Thanking Senate Staff (Cong. Rec., March 5, 2021)
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The Senate met at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 5, 2021 and was called to order by the Honorable Tina Smith, a Senator from the State of Minnesota, after the Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the prayer. The House was not in session. Under the heading Thanking Senate Staff, Mr. Schumer thanks the floor staff who worked into the morning to finish reading the Senate amendment to the American Rescue Plan, says the reading took more than 10 hours straight, and says the work finished around 3 in the morning. Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 heading, Mr. Schumer says Congress began work on the CARES Act a year ago this week.
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117 th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
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of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE
Vol. 167 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021 No. 42
House of Representatives
The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, March 8, 2021, at 12 p.m.
Senate
FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021
The Senate met at 9 a.m. and was to the Senate from the President pro come to life and fulfill its purpose
called to order by the Honorable TINA tempore (Mr. LEAHY). under the Constitution. I am sure you
SMITH, a Senator from the State of The bill clerk read the following let- all didn’t expect that part of your job
Minnesota. ter: this week would entail standing on
f U.S. SENATE, your feet and reading dense legislation
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, for more than 10 hours straight.
PRAYER Washington, DC, March 5, 2021. I can’t imagine that is anyone’s idea
The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- To the Senate: of a good time, but, as usual, our staff
fered the following prayer: Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, took their additional duties in stride
Let us pray. of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby
and carried them out with profes-
Eternal God, who rules the raging of appoint the Honorable TINA SMITH, a Senator
from the State of Minnesota, to perform the sionalism and grace, finishing around 3
the sea, use our lawmakers to bring
duties of the Chair. in the morning, and you are all right
stability to our Nation through wise
PATRICK J. LEAHY, back on your posts this morning.
and knowledgeable leadership. Remind
President pro tempore. Thank you, thank you, thank you for
them to be quick to listen, slow to
Ms. SMITH thereupon assumed the your service, your dedication. You are
speak, and slow to anger. Give them
Chair as Acting President pro tempore. the unsung heroes of this place.
the wisdom to understand that moral
To all of the critical workers, not
rot within a nation can topple its gov- f
just those here on the dais—the clerks,
ernment.
RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME the stenographers, the Capitol Police
Lord, inspire our Senators to pursue
justice, to love mercy, and to work The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- officers, the floor staff—to all of you:
with humility. Help them also to re- pore. Under the previous order, the Thank you, thank you, thank you for
member that You rescue the blameless leadership time is reserved. your efforts yesterday and every day.
from harm. And as for our friend from Wisconsin,
f
And, Lord, give a special blessing to I hope he enjoyed his Thursday
Your faithful servants who worked RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY evening.
through the night. LEADER f
We pray in Your faithful Name. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem-
Amen. pore. The majority leader is recog- AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF
f nized. 2021
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE f Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, a
year ago this week, Congress began
The Presiding Officer led the Pledge THANKING SENATE STAFF work on what would become the
of Allegiance, as follows:
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, CARES Act, the opening salvo in a
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the
first and foremost, I want to thank ev- yearlong battle against what, at the
United States of America, and to the Repub-
lic for which it stands, one nation under God, eryone—everyone on the floor staff time, was a strange and new disease. I
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. who worked late into the night and don’t think anyone could have antici-
f into the wee hours of the morning to pated that a year hence we would have
finish reading the Senate amendment lost more than 10 million jobs and over
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING to the American Rescue Plan. half a million citizens.
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE The folks who sit up here on the dais Even as the vaccine makes its way
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The come to work every day with a very se- across the country, and hope shimmers
clerk will please read a communication rious job to do, helping the Senate on the horizon, millions of Americans
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