about 150 miles long and 34 miles wide that destroyed crops. Another speaker says enhanced Federal unemployment benefits remain only because of action by President Trump, which is that speaker's view.
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Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 No. 154
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The Senate met at 3 p.m. and was across someplace in the country. That lions in the race for treatments and for
called to order by the President pro path was about 150 miles long in Iowa vaccines.
tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). and 34 miles wide, and it destroyed the But this relief was never going to
f crops for this year in that area. Other last forever. Today, enhanced Federal
issues came up as well. Biofuels, unem- unemployment benefits are only still
PRAYER ployment insurance, the farm econ- available because of action by Presi-
The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- omy, access to childcare and school re- dent Trump. The Paycheck Protection
fered the following prayer: openings were frequent points of dis- Program has closed to new applica-
Let us pray. cussion. I had the chance of visiting in tions, and the funds it has delivered are
Eternal God, our hope for years to 15 different locations with about that being exhausted. This last month has
come, empower our lawmakers to live many school superintendents, and they brought a whole new challenge: how to
with integrity. Lord, inspire them to were very optimistic about the coming get teachers and students safely into a
permit their words to be matched by school year. new school year. These are the chal-
their deeds. As they strive for this eth- This is my 40th year holding my 99 lenges that people I represent are fac-
ical congruence, strengthen them to county meetings. I started this tradi- ing every single day. Kentuckians and
examine their hearts with the goal of tion when I first was elected to the all Americans know this unprecedented
seeking to glorify You. Living by Your Senate, so Iowans in every corner of crisis is not through with us yet, and
precepts, may they aspire to be faithful the State would know I care about so they expect that Congress isn’t
to the noble calling of serving You and their opinions. through helping yet either.
country. It is an honor to serve Iowans in the Senate Republicans have been fight-
We pray in Your majestic Name. U.S. Senate and uphold my end of rep- ing for months to deliver another
Amen. resentative government. I look forward round of COVID–19 relief. In July, we
f to more Q&As across the State this proposed the HEALS Act, a sweeping
year and starting my 41st year of 99 package totaling more than $1 trillion
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE county meetings in 2021. that would have led right to bipartisan
The President pro tempore led the I yield the floor. talks, but Speaker PELOSI and the
Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: f Democratic leader said no.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the They said they would block our tril-
United States of America, and to the Repub- RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY lion dollars for kids, jobs, and
lic for which it stands, one nation under God, LEADER healthcare unless we doubled the cost
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- to accommodate an endless wish list of
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. jority leader is recognized. non-COVID-related liberal priorities
BLACKBURN). f such as tax cuts for blue-State million-
The Senator from Iowa. aires.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I CORONAVIRUS So Republicans tried another way to
ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 Mr. MCCONNELL. Our Nation has break the logjam. In August, we pro-
minute in morning business. spent the last 6 months fighting the posed narrowing discussions to some of
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without medical, economic, and social effects of the most urgent, most bipartisan sub-
objection, it is so ordered. this pandemic. The Senate’s historic jects that seemed especially ripe for
f rescue package from back in March, agreement, but Speaker PELOSI and the
the CARES Act, has gone a long way to Democratic leader blocked that as
IOWA 99 COUNTY MEETINGS help American workers and families well. Now they claimed it was too
Mr. GRASSLEY. In August, I held 49 endure these incredible challenges. ‘‘piecemeal’’—too piecemeal, they
county meetings as part of my annual It delivered the extra Federal unem- said—to get any help out the door until
99-county set of meetings in Iowa. At ployment benefits that helped laid-off Democrats and Republicans had settled
every meeting, the format is the same: workers make ends meet. It created every disagreement on every front.
Iowans set the agenda. the Paycheck Protection Program, The Democratic leaders have spent
Challenges from the pandemic and which has helped millions of small months playing these ‘‘Goldilocks’’
storm recovery were among their top businesses keep their lights on and games. They have complained about
concerns. To explain the storm recov- keep employees on the payroll; it sent every single thing we put forward but
ery—about once every 10 years there is resources to the frontlines of the produced nothing of their own with any
a big wind storm called a derecho going healthcare fight; and it invested bil- chance whatsoever of becoming law.
ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with Senate
∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor.
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