Congressional Record — Senate, March 10, 2021, Page S1444
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Page S1444 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for March 10, 2021, in interleaved columns, under American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 remarks. One speaker calls last Saturday's bill the biggest thing he has done in his career, with shots in arms, money in pockets, kids back in school and workers in jobs, which is that speaker's view. A Maryland senator supports Congresswoman Marcia Fudge as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and urges confirmation of Merrick Garland as Attorney General. The Senate then reaches the vote on the Fudge nomination and Mr. Hickenlooper asks for the yeas and nays, with the result announced as 66 yeas.
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S1444 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 10, 2021
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 Across my State of Maryland and VOTE ON FUDGE NOMINATION
Mr. President, in so many ways, we throughout the country, our fellow The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem-
know here that government is really Americans are struggling to keep a pore. Under the previous order, all
about whose side you are on, whom you roof over their heads. Families are liv- postcloture time has expired.
fight for, what you fight against. We ing in fear of eviction or of missing The question is, Shall the Senate ad-
know we passed—Senator CARDIN is their next mortgage payment. In this vise and consent to the Fudge nomina-
here. He came to the Senate the same time of crisis, we need a leader at HUD tion?
day I did, and we served in the House who will prioritize tackling the ongo- Mr. HICKENLOOPER. Mr. President,
together. We both recognized what a ing housing crisis spurred by COVID– I ask for the yeas and nays.
big deal it was to pass that bill last 19. Congresswoman Fudge has ex- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem-
Saturday. That is the biggest thing I pressed her determination to do just pore. Is there a sufficient second?
have ever done in my career, and I that. She is a dedicated and experi- There appears to be a sufficient sec-
heard other Senators say the same enced public servant who has earned a ond.
thing—shots in people’s arms, money reputation for swift action and firm The clerk will call the roll.
in people’s pockets, kids back in school leadership. Her accumulated experi- The bill clerk called the roll.
and workers in jobs. ence spanning a lifetime of service will The result was announced—yeas 66,
But I think it is also important, just be invaluable in helping the Federal nays 34, as follows:
for a moment—I will be brief. This is a Government mount a robust and co- [Rollcall Vote No. 113 Ex.]
chart of the difference—the biggest ordinated campaign to bring those YEAS—66
issue that Senate Republicans and hardest hit back from the brink and Baldwin Heinrich Portman
President Trump worked on in this ensure an equitable recovery. Bennet Hickenlooper Reed
Congress was the GOP tax bill, the tax While addressing the urgent needs of Blumenthal Hirono Romney
renters and homeowners during this Blunt Hoeven Rosen
bill in 2017. Senator CARDIN and I are Booker Kaine Rounds
pandemic, we can’t lose sight of the
on the same committee that fought Brown Kelly Sanders
bigger picture. The pandemic has exac- Cantwell King Schatz
against some of the overreach from
erbated our country’s affordable hous- Capito Klobuchar Schumer
Wall Street greed in that bill.
ing crisis and shone a spotlight on how Cardin Leahy Scott (SC)
The purple, the blue is what our bill Carper Luján Shaheen
it disproportionately harms commu-
does. Just glance at this for a moment. Casey Manchin Sinema
nities of color. We are seeing the result Collins Markey Smith
The 20 percent lowest earners, we are
of decades of discriminatory practices Coons McConnell Stabenow
increasing—we are increasing their like redlining that have targeted mi- Cortez Masto Menendez Sullivan
after-tax revenue by 20 percent, essen- nority families and left an enduring Cramer Merkley Tester
tially a 20-percent raise for people Duckworth Moran Van Hollen
stain on our communities that won’t Durbin Murkowski Warner
making $20,000 or $30,000 a year. There be easily wiped away. President Biden Feinstein Murphy Warnock
was no help in the Trump tax bill for has put forth a bold plan to combat our Gillibrand Murray Warren
that. Nation’s housing crisis, and as HUD Graham Ossoff Whitehouse
Then you work up to the second low- Grassley Padilla Wyden
Secretary, Congresswoman FUDGE will Hassan Peters Young
est 20 percent, to the people who are be charged with implementing it, re-
modest, working-class families, not NAYS—34
versing the damage caused by the
quite middle class. They get a big Trump administration, restoring and Barrasso Fischer Risch
bump in their incomes from our bill. Blackburn Hagerty Rubio
improving our fair housing protections, Boozman Hawley Sasse
Under the Trump plan, they got pen- rebuilding our Nation’s supply of af- Braun Hyde-Smith Scott (FL)
nies. fordable housing, and investing in our Burr Inhofe Shelby
Then you work your way up here to, housing infrastructure. She has her Cassidy Johnson Thune
essentially, the top 1 percent. All of Cornyn Kennedy Tillis
work cut out for her. Cotton Lankford
the money went to them, essentially, Toomey
There is no doubt in my mind that Crapo Lee
Tuberville
overwhelmingly. Congresswoman FUDGE will work over- Cruz Lummis
Wicker
When you think about what we do Daines Marshall
time to tackle these challenges head- Ernst Paul
with taxes and when you think about on. She has spent her career fighting
what this Congress did on Saturday on behalf of those most in need and The nomination was confirmed.
when we put shots in people’s arms and those who have been historically The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr.
money in people’s pockets and kids barred from stable living and home HICKENLOOPER). The Senator from
back in school, one of the most impor- ownership. She has seen these issues up Delaware.
tant things we did was to give working- close: first as the mayor of Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask
class kids in Denver and in Santa Fe Warrensville Heights, OH, and then as unanimous consent that I be permitted
and in Albuquerque and in Baltimore a member of the House of Representa- to complete my remarks prior to the
and Salisbury, MD, and in Mansfield tives and as chair of the Congressional recess.
and Cleveland, OH—working-class peo- Black Caucus, where she has helped The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
ple and poor kids—a chance, a shot, at forge compromises that brought real objection, it is so ordered.
the American dream. results. She is guided by the principle Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask
This is the biggest thing. Senator that each of us has a responsibility to unanimous consent that with respect
TESTER and I came to the Senate on respect and uplift those most in need. to the Fudge nomination, the motion
the same day. This is the biggest thing In her words, ‘‘there is dignity and to reconsider be considered made and
we have done in years. It will matter in there is grace within every woman laid upon the table and the President
people’s lives. It is something to cele- every man and every child in this na- be immediately notified of the Senate’s
brate. More importantly, it is some- tion—including those who live on the action.
thing we need to carry out and make outskirts of hope.’’ For MARCIA FUDGE, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
sure that it matters in our constitu- service isn’t just a job, it is a calling. objection, it is so ordered.
ents’ lives. I know that, should she be confirmed, NOMINATION OF MERRICK BRIAN GARLAND
I yield the floor. Congresswoman FUDGE will lead the Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I rise
Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I Department of Housing and Urban De- today to support the nomination of
rise today to voice my support for the velopment with unwavering commit- Merrick B. Garland to be the 86th At-
confirmation of my friend and col- ment. I look forward to partnering torney General of the United States
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league Congresswoman MARCIA FUDGE with her and the Biden administration and urge the Senate to confirm this
to be the next Secretary of Housing to provide more Americans with the nomination without further delay.
and Urban Development. I know that dignity of stable living as we work ur- Merrick Garland is a fellow Mary-
she will bring strong leadership to HUD gently to strengthen and grow our af- lander, and I was proud to introduce
at a time when our Nation needs it fordable housing programs across him in a statement before the Judici-
most. Maryland and throughout the country. ary Committee on February 22. I was
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