Paycheck Protection Program (Cong. Rec., March 22, 2021)
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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated March 22, 2021, at page S1663, headed Paycheck Protection Program. A Senator urges extending the paycheck protection program, saying it has made more than 7.8 million loans, that the House passed an extension by 415 to 3 and that the Senate should not let the program expire. Mr. Schumer says the Senate will confirm Mayor Walsh as Secretary of Labor that night, completing a Cabinet of 15 Secretaries, and says the Senate must pass another extension of the paycheck protection program before the end of the week. Mr. Durbin also speaks in support of Mayor Walsh, and the page notes the appointment of Lieutenant General Gibson to a Senate security role.
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March 22, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1663
Suffice it to say, Lieutenant General Ireland, one from Eastern Europe, but more than 7.8 million loans to keep
Gibson has a tall order, but I have both joined the labor movement, and it America’s businesses afloat during
every confidence that she will perform helped their family move up. what has been the worst economic cri-
her duties at the same exemplary The Department of Labor is in des- sis in three-quarters of a century, since
standards she set over the course of her perate need of a leader with Mayor the Great Depression. With the help of
three-decade military career. Walsh’s perspective. For the past 4 the American Rescue Plan, our econ-
As Senior Intelligence Officer in the years under President Trump and Sec- omy is finally turning the corner, but
Office of the Director of National Intel- retary Scalia, unfortunately, sadly, the businesses are not out of the woods yet
ligence, Lieutenant General Gibson Labor Department has too often sided and are likely to need assistance for
supported U.S. national security objec- with corporate America, not the work- another few months as the country
tives in Iraq, Afghanistan, East Africa, ing people of America, which it was continues to recover.
Korea, the Pacific, and across the Mid- formed to help. Once the Senate con- Most borrowers are currently await-
dle East. Since January 6, she has been firms Mayor Walsh, American workers ing loan approvals at the Small Busi-
working with retired Army LTG Russel will finally have one of their own lead- ness Administration, and many more
Honoré on a comprehensive review of ing the Department of Labor, someone are still looking to apply. Working
the Capitol’s security. from working America who will fight with the Biden administration, we
So given her background and given for working America. made important changes to the PPP
what she has done recently, I know she I am proud to say that once Mayor program to expand eligibility and ac-
is ready to hit the ground running. Walsh is confirmed tonight, the Senate cess to nonprofits, to hard-hit inde-
Lieutenant General Gibson is ready to will have confirmed all 15 of President pendent venues, and to make it easier
go, and her responsibility to ensure a Biden’s Cabinet Secretaries. for the smallest, most underserved
safe working environment for Sen- Under extraordinary circumstances,
businesses to get relief, particularly
ators, visitors, Capitol employees, unusual responsibilities, a later than
microbusinesses, sole proprietors, and
staff, and reporters she will take with usual runoff election, an evenly divided
woman-owned and minority-owned
the utmost of gravity and competence. Chamber, an insurrection, an impeach-
businesses.
Joining her in the Office of Sergeant ment trial, and the passage of historic
There is no reason—no reason—to let
at Arms will be Kelly Fado, as Deputy Federal relief, the Senate has still
this program expire while there are
Sergeant, and Jennifer Hemingway, as stayed on track and confirmed Presi-
still scores of applicants in line and
dent Biden’s Cabinet faster than both
chief of staff, two trusted members of billions of dollars left in the program.
of the last two administrations. Let me
the Senate family. The House already passed the exten-
This is a historic day in a second say that again. With everything else
going on, the Senate has confirmed sion of the program by an overwhelm-
way. This will be the first time in the ingly bipartisan vote, 415 to 3. A bipar-
President Biden’s Cabinet faster than
history of the Senate that the leader- tisan group of Senators, including Sen-
during both of the prior two adminis-
ship of the Sergeant at Arms will be ators CARDIN and COLLINS, SHAHEEN,
trations, one a Democrat and one a Re-
comprised entirely of women—another MARSHALL, SULLIVAN, and MURKOWSKI,
publican. Every single member of
crack in the glass ceiling. And I cannot support identical legislation here in
President Biden’s Cabinet has received
think of a better team than the one we the Senate.
a bipartisan vote in favor of confirma-
have put together. So we are not going to end this week
tion. I anticipate that the vote in favor
Congratulations to all three of them without passing an extension. Again,
of Mayor Walsh will stay true to form,
on officially starting their new roles the Senate must pass another exten-
completing an unblemished record of
today. And I know, Madam President, sion of the Paycheck Protection Pro-
bipartisan confirmations to the Cabi-
you are proud of that as well. gram before the end of the week and
net.
It is really a good day. It is a tribute to President Biden and make sure the Nation’s small busi-
f his team that they have chosen such a nesses can have access to this very
NOMINATIONS fine Cabinet and a tribute to the Sen- vital lifeline.
ators here that we have moved in such I yield the floor.
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
a quick fashion despite so many other
next, another aspect of why this is a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
responsibilities being placed on our
good day. clerk will call the roll.
shoulders in these early days of this
Tonight, the Senate will confirm The legislative clerk proceeded to
Congress.
Mayor Marty Walsh of Boston to serve Few Cabinets in history have begun call the roll.
as Secretary of Labor. The son of Irish their tenures with such daunting tasks: Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask
immigrants, Mayor Walsh followed his a once-in-a-century pandemic, an econ- unanimous consent that the order for
father’s footsteps in construction and omy in the doldrums, global challenges the quorum call be rescinded.
joined the Laborers’ Union Local 223 at like climate change and democratic de- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
age 21, eventually serving as its presi- cline. Thankfully, this Senate has objection, it is so ordered.
dent before being elected mayor of Bos- made sure President Biden’s Cabinet is f
ton. in place and on the job as quickly as
During his testimony here in the possible. We will continue the per- CONCLUSION OF MORNING
Senate, Mayor Walsh said it was by sonnel business this week by installing BUSINESS
joining a union that his parents were the Deputy Director at OMB, the Sur- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning
able to climb up into the middle class geon General, the Assistant Secretary business is closed.
and give their son a shot at a better of Health and Human Services, and f
life. Deputy Secretaries at Energy and
We have something in common. My Treasury. EXECUTIVE SESSION
grandfather came to the United States
f ---
and became very involved with the
labor movement. One day when he was PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
14, it was raining. He was looking for Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under
shelter. It was pouring. He had almost PPP. In addition to these nominees, the previous order, the Senate will pro-
nowhere to live. He walked into the the Senate has another important mat- ceed to executive session to resume
labor temple, where he heard Eugene ter of legislative business on the agen- consideration of the following nomina-
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V. Debs and Will and Ariel Durant give da this week: an extension of the bipar- tion, which the clerk will report.
the annual address at that temple es- tisan Paycheck Protection Program, The legislative clerk read the nomi-
tablished by the A.F. of L. to teach the which is set to expire at the end of the nation of Martin Joseph Walsh, of Mas-
immigrants about the union move- month. sachusetts, to be Secretary of Labor.
ment. So we have that in common. Our Since its inception, the Paycheck The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen-
grandfathers are immigrants—one from Protection Program has generated ator from Illinois.
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