Resolution Honoring Don Young and Orders for Wednesday — Congressional Record, Senate, March 29, 2022 (S1839)

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Congressional Record, Senate, page S1839, March 29, 2022. The page lists committees authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, including the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Foreign Relations, and Veterans' Affairs. Schumer obtains consent to proceed to a resolution honoring and celebrating the life and legacy of Representative Don Young, and the resolution is agreed to. Schumer also makes a unanimous consent request on orders for Wednesday, March 30, 2022, including a vote on the motion to discharge the Bedoya nomination at 11:45 a.m. and resumed consideration of the Pryor nomination.

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March 29, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1839
COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN ate proceed to the consideration of S. ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH
AFFAIRS Res. 565, submitted earlier today. 30, 2022
The Committee on Banking, Housing, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I
and Urban Affairs is authorized to objection, it is so ordered. ask unanimous consent that when the
meet during the session of the Senate The clerk will report the resolution Senate completes its business today, it
on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at 10 a.m., by title. adjourn until 10 a.m., Wednesday,
to conduct a hearing. The bill clerk read as follows: March 30; that following the prayer and
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL A resolution (S. Res. 565) honoring and pledge, the morning hour be deemed
RESOURCES celebrating the life and legacy of Represent- expired, the Journal of proceedings be
The Committee on Energy and Nat- ative Don Young.
approved to date, the time for the two
ural Resources is authorized to meet The PRESIDING OFFICER. There leaders be reserved for their use later
during the session of the Senate on being no objection, the Senate pro- in the day, and morning business be
Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at 10 a.m., to ceeded to consider the resolution. closed; that upon conclusion of morn-
conduct a hearing. Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous con- ing business, the Senate proceed to ex-
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS sent that the resolution be agreed to, ecutive session to resume consider-
The Committee on Foreign Relations the preamble be agreed to, and that the ation of the Pryor nomination; that
is authorized to meet during the ses- motions to reconsider be considered the cloture motions filed during Mon-
sion of the Senate on Tuesday, March made and laid upon the table with no day’s session ripen following disposi-
29, 2022, at 10:15 a.m., to conduct a busi- intervening action or debate. tion of the motion to discharge the
ness meeting. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Bedoya nomination, and that the Sen-
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, objection, it is so ordered. ate vote on the motion to discharge the
AND PENSIONS The resolution (S. Res. 565) was Bedoya nomination at 11:45 a.m.; fur-
The Committee on Health, Edu- agreed to. ther, that if cloture is invoked on the
cation, Labor, and Pensions is author- The preamble was agreed to. Pryor nomination, all postcloture time
ized to meet during the session of the (The resolution, with its preamble, is be considered expired at 1:30 p.m.; fi-
Senate on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- nally, if any nominations are con-
10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. mitted Resolutions.’’) firmed during Wednesday’s session of
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY f the Senate, the motions to reconsider
The Committee on the Judiciary is EXECUTIVE SESSION be considered made and laid upon the
authorized to meet during the session table and the President be immediately
--- notified of the Senate’s action.
of the Senate on Tuesday, March 29,
2022, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I objection, it is so ordered.
The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs ask unanimous consent that the Sen- f
is authorized to meet during the ses- ate proceed to executive session to con- ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT
sion of the Senate on Tuesday, March sider the following nominations en
29, 2022, at 3:30 p.m., to conduct a hear- bloc: Calendar Nos. 642, 643, 734, and Mr. SCHUMER. If there is no further
ing. 789; that the Senate vote on the nomi- business to come before the Senate, I
SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE nations en bloc without intervening ac- ask that it stand adjourned under the
The Select Committee on Intel- tion or debate; that the motions to re- provisions of S. Res. 565, following the
ligence is authorized to meet during consider be considered made and laid remarks of Senator CANTWELL.
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, upon the table; that any statements re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
March 29, 2022, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct lated to the nominations be printed in objection, it is so ordered.
a closed briefing. the Record; that the President be im- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen-
mediately notified of the Senate’s ac- ator from Washington.
f
tion; and the Senate resume legislative f
RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY session.
NOMINATION OF ALVARO M.
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
BEDOYA
ask unanimous consent that the Sen- objection, it is so ordered.
ate now proceed to the en bloc consid- The question is, Will the Senate ad- Ms. CANTWELL. Madam President, I
eration of the following Senate resolu- vise and consent to the following nomi- thank the leader for mentioning the
tions, which were submitted earlier nations en bloc: Lisa A. Carty, of move to have a vote on Alvaro Bedoya
today: S. Res. 561, S. Res. 562, S. Res. Maryland, to be an Alternate Rep- to be Commissioner of the Federal
563, and S. Res. 564. resentative of the United States of Trade Commission. This is such an im-
There being no objection, the Senate America to the Sessions of the General portant task, and I know that the lead-
proceeded to consider the resolutions Assembly of the United Nations, during er probably knows that Mr. Bedoya
en bloc. her tenure of service as Representative hails from New York, but it also must
Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous con- of the United States of America on the be a very proud moment for him as
sent that the resolutions be agreed to, Economic and Social Council of the well.
the preambles be agreed to, and that United Nations; Laura S. H. Holgate, of The FTC is the security guard for
the motions to reconsider be consid- Virginia, to be Representative of the America’s consumers. If a company is
ered made and laid upon the table with United States of America to the Inter- lying to its customers about their
no intervening action or debate. national Atomic Energy Agency, with products and what they can do or
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the rank of Ambassador; Christopher teaming up with competitors to keep
objection, it is so ordered. John Williamson, of West Virginia, to prices high, the FTC is the policeman
The resolutions were agreed to. be Assistant Secretary of Labor for on the beat, saying those things are
The preambles were agreed to. Mine Safety and Health; and Mallory not allowed here.
(The resolutions, with their pre- A. Stewart, of the District of Colum- Mr. SCHUMER. Would the Senator
ambles, are printed in today’s RECORD bia, to be an Assistant Secretary of from Washington yield for a minute?
under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) State (Verification and Compliance)? Ms. CANTWELL. Yes.
f The nominations were confirmed en Mr. SCHUMER. I want to thank the

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bloc. Senator for her leadership on this
HONORING AND CELEBRATING THE issue.
LIFE AND LEGACY OF REP- f
We all know that we have seen prices
RESENTATIVE DON YOUNG LEGISLATIVE SESSION go way up. We also all suspect that a
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- lot of it is due to different kinds of
ask unanimous consent that the Sen- ate will now resume legislative session. gouging and manipulation. The FTC is

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S1840 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 29, 2022
about the best Agency to look for this, thing about reining in some of the bad I hope that my colleagues will join us
but without Mr. Bedoya on the FTC, practices that we see online, I think he to approve and move quickly to dis-
the chair and the members would be is a very qualified person and indi- charge the committee of Alvaro
handicapped in moving that forward. vidual. Bedoya’s nomination to be a Commis-
This is a really important motion to Mr. Bedoya graduated summa cum sioner of the FTC and support his nom-
discharge. laude from Harvard and holds a law de- ination as we get this to the Senate
I hope anyone who cares about infla- gree from Yale, where he served on the floor.
tion and rising prices and collusion and Yale Law Journal and received the I yield the floor.
all kinds of manipulation to prevent Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for
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those prices from coming back down New Americans.
should be voting for this motion to dis- So I think that Mr. Bedoya is a per- ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 AM
charge and the nomination. son who has dug in on a variety of TOMORROW
Once again, the Senator from Wash- issues and has the experience and lead-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under
ington has led the way on this issue, ership in one of the most critical
the previous order, and pursuant to S.
and I salute her. This is a very, very areas—technology—that the FTC is
Res. 565, the Senate stands adjourned
important motion to discharge. dealing with today.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- So I encourage my colleagues to sup- until 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 30,
ator from Washington. port him. That is why he is supported 2022, and does so as a further mark of
Ms. CANTWELL. Madam President, I by the current Republican FTC Com- respect for the late DON YOUNG, former
thank the majority leader for that con- missioners. They also support his nom- Representative from Alaska.
cise documentation of what really the ination. They say they recognize his Thereupon, the Senate, at 7:59 p.m.,
FTC is about. It is about getting some- willingness and expertise and ability to adjourned until Wednesday, March 30,
body on there who is going to fight to reach across the aisle and find common 2022, at 10 a.m.
protect consumers on issues. ground on solutions that work for peo- f
We know that we need the FTC now ple.
more than ever. We needed their mus- It is that skill set that we are look- NOMINATIONS
cle during the COVID pandemic, as op- ing for at the FTC to help hard-work- Executive nomination received by
portunistic scammers stole $5.9 billion ing Americans get a fair shake in the the Senate:
out of the pockets of Americans, and marketplace, whether that is at the PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT
that is just the reported amount. That pharmacy, the gas pump, or online. BOARD
doesn’t include people who never knew And I know that as a proud immi- TRAVIS LEBLANC, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER OF
that they were scammed or were too grant, Mr. Bedoya will also use his role THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD
FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 29, 2028. (REAPPOINT-
embarrassed to report what happened. to expand the FTC’s work in under- MENT)
So Congress, on a bipartisan basis, served communities.
pumped up the FTC’s power, and at the The FTC needs to be able to protect f
end of 2020, we passed the COVID–19 all Americans, and to accomplish that, DISCHARGED NOMINATION
Consumer Protection Act to help root we need to have a Commission that is
out promoters of dangerous, fake treat- not deadlocked now but has somebody The Senate Committee on Banking,
ments and cures. like Mr. Bedoya, who can help us move Housing, and Urban Affairs was dis-
Second, we gave the FTC $30 million ahead on these issues. charged from further consideration of
in the American Rescue Plan to pro- He has experience working, as I said, the following nomination pursuant to
mote and protect Americans against in the Judiciary Committee. In 2009, he S. Res. 27 and the nomination was
scams that targeted their COVID stim- cofounded the Esperanza Education placed on the Executive Calendar:
ulus payments. Fund, an immigration status-blind col- LISA DENELL COOK, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE A MEMBER OF
THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE
Last year, we confirmed the FTC lege scholarship for immigrant stu- SYSTEM FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF FOURTEEN
Chair, Lina Khan, with support from 21 dents, and has been working on various YEARS FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2010.
Republicans in this body, and today we issues within the community. f
are talking about the next important Right now, we need an FTC that is
step in protecting consumers, and that going to look at market systems and CONFIRMATIONS
is moving to confirm Mr. Bedoya to fill make sure there is fair competition to Executive nominations confirmed by
the last seat on the Federal Trade make sure that consumers are pro- the Senate March 29, 2022:
Commission. tected and that there is a level playing
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Mr. Bedoya has the right experience field.
LISA A. CARTY, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ALTERNATE
we need to tackle the problems that we I think his experience here on the REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
are facing right now—some of the most Hill lets him understand exactly what TO THE SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
UNITED NATIONS, DURING HER TENURE OF SERVICE AS
complicated and pressing issues regard- that is. He has testified before Con- REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ing how to protect our privacy and pro- gress and State legislatures and ap- ON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OF THE UNITED
NATIONS.
tect children’s online privacy. I say peared in numbers of publications
that because I heard comments from about these critical issues on privacy INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
my colleague about Mr. Bedoya and the and on the online world in which we LAURA S. H. HOLGATE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE REP-
RESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO
fact that he issued various tweets need to have more oversight. THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, WITH
about this or that in his time in the So, finally, Mr. Bedoya’s experience THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR.

private sector. on, as I said, data privacy specifically, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
I guarantee you that if we voted for the internet and making it a safe place NANI A. COLORETTI, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE DEPUTY DI-
people based on what their tweets are, for children—he exposed racial bias in RECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.

there would be a lot of people who facial recognition software, helped to DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
wouldn’t be approved at all, including protect innocent people from prosecu- CHRISTOPHER JOHN WILLIAMSON, OF WEST VIRGINIA,
some of the people who have been tion and companies that have already TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR MINE
SAFETY AND HEALTH.
through this process. collected data on millions of Ameri-
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Mr. Bedoya served as the chief coun- cans. We need that kind of expertise
MALLORY A. STEWART, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
sel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Sub- that Mr. Bedoya knows and under- BIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE
committee on Privacy, Technology, stands how we are using that today and (VERIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE).

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C.S. ELIOT KANG, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE AN ASSIST-
and Law. So I would say that as it re- what we can do to better protect the ANT SECRETARY OF STATE (INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
lates to the FTC’s ability to do some- American consumer. AND NON–PROLIFERATION).

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