Gallego
     McConnell
     McCormick
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ricketts). On this vote, the yeas are 51,
the nays are 46.
  The motion is agreed to.
  The Senator from Michigan.

                       Tribute to David Weinberg

  Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, today, I am honored to recognize an
exceptional public servant and Michigander who is sitting right next to
me here. His name is David Weinberg.
  For nearly 18 years, David has served on my team, guiding our office
through major challenges and always delivering results for the people
in Michigan as well as all across our country.
  David's Michigan roots run deep. His great-great-grandparents Max and
Jenny Fisher left Eastern Europe in the 1890s and sought an opportunity
in the United States of America. They eventually settled in Kalamazoo,
where Max's work as a peddler went on to become a three-generation
family business of buying scrap metal and fabricating steel. They also
founded their synagogue in Kalamazoo, which remains there today.
  David's grandfather Martin Kalb first came to Michigan after
enlisting in the Army, which stationed him at Fort Custer. He took an
additional intensive language training program at the University of
Michigan before deploying to Europe during World War II, where he
served as an interpreter and a military police officer.
  Martin's education started a long line of Wolverines in David's
family. His grandmother Marcia was the first in her family to go to
college, graduating with a degree in political science. David's parents
Neal and Susan, who are up in the Galleries here today, met at the
University of Michigan in 1970. And just 35 years later, David
graduated with a political science degree as well.
  Before becoming one of the longest serving members of my team, David
got his start on Capitol Hill by working for two titans in Michigan's
congressional delegation. David interned for venerable Congressman John
Dingell and then served as a law clerk for Senator Carl Levin in his
role as chairman of the powerful Subcommittee on Investigations.
  In the 18 years that David has worked for me, I have been able to
watch him grow from a recent law school graduate and junior campaign
staffer to one of the longest serving staff directors in the U.S.
Senate. Over the years, David has helped shape some of the most
consequential policies that I have been privileged to work on as a
legislative assistant and as a legislative director in both my House
and Senate offices and, most recently, as staff director of the
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
  During my tenure in the House, David helped create--and later
expand--the State Small Business Credit Initiative which helped small
businesses grow and create jobs.
  He worked hand in hand with Senator Debbie Stabenow's team and across
the aisle to deliver $170 million to support the city of Flint during
its water crisis.
  (Mr. ARMSTRONG assumed the Chair.)
  On the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, David
has led an incredible team, supporting my work to make government more
efficient and effective for the American people. With his help, I have
been able to enact bipartisan bills into law that save taxpayer
dollars, streamline Federal contracting, track and improve Federal
Agency performance, modernize Federal cloud computing, and dozens more.
  He and I share a mindset that Congress can't just focus on the
problems right in front of us; that we also have to look ahead, look
ahead to the challenges that we will be facing in the future.
  David helped me steer the Cyber Incident Reporting for the Critical
Infrastructure Act of 2022 across the finish line, passing what the
Washington Post called ``the most significant cyber legislation in
history.'' Once this rule is finalized, it will help keep our critical
infrastructure safe from dangerous cyber attacks and ransomware
attacks.
  He has also helped me look ahead and prepare for emerging threats by
working to pass bipartisan legislation that strengthens the cyber
security for State and local governments, secures our Federal supply
chains, and improves our disaster preparedness, gives us the tools to
defend against drone threats, and protects Americans' most sensitive
genetic data.
  He has also been instrumental in helping author cutting-edge
legislation to prepare our Nation for emerging technologies. In 2017,
he played a critical role in my efforts to craft bipartisan
legislation--along with Senator Thune--to help guide the safe
deployment of self-driving cars.
  Through that process, David and I both became equally steeped in
artificial intelligence policy. And since then, he has helped me enact
several bills to help drive the responsible adoption and use of AI by
the Federal Government.
  David also understands the vital role that congressional oversight
plays in making our government accountable to the public. He played a
vital role in bringing together our Republican partners for major
investigations led by my committee, including the January 6 Capitol
attack and the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.
  David has a keen--keen--understanding of exactly what it takes to be
successful and be successful in moving bills or accomplish a goal in
Congress. If there is a path of something getting in the way of being
done, David will find it. Over the years, he has built incredibly
strong relationships with fellow staffers on both sides of the aisle,
which is how this place has to work. I watched him deftly handle
markups on some of the most complicated legislation that this body
considers.
  Helping to keep both Democratic and Republican Senators together is
absolutely important to advance critical bipartisan bills. He knows
when a deal can be made to compromise on legislation without ever
sacrificing core principles that drive my work on behalf of the people
of Michigan. He is able to see around corners, identifying potential
roadblocks and determining how to break through them in order to get
things done.
  David's ability to distill complex information to get to the heart of
an issue and to find the right path forward have made him one of my
most trusted