CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S855 February 4, 2020
But Amy, there is one more thing.
Tonight, we have a very special sur-
prise. I am thrilled to inform you that
your husband is back from deployment,
he is here with us tonight, and we
could not keep him waiting any longer.
America proudly welcomes home Ser-
geant Townsend Williams!
As the world bears witness tonight,
America is a land of heroes. This is the
place where greatness is born, where
destinies are forged, and where legends
come to life. This is the home of Thom-
as Edison and Teddy Roosevelt, of
many great Generals, including Wash-
ington, Pershing, Patton, and Mac-
Arthur. This is the home of Abraham
Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Amelia
Earhart, Harriet Tubman, the Wright
Brothers, Neil Armstrong, and so many
more. This is the country where chil-
dren learn names like Wyatt Earp,
Davy Crockett, and Annie Oakley. This
is the place where the pilgrims landed
at Plymouth and where Texas patriots
made their last stand at the Alamo.
The American Nation was carved out
of the vast frontier by the toughest,
strongest, fiercest, and most deter-
mined men and women ever to walk
the face of the Earth. Our ancestors
braved the unknown; tamed the wilder-
ness; settled the Wild West; lifted mil-
lions from poverty, disease, and hun-
ger; vanquished tyranny and fascism;
ushered the world to new heights of
science and medicine; laid down the
railroads, dug out canals, raised up the
skyscrapers—and, ladies and gentle-
men, our ancestors built the most ex-
ceptional Republic ever to exist in all
of human history. And we are making
it greater than ever before!
This is our glorious and magnificent
inheritance.
We are Americans. We are the pio-
neers. We are the pathfinders. We set-
tled the new world, we built the mod-
ern world, and we changed history for-
ever by embracing the eternal truth
that everyone is made equal by the
hand of Almighty God.
America is the place where anything
can happen! America is the place where
anyone can rise. And here, on this land,
on this soil, on this continent, the
most incredible dreams come true!
This Nation is our canvas, and this
country is our masterpiece. We look at
tomorrow and see unlimited frontiers
just waiting to be explored. Our bright-
est discoveries are not yet known. Our
most thrilling stories are not yet told.
Our grandest journeys are not yet
made. The American Age, the Amer-
ican Epic, the American Adventure,
has only just begun!
Our spirit is still young; the sun is
still rising; God’s grace is still shining;
and my fellow Americans, the best is
yet to come!
Thank you. God Bless You. God Bless
America.
D
ONALD
J. T
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, February 4, 2020.
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MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
At 12:57 p.m., a message from the
House of Representatives, delivered by
Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an-
nounced that pursuant to section 201(b)
of the International Religious Freedom
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431), and the
order of the House of January 3, 2019,
the Speaker appoints the following in-
dividual on the part of the House of
Representatives to the Commission on
International Religious Freedom for a
term ending on May 14, 2020, to fill the
existing vacancy thereon: Dr. James W.
Carr of Searcy, Arkansas, to succeed
Ms. Kristina Arriaga of Alexandria,
Virginia.
The message further announced that
pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 7002, the Minority
Leader appoints the following member
to the United States-China Economic
and Security Review Commission: Mr.
Robert Borochoff of Houston, Texas.
The message also announced that
pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2702, the Minority
Leader appoints the following member
to the Advisory Committee on the
Records of Congress: Mr. Gunter
Waibel of Oakland, California.
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EXECUTIVE AND OTHER
COMMUNICATIONS
The following communications were
laid before the Senate, together with
accompanying papers, reports, and doc-
uments, and were referred as indicated:
EC–3887. A communication from the Direc-
tor of the Regulatory Management Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit-
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
titled ‘‘Acetamiprid; Pesticide Tolerances’’
(FRL No. 10004–12–OCSPP) received in the Of-
fice of the President of the Senate on Feb-
ruary 3, 2020; to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC–3888. A communication from the Direc-
tor of the Regulatory Management Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit-
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
titled ‘‘Chlorfenapyr; Pesticide Tolerances’’
(FRL No. 10004–05–OCSPP) received in the Of-
fice of the President of the Senate on Feb-
ruary 3, 2020; to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC–3889. A communication from the Direc-
tor of the Regulatory Management Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit-
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
titled ‘‘Cyantraniliprole; Pesticide Toler-
ances’’ (FRL No. 10004–23–OCSPP) received in
the Office of the President of the Senate on
February 3, 2020; to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC–3890. A communication from the Direc-
tor of the Regulatory Management Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit-
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
titled ‘‘Difenoconazole; Pesticide Toler-
ances’’ (FRL No. 10002–06–OCSPP) received in
the Office of the President of the Senate on
February 3, 2020; to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC–3891. A communication from the Direc-
tor of the Regulatory Management Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit-
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
titled ‘‘Ethylenebis(oxyethylene) Bis[3-(5-
Tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-M-tolyl) propionate];
Exemption from the Requirement of a Toler-
ance’’ (FRL No. 10002–96–OCSPP) received in
the Office of the President of the Senate on
February 3, 2020; to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC–3892. A communication from the Direc-
tor of the Regulatory Management Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit-
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
titled ‘‘Prohexadione Calcium; Pesticide Tol-
erances’’ (FRL No. 10003–04–OCSPP) received
in the Office of the President of the Senate
on February 3, 2020; to the Committee on Ag-
riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC–3893. A communication from the Direc-
tor of the Regulatory Management Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit-
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
titled ‘‘Propanamide, 2-hydroxy-N, N-di-
methyl-; Exemption from the Requirement
of a Tolerance’’ (FRL No. 10003–07–OCSPP)
received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on February 3, 2020; to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry.
EC–3894. A communication from the Direc-
tor of the Regulatory Management Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit-
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
titled ‘‘Flutrafol; Pesticide Tolerances’’
(FRL No. 10004–03–OCSPP) received in the Of-
fice of the President of the Senate on Feb-
ruary 3, 2020; to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC–3895. A communication from the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu-
ant to law, the six-month periodic report on
the national emergency with respect to Mali
that was declared in Executive Order 13882 of
July 26, 2019; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC–3896. A communication from the Direc-
tor, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec-
tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report
entitled ‘‘Bureau of Consumer Financial Pro-
tection Fiscal Year 2020: Annual Perform-
ance Plan and Report, and Budget Over-
view’’; to the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs.
EC–3897. A communication from the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu-
ant to law, a six-month periodic report on
the national emergency with respect to
Libya that was originally declared in Execu-
tive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
EC–3898. A communication from the Direc-
tor of the Regulatory Management Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit-
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Connecticut;
Transport State Implementation Plan for
the 2008 Ozone Standard’’ (FRL No. 10004–95–
Region 1) received in the Office of the Presi-
dent of the Senate on February 3, 2020; to the
Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
EC–3899. A communication from the Direc-
tor of the Regulatory Management Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit-
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Prevention
of Significant Deterioration Greenhouse Gas
Tailoring Rule’’ (FRL No. 10005–04–Region 5)
received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on February 3, 2020; to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works.
EC–3900. A communication from the Direc-
tor of the Regulatory Management Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit-
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Texas; Houston-
Galveston-Brazoria Area Redesignation and
Maintenance Plan for Revoked Ozone Na-
tional Ambient Air Quality Standards; Sec-
tion 185 Fee Program’’ (FRL No. 10004–70–Re-
gion 6) received in the Office of the President
of the Senate on February 3, 2020; to the
Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
EC–3901. A communication from the Direc-
tor of the Regulatory Management Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit-
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Texas; Revisions
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