mr. schumer: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, i rise today to mark a sad occasion. yesterday parts of the 9/11 health and compensation act expired. specifically, the authorization of the 9/11 health program, one of the two critical programs in the zadroga act came to an end last night and will have to start winding down. thankfully, dr. howard and his team who run the program have responsibly managed their funding so they can continue to support health services and benefits for several months on into the future. perhaps another year. to be clear, our brave heroes are still able to get health care from this program today. the fact, however -- that fact, however, should diminish in no way our responsibility in congress to reauthorize the program as quickly as possible and permanently, forever. in truth, it's a black mark on congress that the program was ever allowed to expire regardless of its abilit

mr. schumer: and lelt us put the other side on notice, we will get a vote on this legislation. we will get a vote on this legislation. we will use all of the procedural means and our ability, once the groundswell occurs and people on both sides of the aisle have to study the issue, they will have to vote on it. we will do it either towards the end of this term or early in the next term of this congress. and we believe we've chance to win. the american people have said, enough. a small group in the house and senate who are so unrepresentative of the views of their constituents will not hold things up. any longer. that is my belief.

mr. schumer: and lelt us put the other side on notice, we will get a vote on this legislation. we will get a vote on this legislation. we will use all of the procedural means and our ability, once the groundswell occurs and people on both sides of the aisle have to study the issue, they will have to vote on it. we will do it either towards the end of this term or early in the next term of this congress. and we believe we've chance to win. the american people have said, enough. a small group in the house and senate who are so unrepresentative of the views of their constituents will not hold things up. any longer. that is my belief. i hope and pray it becomes reality. i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. murphy: thank you, madam president. democracy doesn't work like this. democracy doesn't work such that 90% of the american public can support the pretty simple concept that you shouldn't get a gun if you're a criminal and have congress ignore its will. democracy just doesn't work like that. and so as senator schum

mr. schumer: and lelt us put the other side on notice, we will get a vote on this legislation. we will get a vote on this legislation. we will use all of the procedural means and our ability, once the groundswell occurs and people on both sides of the aisle have to study the issue, they will have to vote on it. we will do it either towards the end of this term or early in the next term of this congress. and we believe we've chance to win. the american people have said, enough. a small group in the house and senate who are so unrepresentative of the views of their constituents will not hold things up. any longer. that is my belief. i hope and pray it becomes reality. i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. murphy: thank you, madam president. democracy doesn't work like this. democracy doesn't work such that 90% of the american public can support the pretty simple concept that you shouldn't get a gun if you're a criminal and have congress ignore its will. democracy just doesn't work like that. and so as senator schum

mr. schumer: i'm going to discuss the bill on the floor in a minute, but first i'd like to take a moment to congratulate the newly confirmed district judge for the eastern district of new york, ann donnelly. she just passed 95-2, nearly unanimous, and deservedly so. there are few more qualified for a federal judgeship than ann donnelly. she's dedicated her life to public service, having spent a quarter decade as a prosecutor in the prestigious new york county attorney's office. she accumulated a host of awards there and rose through the leadership ranks of the office. then in 2009, she became a state court judge hearing a wide variety of cases. and she has a stellar academic record, having graduated from the university of michigan and ohio state university school of law. i could tick off many more accomplishments and the list would be long, but judge donnelly is more than a brilliant resume. i know her well. she is at her core a kind, thoughtful, and compassionate person. anyone who knows her or who has interacted with her even briefly knows she is fair, hope minded and has exactly -- op

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schumer movie. we have had no votes on legislation to stop this. and, mr. speaker, for all the alk about needing to improve our mental health system, we have yet to take a single vote on a comprehensive mental health bill. i have had multiple bills that would reduce gun violence, the simplest one, h.r. 224 would require the surgeon general to submit to congress a report on the public health impact of gun violence. simple, right? after all, we can't have a conversation about gun violence without data on the death and disability it causes. its mental health effects. its community impact. and economic cost. but, mr. speaker, this congress has no appetite for conversations about gun violence. after all, there are a ratings to protect of the. the american people are tired, tired of their represent paying lip service to tragedies they were elected to help prevent. they are tiret of their peace of mind being hostage by those we should be preventing from ever getting their hands on a gun in the first place. i'm calling everyone out here today. you have talked the t

mr. chairman, if i may, since i was engaged earlier in the morning, enter into the record an opening statement. at the request of senator schumer i want to also enter into the record a letter from the general council of the mayor of new york. and i would like to just quote, speaking of commissioner rosenworsal. championship of modernization of the e-rate and lifeline programs are two examples of fierce, determined commitment to expanding public access to high-speed broadband for working families. and it goes on in another paragraph to say, her work is not only helping families and children access the internet, but also helping communities like ours to build stronger schools, improve city services, and unleash more entrepreneurial and creative potential. and that's from the city of new york. if we could enter that into the record. >> without objection. >> and speaking of that, commissioner, on e-rate, just talk generally to add to what you said about the importance of e-rate to students, teachers, librarians and communities. thank you, senator. knowledge, jobs and capital are going to flow to communities that are more connected

mr. chairman, if i may, since i was engaged a earlier in the morning, sper into the record an opening statement. at the request of senator schumer, i want to enter a letter from the general council of the mayor of new york. and i would like to just quote, speaking of commissioner rosen worsal. championship of modernization of the e rate and lifeline programs are two examples of fierce, determined commitment to expanding public access to high-speed broadband for working families. and it goes on in another paragraph to say, her work is not only helping families and children access the internet but also helping communities like ours to build stronger schools, improve city services, and unleash more entrepreneurial and creative potential. and that's from the city of new york. if we could enter that into the record. >> without objection. >> and speaking on of that, commissioner, on e rate, just talk generally to add to what you said about he rate to students, teachers, librarians and communities. >> sure. thank you, senator. knowledge, jobs and cal a tal are going to flow to communities that are more connected and more educated. we c

mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, i rise to take a moment to congratulate the newly elected -- the newly confirmed district judge for the western district of new york, larry vilardo. he is from the western district. it could not come too soon, madam president because the western district has been working without a single sitting federal judge. that will finally change now that mr. vilardo has been confirmed. he can now begin to hear cases and tackle the backlog that's been steadily building in the western district. and there are few more qualified to help take on this task than larry vilardo. that's because, madam president, mr. vilardo is a classic buff low -- buffalo man. he went to kenishis college, took a detour to attend harvard law school and clerk on the fifth circuit court in texas. he then practiced at a firm he cofounded. buffalo is where he was born, raised and educated, where he chose to raise his family. buffalo is in his bones. when