Beyond dangerous and those who support it should be ashamed of themselves. They should be publicly condemned by every senator, every representative, every governor across this great country. In fact, just this year, 37 officers have been killed. By the way, thats more than a 20 increase over the same time last year. Because being a Police Officer in this country is more dinin dangerous than ever before. Im having the private conversations with members of Law Enforcement, our peace officers, men and women who will quietly tell you that it is difficult to continue to serve in this environment where theyre not getting the support of their elected officials. Ill tell you theyre getting the support of their communities in many cases, though, but where is the outrage being expressed by those who are elected to serve. And how are these heroes repaid . Cities and towns across our country, including montanas very own city of ma sue la masoula are talking about reducing their budget, proposing abolishment in some areas, abolishment of police departments. That talk is crazy. We had some of this crazy talk in montana. Some of our communities were looking to take School Resource officers out of our schools. They were looking to slash budgets. And thankfully, thankfully the Community Rose up. And they pushed back. And in most cases have stopped it. But thats happening right in montana in some communities. And the senators standing before you today will not accept it. We should not be defunding the police. We should be defending them. And my democratic colleagues who support defunding these american heroes, these montana heroes, you should be ashamed. Because i will always back the blue. I yield back to my colleague, senator scott. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from florida. Mr. Scott i want to thank my colleague for his unwaiving support. Its hard to believe a state like montana that is so supportive Law Enforcement, there would be any city that would be thinking about reducing the police department. It shouldnt be happening around the country. Im honored to stand here today to support our brave Law Enforcement and say enough is enough. Were not going to tolerate violence, attacks, and vilification of our Law Enforcement. Im proud to introduce the back to blue resolution today. Im asking all of my colleagues to join me in support. As in legislative session, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of Senate Resolution 697 submitted earlier today. Further, i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The presiding officer is there objection . A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from new mexico. A senator mr. President , thank you very much for the recognition and reserving the right to object. Mr. Udall as a former new Mexico Attorney general and an assistant u. S. Attorney, ive worked closely with Law Enforcement for many years. Ive worked hard to prosecute Violent Crimes in my career, including crimes where Law Enforcement officers were the victims. Ive been privileged to work with Law Enforcement in new mexico and we are all thankful for the tremendous work of the Capitol Police here in our nations capital. The senate is united in our respect for Law Enforcement. Just five months ago in may, the Senate Passed a number of bills in a bipartisan resolution during National Police week in support of those who serve our communities in the face of risk. We all agree that deadly violence targeting Law Enforcement is appalling. And we all have expressed gratitude for the brave men and women who serve in Law Enforcement. The recent shooting of two law sheriffs deputies in california was heinous. Our prayers go out to the officers and their families and the perpetrator must be brought to justice. Like many of us here on both sides of the aisle, im also dedicated to embracing a moment before our nation where we confront the very real issues of systemic racial injustice. We have policy disagreements on how to do that, but i hope that we can all agree the senate should be a place for coming together and making progress to respond to this moment in our country, not fanning the flames of division and anger. The initial draft of this resolution has some vague but divisive language that i do not think belongs in a Senate Resolution. And a number of other members agree. Our side is asking for some reasonable changes in good faith to reflect the Public Safety and trust between Law Enforcement and communities as fundamental to the security and prosperity of our nation. I hope that the senator from florida and his colleagues are willing to accept those changes which i will offer in response to his request. Then the senate can speak with a united voice and set a good example for our nation at a time like this. As if in legislative session, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of my resolution at the desk. Further, that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the the preamble be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The presiding officer is there objection . Mr. Scott mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from florida. Mr. Scott mr. President , reserving the right to object. I appreciate my colleagues interest in expressing support for the brave men and women of Law Enforcement. That is exactly what my resolution does. Why then would my colleague object to my resolution and propose his own to accomplish the same thing . At first his resolution appears to resemble my own. I note, however, that my resolution condemns not only the cowardly attacks on the Los Angeles County sheriffs deputies of this past weekend but also condemns the rhetoric and policies that have incited this recent spike in targeted violence against Law Enforcement. My colleagues resolution makes no such condemnation. My resolution calls out the radical politicians, reckless media and who incite and encourage or celebrate widespread criminal activity and violence against Law Enforcement officers. My colleagues resolution is silent about this. My resolution calls out the radical politicians who are pursuing a Dangerous Campaign to defund the police. Starving Law Enforcement agencies of much needed resources to combat the crime wave sweeping through our communities. My colleagues resolution makes no such condemnation. We have to be honest about what is happening here and across our great country. We have rioters chanting let them die. Outside of a hospital caring for two Police Officers that were violently attacked. Let them die. Americans have the right to peacefully protest and i support that right. But thats not what were talking about here. Were talking about acts of violence against Law Enforcement. Families and businesses, and my colleagues proposal takes out all the reference to this bad behavior. Expressing support for Law Enforcement without condemning the people and groups who are perpetrating, instigating and sell grating the violent acts committed against Law Enforcement officers, its not enough. We cant be afraid to condemn violence against Law Enforcement. And the Defund Police movement. I have no such fear. Those radical politicians, reckless media figures, and organized protest movements deserve to be condemned for inciting, committing, and celebrating acts of violence against Law Enforcement. I stand firmly behind my resolution and behind our nations Law Enforcement. If my colleague would be willing to work with me, we may be able to find Common Ground to ensure any resolution includes language that firmly denounces the violence and the causes of that violence in our communities. But my colleagues resolution does not go far enough. So, mr. President , i therefore respectfully object. The presiding officer the objection is heard. Is there objection to the original request . Mr. Udall yes, there is. I object. The presiding officer the objection is heard, senator. Mr. Udall i suggest the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call quorum call mr. Braun can we lift the quorum call . The presiding officer without objection. The senator from indiana. Mr. Braun i rise this evening to recognize the 50year anniversary of Vincennes University jasper campus. Vincennes university was founded in 1801 and is part of the Northwest Territory back then. It would later become the state of indiana. For over 200 years, Vincennes University has been a premier institution of Higher Learning for those seeking knowledge in the manufacturing, logistics, aviation, and other important fields of study. In 1970 when i was a mere junior in high school in open enrollment and concentrating on jobs, with he would faos of where there were employee shortages, Vincennes University jasper campus is providing opportunities for all hoosiers to add new skills to their resume that will ultimately lead to goodpaying jobs, mostly right there in indiana. Notably with their partnership with purdue university, this campus provides lowincome students or those in need of remedial coursework with a steppingstone to one of the nations top engineering schools. I have to admit, v. U. Jasper campus holds a special place my heart. The company that i founded in the early 1980s, we use this as an excellent source of recruiting people in our home company, who generally come there fully skilled, ready to go, and generally end up sticking with the job, which is great. As jasper native, i have seen firsthand what an asset this campus has been to our community in and the economic benefit its added to dubois and surrounding counties. We are lucky to have v. U. In jasper, and i am happy to be here on the floor of the u. S. Senate to celebrate with them on their golden anniversary. I yield the floor. Mr. Barrasso mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from wyoming. Mr. Barrasso thank you, mr. President. Is the senate in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are not. Mr. Barrasso thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , i come to the floor today to discuss this unprecedented obstruction that American Families are facing from the democrats. In a time when Congress Really should be working towards Bipartisan Solutions on coronavirus, democrats keep obstructing. Over and over and over again. It does seem to be their singular focus. It seems to me that theyre going to continue to obstruct all the way until november 3, election day, putting politics first and American Families last. Mr. President , the obstruction has reached levels that has even made members of their own caucus, and i will quote, uncomfortable, alarmed, and frustrated. Those are not my words. They are the words of democrats sitting in congress in the United States, in this very building. Democrats are telling their leaders that the leaders are failing them by failing to compromise and to Work Together towards solutions that would benefit the American People. So the bad news for American Families is that last week democrats in this body in the United States senate blocked, obstructed a targeted coronavirus aid package with policies, amazingly, mr. President , that had democrats had at one time supported. But they came here to the floor of the senate and voted in lock step again and again, voted no. No to children, no to jobs, no to paychecks, no to fighting the disease. They actually blocked relief that would, one, have gotten kids back to school, so kids wouldnt fall further behind in the school theyve already missed. And it would have let parents get back to work. They voted no. They blocked people getting back to work safely. They blocked paycheck protection money so paychecks could continue to go and Small Businesses could remain open. They blocked money for vaccines and treatment, for testing so we could put the disease in the Rearview Mirror. The good news is that the majority of the senate did support the legislation to help children and their parents and the workers and the Small Businesses and the medical personnel fighting against the disease, but all those votes came from the republican side of the aisle. Republicans are united. The republican bill received 52 yes votes. All 52 were republican. Not one single democrat voted yes, even though the majority of that body had backed the relief efforts. When you talk to them they say theyre for this and this and this, but they voted on the United States senate floor to block it. Its interesting, mr. President , they even blocked allowing the senate to discuss these issues. All we did was come to the floor and said we have some proposals, lets discuss them. If you dont like them, offer amendments. We can discuss those, debate those. They even blocked a motion to move to get that bill to the floor of the senate, step one of legislating. They said no. So they may say they want to help the American People, but thats not what happened on the floor of the United States senate. The New York Times had a headline. They said hopes dim for more stimulus as democrats block the narrow g. O. P. Plan. Well, theyre right, it is a narrow plan because its targeted. Its targeted to kids in schools, to workers, jobs, and the disease. It doesnt include all of the extraneous things that nancy pelosi and the house put in money for environmental justice, money for the national endowment, the this, that, money for, you name it, direct paychecks to illegal immigrants. And thats just the tip of the iceberg when you take a look at their entire list. To me, it was nancy pelosi living on fantasy island. Politico said Senate Democrats block republican covid relief proposal. Senate democrats block. Once again blocking the things that the American Families all across this country are asking when they look to congress for help and relief. Usa today had the headline, Senate Democrats block 300 billion coronavirus stimulus package, leaving little hope for relief before november. Mr. President , 300 billion, thats a huge amount of money that could do so much to help our schools, to help our students, to help Small Businesses, to help our workers, and to help fight the disease. But unfortunately this has been the record that weve seen coming from the democrats ever since the pandemic began. While the virus was raging in march, democrats delayed help for americans by blocking the cares act. The New York Times headline that time on march 22 said, quote, emergency economic rescue plan in limbo as democrats block action. So they were blocking it back in march, and they were blocking it last thursday. In april, Small Businesses were forcibly shut down by the government. They were fighting to one day reopen their doors. Its all they wanted to do, get back to business. They wanted to keep employees on the payroll. Democrats once again blocked funding for the paycheck protection program. Mr. President , this is a wonderful program. 13,000 of these loans were taken in the state of wyoming, businesses. Im sure in your home state of north dakota, similar Small Businesses took advantage of this opportunity. Our average loan is about 78,000. These are Small Businesses that just needed help making the patrol, keeping people working, making the payroll. The npr, National Public radio point on this on april 9, it was this Senate Democrats block efforts to boost business aid, Senate Democrats blocking aid for businesses across the country. In august as Unemployment Insurance was set to expire, republicans asked for consent on the floor to extend the program. Democrats