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PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7900, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023--Continued
Adam B. Schiff (Democrat, CA) \u2014 2022-7-13

I rise today to speak in favor of amendment No. 451 for my colleague, Congressman Malinowski. prgtoken Before I do, though, I am glad that I have the opportunity to respond on my previous amendment regarding the Posse Comitatus law. My colleague in opposition made the claim: Well, what if evidence is obtained by the military lawfully? Would the amendment exclude that? I sought recognition to answer his question, but he did not want to recognize me, and I understand why, because the answer is quite simple from the text of the amendment. prgtoken The amendment reads: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any information obtained by or with the assistance of a member of the Armed Forces in violation of section 1385 of title 18, shall not be received in evidence,'' and that is the pertinent part of that provision. prgtoken So the simple answer to my friend's question, what about evidence gathered lawfully? Well, obviously that is not impacted. It is only in the case that the military is used unlawfully, and evidence is gained unlawfully that it would be excluded, much as the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine that my colleague recognized. If that is true in criminal court, it ought to be true when the military acts in violation of the law. prgtoken Let me now turn to amendment No. 451 for my colleague, Tom Malinowski. prgtoken This is a simple and straightforward proposition. It requires a review of any actions by the military in Brazil to prgtoken interfere with their upcoming elections. This is not coming out of the blue, but responds to clear and concerning signals including: prgtoken Number 1, in April, President Bolsonaro repeated a falsehood that officials count votes in a secret room. He then suggested that voting data should be fed to a room ``where the Armed Forces also have a computer to count the votes.'' prgtoken Number 2, senior generals have already begun to publicly question the integrity of the election. prgtoken Number 3, the Minister of Defense sent a preemptive and unfounded formal complaint to electoral authorities expressing ``concerns'' about the election, and generals are getting involved in digging up electoral fraud stories. prgtoken Number 4, thousands of military officers have been appointed to run the Brazilian Government, more than under the military dictatorship. Eleven officers in the Cabinet and military officers atop the national oil company indicating that they are already well positioned to maintain and expand the military's power and influence. prgtoken Number 5, senior officials are advocating the reintroduction of military laws from the dictatorship that would eliminate constitutional protections, furthering concerns about the health of Brazil's democracy. prgtoken These are concerning signs, and we must be vigilant to advocate for democracy, particularly in the largest country in Latin America with a population larger than Russia and also a country that is a major non-
ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2022
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, RI) \u2014 2022-7-13

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed; that upon the conclusion of morning business, the Senate proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the Heinzelman nomination postcloture; that all postcloture time be considered expired at 11:45 a.m. and the Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination; further, that following the vote, the Senate resume consideration of the Childs nomination, and the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination at 1:45 p.m.; further, that if any nominations are confirmed during Thursday's session, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
Remembering Hershel Woodrow ``Woody'' Williams (Executive Calendar)
Joe Manchin, III (Democrat, WV) \u2014 2022-7-13

I know that both of us want to thank Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and the ranking member of the Party, Mitch McConnell, and all the people who were so instrumental in making this happen. prgtoken There have only been 35 people lying in state in this Capitol--35 out of millions and millions and millions. And it is a tremendous tribute for us, coming from our wonderful, patriotic, beautiful State of West Virginia, to have the ``greatest generation'' being represented. prgtoken And as we have said, this is not him; it is for everybody and, I hope, for all the families and anybody who had anybody who served. prgtoken Shelley's dad was wounded in World War II and received a Purple Heart. He became our Governor three times and was a friend of mine. And my father and all of my family served in World War II. prgtoken But to have so many people, and Woody is doing that for them. Tomorrow is for every person who has sacrificed and given their all and the families who have sacrificed also. prgtoken So we want to thank them for making that happen. It was a great tribute and a great honor, I know, for the family and all of us. God bless you all and thank you for coming.
HONORING JUAN CARLOS REYNAGA
J. Luis Correa (Democrat, CA) \u2014 2022-7-13

. Madam , today, I rise to honor and celebrate the life of my constituent, Juan Carlos Reynaga. prgtoken Juan was 17 years old; he was a lineman for Anaheim High School varsity football team, and he was keeping his grades up. He wanted to become a certified crane operator after graduating from high school. prgtoken Sadly, last Friday, after working his late-night shift at Walmart, when he was walking home, a car drove up; two individuals in the car asked him: Are you a gangbanger? And he said: No, I am not a gang member. They shot him in the back, anyway, killing him. prgtoken Juan was a hardworking, honest young man. He was looking for the American Dream and working hard to achieve the American Dream. Sadly, his life was taken from him by gangbangers. prgtoken My heart goes out to his family. As the father of four, I can't imagine the pain and the grief of losing your child to a senseless gang shooting. prgtoken Juan, thank you for giving us so much in your very short life. prgtoken Go Colonists.
REMEMBERING JACK GRANEY
Sherrod Brown (Democrat, OH) \u2014 2022-7-13

I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Jack Graney, Cleveland Indians player and broadcaster, as he is posthumously awarded the Ford C. Frick Award by the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 23, 2022. prgtoken Jack Graney was born on June 10, 1886, in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, but his professional career on the baseball diamond began with the Cleveland Naps in 1908. Over his 14-year Major League career, Jack led the American League in walks during the 1917 and 1919 seasons and played in three World Series games, helping the Naps to victory in 1920. His daughter fondly remembers growing up on the road and prgtoken watching her father in action on the field. prgtoken Jack spent each of his seasons in Major League Baseball with Cleveland. After 14 seasons, Jack retired with 1,178 hits, 420 runs batted in, and a career .250 batting average. prgtoken Jack made baseball history over the course of his career; he was the first at bat against Babe Ruth in the big leagues, the first 20th century big league player to bat with a number on his uniform, and the first to transition from player to broadcaster. prgtoken In 1932, Jack returned to baseball when he joined WHK-AM, which had just began broadcasting Cleveland games. He would go on to be the voice of the Cleveland Indians for the next 22 years. Rumor had it, when the Indians played, you could hear Jack's voice echoing through the streets of Cleveland. While radio was only local at the time, Jack was committed to providing a narrative of every single game to Cleveland fans. During away games, he broadcasted from Cleveland, using the ticker-tape that came through from the live game. prgtoken Jack's detailed descriptions of plays, stadiums, and fans brought the game to life. Throughout his career, he broadcasted for various Cleveland stations and with different partners. In 1935, he commentated on the World Series and the All-Star Game for national audiences. prgtoken Jack's final broadcast aired in 1953. For more than 20 years, Jack brought baseball to Cleveland fans. On April 20, 1978, Jack passed away at age 91. His legacy lives on today through his family and through all those he inspired to love America's game and to pass on that love to their own children and grandchildren. prgtoken In 2012, Jack was posthumously inducted into the Cleveland Baseball Hall of Fame for his tenure as a player. And this month, the Baseball Hall of Fame will present the Ford C. Frick Award to Jack for his major contributions to baseball. Recipients are chosen based on their commitment to excellence, quality of broadcasting abilities, reverence within the game, popularity with fans, and recognition by peers. prgtoken Jack embodied each of these qualities and made our city proud. Today, we celebrate his contributions to baseball, his commitment to Cleveland, and his extraordinary life.
Inflation (Executive Calendar)
Maria Cantwell (Democrat, WA) \u2014 2022-7-14

while other colleagues are joining us to speak on behalf of the Cortez Masto language, I wanted to thank the Senator from Nevada for her legislation and just emphasize how important this is to people all through the United States, including my State. It happens to be a border State, but even in Seattle, providers are worrying about a chilling effect. prgtoken I was wondering if the Senator from Nevada--while our colleagues have been talking about how this impacts individuals, people seeking healthcare in other States, what is happening now with the chilling effect to providers and their anxiety over people pursuing them for seeing patients from States in which Roe v. Wade is not fully protected?
Inflation (Executive Calendar)
Michael F. Bennet (Democrat, CO) \u2014 2022-7-14

I thank the senior Senator from Minnesota for her remarks and for what brings us to the floor today. prgtoken This is the first time in American history that a fundamental constitutional right has been stripped away from the American people-- and especially American women--by the Supreme Court of the United States. prgtoken In Dobbs, the U.S. Supreme Court demolished 50 years of precedent-- half a century of ic- and -appointed Justices upholding a constitutional right to privacy that has now been obliterated by the U.S. Supreme Court, a fundamental right that has been upheld over and over again by Justices appointed, as I said, by Presidents of both sides of the aisle. prgtoken , if you had said to me when I was in law school in the early nineties that this day would ever come, that the U.S. Supreme Court, using a radical--a radical--method of constitutional interpretation called originalism that was invented basically when I was in law school--if you had told me that there would be a President of the United States who would appoint a majority of the Supreme Court with that radical interpretation, I would never have believed it. I would never have believed it. And that is what happened because of the Justices put on the Supreme Court. prgtoken I want people to hear me who are s in this country and this Chamber. Look it up. I know it is called originalism, but it started in the 1980s and started in the 1990s. It is not the way our Constitution has been interpreted all these years. prgtoken This is radical. It is not conservative. In no sense is this a conservative decision. And it has happened, and now prgtoken Americans no longer have a constitutional right to privacy to make their own health and reproductive choices. prgtoken I can tell you, I read every one of these opinions. In Justice Alito's opinion for the majority, he never even had the courage to grapple with the nature of this fundamental right, what stripping it away would mean for millions of Americans and especially millions of American women, like my three daughters. Instead, what he said was-- what he wrote was: If it wasn't a right in 1868, it is not a right today. That was the depth of his analysis--an opinion dripping with hostility and a cavalier attitude toward what he was stripping away from the American people. prgtoken I know. I live in a State where there are people who hold very sincere beliefs on both sides of this question. This is a question that is hard for many Americans. That is why I have always believed the right place for this decision to be made is by a woman with her doctor, not by the State, not by a State saying that you have to carry your pregnancy to term without any regard for the individual circumstances that you might face. Instead, as a result of this Court's decision, State laws to ban abortion that are literally from the 1800s are coming back into
RECOGNIZING THE SUFFERING OF THE SINDHI COMMUNITY IN PAKISTAN
Carolyn B. Maloney (Democrat, NY) \u2014 2022-7-14

. Madam , I rise in strong support of the Sindhi Sufi people in Pakistan, and against the unconscionable human rights atrocities that have been inflicted upon them for years. prgtoken There is perhaps nowhere in the world more important for the United States to battle extremism with public diplomacy than Pakistan, a nuclear-armed state where numerous extremists over the years have unfortunately sought refuge from justice. Pakistan's third largest province of Sindh is a place of particular concern, where members of the local Sindhi community find themselves subject to intense and unfair government scrutiny. prgtoken Sindhi persons have also been notably absent from the high echelons of Pakistan's government. As of 2022, there has not been a single Sindhi speaking judge on the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Of deepest concern however are the many instances of human rights abuses against the community, including exceptional jail times for trumped up crimes of ``blasphemy'', beatings, harassment, and forced disappearances. In 2017 alone, many activists, budding politicians, teachers, and students were forcibly disappeared by authorities. The Center for Research and Security Studies based in Pakistan has reported nearly 1,500 accusations and cases of blasphemy. Out of these 18 women and 71 men have been killed extrajudicially between 1947 and 2021. prgtoken I was made aware of one such case by my constituents: the life sentence handed down to one man, Notan Lal, the principal of a private school and member of Pakistan's Hindu minority who was accused of speaking blasphemously about the Prophet Muhammad. For this supposed infraction against the common good, he was arrested in 2019 and ultimately sentenced in February 2022 to 25 years in prison. No one should ever have to face a life in prison on such trumped-up charges. prgtoken There is a silver lining however, as Congress continues to hear the cries for help from the Sindhi community, we are answering with greater efforts to recognize and promote their importance. Sindh Caucus Co- Chair Representative Brad Sherman and I were especially grateful to see that our Caucus' efforts to see Voice of America promote additional material and resources in the Sindhi language. Nearly 14 percent of Pakistanis--over 30 million people--speak Sindhi, but there has unfortunately never been significant material in the language from VOA until now. With this new material, it will become easier to reach out to the Sindhi community in Pakistan, and for them to reach out into the world in turn. prgtoken The people of Pakistan--especially those in the Sindhi community-- deserve respect for their human rights, regardless of creed or conviction. I urge my colleagues to continue to speak out for the Sindhi community in Pakistan and ensure that their human rights are respected.
ERASING 50 YEARS OF PRECEDENT
Susie Lee (Democrat, NV) \u2014 2022-7-14

I rise today as our Nation begins to grapple with the fall of Roe v. Wade. prgtoken Twenty days ago, the Supreme Court erased 50 years of precedent, ending the freedom for women to have the right to choose. prgtoken Already, the devastating effects are becoming very clear: State legislatures are criminalizing women and healthcare providers, pregnant cancer patients who cannot get the treatment they need to survive, a 10-year-old rape victim forced to travel across State lines to access the abortion she needs. prgtoken It is horrific. But make no mistake, these stories are the result of a radical agenda, and these are the stories that s refuse to acknowledge. We must call them out. prgtoken This is an extremely difficult, personal decision, but I trust that women can make that choice, and I will do everything in my power to protect that right to choose.
COVERUP AT ROBB ELEMENTARY
Al Green (Democrat, TX) \u2014 2022-7-14

. Madam , and still I rise. And I rise today to call upon the Governor of the State of Texas to denounce the coverup by the pusillanimous peace officers at Robb Elementary. prgtoken If you have seen that video and it does not tug at your heart, you need help. I stand with those parents who are suffering. It is time for us to get to the bottom of what happened at that elementary school. The Governor laid the foundation at his initial press conference for the coverup that has taken place. prgtoken Governor, we are going to hold you accountable. You can't allow such things to happen without denouncing them, at minimum, and there may be more that you can do. Use all of your powers, Governor, to bring justice to the families who are suffering.
ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WITH DISABILITIES
James R. Langevin (Democrat, RI) \u2014 2022-7-14

. Madam , earlier this week, I led my ic and colleagues in introducing legislation to eliminate discrimination against parents and guardians with disabilities. prgtoken Together with Representatives Bass, Bacon, Fitzpatrick, and Lawrence, I introduced the Equality for Families with Disabilities Act, just 2 weeks before the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. prgtoken Today, there are 4.1 million parents with disabilities raising families here in the United States. Yet, parents and guardians with disabilities face excessive scrutiny and disproportionate targeting for unwarranted intervention from child welfare agencies. prgtoken The research is clear: Children raised by parents with disabilities do not exhibit stunted development or worse outcomes than their peers. In fact, the opposite is true. Children raised by parents with disabilities demonstrate greater compassion, tolerance, problem-solving skills, and other positive characteristics. prgtoken , it is time to end discrimination against parents and guardians in State child welfare proceedings once and for all. prgtoken Thirty-two years since Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act, I encourage all of my colleagues to support this urgent legislation.
Inflation (Executive Calendar)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, RI) \u2014 2022-7-14

I am very glad to stand with Senator Cortez Masto to support this legislation and also recognize the leadership of Senator Murray on this issue as we fight to protect fundamental rights belonging to the women of America. prgtoken For nearly half a century, women relied on Roe's recognition that the Constitution protects their right to decide if and when to have children. A radical and captured Supreme Court has revoked this constitutional right, disrupting the reliance and trust of generations of women to make fundamental decisions about their own health and their own futures. prgtoken Overturning Roe is wildly unpopular, which is why extremists went to the captured Court to get a change that they could not get through the democratic process. Deep-pocketed extremist interests invested hundreds of millions of dollars over decades to build a Court where that kind of stuff could get done. prgtoken It is an outrage. Women across this country are angry. in Congress are angry, and we are fighting back in every way we can. prgtoken In addition to State abortion bans, emboldened legislatures are readying even more extreme restrictions on women, like proposals to investigate, prosecute, and sue women who travel out of State to get the care they need. You think I am kidding? Legislation to this effect has already been introduced in Missouri. The Constitution already protects the right to interstate travel, but as we have now seen, we can't rely on an increasingly extremist Supreme Court to protect our rights. prgtoken Remember, in a large number of pregnancies, abortion actually becomes medically necessary--medically necessary--for the health of the woman to bear children in the future, for the life of the woman to survive, the risk the pregnancy presents, for the risk to have other children. prgtoken So it is extremely important to make sure women can get that medical care. It is extremely important to protect their right to make this choice themselves. And it is extremely important to protect medical professionals in States like Rhode Island, my home State, from punishment for providing care to women from States where State legislatures have made abortions illegal. prgtoken I was proud to work with Senator Cortez Masto from the outset to help draft the Freedom to Travel for Healthcare Act. It will protect women's rights to cross State lines and seek medical services and protect providers in States that they are traveling to. I join my colleagues to urge swift passage of this bill. This is just one step. There is much more work to be done to stand against this continuing assault on women's constitutional rights. prgtoken .
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023
Barbara Lee (Democrat, CA) \u2014 2022-7-14

. Madam , I rise in support of my amendment, Lee number three eight three, to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Force against Iraq. prgtoken I want to thank my cosponsors, including Chairman Meeks of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and Chairmen Smith and McGovern for their support to permit me to offer this amendment. prgtoken This amendment is simple: it would terminate the outdated but still dangerous 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force. prgtoken I say ``outdated'' because the 2002 AUMF no longer serves any operational purpose. U.S. military deployments and operations carried out under the 2002 AUMF--dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom--officially concluded in 2011. prgtoken I say ``dangerous'' because the 2002 contained no sunset provision. Leaving this outdated and unnecessary authorization on the books allows Presidents to utilize it for military action Congress never intended to authorize. prgtoken This House has already voted three times to repeal this AUMF--most recently in June of last year, when the House adopted this same language by a vote of 268 to 161. prgtoken And last year, the President formally endorsed repeal of the 2002 AUMF, issuing a Statement of Administration Policy in favor of repeal, stating that the 2002 AUMF serves no purpose. prgtoken We cannot afford to leave outdated AUMFs on the books indefinitely. It is past time for Congress to finally do our Constitutional duty and vote on matters of war and peace. prgtoken Madam , nothing telegraphs America's indecision more than our failure to end wars that are long over. I urge all Members to support my amendment, repeal the 2002 AUMF, and assert our Article One responsibility to define when and how our country goes to war.