Congressional Record, Senate, September 15, 2022: Page S4804
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Page S4804 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for September 15, 2022, in interleaved columns. A funding table headed Sec. 4701, Department of Energy National Security Programs, in thousands of dollars, compares the FY 2023 request and the Senate-authorized amounts, showing Defense Environmental Cleanup at 6,914,532 requested and 6,532,532 authorized and several mission support lines with equal amounts. Another passage has Mr. Schumer ask unanimous consent that a resolution be agreed to and that the President be notified of the Senate's action, and a quotation from President Reagan calls involvement in the search for Middle East peace a moral imperative.
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S4804 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 15, 2022
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
(In Thousands of Dollars)
FY 2023 Senate
Program Request Authorized
Subtotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup ............................................................................................................... 6,914,532 6,532,532
TOTAL, Defense Environmental Cleanup ................................................................................................................. 6,914,532 6,532,532
Other Defense Activities
Environment, health, safety and security
Environment, health, safety and security mission support ............................................................................... 138,854 138,854
Program direction .............................................................................................................................................. 76,685 76,685
Total, Environment, health, safety and security ....................................................................................................... 215,539 215,539
Office of Enterprise Assessments
Enterprise assessments ...................................................................................................................................... 27,486 27,486
Program direction .............................................................................................................................................. 57,941 57,941
Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments .................................................................................................................... 85,427 85,427
Specialized security activities ................................................................................................................................. 306,067 306,067
Legacy Management
Legacy Management Activities—Defense .......................................................................................................... 174,163 174,163
Program Direction ............................................................................................................................................. 21,983 21,983
Total, Legacy Management ....................................................................................................................................... 196,146 196,146
Defense-related administrative support ................................................................................................................... 170,695 170,695
Office of hearings and appeals .................................................................................................................................. 4,477 4,477
Subtotal, Other defense activities ............................................................................................................................. 978,351 978,351
Total, Other Defense Activities ................................................................................................................................. 978,351 978,351
AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY A resolution (S. Res. 755) recognizing Sep-
MEET The Committee on the Judiciary is tember 11, 2022, as a ‘‘National Day of Serv-
authorized to meet during the session ice and Remembrance’’.
Mr. PADILLA. Mr. President, I have
of the Senate on Thursday, September There being no objection, the com-
six requests for committees to meet
15, 2022, at 9 a.m., to conduct an execu- mittee was discharged, and the Senate
during today’s session of the Senate.
tive business meeting. proceeded to consider the resolution.
They have the approval of the Majority
Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous con-
and Minority Leaders. f
sent the resolution be agreed to, the
Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph preamble be agreed to, and that the
5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- RETURN OF PAPERS REQUEST—S.
1198 motions to reconsider be considered
ate, the following committees are au- made and laid upon the table.
thorized to meet during today’s session Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous con-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
of the Senate: sent that the Secretary of the Senate
objection, it is so ordered.
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND be authorized to request the House of
The resolution (S. Res. 755) was
FORESTRY Representatives to return the papers
agreed to.
The Committee on Agriculture, Nu- on S. 1198; further, upon receipt of the
The preamble was agreed to.
trition, and Forestry is authorized to bill from the House, the Senate’s ac-
(The resolution, with its preamble, is
meet during the session of the Senate tions on September 8, 2022, with respect
printed in the RECORD of September 8,
on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 10 to S. 1198, be vitiated; that the Senate
2022, under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’)
a.m., to conduct a hearing. then proceed to the immediate consid-
eration of S. 1198; that the committee- f
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
reported substitute be withdrawn, the NATIONAL DIRECT SUPPORT PRO-
The Committee on Armed Services is Tester substitute amendment at the FESSIONALS RECOGNITION WEEK
authorized to meet during the session desk be considered and agreed to; the
of the Senate on Thursday, September Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I
bill, as amended, be considered read a ask unanimous consent that the Sen-
15, 2022, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing third time and passed, and the motions
on a nomination. ate proceed immediately to consider-
to reconsider be considered made and ation of S. Res. 767, which was sub-
COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN laid upon the table, all without inter-
AFFAIRS mitted earlier today.
vening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
The Committee on Banking, Housing, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
and Urban Affairs is authorized to objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution
meet during the session of the Senate
f by title.
on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 10
The senior assistant legislative clerk
a.m., to conduct a hearing. RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 11, 2022, read as follows:
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL AS A ‘‘NATIONAL DAY OF SERV- A resolution (S. Res. 767) designating the
RESOURCES ICE AND REMEMBRANCE’’ week beginning September 11, 2022, as ‘‘Na-
The Committee on Energy and Nat- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I tional Direct Support Professionals Recogni-
ural Resources is authorized to meet ask unanimous consent the Committee tion Week’’.
during the session of the Senate on on the Judiciary be discharged from There being no objection, the Senate
Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 10 further consideration, and the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
a.m., to conduct a hearing. now proceed to S. Res. 755. Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I
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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without rise today to mark the week beginning
The Committee on Foreign Relations objection, it is so ordered. on September 11, 2022, as National Di-
is authorized to meet during the ses- The clerk will report the resolution rect Support Professionals Recognition
sion of the Senate on Thursday, Sep- by title. Week. Direct support professionals as-
tember 15, 2022, at 10 a.m., to conduct a The senior assistant legislative clerk sist millions of individuals living with
hearing. read as follows: disabilities to perform a wide range of
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September 15, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4805
essential daily tasks such as meal prep- be agreed to, and the motions to recon- ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT
aration, transportation, and medica- sider be considered made and laid upon Mr. SCHUMER. If there is no further
tion management. Direct support pro- the table with no intervening action or business to come before the Senate, I
fessionals provide critical home- and debate. ask that it stand adjourned under the
community-based services—HCBS— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without previous order, following the remarks
that allow individuals to stay con- objection, it is so ordered. of Senators LANKFORD and SASSE.
nected with their communities. The resolution (S. Res. 767) was The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
As direct support professionals agreed to. objection, it is so ordered.
stepped up during the pandemic and The preamble was agreed to. Mr. SCHUMER. I yield the floor.
provided care while facing increased (The resolution, with its preamble, is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen-
personal risks as frontline workers, printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- ator from Oklahoma.
many faced long-standing difficulties mitted Resolutions.’’)
such as inadequate wages and benefits. f
These challenges disproportionately af- f ABRAHAM ACCORDS
fect racial and ethnic minorities, who RECOGNIZING AND SUPPORTING Mr. LANKFORD. Madam President, 2
comprise 62 percent of the home care THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF NA- years ago, almost to the exact mo-
workforce, which includes direct sup- TIONAL FORENSIC SCIENCE ment, I was sitting on the south lawn
port professionals. These issues have WEEK of the White House in the blazing Sun,
led to high turnover and vacancy rates,
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I where a redhead should never sit, get-
contributing to a growing shortage of
ask unanimous consent the Senate pro- ting a sunburn, on a hot September day
direct support professionals.
Even as this shortage persists and ceed to the consideration of S. Res. 768, in DC, watching leadership of the UAE,
millions of jobs in the field remain submitted earlier today. Bahrain, Israel, and the United States
open, demand for direct support profes- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without all shake hands and sign an agreement
sionals is expected to increase by at objection, it is so ordered. called the Abraham Accords. It was a
least 1.4 million new direct care jobs by The clerk will report the resolution remarkable moment in American his-
2026, according to PHI. An insufficient by title. tory.
number of direct support professionals The senior assistant legislative clerk We have become so accustomed in
will likely mean longer wait lists for read as follows: the last 2 years to this conversation
individuals seeking assistance, force A resolution (S. Res. 768) recognizing and
about the Abraham Accords, we lose
providers to turn away new referrals, supporting the goals and ideals of National track that it was just 2 years ago that
or discontinue programs and services. Forensic Science Week. we had one of the greatest break-
These circumstances hurt quality of There being no objection, the Senate throughs in Middle East peace that we
care and put further stress on family proceeded to consider the resolution. have had in decades.
caregivers. Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous con- In 1979, Egypt and Israel came to-
Under President Biden’s leadership, sent the resolution be agreed to, the gether for a peace agreement under
we have taken steps to invest in home- preamble be agreed to, and that the President Jimmy Carter and the Camp
and community-based services by motions to reconsider be considered David Accords. In 1994, Jordan and
building up the home care workforce made and laid upon the table with no Israel normalized relationships under
and expanding access to care. I am intervening action or debate. President Clinton. But for 26 years,
proud to have voted for the American The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without there were no additional peace agree-
Rescue Plan Act, which—among many objection, it is so ordered. ments and, quite frankly, very few con-
critical provisions—included $12.7 bil- The resolution (S. Res. 768) was versations even. It stopped. All the
lion for HCBS. I am also a cosponsor of agreed to. conversation among foreign affairs was
the Better Care Better Jobs Act, which The preamble was agreed to. that you had to resolve the Palestinian
would build on the funding from Amer- (The resolution, with its preamble, is conflict before anything else could be
ican Rescue Plan Act by continuing en- printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- resolved in the Middle East, and for 26
hanced Medicaid funding for HCBS for mitted Resolutions.’’) years, all the focus was on that.
States that expand access to these The Trump administration came in
services and invest in the workforce, f and put the whole thing on its head and
such as the direct support profes- ORDERS FOR MONDAY, said: What if? What if we work towards
sionals. SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 peace agreements outside of the Pales-
It is more important than ever that tinian conversation? If we set that
we take the time to recognize the work Mr. SCHUMER. And, finally—I thank aside, could we still normalize agree-
of those who choose to be direct sup- again my colleagues from Oklahoma ments?
port professionals. I would like to con- and Nebraska—I ask unanimous con- Again, most people said: No, that is
gratulate two Marylanders who were sent that when the Senate completes not possible—until 2 years ago today.
recognized this year for their work as its business today, it adjourn until 3 Two years ago today, when the leaders
direct support professionals: Maria p.m. on Monday, September 19, and of UAE, Bahrain, Israel, and the United
Swift of Penn-Mar Humans Services re- that following the prayer and the States met together and signed an
ceived the American Network of Com- pledge, the morning hour be deemed agreement, they started not just a
munity Options and Resources’ Na- expired, the Journal of proceedings be process, they started a conversation
tional Direct Support Professional of approved to date, the time for the two and a dialogue. They shook hands and
the Year Award and Tammy Wright of leaders be reserved for their use later signed an agreement that had remark-
Consumer Direct Care Network re- in the day, and morning business be able statements in it about religious
ceived the Maryland State award. closed; that upon the conclusion of liberty that we look at and think: The
Maria and Tammy are making an enor- morning business, the Senate proceed Arab world would not sign that, but
mous difference and I appreciate their to executive session to resume consid- they did, quite frankly, because people
service to others. I would also like to eration of the Pan nomination; further, hadn’t asked them to.
thank Senators Collins, Blumenthal, that the cloture motions filed during There were conversations and agree-
Brown, Casey, Kaine, King, Klobuchar, today’s session ripen at 5:30 p.m.; fi- ments made about energy policy, about
Menendez, Smith, Van Hollen, and nally, that if any nominations are con- economic development in a region of
Warren for joining me in showing our firmed during Monday’s session, the the world that many would say that no
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appreciation for direct support profes- motions to reconsider be considered one will ever meet and this will never
sionals across the Nation and recog- made and laid upon the table and the get better.
nizing the essential role they play in President be immediately notified of President Reagan once said:
our healthcare system. the Senate’s action. Our involvement in the search for Middle
Mr. SCHUMER. I further ask that the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without East peace is not a matter of preference; it is
resolution be agreed to, the preamble objection, it is so ordered. a moral imperative.
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