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the presiding officer: tropical storm. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that we now proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to h.r. 2366. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 2366, an act to require the secretary of the treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of world war i. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: thank you, mr. president. i ask consent the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table and that any statements relating to this bill appear at the appropriate place in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: without objection. i ask consent the commerce committee be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 4812. the presiding officer: the clerk will report.

the clerk: h.r. 4812, an act to amend title 49, united states code, and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the bill be read three times, passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the judiciary committee be discharged from further action on h.r. 5108. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. h.r. 5108, an ao establish the law school certification clinic program of the united states patent and trademark office and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to

reconsider be considered made and laid on the table and there be no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the committee of commerce be discharged from further action on h.r. 5462. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r h.r. 5462, an aco amend title 49, united states code, to provide for limitations on the fees charged to passengers of air carriers. the presiding officer: without objection -- is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mr. reid: i further ask the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the senate proceed to h.r. 5739. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 5739, an act to amend the social security act and so forth and for other

purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to calendar number 247. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 247, s. 1683, a bill to provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i ask the menendez amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time, passed, there be no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the senate proceed to calendar number 536. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 536p, s. 1447, a bill to make

technical corrections to certain native american water rights settlements and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i ask the committee-reported amendment be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time, passed, the committee-reported amendment to the title be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered 345eud and laid on the table -- considered made and laid on the table without any intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the rules committee be discharged from s.j. res. 35. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s.j. res. 45, providing for the reappointment of david m. rubenstein as citizen regent of the board of regents of the smithsonian institution. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceed be to the measure? without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the joint resolution be read a third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate.

the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the senate proceed to h.j. res. 105. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.j. res. 105, conferring honorary citizenship of the united states on bernardo valdez count of galvez. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? withouwithout objection, the see will proceed. mr. reid: i ask consent the joint resolution be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the senate proceed to h. con. res. 120. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h. con. res. 120, concurrent resolution authorizing the use of emancipation hall and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the concurrent resolution be agreed

to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table and there be no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration of s. res. 569. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 5 569, designating september 23, 2014, as national falls prevention awareness day to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to s. res. 594. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 5

594, celebrating the centennial year of the birthed o karsky and honoring his extraordinary and courageous life. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table and there be no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the appointments at the desk be -- appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2:00 p.m. on monday, december 8, 2014. that following the prayer and the 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. following any leader remarks, the senate proceed to a period of morning business for debate

only until 5:30 p.m. as provided under the previous order. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, we have been able to, with the cooperation of the republicans and everyone here in this body, to work as if we were in tonight, tomorrow, saturday, and sunday. we would have used up all that time that's allowed under the rules and we will wind up at the same place we're going to wind up on monday. but i alert everyone, next week could be a long, long week spilling into the next week. we have certain imperial active things we have to do. everyone knows that we have to do a spending thing. everyone knows we have to do a defense bill. everyone knows that we're trying to do some tax extenders. we hope we can do that but we will see. and there are other things that we need to do. so everyone should be prepared that this suspect going to be --

isn't going to be as easy as this weekend is. for the information of all senators, then, there will be three roll call votes on confirmation of baran, mcferran and williams on monday at 35:30. if there's no -- monday at 35:30. if there's no further business to come before the senates, i ask it adjourn -- monday at 5:30. if there's no further business toly co- before the senate, i ask it adjourn as under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until monday, decemberall be dispense.

the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sessions: it's already starting. there is being rented today a building in crystal city, virginia, to house the announced 1,000 workers that will be needed to be hired to process the unlawful executive amnesty that the president has said he intends to execute. the president is already moving forward, he is rushing to impose his immigration views before the congress can contain it or restrain it, before the american people fully understand

what's happening, and to make it so it can't be stopped. his executive orders violate the laws of congress, the laws that congress has passed, in order to implement laws he wishes congress had passed, but congress has refused to pass. it refused in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014. 2010, 2013, 2014. and the american people through their congressional representatives considered these kind of proposals, they evaluated them. the american the american people expressed their views on them, and congress said no. the people the people have been clear on this issue for decades. they have pleaded, demanded really that this congress create an immigration system that is lawful,, that we and

the lawlessness, that it be principled emma that it served the national interest, that it it served their interest and not the special interest, but congress and the political leaders have just refused to do so. it is unfortunate to a degree i don't think i have seen in any other issue and perhaps no other issue defies the gap between the elite in this country and middle americans who go to work everyday who support our country, pay our taxes and fight our wars. our people want our laws that are on the books now enforced. if new laws are needed they want to pass new laws to end this lawlessness. but this president rejects the we will of the people.

it is causing so much angst out there. people are not opposed to immigration. people are frustrated frustrated that their government refuses to create a lawful system. the president has gone even further than that. he has gone further than saying i am not going to enforce the law, which he is required to do, to execute the laws of the united states faithfully, which he has absolutely failed to do. but he is moving forward with his immigration agenda rejected by congress and the american people. this was an issue in the campaign,, the people heard

about it just a few weeks ago. they cast their ballots. there there are nine new senators elected to the senate. not one not one of them said they supported president obama scheme. this new agenda for. fear that it might not be so popular next year. so is congress helpless, ineffectual, unable to stop this? absolutely not. .. the power to control what he spends money on. the president, the executive branch, cannot spend one dime that has not been approved by the united states congress. he can't spend more on roads,

highways, schools, defense, education, health care, that congress has not appropriated and not approved. so congress has a responsibility and a duty here. congress should fund no program, should allow no presidential expenditure that is spent on programs it deems are unworthy. and it absolutely has a responsibility to ensure that this president spends no money to execute policies that are in violation of existing law, plainly. it has a constitutional duty, no matter what members may feel about the substance of the issue -- and i have opinions on that. i opposed the president's substantive position, but as a >>

>> for projects that congress has rejected and not worthy of funding. so congress is delivery date and these issues. but the special interest according to one independent group, 1.$5 billion to ram through congress and immigration plan that the american people reject. that congress refuses to pass the special interests has not given up and the president has not given up to fight despites electorate they want the power and they

will ram it through congress if they can no matter what we think. in a matter what the people think. that is the threat to representative democracy it is a threat to the laws of this country and congress needs to say no. so now be specific. people think you cannot extend money if you don't prosecute somebody so how do we complain about that? look at this. this is from the united states citizenship immigration service from monday december 1st, this week, 1152, u.s. c.s. charged with people who enter the country lawfully is taking steps to open a

new operational center is in crystal city a neighborhood in arlington virginia to accommodate it will include cases filed as a result of the actions on immigration from november 2014 and many job opportunities at the operational center will be announced in the coming coming-- please continue to monitor usa jobs if your interested. ? let's put this charge up. with current vacancies include how more people with

idb gsa 12. or 15 in arlington virginia. chief of staff gs. today. today. today. exclamation point. they are rushing this through. they're determined to get this done before the american people can find out what is happening, to raise their voice or communicate with members of congress. it is not good for this country cahow -- surely the president has not overreach because congress said you cannot enter the country unlawfully. that is of fundamental principle.

but if you enter unlawfully you are not entitled to work in america and if somebody hires you is the person knows that you are illegally here then the employer is subject to criminal penalties. has bet on the books for years the president just wipes this off the books, colleagues. will we allow the president to wipe out our laws to create an entirely new system of immigration that congress refused to establish wexford been our laws are on the books today he has no power to erase those laws. how serious is this? last night former speaker of

the house newt gingrich, a ph.d. in history and student of american government, and made some dramatic statements about the meaning of this presidential action. we should hear it. as a student of american history and government. this is what we said about what is happening today. we cannot be oblivious because what happens today we'll set trends and policies for tomorrow. he said obama funding and a new staff without congressional approval is a step towards kinship or a dictatorship and he must be stopped now. how much clearer can it be them back? he goes on to say congress should only approve a short spending bill with obama un

constitutional power grab. no long-term continuing resolution. our entire constitutional structure is not saved. the new obama power grab is the greatest threat to freedom since king george the third. this is not a little matter. congress refused to pass at the congresses and acting right now by executive our order with no power to do it and he may well be sought by lawsuits in years to come we don't have to allow money to be spent to hire 1,000

people to process the applications? our things going in the immigration system today? of the situation is grave even before this action. may 20th, last year the national citizenship and immigration council president and thousands of uscis workers issued the statement we need to know what is happening. it is unbelievable really. this is a person that is directly engaged with it it, the law officers that adjudicate these cases where "uscis adjudication officers are pressured to rubberstamp applications instead of

conducting case investigations. the culture at uscis encourages all applications to be approved. discouraging improper - - proper investigation into red flags and discouraging the denial of any application. uscis has been turned into an approval machine for trout this is an absolute abdication of the responsibility of united states congress that the people have given to the president as a chief executive officer down to lowest officer. they're not to be a rubber stamp machine. they serve the interests of the american people can to do so carefully and fairly

and consistently. andy to investigate red flags, he is talking about threats, criminals, terroris ts. and colleague steven secretary johnson testified a few days ago acknowledged that abased 5 million people that will be applying for legal status in america to the president's program program, there is no way their applications will be evaluated. if they came to the country in 1999 no one will check on that. they will not seek if they graduated from some school or had a job somewhere else. they will simply act on the paperwork they have been given.

and in many cases, not even any face-to-face meetings. you would not even see the person it is all by e-mail and documents which is highly risky as the experts have told us. you really need to see the person because they may not be the person they say they are. you to give them citizenship status did you have no idea if you are worthy to be in the united states or not. so the situation is graver than a lot of people think. is our duty to legitimately represent the people in our country who believe this system is supposed to work.

we say we have an immigration law in america. good. the it is not some good and is not working at all. are we starry -- sorry that has the system that serves our national interest to be fair to immigrants that apply. and those people live better lives. and let me make a couple more points.

october 28 of this year the citizenship officer of the association of 12,000 officers, this is what he issued we are still rubberstamp for entry into the united states regardless of the revocations to the immigration and nationality act with the asylum procedures the taxpayers are being fleeced and safety endangered on a daily basis. ''. has anybody ever called him to testify to lay out the

dangers? survey not in the united states senate. they have secret meetings with businesses and activist groups. they mitt all summer people with money and contributions but did he meet with the head of the -- association? and no. it was rejected. but then goes on to say, i would like to for the general public that this situation is about to get exponentially worse and even more dangerous. america dodge j. boland when a senate package was blocked in the house. and news reports have leaked information to the public

for a surge of printing 44 million green cards and documents to be provided for foreign nationals that predicts the administration is a promise. if it goes on to say that is why this statement is intended for the public. if you care about your immigration is security and the neighborhood security must act now to ensure that congress stops the amnesty to let the voice be heard to serve in the nation immigration pleading for your health. don't let this happen express concern to your senators and congressmen before it is too late for

october 14, of this year. he also issued this statement may 20th, of last year that the uscis officers to identify illegal aliens in accordance with the law should be placed in removal proceedings before federal judge prevented from exercising the authority and responsibility to issue notices of appeal. the attitude of uscis management to execute the views of immigration the uscis management'' is not

that the agency serves the american public gore though laws of the united states or public safety of national security but instead it serves as legal aliens and the attorneys that represent them. ''. was to a statement. lewis is the government to represent? the people of the united states who are lawfully here. while we believe to treat all people with respect we're concerned there is such a violent security mission that they are greatly influenced by special interest groups''. that is the truth. so we had in one day in great company demanding more workers be allowed to come

into the country so they could work the same week that they're laying off 18,000. laid off 18,000. madam president the documents year of september of this year to issue this statement many aliens come legally to the united states from the wide open immigration policy every year whether temporary visitor's lifetime president's asylum seekers or foreign students were recipients of the piece so waiver program that allows people to come and go freely yet our government cannot effectively track these visitors or immigrants and then will face no consequences case workers cannot even do in person interviews for people

seeking citizenship or have restrictions on welfare use and they lack the basic office space to function properly. injuries are rubber-stamp to grade by speed rather than discretionary have a clearinghouse for the world pullback. that is the truth. anybody knows that and even then there'll be more lawlessness in the future as a statement to the world if you come to america you get to stay. you will not be deported. this is a recipe for disaster and it cannot work what we need we can achieve if the president will act to create an awful system to enforce the law to make it a system we can be proud of that is fairly applied the

end is the ability to defraud our country to cut and unlawfully and serve the interests of working americans. that is what it is all about. are resurveying clear interest or serving special interests? political groups and activist groups those who think they have political of vintage, don't we represent the vast majority? somebody needs to defend that interest i think the chair. i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i'd like to pay tribute today to a truly outstanding senator who will soon retire from this body after soon retire from this body after

>> i would like to pay tribute to a senator that will retire after more than 30 years of public service. of course, i am speaking of senator joe hands. he has had a remarkable career he is the only current member of this body besides senator alexander that has served as senator, governor, and cabinet secretary. and for all he has accomplished he does not hold the most press conferences or does not yell the loudest in he will lot to knock you over to get to a tv camera but with his steady style he has proven himself a remarkable successful member of this body.

and going against government overreach with the national energy tax, if that was true when he led the first successful legislative effort to revisit obamacare to work with many democrats repeal the 1099 provision. mike never looks for drama so it doesn't take long but he was just another freshman in the minority. in and you turn to him if you want to get an amendment up to 60 votes. that is remarkable for the first term senator and especially when he came to the senate after being deep in the minority. but then again he was a

remarkable guy. county commissioner, a city councilman and mayor, governor, secretary of agriculture. if you name it, mike has done it that is before he set foot in the senate. and then is to assemble the bipartisan coalition but it is not much of this secret at all who works in good faith and you worked hard. he doesn't care what party or from and absolutely no one can outwork him. he make sure that you get up earlier than anyone else and he grew that growing of on a farm in northern ireland to getting up at 5:00 a.m. every day from the age of

four he would work he would shoveled muck he would fill the of tanks and deliver piglets. the point is he developed an appreciation for hard work and responsibility at generally age for all along with a strong catholic bases of the traits that define him today. but they don't paint the whole picture because mike johanns may be an accomplished million, one of the smartest and most capable public servants, but petty in the hands of his wife, stephanie. she is always by his side, his best friend and they complement each other perfectly. they're idea of a perfect night out is a night in together.

they're both oscar fans and as he puts it stephanie is almost never in a bad mood. she jumps out of bed, she has a big smile on her face and this is bound to be the best ever life. is a personality suited to the campaign trail which is a good thing because the two of them have lost tens of thousands of miles campaigning across nebraska usually in matching t-shirts. sometimes in a corsica. they have plenty of stories from the trail. but one stands out in particular. here is what happened. of teeeight 91 is driving home after being in parades in the hot sun. they passed the bar and on

the way of assuming it was a cattle sale figuring they would drop in and press palms. stephanie part the car and mike opened the door and dozens and dozens of well-dressed nebraskan size fell on them. they had not dropped by a cattle sale but they had crashed a wedding. they made the best of it. light danced with the bride and of course, he went on to win the election as well. months later, here is the sequel, f the inaugural ball to uninvited guests show up and of course, it was the bride and her husband. they had a simple message you crash our wedding, and

now we're crashing your inaugural. the senior senator from arizona likes to brag about his cameo with vince vaughn but as our colleagues know that johanns is the original wedding pressure. [laughter] - - crasher. phi gamma stephanie have traveled a long road by serving on the lancaster county board in the 1980's. when he would draft the walkie list on the old typewriter they've campaigned door-to-door. allah this change. mike is not a democrat anymore but he still cares deeply about mental health that brought him into politics in the first place and what he considers his crowning achievement and

though some remember all the efforts of the issue of loyalty that's he inspires in people. with staffers said had been with him for many years since some his days in local politics. here is what they'll say about mike johanns. senator johanns is a man who cares about his family, and his constituents. that is why he has given his cell phone number out to those in nebraska. he has made mistakes of course, . as mayor of lincoln he had to cancel a hollow reed one year -- halloween one year.

to some he is still governor to others it is mike but they respect him and they will miss him and so will waive parolee's retirement will give him time to pursue hobbies as a voracious window washer he has been known to pull out when decks on vacation. whenever he does it is a retirement well learned dealing with mad cow disease, the farm bill, a bird flu, and just about any other issue you could think of after long and distinguished career. we all want to thank senator teeeighteen for his loyal and dedicated service to the senate and the people of nebraska. we wish them the best on their next adventure

together. . . funniest people i have ever known. she has a great sense of humor. the republican leader laid out his perfectically -- speech perfectly stept this lady has a is sense of humor that is quite remarkable. the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. mr. johanns: thank you. mr. president, just a word to both leaders. both leaders. thank you very much for your kind words and they also want to say thank you for mentioning my wife stephanie. this has been a remarkable partnership for a lot of years