John Cornyn

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 371 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the Fischer substitute at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 5472, which was received from the House.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5126 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time.

Mr. CORNYN. I know of no further debate on the bill.

Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

Mr. CORNYN. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of S. 2429 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the Rubio amendment at the desk be agreed to, and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time.

Mr. CORNYN. I know of no further debate on the bill.

Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 3250, which was received from the House.

Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time.

Mr. CORNYN. I know of no further debate on the bill.

Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, the fact that we are here on a Sunday indicates to me something is different about what we are about and, to me, speaks to a sense of urgency that we ought to have to complete our work before the Christmas holiday, and there are few things more pressing than our agenda today. Government funding, as we know, is scheduled to expire at 12 midnight tonight, and unless we take action in the next few hours, our country will be thrown into another government shutdown. I hope every Member of this body can understand why this is simply not an option. I have heard some people talk about, well, it is not a real shutdown if it happens for just a few hours or a couple of days over the weekend, but I think the appearance is horrible and speaks to our not living up to our responsibility to do this on a timely basis and without any lapse in government funding. This is not the time to furlough hard-working public servants or send our various governmental Departments and Agencies into chaos. We need to pass a funding bill that will provide stability for the remainder of the fiscal year, through the end of September next year, and give our government the ability to operate with certainty. All you have to do is talk to the leaders at the Pentagon, and they will tell you how chaotic and inefficient it is when Congress passes short-term continuing resolutions, which speaks to the importance of providing some certainty and predictability to the funding stream, but we know government funding is only one of the things left to do on our list.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, as we all know by now, yesterday brought even more great news on the vaccine front. The FDA has now issued an emergency approval for a second COVID-19 Vaccine. This one will be developed by the American biotech company Moderna and millions of doses will be distributed across the country. I should say millions more doses will be distributed across the country in the coming days. As we know, the first vaccine approved, which was created by Pfizer and BioNTech, was approved just over a week ago, and already thousands of healthcare workers have been vaccinated. In my State, we expect a million people--a million Texans--to be vaccinated by the end of this month, which is a remarkable achievement and one we ought to celebrate. Both of these vaccines will be extraordinarily effective, estimated to be 95 percent effective. If you think about the seasonal flu vaccine, for example, it is, generally speaking, no more than 60 percent effective and many times far less. So 95 percent represents an amazing accomplishment. So the American people have every reason to be optimistic about our ability to put this virus in the rearview mirror, once and for all. As we now know, the first round of Pfizer vaccines were sent to major hospitals across the country, including more than 100 in my State. Unfortunately, rural areas were almost entirely excluded. This is largely because of the infrastructure required to use the Pfizer vaccine, which must be kept at a negative 94 degrees Fahrenheit, which is significantly colder than the average freezer. While you are likely to find these ultra-low-temperature freezers in major hospitals and major research labs, they are far less likely to be found in smaller, rural hospitals. So when the first round of Pfizer vaccines went out the door, they were only sent to hospitals with the necessary equipment and a large number of workers who needed the vaccine. As a result, the healthcare heroes in rural areas, who have been fighting the same virus, often with fewer staff, fewer resources, and fewer treatments, were left waiting. But we have every reason to believe that this will change with the approval of the Moderna vaccine. This doesn't require the same low temperature storage and can be kept at around 40 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 days. This will make it easier to safely transport these vaccines from manufacturing sites to rural parts of Texas and the rest of the country and ensure that all of our healthcare heroes, our frontline workers, and, eventually, the general public will not be left behind. There is no reason why rural healthcare workers in Texas or anywhere should be denied this lifesaving vaccine when their peers in larger urban areas are already receiving it. This is yet another reason to celebrate the approval of the second successful vaccine, and I am eager for the Moderna vaccine to arrive in healthcare facilities across Texas. Mr. President, that brings me to the business that remains before the Senate today and, likely, for the next couple of days. After months of trying to come together on coronavirus legislation--months--the last several days have given the American people a lot of reason to hope. First of all, it seems like, for the first time in months, there is actually bipartisan interest in achieving an agreement. That wasn't the case in the runup to the election, where we had at least three or more cloture votes fail in the Senate. So for months additional coronavirus relief was defeated by our Democratic colleagues who weren't even interested in the runup to the election on providing additional relief after the CARES Act passed last March. But, hopefully, that has all changed now after the election. Negotiators are working around the clock to reach an agreement that will gain the support of both parties and reach the President's desk before we gavel out for the holidays. But the days are dragging on, the clock is ticking, and the time is running out. I want to mention two things--one about the process, and the other is about the substance included in whatever the package will look like. First of all, given the way that this is being negotiated, basically there are four people who are negotiating this massive spending package on behalf of the 535 Members of Congress, and essentially, because this has been pushed off until these last days of the 116th session of Congress, the only thing most rank-and-file Members will be able to do is to vote up or down. In other words, there is no opportunity to amend it through regular order. I just have to say, this is a terrible way to do business, and in the future, I hope we do better because this is almost the worst of all worlds when it comes to legislating. But we know our backs are against the wall because of the politics leading up to the election, where we haven't been able to do more since March, and so we have to do what we have to do. The second thing I want to mention, which is more about substance, is about the Paycheck Protection Program and the deductibility of ordinary business expenses. I believe the Paycheck Protection Program has been one of the most successful parts of our COVID-19 economic relief. The goal, of course, was to provide small businesses access to low-interest loans, which could be converted into grants based upon their willingness to maintain their payroll and keep their employees connected with the business. The hope was that these businesses would survive and would rebound after we got the virus in the rearview mirror. We didn't know how long that was going to last, and, indeed, it has lasted longer than any of us would have wanted or had planned. But it is important that this Paycheck Protection Program be revived because time is running out. In my State, roughly $41 billion has been granted or--excuse me-- loaned with potential for grants to about 417,000 businesses. This has been an essential part of our response to COVID-19 and the economic fallout associated with it. But when we passed the PPP program in March, we expected--the Congress expected that businesses that got the loans that were converted to grants would be able to deduct their ordinary business expenses in the year 2020. Now, I know that may not be the best tax policy in the world, but we could choose one of two ways to get financial relief to the small businesses. We can shovel money in the front door, or we can allow them to deduct their ordinary business expenses even though they received a grant from the Federal Government. The reason why I say I know this was part of the understanding in March when we passed the bill is because I have now--because of the Treasury Department's opposition to the deductibility of ordinary business expenses for the recipients of the PPP grant, because of the Treasury Department's position that those are not deductible, we have had to file legislation which will override the Treasury Department's guidance and allow for that deductibility. Again, this is not an ideal way to write tax policy, but under the exigent circumstances here, I think it makes perfect sense. Again, you can either write more checks on the front end, or you can allow businesses financial relief by deducting their ordinary expenses on the back end. What I fear will happen, because of the opposition of the Treasury Department, is that, come January, the businesses that have received this incredibly important PPP benefit will find themselves having to pick up--having a tax bill, which will reverse, if not negate, the benefit that we intended by developing the PPP program in the first place. This will happen as early as January when many businesses have to pay their estimated tax. There will be an incredible backlash, I believe, because I think the recipients of the PPP loans and grants have every reason to expect, as Congress intended, that they would be able to deduct their ordinary business expenses. What is going to happen if we don't fix that in this underlying bill? Well, we are going to end up doing it next year, I promise you, because I think the backlash we are going to feel here from the businesses that have been suffering, have been hanging on by a thread--that all of a sudden, they have an unexpected tax bill of roughly, according to the Wall Street Journal, about $120 billion worth. We ultimately are going to have to fix that, so we might as well fix it on the front end rather than on the back end after our constituents who have been the recipients of the PPP grants rise up in outrage, really, that we haven't taken care of this now when we should. So I hope that in the negotiations on this COVID-19 relief bill, we include the deductibility of ordinary business expenses for recipients of PPP grants The funding we provided earlier this year for vaccine distribution has already been depleted, and States are dipping into other sources of funding to ensure they have the capabilities to carry out the widespread vaccination effort. That is another reason why we need to pass this COVID-19 relief bill as soon as possible. Workers lost bolstered Federal unemployment benefits at the end of July, and they are set to lose additional benefits the day after Christmas. Small businesses, as I said, are struggling to stay afloat, especially as the winter weather hampers outdoor dining and events. I saw the snow that hit New York, where many of the restaurants--because they have been shut down, indoor dining has been shut down. They tried to build up some infrastructure outside their restaurants, but now even those have been closed down because of the weather. People are hurting and need help. Parents and teachers are wondering when their children will be able to return to in-person learning and how schools will be able to keep them safe when they do. The list goes on and on. Earlier this year, we made a $3 trillion investment in our war against COVID-19, and that funding has been critical, not only to get us to where we are today in terms of therapeutics and vaccines but also to keep our economy from tanking entirely. But those funds are drying up, programs are expiring, and the American people are counting on us once again to provide the support they need. There appear to be a few remaining sticking points in the negotiations, but there is no reason why Congress shouldn't be able to reach an agreement. The steady drip of information from congressional leaders is encouraging, but progress doesn't pay the bills. Enough time has been wasted this year on partisanship and political posturing. We have reached a make-it-or-break-it moment, and there is no room for inaction. The American people are looking to us to protect their health and their livelihoods, and we cannot let them down. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, there is a lot going on and not enough of some things we really need to go on going on. But I think it is worth noting again--lest the moment be lost somehow in all the back and forth and all the chaos--that we have reached a watershed moment in the war against COVID-19. As you know, the first successful vaccine was approved last week. I watched online as the Vice President of the United States and his wife received the vaccine. I applaud them for demonstrating their confidence, which should be all of our confidence, that this vaccine is not only effective but also safe. In my State of Texas, it is estimated that there will be a million people vaccinated by the end of this month. That is a modern medical and logistical miracle. Yesterday--the news keeps getting better--the FDA's expert advisory panel recommended the Agency approve a second successful vaccine, meaning millions more doses, over and above the Pfizer vaccine, could be headed out the door in a matter of days, if not hours. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting bigger and brighter every day, but we are not out of the dark yet. As we know, tragically, more than 300,000 Americans have lost their lives to this virus. Millions have lost their jobs and their livelihood. Countless small businesses have permanently closed their doors, and the devastating impact of the virus across the country is growing day by day. Earlier this year, we were able to come together in four separate pieces of legislation in a bipartisan--nearly unanimous--manner and respond with the sort of alacrity and speed and with the scope that I think our constituents expected us to. We didn't exactly know how big we needed to go. We just knew we needed to go big and we needed to go fast. We appropriated more than $3 trillion of coronavirus relief. We didn't know how long the virus was going to last. And when we tried to offer additional aid to the American people, unfortunately, the partisan dysfunction that sometimes creeps in--particularly, in the days leading up to a national election--prevented us from providing that relief. But the election is over, and it is time for us to do our jobs. Really, we need to build on our past success. The bills culminating in the CARES Act in March bolstered our healthcare response by making testing free of charge. Remember that used to be the watchword, what people would continue to say day after day after day: testing, testing, testing. You are not hearing that anymore because testing is ubiquitous. We provided vital funding for hospitals and armed our medical workers with the personal protective equipment they needed to sustain this fight on the frontline. We poured funding into research and development of vaccines, therapeutics, and treatment. And by any measure, those efforts have been a success. While, as I said, the number of people testing positive has gone up pretty dramatically, the death rate has remained much lower than it was in the early days of the virus. That is because, I believe, the treatments have improved, the therapeutics are working, and our healthcare providers are learning how to treat people with the virus in ways that are saving lives. The work we did up through March buoyed the workers and families who needed the help with direct payments, bolstered unemployment insurance benefits, and even gave the option to defer student loan payments with no penalty. We knew people needed help, and we acted responsibly, I believe. We also supported our wobbly economy with the assistance for the Main Street businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program and loans for the industries that our States and Country rely on. But as time has gone on, much of the funding provided by those bills has run out. As I said, we didn't know in March how long this was going to last, either the public health challenges or the economic challenges associated with it. But we have a better picture of what is needed now and we need to act and act soon--money for schools, vaccine distribution, and for airlines, which, through no fault of their own, are seeing their ridership plummet. They need help. Each of these are worthy of our best efforts to help. Critical provisions that supported everything from unemployment benefits to the Paycheck Protection Program have already lapsed or are within just a few days of doing so. I know people wonder: Why does Congress wait so long, to the 11th hour to act? Well, call it human nature, call it stubbornness, call it politics, call it what you will, but deadlines do force action, especially here in the Congress. I believe we are on the cusp of positive results for the American people. For months now, disagreements on what the next relief bill should look like have stopped us from making progress. Unfortunately, I think it was more about the election and stoking the fears and anxieties of the American electorate in the run up to the election. I think that is what prevented us from passing additional bills after the CARES Act in March. Then Nancy Pelosi and the House passed the Heroes Act, which everybody recognized--the mainstream media and even Democrats acknowledged--was not going to go anywhere. That was another $3 trillion bill that helped the nascent marijuana industry, providing tax cuts to the wealthy people living in high-tax jurisdictions like New York and San Francisco. It was clearly not designed to pass, but rather to send a message. Well, we knew we needed a targeted bill to send relief to those who needed it most, without driving up government spending even higher than necessary. Over these last several months, too much of the discussion has been focused on the areas where we disagree and, truthfully, there is no such thing as a perfect bill. You can always find a reason to say no. But I don't believe that is the reason our constituents have sent us here. They want us to be responsible. They want us to be careful with their tax dollars, but they do want us to act in their best interests by trying to find ways to build consensus--even when we can't agree on everything, to at least agree on the things we agree on. I think they expect us to do that. We all understand that our workers and many people have had the rug pulled out from under them. They had no money coming in the front door. They are worried about paying the rent or mortgage. Their kids are at home going through virtual schooling. I mean, it is tough on a lot of people. It is not so tough if you are a Member of Congress and are receiving a paycheck. But for millions of our constituents back home, they have been waiting and waiting, and they have been hurting because we have not been able to get our act together. The second round of the job-saving Paycheck Protection Program would help a lot. It would help our small businesses, throw them another lifeline. That was really one of the most popular parts of what we were able to do in March. As the Presiding Officer will remember, we appropriated $350 billion and it went in 2 weeks. So we appropriated another $320 billion to provide loans to small businesses and incentives for them to maintain their payroll so people would have income and so that those small businesses, once we got the virus in the rearview mirror, would still be around and help rebound our economy. In Texas alone, there were 417,000 Paycheck Protection loans--$41 billion worth. The average loan was $115,000; although, I was on a Zoom call with some in the Texas Bankers Association, and one of them told me that their smallest loan was $300. I am sure there is an interesting story behind that. The point is this was needed help, and it has run out. Then we need another investment in vaccine distribution. The logistical challenge of getting this vaccine around the country is mind-boggling, but we can see it is already working because of thorough planning and good execution, but they need more money to make sure that we get the job done. We also need to make sure that schools, particularly as people feel more comfortable going back to school in person, get additional support so they can bring the children back into the classrooms and keep them and the teachers and other employees healthy at the schools. We know virtual learning has been a disaster, particularly for low- income students. Unfortunately, broadband is not universally available in the United States, and there are parts of my State wherein as many as a third of the students don't have access to broadband. So how in the world are they going to continue their educations? Local officials and State officials have tried to help, leaving parking lots outside of the school libraries available so you can drive up and gain access to the Wi-Fi from the schools, or they have distributed hotspots so that, if you get access to cellular service, you can actually tie into Wi-Fi and get online and continue your studies. Yet, for many of our young people, these school lockdowns have been a disaster in terms of their educations. So we need to do more in that area as well. Common sense tells us that, when you are sitting across the table, negotiating with somebody, if 80 percent of what you are talking about is agreed to, the process should move along pretty quickly because nobody gets 100 percent of what one wants around here. It is just not possible. While it is unfortunate it has taken us so long to reach this point, I am encouraged that maybe, just maybe--now with the deadline for government funding running out tonight at 12 midnight--this is forcing action and that a deal is in sight. There has been more bipartisan cooperation and communication over the last several days than there has been in the last several months. A lot of people have put a lot of effort into this on a bipartisan basis, and now the decision is with what we call the ``four corners''--rank-and- file Members of the House and Senate. We are not going to have a chance to amend this deal. It is going to be proposed by Speaker Pelosi, Democratic Leader Schumer, Leader McCarthy, Majority Leader McConnell, and the White House. So I am sure it is not going to be perfect. Unfortunately, we will not have a chance to make it better. I hope the partisan divisions that have paralyzed Congress for much of the year do not rear their ugly heads in these final hours and at this critical stage of negotiation. There is too much at stake for us to go home for the holidays emptyhanded. There are too many people who are hurting, too many people who are anxious. The number of people having overdosed by self- medicating since the virus hit is, I think, about 80,000, I read. You can imagine people self-medicating, whether it is with alcohol or drugs or people who are trapped with an abuser, either a spousal abuser or a child abuser. Because they are not going to school, their teachers can't look for signs of that abuse and get them help. Reports of child sexual abuse are down 40 percent. It is not because it is not happening; it is because kids aren't in school, where teachers and others can come to their aid. I can only imagine a single mom, say, with three kids of different ages at home, trying to continue their educations, but she is worried: How do I keep working--maybe she is an essential worker--so she can pay the bills to put food on the table and pay the rent. Can you imagine the chaos and stress? There is too much at stake for us to go home for the holidays emptyhanded. We need to remember we are not here for our benefit; we are here for the benefit of the people we are honored to represent--in my case, 29 million Texans. We have a fiduciary responsibility. We are in a position of trust. They have entrusted us with their welfare. The American people have waited long enough. We can't let them down again. We are on the 5-yard line, and we need to deliver. We need to get this done and get this done soon. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, the first name I want to mention is Mac Thornberry. Mac is the dean of the Texas delegation. His district is the second largest in Texas, and comprises parts of 41 different counties. It stretches from the suburbs of Dallas, across Wichita Falls, Amarillo, and most of the Texas Panhandle. The folks throughout Texas 13 couldn't have asked for a stronger advocate over these last 26 years than Mac. His background as a rancher, a former Capitol Hill staffer, and a State Department official under the Reagan administration, then brought him to Congress with a well-rounded view of the problems facing our country. He possessed the leadership characteristics needed to address each of those. He spent his time here consistently fighting to rein in government spending--something that, as the Presiding Officer knows, sometimes seems like a futile task but necessary. He has consistently fought to protect our freedoms and liberties and ensure that all Texans have a shot at the American dream. We have worked together many times over the years on everything from protecting the property rights of folks along the Red River to renaming the Amarillo courthouse after a trailblazing Texan, Mary Lou Robinson. There is no question that some of his greatest accomplishments are related to our national defense. Mac has served on the House Armed Services Committee throughout his time in Congress, and he became the first Texan of either party to chair that committee. He has used this important and powerful post to ensure that our servicemembers have what they need to defend our freedoms abroad and the training and the equipment to make it home safely. He has done a lot--more than most--to improve military readiness, including through needed improvements at our Texas military installations. I remember visiting Sheppard Air Force Base in Mac's district with him a couple of years ago and being taken aback by the look of admiration and appreciation on the faces of those airmen we encountered who knew of Mac's incredible advocacy on their behalf. It is appropriate that the National Defense Authorization Act that just passed both Chambers of Congress carries his name--the Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act. There could not be a more fitting tribute to the countless ways our friend from Clarendon has improved our great country. I want to thank Mac for his incredible leadership, as well as his service and his friendship over the years. The halls of Congress won't be the same without him, but I know he is eager to spend more time with his wonderful wife Sally and the rest of their extended family. Mac has done what we all aspire to do, and that is to leave Congress better than he found it, and I thank him on behalf of all Texans for the true patriot that he is.

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Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, as we like to say, everything is a little bit bigger in Texas than the rest of the country, and that is true not only of Mac's district but also the largest congressional district represented by another one of our departing colleagues, Will Hurd. Will was a former CIA officer when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 2014. One Texan aptly observed: ``He has been running a marathon like a sprint for seven years.'' I think Will's last congressional race he won by 900 votes in this sprawling border district. His expertise is in cyber security, as well as intelligence matters. He has helped steer our efforts to bolster our national security, counterterrorism, and strengthen our intelligence community and capacity. Considering his district includes 800 miles of our southern border, you can imagine that he has been a strong advocate for our border communities. We have worked together on cross-border trade, modernizing our ports of entry, and ensuring communities along the border are safe and prosperous. We have also been working together on establishing a national museum of the American Latino here in Washington, and I hope we will be able to push this authorization bill over the line here in the coming days. Unlike some folks whom we meet in Washington who seem to be all talk and who never seem to listen, Will understands the importance of sitting down for a conversation with his constituents and actually listening to what they have to say. He launched the highly popular ``DC to DQ tour,'' where he met with constituents at local Dairy Queens in all 29 counties in his district in only 5 days. For everything from healthcare to education, to veterans affairs, Texans can sit down with their Congressman and have a real conversation about the things that counted for the most in their lives and the things they would like to see him pursue on their behalf here in Washington, DC. I would hate to know how many Blizzards Will ate during that time, but these conversations certainly drove his policymaking and ensured the people of the Texas 23rd were truly heard here in Congress. Last year, Will and I both took part in San Antonio's annual Martin Luther King, Jr., March, which is one of the largest in the country. Will happens to be the only Black Republican in the House of Representatives and has become a trusted voice for those whose experience and ideas are too often overlooked or underrepresented. That has been especially true over the last several months, when we have had an honest national conversation about racial reconciliation and injustice in this country, and I know that he will continue to use his voice as a force for good long after leaving Congress. Will has been a steady hand in reminding our colleagues alike that good policies should always come before partisan politics, and it is fair to say we need more leaders like that in Congress these days, not fewer. I am grateful for his friendship and service to our country, and I know this isn't the end of the road for Will Hurd. I am eager to see where his next career takes him, and I will be happy to cheer him along the way.

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Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, at the end of each Congress, we have the bittersweet task of saying good-bye to some of our retiring colleagues, and today I want to talk a little bit about our departing Members of Team Texas. When I came to the Senate, succeeding Senator Phil Gramm, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, now our Ambassador to NATO, always schooled us on Team Texas and said: We may be Democrats, we may be House Members, we may be Republicans, we may be Members of the Senate, but when it comes to Texas, we are all part of Team Texas. And I tried to carry that tradition on as well. Our delegation is losing six incredible statesmen, including three ranking Members in the House, whose contributions have notched countless wins for our State during their time in Congress.

Mr. CORNYN

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.