And then to define the republic and the equality and justice and rule of law and i am hopeful we will make it through slightly more perfect union. I pray for our country and i yield the floor and with simple type of the resolution sponsored by those in the chamber and what the resolution called for to urge the United States and with those treatment efforts that doesnt sound like a radical idea, doesnt . And so many does it would seem asking the United States to join other countries in the world it is just common sense we dont know where or when the vaccine will be discovered we dont know if the effective treatment will be discovered in the United States or some other place with the respected medical and scientific leadership in the United States you hope it would be here but lets be honest, a safe and ef all al l its possibletid t a fall. Vaccine is found in developed elsewhere to assure vulnerability to make sure the United States gets its fair share. Where will we stand in the United States pursues the trump go it alone approach to come up before the fall and just what that small parks effort to save american lives joining forces with other countries around the world to help speed the development and eventual distribution of the vaccine we desperately see. You one senator said about this i disagree with the president s decision who among other things could interfere with the trials to the development of the vaccine. No one knows where this will be perfected and god willing it will be soon. Why should we be joining in this global effort . Why are we stepping away . Sadly i hate the word that the session to blame everyone for the mishandling of the s retu withou that f co to mitigate the further spread of covidien team and urge the leadership and participation many global effort on therapeutics in Vaccine Development to address covid19 in the senate proceed to immediate consideration the resolution be agreed to the preamble be agreed to in the motion to reconsider with no intervening action and debate. The senator from idaho. First of all to my good friend for bringing this and with the pandemic coming out of china causing the grief it has for every other country on the planet its important to note as we start here has been the single most generous donor of Global Health assistance in the world and those too criticize the foreign assistance that america gives out with that cove in 18 from china is that best indication that why certain for the p usa the c over we put oe w. H. O. , what they did or didnt do, their connections to china and that sort of thing. Thats not going to help us as we go forward. What we do know is, w. H. O. Has done good would, in the past. Good work in the past. They were a really good partner, as you know, senator, with us when it came to clementing pepfar request implementing pepfar. This was a house on fire. And w. H. O. Is simply not at this time geared to be a fireman. When the fire bell relationships, we need a vehicle to address a virus, and this is going to happen again because in the wuhan district theres a vast bat population, and theyre carrying about 2,000 different species of virus. And, unfortunately, and frighteningly, we dont know what all those viruses can do. Thep help us if we heaven help us if we get one out of there thats worse than the covid19 we had. But we need a Fire Department to address this. I hope we can engage this with china. Where is that vehicle going to be carried . Is it going to be a part of the w. H. O. , part of the c. D. C. , a new International Organization . I cant answer that. But i can tell you this. On a bipartisan basis, senator murphy, also a member of the Foreign Relations committee, and i have introduced a bill to address a number of these things, including the vaccine question and including working on getting a vehicle to do what ive described. I think everyone is working on this in good faith. The bill that we introduced is written on paper. It is not written on stone. We are wide open to suggestions as to what kind of a vehicle that is will address this like a fireman and not in a slowing fashion like other in a slower fashion like other Health Challenges have presented. So senator murphy and i have had a number of discussions on this. We are both committed to reach the goals that i know you want to reach, senator durbin, and that i think this whole body wants to reach. Were going to hold a series of hearings as to how to do this, how best to do it, how it should be funded, how it should be organized, and how the management should take place. What its not going to focus on is the fingerpointing for what happened after wuhan escaped from a bat into Foreign Relations committee would take it on because it is such importance that we dont go through this again. There is a lot more we can do then to pass the resolution it is my ambition with a very significant piece of legislation to create a vehicle to address the fastmoving virus like this we can all argue about the who but they did and did not do but what we do know is who has done good work in the past as you know senator when it came to implementing pet far to do great things very helpful with polio and smallpox. This was a different virus. At the house on fire and not geared. When the fire bell rings we need a vehicle to address the virus in this will happen again. In the wuhan district there is a population to carry 2000 different species we dont know it all those can do and have it help us with t that c r we do when this happens in the future . How can we create an agency that, just like a Fire Department, when the bell relationships, they put their poots on, they get on the truck and go put out the fire. I commit to you, senator, we will continue to work with this. My staff tells me and im glad to hear that your staff was working with them on the language on this technological. And i thank you for that. And i invite you and commit to you that we will work with you as we develop this new legislation and as we go through the hearings. So, again, please dont take this as combative. It is not. It is intended in the best spirit to help us all move forward to get to a piece of very significant legislation that will hopefully take us forward like pepfar did and like so many of those other monumental pieces of legislation that can address this incredibly, incredible bring difficult situation and hurtful situation, not only for america but for the world. And i invite your participation, encourage your participation, and arizona sure you that and assure you that well work in good faith to try to reach these goals. So with that, madam president , i object for the reasons stated. Mr. Durbin mr. President . The presiding officer the senator is heard. Objection is heard. Mr. Durbin i thank the senator for his positive statement about work to be done in the foreign reels committee. Theres nothing in this resolution that tries to have an impact on anything youve mentioned. The operative language is a few words, urging u. S. Participation in any global effort on therapeutics and Vaccine Development and delivery to address covid19 and prevent further death. How we do that, whether we create an agency or not, this is simply an expression of policy which i hope we can embrace. Ill be back if we dont move forward with alternatives. Lives are at stake and we should be part of the International Conversation to avoid that. Mr. President , i ask consent to speak on one unrelated item. Mr. Risch will the senator yield for just a few minutes so i can respond. Mr. Durbin sure. Mr. Risch thank you. I appreciate those comments. There is nothing you said that i disagree with. One thing in passing this and i say this in the spirit of trying to get to the objective that i laid out, and that is, it is my intent to engage the Second Branch of government, not only the agencies that are responsible for this health and human services, homeland security, the state department, usaid but also the white house. The president has to have a role here. Hes obviously undertaken the role. Ive already spoken to him about this. I intend to have other lengthy conversations about this. What it will not focus on is the fingerpointing for what happened after wuhan china and what happened and we have good information on that already there will be a lot of other investigations and hearings we want to talk about how you create an agency just like the Fire Department they put on their boots and slide down the pole and go out the fire. I committee we will continue to work with this. My staff tells me and im glad to hear your staff was working with them on the language on this resolution. Thank you for that i commit to you we will work with you as we develop this new legislation. Please dont take this combative with them the best spirit to help us all move forward to get a piece of a very significant legislation to take us forward like pet far that can address this say it ood goals. Do we liv countries around the world, a member of the highest authority there is in that country. The virus just doesnt care. And in order for us to accomplish this, its going to be a bill. Itit is not going to be a resolution. And its got to be approved by the Second Branch of government. They fully understand what were trying to do here. They have committed their resources and their input to this. And i think theyre working not i think. I am eight convinced theyre working im convinced theyre working in good faith, just as everyone here is, to try to reach these goals of doing Something Better in the future than what weve experienced just recently. Senator, again, thank you for your attention to this. Thank you for your input in it. And i commit to you that well Work Together on this as we go forward. Thank you, mr. President. Mr. Durbin mr. President . The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Durbin monday, President Trump stood in the rose garden and called for the United States of military force against individuals who have been gathering across the country protesting racism and Police Brutality against black americans. This call to militarize Law Enforcement on our nation pushes this president s reach for new executive authority to the most extreme level. This follows the president s tweets since last week threatening to turn vicious dogs his words on protesters outside the white house and quoting a racist phrase from the 1967 miami police chief stating, quote, when the looting starts, the shooting starts, close quote. Bringing to mind sadly for many shameful moments in our nations struggle for civil rights. President trump said nothing to address the anguish felt by many in this country, particularly people of color. And instead called on governors to, quote, dominate the streets, as though the americans who peacefully exercised their right to protest are some enemy force. Initially initially defense secretary esper went even further referring to cities as battle space. Im heartened by the fact that today he has made it clear that he does not support the president s suggestion of militarizing the Police Forces across america. These calls by the president , though, to militarize cities across america ignore that for far too long the urge for Law Enforcement to dominate, as the president often says, rather than to protect and serve is exactly what has contributed to the challenge we face today. The other night, 25 minutes before mayor bowsers curfew could go into effect, the president authorized Law Enforcement personnel to use tear gas and rubber bullets on peaceful demonstrators in Lafayette Square. They even beat these peaceful demonstrators with batons and shields. There are conflicting reports as to whether the National Guard participated in the violence. I have made a direct inquiry to the department of defense, and they have denied it. According to press reports, the assault began with Law Enforcement kneeling, not to express any solidarity with the efforts, but instead they were kneeling to put on gas masks to protect themselves from the weapons they were readying to fire. As soon as this gathering was dispersed, the president marched from the White House Monday night across Lafayette Square to st. Johns episcopal church. The attorney general, the secretary of defense, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff all followed. Only the battle that they were witnessing was against americans, using their voices to stop racism who got in the way of the president ial photo opportunity. I simply cannot understand what the president and each of these senior officials were thinking, if they were consciously deciding to be part of this. To stroll through the aftermath of violence in Lafayette Square and whether they approved of the treatment that treatment of their fellow americans. The right reverend marian budde, the episcopal bishop of washington, d. C. , says she was not even given a Courtesy Call by the white house ahead of the president s action. In fact, the bishop was outraged by the use of physical force and tear gas in the shadow of her church to remove Peaceful Protesters so that the church and the bible could be used in some photo opportunity. President trump has not acknowledged the agony of our country right now, she said in an interview. Everything he has done is to inflame violence. President trumps actions violate the sanctity of our First Amendment freedoms, and they represent abuse of his authority. We know this president well after more than three years. As shocking as monday nights events were, they represent through and through who this president really is. Its wrong. The American People will have the last word in november. But im encouraged to see in my home state of illinois officials have rejected the use of military force and committed to americas right to protest. Governor j. B. Pritzker says the president s call to send troops to illinois is ridiculous. We need to learn from this moment and move forward together. In my hometown of springfield, illinois, on tuesday, three high school students, Young African american women sponsored a black lives matter rally. 1,000 students in springfield, illinois, gathered peacefully to demonstrate against racism in Law Enforcement. No windows were broken. No one was arrested. They exercised their constitutional rights, and i am damn proud of them. They speak for me and for america, that we still have the right to stand up and express ourselves, and they did it so effectively. Right now, those around the president need to look themselves in the mirror and ask whose agenda they are serving and whether its the right agenda for america. The collective leadership of our military, civilian and uniformed alike, needs to decide what kind of leaders they want to be for the men and women in uniform who they command and what legacy they want to be associated with. Monday night is not the legacy that this country deserves. Mr. President , i ask consent that the Washington Post article which quotes at length the statements of the episcopal bishop of washington be entered into the record after my remarks. The presiding officer without objection. Floor. The presiding officer the senator from ohio. Mr. Brown mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that following my remarks, the senior senator from oklahoma is recognized. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. Mr. Brown thank you, mr. President. I note with some interest that one of my one republican colleague after another comes to the floor, they are protect the president at all costs colleagues, no matter what he does, no matter what he says, no matter how he acts, no matter how incompetent, no matter how divisive and continue to point the finger at the chinese for this