mr. toomey: thank you, mr. president. mr. president. >> thank you mr. president. i'm here in the senate floor with my colleague or maryland here in part to condemn chinese, his party's actions, their process while hong kong into the mainland and silence did dissent of the people of hong kong but i'm also here to do something about this. for decades hong kong has been one of the most successful thriving societies on the planet. an indispensable part of their success has been their freedom could hong kong is enjoyed a vibrant free press, free speech, freedom to worship and an independent judiciary and a partially democratic electoral system of government for a long time now. hongac kong is one of the freest places in asia and because of these freedoms and the hong kong people's natural entrepreneurial >> hong kong is one of m the mot successful and vibrant cities there has ever been. and yet for years maybe because of this chinese communist party has pursued a systematic campaign to snuff out these basic freedoms in hong kong and bring the people who live there into

mr. toomey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from is recognized. mr. toomey: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. toomey: thank you, mr. president. i note the absence of a quorum. self-officer the clerk will call the -- the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: ms. collins: mr. president in. the presiding officer: the senior senator from maine. ms. collins: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that proceedings under the call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. collins: mr. president, i see there are those colleagues and friends on the floor waiting to speak, and i just want to assure them that i will be very rapid. first, mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that megan mcclullogh be granted floor privileges throughout the remainder of this congress. the presiding officer: without objection. ms.

mr. toomey. democrats and republicans have put the bright spotlight on what is happening, the china -- the executive commission on china chaired by mr. mcgovern and co-chaired by chris smith, vice chair chris smith, have worked hard with hearings, et cetera, as has this committee to call attention to all of this. the commission on human rights, a former chair of this committee, in a bipartisan way, has called attention to all of this over the years, since tiananmen square and in terms of hong kong, more specifically, leading up to 1987 and including that. and what's so sad about it is that the chinese just think -- the chinese regime just thinking they can act with impunity in repressing the spirit of democracy. 2 million people in -- turned out against the extradition law. 2 million people. that's a big crowd in the united states. but when you understand it was 25% of the population of hong kong, it's just almost anybody who could go out showed up against what the chinese reggim was going to do.

mr. toomey, democrats and republicans have put the bright spotlight on what is happening. the executive commission on china chaired by mr. mcgovern and co-chaired by chris smith, vice chair chris smith have work worked hard with hearings to call attention to all of this. the commission on human rights, a former chair of this committee, in a bipartisan way, has called attention to all of this over the years, since tiananmen square, leading up to 1987 and including that. what is so sad about it is that the chinese regime thinks that they can act with impunity in repressing the spirit of democracy. 2 million people turned out against the extradition law, 2 million people, that's a big crowd in the united states. but when you understand it was 25% of the population of hong kong, it's just almost anybody who could go out, showed up, against what the chinese reggie was going to do. >> house speaker nancy pelosi made a rare appearance this morning at a house foreign affairs committee. members discussed the implications of china's national security law in hong kong. you can watch t

mr. toomey: thank you, mr. president. mr. president. >> thank you mr. president. i'm here in the senate floor with my colleague or maryland here in part to condemn chinese, his party's actions, their process while hong kong into the mainland and silence did dissent of the people of hong kong but i'm also here to do something about this. for decades hong kong has been one of the most successful thriving societies on the planet. an indispensable part of their success has been their freedom could hong kong is enjoyed a vibrant free press, free speech, freedom to worship and an independent judiciary and a partially democratic electora

mr. toomey, democrats and republicans have put the bright spotlight on what is happening. the executive commission on china, chaired by mr. mcgovern and co-chaired by chris smith, vice chair chris smith have worked hard with hearings, et cetera, as has this committee, to call attention to all of this. the commission on human rights, a former chair of this committee in a bipartisan way has called attention to all of this over the years, since tiananmen square and in terms of hong kong more specifically, leading up to 1987 and including that. what's so sad about it is that the chinese just think -- the chinese regime just thinking they can act with impunity and repress the spirit of democracy. 2 million people turned out against the extradition law. 2 million people. that's a big crowd in the united states. but when you understand it was 25% of the population of hong kong, it's just almost anybody who could go out, showed up against what the chinese reggim was going to do. >> nancy pelosi made a rare appearance this morning at a house foreign affairs committee hearing. member

mr. toomey over there, democrats and republicans have put the bright spotlight on what is happening. the executive commission on china, chaired by mr. mcgovern and co-chaired by chris smith, vice chair chris smith, have worked very hard with hearings, et cetera, as has this committee to all attention to all of this. the commission on human rights, former chair of this committee, in a bipartisan way has called attention to all of this over the years since tiananmen square and then in terms of hong kong more specifically leading up to 1987 and including that what's so sad about it the chinese just think -- the chinese regime thinks they can act with impunity in repressing the spirit of democracy. 2 million people turned out against the extradition law, 2 million people. that's a big crowd in the united states. but when you understand it was 25% of the population of hong kong, almost anybody who could go out showed up against what chinese regime was going to do. what they want -- they want -- the most horrible form of horror, just keep using the same word -- for someone who was fighting

mr. brian kemp. >> good morning, everyone. let me first thank everybody for being with us and i want to start by thanking dr. toomey, director bryson, commissioner berry, general carden and superintendent woods for the strong leadership during the pandemic. also would like director bryson did come didn't want to take ja moment and thank your teams, too. i know we don't do that enough but they've been grindingly every day in the trenches, for those of you watching this morning thanks for all that you were doing. these continue to be challenging times in our state and our country, and the recent uptick of covid-19 dean -- covid-19 cases is literally from coast to coast. it's clear this fight is far from over. we have come a long way since the pandemic begun but we also have incredible challenges that remain in front of us. over the last several weeks as you know we've seen a rise in cases, a rise in hospitalization rates and a rise in the percentage of georgians testing positive for covid-19. hotspots have been popping up at churches, manufacturing plants and long-term care facilities. and as a state where literally

mr. brian kemp. gov. kemp: good morning, everyone. i want to thank everybody for being with us and i want to start by thanking dr. toomey, commissioner barry and superintendent woods for their strong leadership during the pandemic. andd want to take a moment thank your teens. i know we don't do that enough, but they have been grinding away every day and for those of you watching, thanks for all that you are doing. these continue to be challenging times in our state and country ckd the recent uptake -- upti of covid-19 cases is coast-to-coast. this virus is far from over. sincee come a long way the pandemic began, but we have incredible challenges in front of us. over the last several weeks we have seen a rise in cases, a rise in hospitalizations, and a rise in the percentage of georgians testing positive for covid-19. hotspots have been popping up at churches, manufacturing plants and long-term care facilities. we are literally tracking this data hourly. wele much has changed, remain laser focused on protecting the lives and livelihoods of all georgians. early in this pandemic we worked closely with hospital administrat

mr. toomey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from is recognized. mr. toomey: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. toomey: thank you, mr. president.