Business Before the Senate (Cong. Rec., Nov. 30, 2020)
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Page S7099 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for November 30, 2020, headed Business Before the Senate, in interleaved columns. A cloture motion is filed on the nomination of Liam P. Hardy to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. One speaker says the nation must acknowledge the increasing number of Americans dying from COVID-19, with more than 2,000 lost on November 24 and a national toll of 270,000. Another speaker criticizes President Trump's threatened veto of the defense bill over a provision to rename military bases named after Confederate leaders, which is that speaker's view.
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November 30, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7099
CLOTURE MOTION unthinkable, unbearable losses of their seems the normally uncontroversial
We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- loved ones. legislation has hit a snag. President
ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the As a compassionate nation, we can- Trump has threatened to veto the bill
Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby not and must not ignore or become in- over a provision that would rename
move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- ured to this terrible reality. We must military bases and installations named
nation of Liam P. Hardy, of Virginia, to be a not avert our gaze. We must acknowl- after Confederate military leaders,
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals
for the Armed Forces for the term of fifteen
edge the lives we are losing. We must men who would rend this country in
years to expire on the date prescribed by honor the grief of the children, parents, half to preserve the institution of slav-
law. spouses, siblings, and friends of the in- ery, men who literally fought against
Mitch McConnell, Shelley Moore Capito, creasing number of Americans who are this Nation’s military in pursuit of an
John Hoeven, Roger F. Wicker, Cindy dying from COVID–19 every single day. ignoble cause.
Hyde-Smith, Joni Ernst, Roy Blunt, We must redouble our efforts to flatten For that—a provision to rename our
Todd Young, Mike Rounds, Thom the curve and protect each other by military bases to honor actual heroes
Tillis, John Cornyn, Michael B. Enzi, wearing masks, practicing social rather than traitors to our country—
Lindsey Graham, Tim Scott, Mike
Crapo, James E. Risch, James
distancing, and complying with the President Trump is threatening to veto
Lankford. guidance of health officials. a pay raise for our troops. And it seems
As this Chamber gavels back into that Republicans in Congress are slow-
f session, we must redouble our efforts walking the bill in hopes of finding
LEGISLATIVE SESSION before the end of the calendar year. As some way to appease the outgoing
the pandemic increases in severity, so President rather than just passing the
Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I
does the economic pain felt by count- bill over his rather ridiculous objec-
move to proceed to legislative session.
less working families and small busi- tion.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
ness owners. In a few short weeks, sev- The provision to rename these instal-
question is on agreeing to the motion.
eral provisions of the CARES Act—in- lations was included in both the House-
The motion was agreed to.
cluding student loan forbearance, evic- and Senate-passed versions of the bill,
Mr. MCCONNELL. I suggest the ab-
tion moratoriums, and jobless benefits and the larger bill passed both Cham-
sence of a quorum.
for millions of workers—will expire. bers with broad bipartisan support.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
So first and foremost on the Senate’s There is no reason to further delay a
clerk will call the roll.
to-do list is COVID relief. Both sides pay raise for our living military heroes
The legislative clerk proceeded to
should come together and negotiate a because President Trump wants to
call the roll.
COVID relief bill in a bipartisan way honor dead Confederate traitors.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask
that meets the needs of our businesses, The other provision that is at risk,
unanimous consent that the order for
our schools, our healthcare systems, shockingly, from our Republican col-
the quorum call be rescinded.
our workers, and our families. leagues is an amendment to assist vet-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
At the start of this crisis, Democrats erans who have long suffered from
objection, it is so ordered.
and Republicans came together in a their exposure to Agent Orange in the
f flurry of negotiations—I was thickly Vietnam war. The amendment passed
RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY involved with them with Secretary this Chamber with 94 votes in favor, a
LEADER Mnuchin—to pass a bill that truly met rare and near-unanimous demonstra-
the moment. Now we are about to tion of bipartisan support.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The reach a new, more difficult stage of the The Trump administration’s own VA
Democratic leader is recognized. crisis. We need to renew that spirit, advisory panel recommended this pol-
f that urgency, that bipartisanship. icy to improve healthcare for these
Leader MCCONNELL’s view, stated veterans, but for some reason, our Re-
BUSINESS BEFORE THE SENATE
just a few minutes ago, seems to be publican counterparts are now report-
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, first, I that the only things that should be in edly trying to strip it from any final
hope all of my colleagues had a good this bill are things Republicans ap- agreement. It would be an affront to a
and fine Thanksgiving. We all know prove of, even if the needs of the coun- group of ailing veterans, who have suf-
that across the country we celebrated a try—the desperate needs of the coun- fered enough already, to strip a provi-
Thanksgiving—all of us, every Amer- try—are beyond the small list that Re- sion that would help provide them ade-
ican—unlike any in recent memory. publicans might support. That is not quate healthcare.
Too many loved ones spent this holiday real compromise. f
alone, unable to join with loved ones We need to come together. Both sides
out of concern for their safety. As pain- must give. We have a Democratic BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
ful as it is to refrain from seeing fam- House, and in the Senate there is a NOMINEES
ily and friends, these are tough choices need for Democratic votes to pass any Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, now
that we sometimes have to make, and bill, so we need a true bipartisan bill— on President-Elect Biden’s nominees,
we need to maintain our resolve more not ‘‘this is our bill; take it or leave as President-Elect Biden prepares to
than ever. it’’—that can bring us together and assume office on January 20, he is be-
While the hope of a vaccine shimmers solve the desperate needs of the Amer- ginning to announce a slate of quali-
on the near horizon, we are living ican people, which we all very much fied, experienced public servants whom
through the worst stretch of the pan- want to solve. he intends to nominate to his Cabinet
demic right now. Last Friday, for the Mr. President, the second item on or other key administrative positions.
first time, over 200,000 new cases of our to-do list is Federal appropriations, This morning, the President-elect an-
COVID were reported in a single day. which expire in 2 weeks. As we speak, nounced that he has assembled his core
The United States is averaging over 1 appropriators from both sides in the economic team, led by another Brook-
million new cases a week. Some 20 per- relevant committees continue their ne- lyn native, Janet Yellen, who would be
cent of all patients now hospitalized in gotiations. It is my hope and expecta- the first woman to ever hold the title
the United States have COVID–19. tion that we can come to an agreement of Treasury Secretary. The President-
The worst and most unalterable part very soon. elect’s economic team clearly has the
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of this pandemic, of course, are the Mr. President, third and finally, Con- experience, the knowledge, and the
deaths. Since November 10, America gress should pass the annual Defense prowess to meet the seriousness of this
has been losing more than 1,000 pre- bill. As our country prepares for a moment. More than that, they under-
cious lives a day. On one day, Novem- peaceful transfer of power, the con- stand the needs of all Americans be-
ber 24, we lost more than 2,000. The na- tinuity of our national security is cause they represent all different kinds
tional death toll stands at a very sad paramount. For nearly 60 years, Con- of Americans.
270,000 American souls. Families all gress has never failed to pass the an- They will get to work not just on re-
across the country are experiencing the nual Defense bill, but this year it building our economy but striving to
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