Legislative Session (Cong. Rec., March 18, 2021)

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Page S1641 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for March 18, 2021, under the heading Legislative Session, in interleaved columns. Mr. Schumer moves to proceed to legislative session and sends cloture motions to the desk, one on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 11, H.R. 1799, the bill extending the covered period for the paycheck protection program, and one on the nomination of Rachel Leland Levine to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, Calendar No. 40. The page lists the Senators who signed each motion. A speaker also says the Affordable Care Act has lived up to its promise and that more than 20 million Americans gained coverage, which is that speaker's view.

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March 18, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1641
CLOTURE MOTION LEGISLATIVE SESSION period for the paycheck protection program,
Mr. SCHUMER. I send a cloture mo- and for other purposes.
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I
tion to the desk. move to proceed to legislative session. CLOTURE MOTION
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. SCHUMER. I send a cloture mo-
ture motion having been presented question is on agreeing to the motion. tion to the desk.
under rule XXII, the Chair directs the The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo-
clerk to read the motion. ture motion having been presented
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The senior assistant legislative clerk under rule XXII, the Chair directs the
read as follows: EXECUTIVE SESSION clerk to read the motion.
CLOTURE MOTION The senior assistant legislative clerk
We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- read as follows:
ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
CLOTURE MOTION
Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I We, the undersigned Senators, in accord-
move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- move to proceed to executive session to ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the
nation of Executive Calendar No. 40, Rachel consider Calendar No. 30. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby
Leland Levine, of Pennsylvania, to be an As-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The move to bring to a close debate on the mo-
sistant Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
question is on agreeing to the motion. tion to proceed to Calendar No. 11, H.R. 1799,
ices.
The motion was agreed to. a bill to amend the Small Business Act and
Charles E. Schumer, Patty Murray, Ben-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the CARES Act to extend the covered period
jamin L. Cardin, Jon Tester, Richard
for the paycheck protection program, and for
Blumenthal, Michael F. Bennet, Shel- clerk will report the nomination.
other purposes.
don Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, The senior assistant legislative clerk Charles E. Schumer, Patrick J. Leahy,
Jeanne Shaheen, Debbie Stabenow, read nomination of Adewale O. Brian Schatz, Debbie Stabenow, Patty
Thomas R. Carper, Margaret Wood Has- Adeyemo, of California, to be Deputy Murray, Martin Heinrich, Kirsten E.
san, Elizabeth Warren, Alex Padilla,
Secretary of the Treasury. Gillibrand, Jon Ossoff, Jeanne Sha-
Tina Smith, Tim Kaine, Christopher A.
CLOTURE MOTION heen, Mark R. Warner, Kyrsten
Coons.
Sinema, Catherine Cortez Masto, Tina
Mr. SCHUMER. I send a cloture mo-
f Smith, Ron Wyden, Jacky Rosen, Ben-
tion to the desk. jamin L. Cardin.
LEGISLATIVE SESSION The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo-
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Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ture motion having been presented
move to proceed to legislative session. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the UNANIMOUS CONSENT
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk to read the motion. AGREEMENT
question is on agreeing to the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk Mr. SCHUMER. Finally, Madam
The motion was agreed to. read as follows: President, I ask unanimous consent
CLOTURE MOTION that the mandatory quorum calls for
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We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- the cloture motions filed today, March
EXECUTIVE SESSION ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the 18, be waived.
Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby
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move to bring to a close debate on the nomi-
nation of Executive Calendar No. 30, Adewale MORNING BUSINESS
EXECUTIVE CALENDAR O. Adeyemo, of California, to be Deputy Sec-
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I retary of the Treasury. Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I
move to proceed to executive session to Charles E. Schumer, Chris Van Hollen, ask unanimous consent that there be a
consider Calendar No. 38. Michael F. Bennet, Jack Reed, Tammy period of morning business, with Sen-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Duckworth, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jeff ators permitted to speak therein for up
Merkley, Christopher A. Coons, Rich- to 10 minutes each.
question is on agreeing to the motion. ard Blumenthal, Patrick J. Leahy,
The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith, Brian objection, it is so ordered.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Schatz, Robert Menendez, Richard J.
clerk will report the nomination. Durbin, Martin Heinrich, Maria Cant-
(At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the
The senior assistant legislative clerk well. following statement was ordered to be
read the nomination of David Turk, of printed in the RECORD.)
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Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of f
Energy. LEGISLATIVE SESSION
CONFIRMATION OF XAVIER
CLOTURE MOTION BECERRA
Mr. SCHUMER. I send a cloture mo- PPP EXTENSION ACT OF 2021— ∑ Ms. HIRONO. Madam President, I
tion to the desk. Motion to Proceed rise today in support of the nomination
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- of my friend and former colleague Xa-
ture motion having been presented Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I
move to proceed to legislative session. vier Becerra to lead the Department of
under rule XXII, the Chair directs the Health and Human Services.
clerk to read the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the motion. Xavier and I served together in the
The senior assistant legislative clerk House of Representatives from January
read as follows: The motion was agreed to.
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I 2007 to January 2013. While we sat on
CLOTURE MOTION different House committees, we were
ask unanimous consent that it be in
We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- order to move to proceed to Calendar both very involved in one of Congress’s
ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the most significant achievements during
No. 11, H.R. 1799.
Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there that time—passage of the Affordable
move to bring to a close debate on the nomi-
nation of Executive Calendar No. 38, David objection? Care Act, ACA. The ACA promised to
Turk, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary Without objection, it is so ordered. greatly shrink the number of uninsured
of Energy. Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I Americans and rein in health care
Charles E. Schumer, Patrick J. Leahy, move to proceed to Calendar No. 11, costs that were increasing rapidly. It
Richard J. Durbin, Christopher A. H.R. 1799. also led to false, harsh, partisan accu-
Coons, Robert Menendez, Chris Van The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sations by Republicans that the law

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Hollen, Tammy Baldwin, Thomas R. was going to ration health care and
clerk will report the motion.
Carper, Tina Smith, Richard
The senior assistant legislative clerk death panels were inevitable.
Blumenthal, Ben Ray Luján, Debbie
Stabenow, Ron Wyden, Cory A. Booker, read as follows: Despite years of sabotage and dozens
Alex Padilla, Jack Reed, Mark R. War- Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 11, H.R. of attempts to repeal it, the Affordable
ner, Chris Van Hollen, Robert P. Casey, 1799, a bill to amend the Small Business Act Care Act has lived up to its promise:
Jr. and the CARES Act to extend the covered more than 20 million Americans gained

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