taxpayer's income so to ensure that they are paying what they leave leo? >> if you look at the report there was recently published on two researchers were involved and they looked at two different components and one is offshore and the offshore components helped with respect to offshore and obviously irs ran various programs but the other area they looked at where we need help is in pass-throughs, partnerships, s corporations, tiered partnerships and sometimes used to map and use foreign elements there and i have a foundation into there, it's difficult for us to get there and we did just bring on and we had a hiring in the past. >> continue watching his hearing live online at a website, c-span .org. to continue our years long commitment to live gavel to gavel senate coverage here on c-span2 we take you live now to the u.s. senate which today is considering the formation of the

deputy transportation secretary and her confirmation vote set for 2:15 eastern today. the nomination of wendy sherman to the deputy secretary of state, live senate coverage here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god, during this sometimes chaotic season, remind our lawmakers anew that you will never leave or forsake us. give them the wisdom to pray as

if work had nothing to do with results, and then to work as if prayer did not matter. as our senators surrender life's crushing blows to your mercy, transform their setbacks into stepping stones to abundant faith, hope, and joy. use our lawmakers this day for your glory. we pray in your sovereign name. amen.

the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. the presiding officer: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands. one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. prpd -- the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington,d.c., april 13, 2021. under the provisions of the rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable ben ray lujan, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties of the chair. signed patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved.

mr. schumer: mr. president, are we in a quorum? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. schumer: mr. president, over the past year, there has been a rising tide of violence and discrimination against asian americans from shouted insults and racial slurs to outright physical assaults. i've attended a whole bunch of rallies against asian american violence over the past few weeks, and you would be heartsick, heartsick to hear the stories shared, the fear in the voices of asian american

citizens to listen to the way they have changed their daily lives to avoid the subway or stay indoors most of the day. the surge of anti-asian violence is revolting and sadly contains the echoes of dark chapters in our history. when asian americans were subject to widespread bigotry and discrimination. the poison of racism has always existed in america, but unfortunately over the past four years, it seems to have found new life. there is no question that the former president fanned the flames of racial bias in our country, and too often encouraged, let alone discouraged, the vicious slander that connected covid-19 to the people of asian descent. every day in america in this 21st century america, asian americans fear they might be insulted, assaulted, spat upon, or even worse. as americans, we must stand up

and do something about it. the foundation of our pluralistic society is an attacn one group is an attack on all of us. so tomorrow, the senate will vote on whether to take up and debate senator hirono's anti-asian hate crimes bill sponsored by representative menge in the house. this bill is unobjectionable as it could be. it would designate a point person at the justice department to identify hate crimes towards asian americans related to covid-19, telling federal law enforcement to make these hate crimes a top priority during the pandemic. this isn't some kind of gotcha legislation. it isn't some complex new program or appropriation. this is as straightforward as it gets. this is legislation our times demand. of course we're opening to strength -- we're open to strengthening the bill. i understand there is an effort under way to add bipartisan

legislation called the no-hate act sponsored by senators blumenthal and moran, one democrat, one republican, as an amendment, and i fully support that effort. the blumenthal-moran bill would provide resources to state and local enforcement to improve hate crimes reporting, increase training while also improving education to root out the bias that fuels these despicable, despicable acts. that makes perfect sense as a bipartisan amendment to senator hirono's legislation. and i believe that combating hate against the asian american community should be thoroughly if not unanimously bipartisan. congress can send a strong signal and one -- in one loud clear voice that these types of hate crimes will not be tolerated. the way to do it is for 60 senators to vote to proceed to the bill tomorrow. i sure hope it will be more than 60. and then it is my intention to make the first amendment to the

bill, the bipartisan no-hate act, but in order to offer the amendment, the senate must vote to proceed with debate on the bill. president biden has called on congress to swiftly pass senator hirono's legislation to get it to his desk for signature as soon as possible. there is no good reason the senate can't complete the task this week. now, on another matter, beyond senator hirono's legislation, the senate is also focused this week on confirming an impressive slate of nominees to the biden administration. i'm especially pleased that in a few hours, the senate will vote to confirm polly trottenberg to serve as deputy secretary of transportation. this is great news for new york and great news for the country. her credentials are beyond doubt. for the last seven years, she has served as new york city's transportation -- commissioner

of transportation, managing a transportation system that helps tens of millions of people get to and from work, connects businesses to customers, and brings life to one of america's largest and most visited cities every single day. before that, polly served in the department of transportation under presidents -- under president obama, advising policymakers and working with stakeholders across the country on everything from high-speed rail to roads, highways, and bridges. and of course her nomination is especially meaningful to me. polly served for nearly a decade as my legislative director and transportation advisor. she knows the needs of the country, and she knows the needs of new york, and a pet project so important to new york, gateway, will be well served under -- in her capable hands. we will get this done. take it from me, polly's got smarts, she has got savvy, she has got moxie. and she knows how to work with people of all backgrounds to get

things done for the american people. and, mr. president, there isn't a moment to lose. as we work to defeat the covid-19 pandemic and bring our economy fully back online, we must look ahead to tackle the challenges of our time. and at the top of the list is finally getting serious about addressing our nation's crumbling infrastructures, a topic that miss trottenberg is very familiar with. and for new york, as i mentioned, this means continuing to move the ball forward on projects like gateway, rebuilding the two rail tunnels under the hudson, perhaps the most important transportation infrastructure priority in the entire nation and something i have spoken to miss trottenberg and secretary buttigieg and president biden about regularly but our infrastructure woes extend to every city and every state in the country, roads, bridges, highways, airports, public transit, housing, the electric dwrid are all in need

of an over all. broadband internet access, 5g, electric vehicles. america cannot compete in this century if our infrastructure is stuck in the last century. that's why in addition to confirming important nominees like miss trottenberg, the senate will continue to work with the biden administration on a comprehensive infrastructure and jobs bill. if there's an issue that ought to unite democrats and republicans, it's putting people to work to update our nation's infrastructure. i yield the floor. and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

mr. mcconnell: mr. president. i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: as we speak for the second time this year, a fallen officer of the united states capitol police lies in honor under the capitol dome. this morning, officer billy evans was greeted here by those who are grateful for his friendship and ultimate sacrifice. he died defending the capitol, this institution and the thousands of people who come here to do the people's business. the circumstances of his killing remind us of the dangers that

uscp officers swear, train, and prepare to meet whenever it might arise. yet, to that serious task to his intense responsibilities, officer evans brought a spirit and strength of capitol that leaves us all at the capitol with memories of kindness and friendship. today i know our colleagues are holding officer evans and the family he leaves behind close in our thoughts an our -- and our prayers, his sacrifice will not be forgotten. now on a completely different matter. just moments ago new reporting suggests the biden administration plans to turn tail and abandon the fight in afghanistan. per acceptusly withdrawing u.s. forces from afghanistan is a grave mistake. it is retreat and abdication of

american leadership. leaders in both parties, including me, offered criticism when the prior administration floated the concept of a reckless withdrawal from syria and afghanistan. those same voices in both parties should be equally concerned about the biden administration's announcement today. it would put our nato partners in a shared fight that we have not yet won. it would abandon the women of afghanistan whose freedoms and human rights will be in peril. it did not have to unfold like this. today in afghanistan, the fighting is borne almost exclusively by our local partners. we've successfully solicited more buy-in and support from foreign partners as well. our nato allies have particularly been begging --

begging the united states to stay by their side. as a result, it was broad political support for a sustainable and residual presence to backstop the progress we've made. in 2019, republicans and democrats joined hands to support an amendment i authored that cautioned against retreats from afghanistan and syria. a supermajority of senators voted for it. a supermajority of senators voted for it. that amendment called upon the administration, the previous one, to quote, certify that conditions have been metaphor the enduring defeat of al qaeda and isis before initiating any significant withdrawal of forces from syria or afghanistan. can president biden certify that right now? we've seen this movie before multiple times. ten years ago when president obama let politics dictate the

terms of our involvement in iraq, those decisions invited the rise of isis. it was our hasty abandonment that allowed the tax bill to create the terrorism that led to september 11, 2001. could be flicts do not simply end -- conflicts do not simply end. they are won or they are lost. america and american administrations must be in the business of winning. al qaeda and other radical islamic terrorists have not yet been defeated. there's no reason to believe the taliban will defend al qaeda if we leave. we cannot conduct counterterrorism operations without presence and partners on the ground. foreign terrorists will not leave the united states alone because our politicians have grown tired of taking the fight to them.

the president needs to explain to the american people why he thinks abandoning our partners and retreating in the face of the taliban will make america safer. now on one final matter. $865,000 -- $865,000, that is roughly the cost of every new job the white house claims their so-called american jobs plan would create. $865,000. this is how the math shakes out. if you use the most favorable estimates that the biden administration it is prefers, figures reported by bloomberg news comes out to about $865,000 per job. other analysis have found numbers actually north of $8 $860,000. here's where the number comes

from. the white house has tried to claim their spending plan would create 19 million jobs over the next decade. that's completely false. "the washington post" fact-checker gave democrats multiple pinocchios for this false claim. 19 million jobs is one estimate of the total number of jobs the entire country would add over the next decade from all source. the same estimate says we're on track to add more than 16 million of those same jobs without the bill. so this proposal to tax, borrow, and spend $2.25 trillion would only create 2.6 million new jobs. and remember, these are the rosiest, rosiest best-case estimates that the white house itself has been pushing. now i know a whole lot of kentucky entrepreneurs and business owners who could create more than one job if we gave

them $865,000 to invest and expand. mr. president, i'm sure you represent a lot of smart people who could turn $865,000 investment to more than just one job. the awful arithmetic just underscores how disappointing the proposal is. when the american people think of infrastructure, they think of honest-to-goodness public works projects that truly invest in the public good, things that build our nation's backbone. and when congress tackles real, tangible infrastructure issues in a smart fashion, there's a big, broad bipartisan support. the 2015 highway bill, the fast acts, was a huge bipartisan lift that senator inhofe and former senator boxer hammered out together. i was proud to play a role in that accomplishment myself. it was the first full five-year

highway bill that congress had passed in 20 years, and it won 83 votes in the senate and about the same percentage over in the house. even more recently, in 2018, the senate passed america's water infrastructure act 99-1. the new investments in water infrastructure across the country to create jobs, grow the economy, and ensure that american families get safe drinking water they deserve, 99-1. just last year another water infrastructure package came out of the e.p.w. committee unanimously and cleared the senate in a package that passed 92-6. so there is bipartisan appetite for smart infrastructure bills that are built the right way. the senate's proven that over and over again. there isn't much appetite for using the word infrastructure to justify a colossal, colossal multitrillion-dollar slush fund

for unrelated bad ideas. a harvard economist and infrastructure expert says, quote, it does a bit of violence to the english language to call this an infrastructure proposal. that's a marved -- harvard economist. one political analyst wrote, quote, the plan reads like a liberal wish list for everything the left has wanted. less than six, six percent of the proposal goes to roads and bridges. less than 6%. it would send more money to just electric cars than it would spend on our nation's roads, bridges, ports, airports, and waterways combined. and while this proposal chases every green fad, it would also slam our economy with the

largest tax hikes in a generation. experts at the wharton school of business have projected the plan would decrease g.d.p., decrease capital stock, and reduce workers' hourly wages 10, 20 and 30 years down the road. economists at rice you the university recently looked at a similar package of democratic tax hikes and found it would lead to a loss of million jobs here in our country over just two years. exactly when american workers are counting on our economic recovery, democrats want to slap the economy with a massive set of tax increases. so look, this noninfrastructure infrastructure plan is cut from the same cloth as the democrats' non-voting rights bill. both these subjects are ripe for bipartisan work. both are subjects the senate has addressed in the past with thoughtful compromises that have earned broad support.

and both are issues where the american people will reject a far-left approach that makes their lives worse. the presiding officer: morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of transportation, polly ellen trottenberg of new york to be deputy secretary. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate previous order, the senate after that a voter limiting debate and moving forward with the final confirmation vote for deputy secretary of state. live coverage of the sin and

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