mr. sullivan: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. mr. sullivan: mr. president, it's thursday afternoon, and that means it's certainly one of my favorite times in the u.s. senate because it's when i get to come down to the senate floor and recognize an alaskan who has done something that's great for our state, great for the community, great for the country, you name it. i come down here and brag about somebody who i represent in alaska, and i call this person

"the alaskan of the week." i know the presiding officer likes it and all the pages certainly do, and what i like to always do when i'm starting this speech each week is talk to our visitors in the gallery, people who are watching on tv to give a little update on what's going on in alaska and encourage a visit. you will have the visit of a lifetime, guaranteed, if you come to alaska. so right now, as you can imagine, in the great white north winter is coming in parts of the state. it's definitely arrived in other parts. but winter is a great time to be in alaska, not just the summer. you can ski, snowboard. at the end of the day sit back, drink something warm, warm the northern lights dance in our skies. so come on and visit -- summer, winter, fall, spring. it is the trip of a lifetime. you will love coming to alaska. and it is really nice to do it if you're coming to visit now to be wearing afore in alaska.

we have some great furrriers in alaska. one of the oldest, most well-respected and best in our state, i think in the country, it is an alaskan institution and our alaskan of the week, mr. perry green, one of the consigneddest, most generous, most patriotic, hardworking alaskans violence worked throughout the decades to keep this great institution that way. so, mr. president, let kneel you a bit about perigreen. his father david was from new york, wasson thralled with -- wasenthralled with alaska, a character of -- so david moved o washington state to be close to alaska, where he eventually opened stores many, many years

ago. perry green, david's son, was born in 1936 on st. patrick's day. how great is that? i always knew per economy had a little irish in him. he recalled, my father would come back from alaska with a such great stories. and all the alaskan sour dose would come to visit my dad. they sat at the dinner table and i was enthralled with their tales, perry said. and anyone that knows anything about alaska knows those stories, has heard about them, read about them. bear attacks, moose charges, frostbite, crossing perilous rivers, traversing vast landscapes under the dancing skies, wolves howling in the distance, fires starting at barry 40 below and countless stories about being saved by the kindness of strangers out often

the trail. perry also came of age during world war ii. his father made fur roughs for the soldiers' par cass which set the stage for per economy's enduring patriotism and support for our troops. he said, quote, is remember watching the troops head overseas during this time of war, the wonderful parades. it all made me swell up with pridement. i would say perry green is the most patriotic american i know. we have a lot of patriots in alaska. he met his beautiful future wife, the beautiful gloria, gracious gloria when they were both young and began dating at teenagers and they've been together ever since. as a matter of fact, that's 63 years of marriage. that is something to be celebrated. perry said, quote, marrying gloria was the best decision i

ever made. i know agreia, and i would certainly agree with him. like me, he definitely married up. like his father, as a young man, perry traveled back and forth from washington state to alaska often for work. he went up to alaska to work on the alaska railroad in order to save enough money to the buy gloria a wedding ring. he then served in the u.s. army for over three years and eventually they made their way to our great state to forge a life together. they've been there ever since and what a life they have had and lived. initially perry worked at his store in downtown anchorage, but for a time he broke out on his own and started the anchorage fur trading company which became the largest fur dealer in alaska, and it was wildly successful. he traveled all across the state

, 300 villages in all, some of them multiple times, buying furs from locals he traveled by dog team, which sled, by snow machine, by bush plane. and everywhere he went, he was greeted so warmly and so generously by the people in rural alaska and these villages. he said, i learned so much from the alaskan native people and i was in awe of their kindness, their respect for elders, and their rich, deep cultural heritage. that time in rural alaska is one of the best times of his life and it laid the foundation for what has been one of perry green's biggest loves -- our state. the great state of alaska. which he has given his all to. his company, david green mast aerophorier, is an iconic business in downtown anchorage

because they sell some of the best and most beautiful furs around, no doubt, but also because of perry and his extended family who have done such a great job running the company for decades. mr. president, my wife -- my daughters and i, we have a little tradition on christmas eve. we had over -- we head over to this great store and look for something to buy my wife, their mom. it is a fun, fun tradition that we do. perry has been the face of the store for decades. people still remember his quirky commercials featuring tarantulas, huge athletes chasing him around and always the tag line, if you don't know your furs, know your furrier. well, it seems like all of anchorage and so much of alaska knew their furrier. it should be noted that they also know this alaska furrier in las vegas as well. mr. president, perry green is a

very good poker player and has won three world series of poker bracelets and has made it to the final table the world series of poker main event in vague as two times. how about that for an adventurous life? but it wasn't just his store and perry's love of a good poker game that has endeared him to so many alaskans. a man of deep faith, he is one of the most generous people in my state and one of the most committed alaskans to public service and helping others. i was never interested in being rich, perry said. i wanted to do something positive for other people because that's the greatest thing you can do. he has sat on nearly every board there is. you name it -- the taxicab commission, the insurance board, the planning and zoning board, the symphony and opera board,

the rotary board, members of the he will, club, the masons, the alaska jewish campus and museum. the list goes on and on add on in terms of his service. he also raised money for numerous causes. i can't think of a you understand if raising effort that his name is not part of. his longtime friend gordon glazer said about perry, per economy is especially generous in causes that race money for our men and women in uniform and on the eve of veterans day, we can't thank him enough for that. anyone who's been in anchorage for the last two generations knows that if you need something done, perry green will do it. that's what his friend gordon said. and if you're down on your luck or if you need a job, a place to stay, you need some assistance, perry will help. every community, every state has

leaders like that. we all know those type of people. they're very, very special. and he's one of them. perry and his wife gloria are also so personally generous with their house, a lively happy place open to people all across our state and really the world. anchorage mayor ethan berkowitz credits him for teaching him and so many others, quote, how to be an alaskan. what does that mean? according to mayor berkowitz, it means that he brought the spirit of tecon olan to alaska. that means healing the world. perry has brought this to our state, one generous act at a time, one community at a time. mr. president, perry and gloria will be honored at alaska's jewish gala next week, one of

our state's most fun, memorable events. it'll be next saturday evening. and i will there for sure. it is a time when we all can gather together, celebrate the vital role the jewish community has played in our great state and being reminded that alaska is a place where we can all come together and all take care of each other the way the greens have been doing for decades. rabbiio self greenburg, a good friend of mine and another extremely generous man who has given so much to our state, says that the mission of the alaska jewish campus that perry green has been so generous to is, quote, warming up alaska. in the 60 years of alaska's -- in the 60 years of alaska's statehood, said the rabbi, harry green has warmed up alaska, not

only with his david green fur coats but even more so with the joys of his life, big heart, and lending a hand to ordinary alaskans and to anyone in need. that's how he's warmed up our great state. mr. president, perry and gloria have done so much for alaska. they're highly deserving of this recognition that they will be receiving at the jewish gala next week. congratulations to them and their five children, is 13 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and all of the extended green family, so many of whom to to to serve oure and perry, from your friend, congratulations on being our alaskan of the week. i yield the floor.

mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the appointments at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 191, s.13988. the presiding officer: s. 1388 a bhil to manage supply chain risk and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 188, s. 979. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 188, s. 979, a bill to amend the postkatrina emergency reform act of 2006 and and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the committee-reported amendment be agreed to, the bill as amended be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered read and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the committee on judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 1 123 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 1123, an act to amend title 28 united states code to modify the composition of the eastern judicial district in arkansas and for other purposes.

the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent --. the presiding officer: the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 412 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 412 expressing support for the designation of the week of november 4 through november 8, 2019 as national family service learning week. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i know of no further debate on the measure. the presiding officer: if there is no further debate the question is on the adoption of the resolution. all in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the resolution is agreed to.

mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the preamble be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 413 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 413 designating the week of november 4 through november 8, 2019, as national veterans small business week. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 414 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 414 recognizing national native american heritage month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of native americans and the contributions of native

americans to the united states. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn to then convene for pro forma session only with no business being conducted on friday, november 8, at 8:00 a.m. i further ask that when the senate adjourns on friday, november 8, it next convene at 3:00 p.m. tuesday, november 12, and that following the prayer and pledge the morning hour 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, morning business be closed, and the senate proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the wolf nomination. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: if there is no further business to come before

the senate, i ask it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate is adjourned until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. today senators confirmed three nominees. two district court judges and one for arkansas and the brother for pennsylvania an appeals court judge for the second district which clippers connecticut new york and vermont. this is expected to be the last legislature work for the week. will apply pressure edge when senators gamble back in aaron cspan2. impeachment hearings began on capitol hill and wednesday. lawmakers will here test her name from the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine. acting master william taylor and deputy assistant secretary of state george cat who oversees your ration bureau. eleven cspan2 three wednesday

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