Senate Proceedings on H.R. 6833 and S. 5002, September 29, 2022 — Congressional Record
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This is the Congressional Record, Vol. 168, No. 158, for Thursday, September 29, 2022, from S5509, covering Senate proceedings. The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 6833, the Affordable Insulin Now Act, with Schumer amendments pending. Under the heading Hurricane Ian, Mr. Schumer states that Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida and that about 2 million people are without power. He also states that government funding is set to run out Friday at midnight, says both sides have held negotiations on a continuing resolution to fund the government until mid-December, and cites $12 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine in the continuing resolution.
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117 th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
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of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE
Vol. 168 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 No. 158
Senate
The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was LEGISLATIVE SESSION 150 miles an hour and storm surges
called to order by the President pro reaching reported heights of 18 feet.
tempore (Mr. LEAHY). About 2 million people are now without
AFFORDABLE INSULIN NOW ACT— power, and communities that dot the
f Resumed coastline are seeing 3 to 4 feet of flood-
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under ing.
PRAYER the previous order, the Senate will re- Thankfully, Ian was downgraded to a
The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- sume consideration of H.R. 6833, which tropical storm this morning, but the
fered the following prayer: the clerk will report. damage has already been severe, and
Let us pray. The bill clerk read as follows: the road to recovery will be long.
Eternal God, who saves us, we praise A bill (H.R. 6833) to amend title XXVII of I will continue to monitor the situa-
the greatness of Your power. Continue the Public Health Service Act, the Internal tion in Florida over the coming days,
to be with those who must deal with Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Re- and the Senate stands ready to help
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 to es- Floridians with whatever they need to
the consequences of Hurricane Ian. tablish requirements with respect to cost-
Continue also to bless our Senators. stay safe and rebuild their commu-
sharing for certain insulin products, and for
Keep them on the path of humility so other purposes. nities.
that they will seek to serve others. I want to thank all the first respond-
Pending:
Keep them on the path of forgiveness ers, National Guardsmen, and local of-
Schumer amendment No. 5745, in the na-
so that they will give others the same ficials, volunteers, and every single
ture of a substitute.
kind of mercy they so frequently re- Schumer amendment No. 6030 (to amend- person who placed themselves in
ceive from You. Keep them on the path ment No. 5745), to add an effective date. harm’s way to keep their communities
of courage so that they will choose the Schumer motion to commit the bill to the safe.
challenging and narrow way that leads Committee on Appropriations, with instruc- H.R. 6833
tions, Schumer amendment No. 6031, to add
to life. Madam President, now on CR fund-
an effective date.
Lord, bless us all, as we strive to Schumer amendment No. 6032 (to (the in- ing, with a little more good-faith nego-
walk with an integrity that will honor structions) amendment No. 6031), to modify tiation between Democrats and Repub-
You. the effective date. licans, I am hopeful that today is the
We pray in Your loving Name. Amen. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. day we will finish passing a continuing
ROSEN). The Senator from Vermont. resolution to fund the government
f Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, I sug- until mid-December. Government fund-
gest the absence of a quorum. ing is set to run out Friday at mid-
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The night, roughly 40 hours from now, and
The President pro tempore led the clerk will call the roll. there is no reason at all for us to get
Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: The bill clerk proceeded to call the anywhere near that deadline.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the roll. Over the past 24 hours, both sides
United States of America, and to the Repub- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I have continued holding fruitful nego-
lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ask unanimous consent that the order tiations to reach the finish line. We
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. for the quorum call be rescinded. have some more work to do, a little
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without more, but we are close—close enough
f objection, it is so ordered. that I hope we can finish up today, but
RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER both sides need to keep working to-
RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME The majority leader is recognized. gether for that to happen.
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under HURRICANE IAN I urge both sides to keep going be-
the previous order, the leadership time Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, cause this CR is filled with many good
is reserved. this morning, the thoughts of everyone things that both sides can support, like
in the Senate are with the people of $12 billion in emergency aid for
f Florida, who are in the midst of one of Ukraine, to help Ukrainians with more
the worst storms ever to hit the State, weapons, intelligence gathering, and
CONCLUSION OF MORNING as Hurricane Ian made landfall yester- aid to keep the government afloat at a
BUSINESS day. time of war. Seven months since the
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Morn- Ian made landfall as a category 4 conflict began, it is crystal clear that
ing business is closed. hurricane, with wind speeds reaching American assistance has gone a long
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way to helping the Ukrainian people be the first-ever Black woman to sit on 2030, a huge accomplishment that will
resist Putin’s evil, vicious aggression. the Third Circuit, joining in the proud make the lives of every American now
But the fight is far from over, and we company of many Biden nominees who and in the future better. Passing the
must—we must—continue helping the are helping to make the bench a more Inflation Reduction Act, along with
brave, valiant Ukrainian people. accurate reflection of our country. ratifying the Kigali Amendment last
The CR also includes items like That is something all of us are proud week, is the strongest one-two punch
emergency aid to help communities of. against climate change any Congress
across the country hammered by nat- A graduate of Swarthmore and Yale, has ever taken.
ural disasters, including flooding in Ms. Freeman would join the bench I am very proud of my caucus for
States like Kentucky, Louisiana, Ala- after working with the Federal Com- sticking together. With 50 votes, it
bama, and Texas, as well as disasters in munity Defender Office for the Eastern ain’t easy. And this is only what we
Alaska, Puerto Rico, and New Mexico, District of Pennsylvania. She has dedi- have gotten done since June.
which suffered—New Mexico suffered cated her career to making sure all To save our country from the worst
its worst wildfires in the State’s his- people, regardless of wealth or status, of COVID, we passed the American Res-
tory earlier this year. have equal representation before the cue Plan to put shots in people’s arms
Through the CR, we will also reau- law. I am confident that her perspec- and checks in people’s pockets. We
thorize FDA user fees for another 5 tive will be an asset to the Third Cir- passed the first infrastructure law in
years, which is vital if we want to cuit, and I look forward to her con- years to fix our roads, our bridges, our
avoid any slowdown in the review of firmation later this morning. highways; to expand broadband to poor
new lifesaving drugs and medical de- SENATE ACCOMPLISHMENTS and rural communities; and to protect
vices that millions and millions of peo- Madam President, on our accomplish- our kids from the dangers of lead pip-
ple rely on. Reauthorizing these user ments in this Congress, finally, as ing.
fees will also prevent thousands of Americans are set to go to the polls in We reformed our Postal Service after
hard-working FDA employees from little over a month, it is time to sum- decades of neglect. We reinstated
being furloughed, many of whom are marize the things that this Democratic VAWA, the Violence Against Women
crucial for this lifesaving review proc- Act, to protect women from abuse,
majority has done in the past 2 years
ess. Finally, by passing a CR, we will after years of inaction. We took a
and make clear the options that face
help millions of families afford their stand on Asian hate crimes and de-
the American people in this election.
heating and utility bills over the win- When Democrats assumed the major- clared lynching a Federal hate crime
ter by investing $1 billion in the ity in 2021, I promised the Senate after a century of delay. We also unani-
LIHEAP program. would address the challenges our coun- mously ended forced arbitration for
I want to recognize Senator JACK sexual harassment in the workplace.
try faces, head on and without delay,
REED and Senator MAGGIE HASSAN for
not with timid solutions but with bold- And we confirmed the first Black
making sure we included this funding
ness and courage. Twenty months woman ever to sit on the Supreme
in the CR, because thanks to their ef-
later, because of Democratic leader- Court of the United States when we
forts many families will have a break
ship, we have lifted our country out of confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson.
this winter by lowering their utility Now, these are just some of the ac-
crisis. We have a lot of work left to do,
bills.
but let’s take a look at some of the complishments of the Democratic ma-
In short, there is every reason in the
major accomplishments that passed jority. None have been easy in the
world for both sides to get to yes on fi-
nalizing the CR before the end of through the Senate under this major- longest 50–50 Senate ever, but I am con-
today. Democrats will continue work- ity. fident that America will be a better na-
ing with our Republican colleagues in In the wake of the tragedies in tion because of all the things we have
good faith to find a path to the finish Uvalde, Buffalo, and so many other done in the last 2 years.
shootings, we promised the time had And the fight—the fight—will keep
line.
I want to thank our terrific chair of come to break the grip of the NRA. So going. With every fiber of our being,
the Appropriations Committee, Sen- we passed the first gun safety bill Democrats will never back away from
ator LEAHY, as well as Ranking Mem- America has seen in 30 years. protecting a woman’s fundamental
ber SHELBY, for all of their hard work In the wake of high costs, dwindling right to choose. MAGA Republicans,
on the CR. I hope this is the last CR of tech jobs, and an emboldened Chinese meanwhile, pushing national abortion
Chairman LEAHY’s illustrious career, Communist Party, we passed the bans, prosecutions of women and doc-
because we are all hopeful that the om- CHIPS and Science Act to boost high- tors, and bans with no exceptions for
nibus will be the last funding bill we end manufacturing here in America, to rape or incest, show the contrast be-
will do later this year. turbocharge America’s semiconductor tween the parties—one moving forward
I also want to thank all my col- industry, and to secure the largest and one looking backward and fol-
leagues on the committee who have down payment in scientific research in lowing the MAGA dictates to the far,
worked day and night to avoid a shut- decades. far right.
down, as well as their dedicated staffs. After years of veterans waiting Democrats will also lower costs and
And I want to commend Senator around for help to treat their cancers, build ladders to help people get into
SHELBY, who has worked with Senator lung diseases, and other ailments the middle class and give people the
LEAHY in a very cooperative way. caused by toxic exposure, often from means to prosper in the middle class
The last thing the American people burn pits, we passed the PACT Act and once they get there.
need right now is a pointless govern- secured the largest expansion of vet- Republicans, meanwhile, have al-
ment shutdown. I am optimistic that erans’ health benefits in ages. ready made it clear whose corner they
we are on track to avoid one, well be- And, finally, in the face of high en- are in—the rich, the executive class,
fore the funding deadline. I thank all ergy costs and soaring healthcare the megacorporations. Without missing
my colleagues for their good work and costs, as well as the ravages of climate a beat, Republicans gladly cut taxes for
cooperation, and I encourage them to change, Democrats passed a billionaires and for big business, while
keep going so that we can finish the groundbreaking Inflation Reduction openly calling for Social Security and
work later today. Act, which will lower people’s energy Medicare to go on the chopping block
NOMINATION OF ARIANNA J. FREEMAN bills, make prescription drugs more af- year after year. And for good measure,
Madam President, on another mat- fordable, cap insulin costs for seniors while Democrats want to keep taxes
ter, the Senate will return to the con- on Medicare, and create millions of low for working and middle-class
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sideration of another brilliant nominee clean jobs for years to come through Americans, some on the other side
to serve on the Federal Bench, Arianna the largest green investments in Amer- have openly called for raising taxes—
Freeman, nominated to serve as circuit ican history—the largest green invest- raising taxes—on working families.
court judge for the Third Circuit. ments in American history. It will re- So the contrast here is not hard to
Ms. Freeman is not only eminently duce the amount of carbon that goes grasp. The choices between the parties
qualified, but she is historic. She would into the atmosphere by 40 percent by run deep; the consequences to our
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country, enormous. We have many tration insisted up and down they had ally was on a clearance sale, and we
challenges left to overcome as a na- no control over them. When the prices could have filled the Reserve right up
tion, but the choice is now between the started to level off, the same politi- to the top.
party that will build on all the cians asked for a round of applause— Oh, but Senate Democrats blocked it
progress we have made or one that will funny how that works. and bragged about blocking it. Leader
undo everything we have worked to ac- Here is what working families in SCHUMER boasted in writing that he
complish, between a party that will Kentucky know: that a gallon of gas had blocked a ‘‘bailout for Big Oil’’—a
protect our freedoms and a party that costs a full dollar more than when bailout for Big Oil, typical tired, old
will conspire to take them away, be- President Biden took office. American liberal rhetoric. But what our Demo-
tween a party that believes America is families and small businesses know crat colleagues blocked was an unbe-
at its best when we invest in all people their electricity bills skyrocketed this lievably good deal for the American
or a party that will only look after the spring and this summer, and they know people. Now they are draining the Re-
ultrarich. that heating costs on Democrats’ serve they wouldn’t let us refill, and
Remember, their major accomplish- watch this fall and winter may well be when they do need to refill it, you had
ment when they had the majority was catastrophic. better believe taxpayers won’t be pay-
tax cuts for the very wealthy. I am Just like our overall 13.2 percent in- ing March 2020 prices. I can tell you
confident that Americans will know flation since January 2021 is directly— that.
which party is fighting in their corner. directly—traceable to Democrats’ Shortsighted, ineffective, and bad ec-
I want to thank all my colleagues for reckless spending, a lot of our energy onomics—that is Democrats’ energy
their excellent work over the past 2 prices are traceable to Democrats’ policy in microcosm. Working Ameri-
years, and I look forward to building shortsighted policies. Democrats have cans pay the price every single day.
CRIME
on all that work we have accomplished spent 20 years saying we shouldn’t ex-
to set America on a path to prosperity plore for American energy, that our Now, Madam President, on another
in the 21st century. abundant fossil fuel resources should matter, runaway inflation isn’t the
actually stay in the ground. only crisis keeping American families
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Just in the last 2 years, Democrats up at night. The last 2 years have seen
Madam President, for the informa- law and order deteriorate all across our
tion of the Senate, we expect to vote overwhelmingly voted two separate
items to let the Biden EPA ban country. Public safety has eroded, vio-
on the confirmation of the Freeman lent crimes like murders and
nomination to be United States Circuit fracking. One analysis showed that the
kind of fracking ban Democrats want carjackings are breaking records, and
Judge for the Third Circuit, upon re- our southern border has turned into a
consideration, at 11:30 a.m. today. Ad- will quadruple household energy bills.
Democrats supported President turnstile.
ditional votes are expected this after- We have seen the violence and chaos
noon. Biden’s de facto bans on both offshore
and onshore oil and gas leasing. They firsthand in Kentucky, especially in
I yield the floor. my hometown of Louisville, but we
backed President Biden’s decision to
RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER
cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline. I aren’t alone. This is a nationwide phe-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- nomenon on Democrats’ watch.
guess it is better to import Middle
publican leader is recognized. Philadelphia just saw their 1,000th
Eastern crude than safely transport oil
HURRICANE IAN carjacking this year. It is not even Oc-
from Canada.
Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, tober yet. Carjackings in Philly have
They voted for reckless tax hikes, in-
the whole country continues our vigil quadrupled just since 2019.
cluding a natural gas tax that will di- In Phoenix, AZ, the first half of this
for the people of Florida, who are rectly drive up families’ heating costs.
hunkered down through Hurricane Ian. year saw homicides jump up more than
And this week marks the 6-month an- 25 percent compared to 2021. One
The storm’s landfall yesterday niversary of when President Biden
brought surging seas and sustained woman whose brother and cousin were
began his reckless draining of our Stra- both shot and killed a few weeks ago
winds over 150 miles an hour, and 2.5 tegic Petroleum Reserve in a desperate
million Florida families and businesses said:
attempt to buy up his poll numbers. It’s like the community has [actually] be-
are reportedly without power. Evacu- President Biden has already released come accustomed to it.
ation orders have been in place for more than 200 million barrels from the
more than 2 million residents of the In 2021, Denver recorded more mur-
Reserve into the international market, ders than they had seen in a single
gulf coast. more than all the other Presidents in
The extent of the damage has barely year since 1981, and the pace was 23
our history combined. A few days ago, percent higher still in the first half of
even begun to come into focus. Fortu- he promised to release an additional 10
nately, the coordinated State and local 2022.
million barrels in November. Nationwide, robberies and thefts in
response, led by Governor DeSantis and Our country established the Stra- big cities shot up 20 percent in the first
supported by Federal Agencies, is ongo- tegic Petroleum Reserve as a lifeline half of this year.
ing. for national security crises. Until now, So it turns out that, when an entire
Yesterday, our two colleagues from Presidents had only ever tapped it for political party builds its brand around
Florida led the State’s entire congres- armed conflicts or natural disasters. undermining the police, going easy on
sional delegation in asking President Now Democrats are emptying out our repeat offenders, and putting crimi-
Biden to issue a major disaster declara- emergency reserves in a desperate at- nals’ interests ahead of innocent fami-
tion and unlock further aid. I under- tempt to save their political skins. lies’, bad things happen.
stand the President agreed this morn- Reckless and cynical does not even Bad things also happen when the
ing. begin to cover it. same political party decides to stand
The Senate will stand ready to pro- Now the Reserve sits at its lowest down on border security: over 2 million
vide further assistance if needed. The point since 1984. If our country were illegal immigrants apprehended by the
government funding legislation before cut off from oil imports tomorrow, we CBP this fiscal year alone, not even
us will make sure the Disaster Relief would have less than 2 months’ supply. counting all of the people who evaded
Fund is refilled. And, remember, 2 years ago, in the capture; an avalanche—an avalanche—
Most immediately, Floridians remain early COVID crisis, when markets were of illegal drugs coming into our land.
at the forefront of the nation’s prayers. temporarily crashing and oil was sell- These are massive concerns among
THE ECONOMY ing for bargain-basement prices like we the American people—concerns that
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Madam President, now, on a com- have never seen, Republicans tried to our Senate Democratic majority has
pletely different matter, families refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve intentionally spent all year doing
across America have felt the brunt of to the top when the prices were low. It nothing whatsoever to address.
this all-Democratic government’s would have been a win for economic H.R. 6833
failed energy policies. When gas prices stability, a win for national security, Madam President, on one final mat-
were skyrocketing, the Biden adminis- and a huge win for taxpayers. Oil actu- ter, when the Senate votes today to
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fund the government, we will also ap- his constituents. He loved the land, its national security win only comes along
prove further emergency aid for people, and its unique traditions. He once in a generation.
Ukraine. was a strong advocate for Hoosier vet- Enacting the CHIPS and Science Act
The Ukrainians have made remark- erans in particular and for our national sent a strong message to the world that
able progress in pushing back Russia’s parks during his service in Congress. when it comes to meeting China’s chal-
unhinged aggression, but the fight is He was also a man of many talents lenge, here in the United States, there
far from over. They need more of the and interests. Baseball was one of is cross-party consensus and a serious-
cutting-edge weapons that are helping them. In fact, he wrote about the ness of purpose.
them turn the tide. game’s history and connections to our A thriving domestic chip industry is
Assisting Ukraine is not some feel- own State. Recently, Mark collabo- going to prevent future supply chain
good, symbolic gesture; it is literally rated on a book about the history of stoppages and protect our military
an investment in our own national se- television in Fort Wayne. readiness. You see, right now, Taiwan
curity and that of our allies. Blunting More personally, I always appre- produces 90 percent of all advanced
Putin’s offensive in Ukraine will di- ciated Mark’s kindness and support as semiconductor chips, and the threat of
minish his capacity to threaten other I began my congressional career, and I a communist China takeover of Taiwan
targets throughout the free world. It know Mark provided similar assistance is real.
will also help deter other authoritarian and encouragement to others. Meanwhile, the Chinese Government
regimes like China. I offer my deepest condolences to the is heavily subsidizing its national secu-
Nobody is saying America should Souder family and to all of Mark’s rity innovation base and the develop-
stand alone. Some of our European al- friends and loved ones as they mourn ment of mission-critical technologies.
lies, especially on NATO’s eastern his loss. In fact, the CCP has invested $14 tril-
flank, have been incredibly generous, CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT lion—$14 trillion—in the technologies
digging deep into their inventories and Madam President, ‘‘Time and mo- that will shape our modern economy
welcoming hundreds of thousands of mentum are on our side’’—so said Xi and decide the winners of future wars,
refugees, but others can and must do Jingping to his colleagues in the Chi- technologies like quantum computing,
more. nese Communist Party last year. robotics, and artificial intelligence,
The Senate’s consistent support for True, there have been some recent and technologies like hypersonics.
Ukraine at reasonable levels plays a setbacks to China’s grand plan—cor- They have also set a strategy of
critical part in nudging our allies to ruption probes, billions of wasted gov- dominating the global production of
step up. Ukraine needs more tanks, ernment dollars—but make no mis- semiconductors. If China produces
more fighting vehicles, longer range take, these are minor distractions. You more and more of the world’s supply of
rockets, artillery, and air defense sys- see, the CCP is as determined as ever semiconductors, America’s economy
tems; more HIMARS, more drones, and to supplant the United States as the and our national security could be at
preparatory training in Western fighter world’s leader, militarily and economi- the mercy of the CCP, especially in the
aircraft. And they need these things as cally, in order to win the 21st century. event of another pandemic or war.
soon as possible. Xi and his government will subsidize This is all part of Beijing’s bet to
Yesterday, the Biden administration any industry, spend any amount of beat America, but the CHIPS and
announced another tranche of assist- money, take any means—even propping Science Act helps America counter
ance, but the HIMARS rocket systems up manufacturing with slave labor—to that bet. You see, there is a happy co-
included in that announcement won’t bend the market to its ambitions and incidence here. What benefits our na-
arrive in Ukraine for years—years. force America to its knees. tional security also benefits our eco-
If the administration cannot move The CCP is confident that America is nomic security, especially across the
faster, it will be an indictment of their too dysfunctional and that the Amer- industrial Midwest, where we pride
persistent unwillingness to invest in ican people are too divided to arrest its ourselves on making things—things
our own military stockpiles and our momentum. Well, today, I am pleased like microchips.
own defense industrial base. to report that the CCP has made a seri- Just weeks after the CHIPS and
Now that Congress is providing more ous miscalculation. Allow me to ex- Science Act became law, its benefits
funding, the Biden administration plain. began to reverberate across the heart-
must move more swiftly—more swift- You see, earlier this month, I was in land economy. We have already seen
ly—to deliver it to the Ukrainian West Lafayette, on the campus of Pur- numerous, major economic announce-
forces on the frontlines soon. Now is due University. Indiana’s Governor, ments that are directly tied to this bill
not the time for hesitating, hand- Eric Holcomb, and Purdue’s president, becoming law. In fact, a corridor of the
wringing, or self-deterring from the ad- Mitch Daniels, were, of course, there. semiconductor industry will run
ministration. It is not true strength We were joined by U.S. Secretary of through the State of Indiana.
and resolve that provoke the bully; it Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Thanks to the CHIPS and Science
is delay and weakness. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Act, SkyWater Technology is moving
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Our group saw up close the amazing forward with its plans to partner with
ator from Indiana. work that Purdue is doing across its Purdue to build a $1.8 billion facility in
REMEMBERING MARK SOUDER technology ecosystem. We met and West Lafayette, which will manufac-
Mr. YOUNG. Madam President, I spoke with many talented students and ture semiconductor chips and create an
want to take a moment this morning professors. We had a productive discus- estimated 750 direct jobs, and there is
to recognize a friend and fellow Hoo- sion about ways to bolster our national more to come.
sier, Mark Souder, who passed away security and economic competitive- Further, the CHIPS and Science Act
earlier this week after a battle with ness. Not coincidentally, we did this in provides $2 billion for the Department
cancer. a hall named for Neil Armstrong and, of Defense to make semiconductors.
Mark represented, as so many Hoo- not coincidentally, because our con- The Naval Surface Warfare Center,
siers know, northeastern Indiana in the versation focused on the CHIPS and Crane Division, in southern Indiana,
U.S. House of Representatives from Science Act. with its expertise in chips manufac-
1995 to 2010. He served eight terms. Be- This is legislation I and others in the turing, is expected to play a significant
fore being elected to Congress, he spent Senate worked on for years and of role in this effort, in turn creating eco-
years working as a staffer for Indiana which I am proud was finally signed nomic opportunities across the south-
Senator Dan Coats. into law in August. The CHIPS and ern part of our State.
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Anyone—anyone—who met Mark was Science Act will unleash the same en- The regional tech hubs authorized by
struck by his intellect, his innate grasp terprising American spirit that sent the CHIPS and Science Act will launch
of policy details, and perhaps most im- Neil Armstrong to the Moon aboard innovative companies, help revive
portantly, his passion for service, for Apollo 11—the same spirit Beijing be- American manufacturing, and lay the
serving Hoosiers in particular. You see, lieves is a relic of the 20th century. foundation for new, good-paying jobs to
Mark loved northeast Indiana. He loved This type of bipartisan economic and jump-start our local communities.
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For too long, our coastal States have resentatives a bill, the text of which is flation, how much worse would an-
been the near-exclusive hotbeds of ven- identical to H.R. 8982, as introduced in other, even more massive spending bill
ture capital investments and launching the House and which is at the desk, the make the situation?
pads for tech startups. Only a handful Senate proceed to its immediate con- But Democrats were just getting
of American cities account for nearly sideration, the bill be considered read a started. The ink was barely dry on the
90 percent of job growth when it comes third time, and the Senate vote on pas- so-called American Rescue Plan before
to advanced sectors like tech, com- sage without further intervening ac- Democrats were outlining plans for a
puter manufacturing, biotech, and tion or debate, and the motion to re- new spending spree, one that would
telecom. But the CHIPS and Science consider be considered made and laid dwarf their initial spending spree and
Act plants the seed corns to ensure upon the table. install some of the Democrats’ most
that opportunity for investors, entre- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there cherished Big Government priorities.
preneurs, and researchers spreads objection? And even as inflation climbed and
across the industrial Midwest and Without objection, it is so ordered. climbed again, Democrats kept pushing
other areas around the country. Mr. YOUNG. Madam President, H.R. ahead. Even as Democrat economists
It will broaden and deepen our start- 8982 is another important fix to the on- warned that the American Rescue Plan
up and tech economy. As a result, ev- going infant formula shortage. When had kick-started inflation, they kept
eryone will win, and our national de- the Formula Act passed in July, it left pushing forward with plans for a $5
out ‘‘infant formula base powder.’’ This trillion spending spree, their so-called
fense will be safeguarded.
Our position as a leader in the devel- bill will ensure trade barriers are lifted Build Back Better plan—$5 trillion.
To put that number in perspective,
opment of feature technologies will be as we continue to address this crisis.
I thank my colleagues Senator LEE the entire Federal budget in 2019 was
secure. Our ability to win the contests $4.4 trillion, the entire Federal budget.
ahead, economically and, God forbid, and Senator BRAUN for their efforts on
Yet Democrats were pushing forward
militarily, will also be secured. And this.
with a $5 trillion spending plan on top
there will be numerous residual bene- I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- of a $1.9 trillion spending bill earlier in
fits to this law in the years to come, the year.
such as American labor providing the publican whip.
Fortunately, for the American peo-
manpower needed to construct new DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ple, the Democrats’ $5 trillion spending
fabs and facilities here in the United Mr. THUNE. Madam President, yes- plan was foiled last December, but that
States. terday I came down to the floor to talk didn’t stop them for long.
In closing, let me reiterate that the about where we are after nearly 2 years Even as inflation reached 40-year
CHIPS and Science Act will be a boost of Democrat control of Congress and highs, Democrats kept pushing for
to our domestic economy, but it is not the White House. more spending, and they managed to
just about our economy. It will We are, as I noted, in the midst of an jam through another partisan tax-and-
strengthen our national defense by al- inflation crisis with no end in sight. spending spree in August.
lowing us to have the most sophisti- Our economy is weakening. Our energy We have now had 6 straight months—
cated weapons systems and by ensuring security is diminished. Violent crime 6 straight months—with inflation
their critical components are made in has increased, and we are dealing with above 8 percent. The last time inflation
the U.S.A. record waves of illegal immigration was this bad, I wasn’t even married
But it is not just about national de- and a serious security situation at our yet. Now I have grandkids. But Demo-
fense either. You see, this is about de- southern border. That is where we are. crats just don’t seem to care. They are
ciding which values are going to ani- The question is, How did we get here? committed to their tax-and-spending
mate these technologies in the future: The answer lies with Democrats’ prior- agenda, regardless of the consequences
The values on display from a Com- ities. for the American economy.
munist Party when it cracks down on The Democratic Party has moved Their August tax-and-spending spree
protesters in the streets of Hong Kong? sharply leftward over the past few will hurt both wages and economic
The values that enslave millions of years. Democrats, of course, have al- growth at a time when economic
Uighurs and Xinjiang, or threaten Tai- ways been on the left side of the polit- growth is weakening and Americans
wan? ical spectrum. But over the past few are experiencing a de facto pay cut due
The world’s autocrats are attempting years, what was once far-left ideology to inflation.
to exert their influence across the has become the Democrat mainstream. And just days after signing this tax-
globe. They argue that the American And Democrats swept into office deter- and-spending legislation into law,
system, with our pesky system of mined to enact a far-left, Big Govern- President Biden announced—if you can
ment agenda. It didn’t matter to them believe this—a massive student loan
checks and balances, our very ideal of
that their majorities in the House and giveaway, which would cost more than
government of the people, by the peo-
Senate were extremely narrow or that $1 trillion and will, to quote the Com-
ple, for the people—they argue that
mittee for a Responsible Federal Budg-
can’t work in the 21st century. But the President Biden had been elected large-
et, ‘‘meaningfully boost inflation’’—
signing of the CHIPS and Science Act ly because he was considered to be a
meaningfully boost inflation.
proved them wrong. moderate. Yet again, Democrats’ Big Govern-
When it comes to out-innovating Democrats had a grip on power, how- ment, big-spending agenda trumps the
China in authoring a second American ever tenuous, and they were deter- economic reality facing the American
century, I am confident that, in the mined to use it to enact their most people.
days ahead, both time and momentum cherished, far-left fantasies. No matter how bad the economy
will be on America’s side. They started off with their $1.9 tril- gets, Democrats are determined to
I yield the floor. lion American Rescue Plan Act, filled enact their Big Government vision.
I suggest the absence of a quorum. with unnecessary spending and payoffs And I suspect the reason the Demo-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to Democrat interest groups. They crats and the President have spent
clerk will call the roll. were warned their legislation ran the nearly 2 years ignoring the raging cri-
The bill clerk proceeded to call the risk of overheating the economy and sis at our southern border is similar.
roll. setting off inflation. But they ignored After all, if Democrats and the Presi-
Mr. YOUNG. Madam President, I ask the warnings and dumped a lot of un- dent acknowledge that there is a crisis,
unanimous consent that the order for necessary government money into the people might think that they should
the quorum call be rescinded. economy, and the economy overheated actually start solving the crisis.
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The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without as a result. Inflation quickly began They might, in fact, think that a rag-
objection, it is so ordered. climbing and then climbing some more. ing security crisis deserves to be a pri-
UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT—H.R. 8982 Now, at this point, it might have ority—more of a priority than, say,
Mr. YOUNG. Madam President, I ask seemed prudent to pull back on all Democrats’ plans for electric postal ve-
unanimous consent that should the those spending plans. After all, if one hicles or monitoring gaps in tree can-
Senate receive from the House of Rep- massive spending bill had kicked off in- opy coverage. In addition, of course,
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acknowledging that there is a border I also think the American people [D]ifferences in genetics and physiology
crisis might offend some Democrat in- would like to see the party in power fo- among species can change the way a drug is
terest groups, and that might imperil cused on solving problems like violent metabolized in the body. As a result, the pre-
Democrats’ fierce determination to dictive value of using animals for toxicity
crime and the crisis at our southern
testing is far from optimal. The intent of the
stay in power and enact their Big Gov- border, not spending their time consid- 1938 requirement for animal models was to
ernment agenda. ering how to consolidate their hold on keep toxic drugs from harming patients.
Madam President, I mentioned power or force through extreme or par-
Democrats’ fierce determination to A noble quest.
tisan policies. And despite Democrats’
stay in power, and it is fierce, so fierce Yet, statistics show that these animal
clear belief that Washington should be tests are flawed and misclassify many toxic
that the Democrats manufactured a making decisions about most aspects of compounds as safe.
voting crisis and almost succeeded in Americans’ lives, I suspect most Amer-
gutting the Senate’s rules in an at- This partly explains why over 90 per-
icans are not interested in having cent of drugs found to be safe in animal
tempt to force through Federal legisla- Washington dictate their choices,
tion that would give their party an ad- testing end up failing in human clin-
whether that is the choices they make ical trials. But animal tests can be
vantage in future elections. And it about their childcare or about their
clearly doesn’t matter to them that more than twice as expensive—some-
children’s education. times up to 30 times more expensive—
their claims of voter suppression were Democrats’ devotion to their Big
pretty clearly refuted by excellent as nonanimal alternatives. This is de-
Government, big-spending agenda has spite the fact that it takes over a dec-
election turnout mere months later. left the American people worse off eco-
Democrats are still talking about forc- ade to bring a new drug to market and
nomically, and it has left our country costs about a billion dollars.
ing through a Federal takeover of elec- in a more dangerous position, from vio-
tions to address a nonexistent crisis You would think that if you are mak-
lent crime in our communities to the ing that kind of investment, you would
and give their party a leg up in future security crisis that we see on a daily
elections. be getting something for your money.
basis unfolding at our southern border. But not when the government gets in
Madam President, I guess it is not
I think the American people know the way of progress.
necessarily surprising that Democrats’
growing commitment to the biggest with painful certainty that we can’t af- It is often said that the definition of
kind of Big Government has been ford another 2 years like the last 2, and insanity is doing the same thing over
matched by a growing determination for the sake of our country, I hope we and over again and expecting a dif-
to secure their party’s grip on power won’t have to see what 2 more years of ferent result. We have mandated ani-
with government action, if necessary. Democrat power would bring. mal testing for the last 84 years, and it
As government power grows, I suppose Mr. President, I yield the floor. meant slower approval for promising
the governing party starts to think its I suggest the absence of a quorum. drugs and cures.
power should grow with it. It would ex- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The time has come for the law to fi-
plain Democrats’ commitment to abol- clerk will call the roll. nally catch up with the science. I am
ishing protections for the rights of the The bill clerk proceeded to call the glad the Senate has acted, and I hope
minority party in the Senate and the roll. the House of Representatives will now
Americans that it represents and the Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, I ask unan- move quickly to pass this measure into
commitment expressed by a number of imous consent that the order for the law.
Democrats to packing the Supreme quorum call be rescinded. This law will allow the option of not
Court, expanding it—expanding the Su- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without doing animal testing. It is not that it
preme Court with Democrat Justices objection, it is so ordered. will forbid and prevent any animal
until they can be sure they will get the f testing; it simply will allow the option
outcomes that they want. FDA MODERNIZATION ACT 2.0 of bringing drugs to market without
Leading Democrats have been openly sacrificing animals if we don’t need to.
crowing about their plans to abolish Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, I rise Mr. President, I ask unanimous con-
the filibuster if they manage to gain a today to talk about a bill that would sent that the Senate proceed to the im-
sufficient majority in the Senate and lift a mandate in the law dating back mediate consideration of S. 5002, which
then force through a variety of far-left, to the Great Depression. This mandate is at the desk.
Big Government legislation—from a is that drugs have to be tested on ani- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
government takeover of childcare to mals before clinical trials in humans. objection, it is so ordered.
that voting bill that they think will This law was created back in the The clerk will report the bill by title.
give them a leg up in elections to some thirties—but I think makes no sense The legislative clerk read as follows:
of the most extreme abortion legisla- today—when the only methods we had A bill (S. 5002) to allow for alternatives to
tion, literally, in the world. back then were animal trials or human animal testing for purposes of drug and bio-
Clearly, a raging border crisis, an in- trials. But as the cofounder of a lead- logical product applications.
flation crisis, a weakening economy, ing bioconvergence startup wrote in There being no objection, the Senate
and growing energy insecurity mean ‘‘Forbes’’ last December: proceeded to consider the bill.
little to Democrats. Their focus, if [T]his legislation was passed 20 years be- Mr. PAUL. I ask unanimous consent
they keep their majority, is not on fore the first modern blood tests, 40 years be- that the bill be considered read a third
solving these very real problems facing fore [the] modern computers and 60 years be- time and passed and that the motion to
Americans; it is on growing and ex- fore the human genome was mapped. Now, reconsider be considered made and laid
panding government and implementing we have all these tools and so many more to
evaluate and ensure the safety of cosmetics
upon the table.
their far-left, Big Government, big- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
and drug candidates before they reach
spending visions. objection, it is so ordered.
human trials.
(Mr. SCHATZ assumed the Chair.) The bill (S. 5002) was ordered to be
Mr. President, Democrats’ Big Gov- The problem is, the law never caught
engrossed for a third reading, was read
ernment vision is clearly not a vision I up to the science. The law perversely
the third time, and passed, as follows:
share, and despite Democrats’ clear be- requires drug developers to test on ani-
S. 5002
lief that their narrow majority gave mals, which often means killing them
after the test is over, even when non- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
them a mandate for a far-left remake
resentatives of the United States of America in
of our government, I suspect the Amer- animal methods would work better.
Congress assembled,
ican people are not looking for that. Passing this bill will put a stop to the
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
Democrats may think months and needless suffering and death of millions This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FDA Mod-
months and months of high inflation of animals in labs across the country. ernization Act 2.0’’.
are a small price to pay for imple- An emeritus neurology professor at SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL TESTING.
menting their Big Government visions, Mayo Clinic, David Wiebers, wrote ear- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of the Federal
but I suspect the American people dis- lier this month in the Kansas City Star Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355)
agree. that the— is amended—
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