here's what paul sarbanes said.throughout my years in public service, i have worked to the limits of my ability to provide the people of maryland and the nation dedicated and formed an independent representation based upon the fundamental principles of integrity and intelligence. i have been guided in this effort by a vision of decent and just america based on a strong sense of community and offering fairness and opportunity to all its people. i know i join all my colleagues in thanking paul for doing his part so nobly and so well, to help us move toward a more perfect union. and let me say a word about his wife christine. she was his real partner in life. i can recall when he retired and i said, paul, i'm sorry to see you go. he said, let me ask you a question. when are you supposed to leave around here? it's a question many of us have asked ourselves over and over. as far as he was concerned i said what do you want to do the most? he said travel with christine. they were able to do that for a limited period of tim

paul sarbanes kept his course. he was unyou aed by opinion -- unawed by opinion, unseduced by flattery and undismayed by disaster. he instinctively knew that america was not like a blanket. one size, one shape, one texture or one color. but rather and instead he realized that the america that we all love is so much more like a quilt. different shapes, different sizes, different

sarbanes, senator sarbanes' employees. and especially for my sister-in-law milley freeman, who worked for paul sarbanes from december of 1989 to january of 2007. and i'm not going to talk about all the amazing things about senator sarbanes that his maryland colleagues have eloquently mentioned and john, i'm not going to talk about fathers and sons, but my dad who served in this house and my uncle carl levin who served in the senate, both loved him very much. andlet me talk about nellie his broader staff. nelley loved serving in the senate, on the staff, and she loved the senator. that's what she called him, the senator. nelley sarbanes saw freeman for who she was, he saw her talent and he unleashed her people of with the maryland of which she was a tive, to organize events, to organize his participation in festivals and convenience of all kinds, and she just loved this work. and saw the value in it understood that the connection with human beings and the essence of politics. and he once said that nelley knew more constitue

sarbanes. let me beginith mr. stier. joe biden has said that the outreach from federal agencies has been sincere, that it has not been begrudging so far and i don't expect it to be. is that sentiment consistent with whatou're hearing about how the transition is going right now? >> it is. i think that, again, it's a career work force that's most central to providing information to the biden team. my understanding is that those communications are now happening and happening well. there are pockets of challenge, but there's also an escalation process in place and i want to doff my hat in particular to chris liddell, the number two in the romney readiness project and now white house chief of staff. he's expert on these issues and i think he's been a phenomenal leader in government in trying to make sure that the right preparation happened and the right things are happening now. >> i'm glad to hear that because i don't think that's the message that's being portrayed by a lot of the instream media. so, i'm really happy that we

connie and i pray for the entire representative john sarbanes, his son, and the entire sarbanes family. i hope my colleagues will join me in honoring senator sarbanes by building on his legacy, standing up to the corporations that have too much power in this country, and fighting for the working people we serve. paul sarbanes like many of us in this body understood the dignity of work. mr. president, i ask that the following words be placed in a different place in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: yesterday, mr. president, the house overwhelmingly passed the ndaa conference report by a veto-proof majority of 335-78. that bill includes our comprehensive bipartisan reform of our antimoney laundering laws. i'd like to thank any colleagues, especially senator crapo and other banking and housing committee colleagues, senators warner, jones, reed, rounds, and off the committee senator wyden, senators whitehouse, graham, and grassley and the presiding officer senator cotton for his work on this legislation. on the house side, chairman owe chairwoman waters and c

the sarbanes-oxley act and the pcaob's rules impose requirements on firms that perform audit work for public companies which include providing complete and timely access for pcaob inspections. conducting inspections in the united states is simple. however, conducting them internationally requires agreements with foreign regulators and firms. over the years, the pcaob has worked closely with their foreign counterparts on specific requirements for nearly all jurisdictions that have u.s.-listed public companies. this collaboration allows for joint inspections and enforcement matters. however, there are a few countries for which no such agreements exist. the outstanding jurisdictions include belgium, france, hong kong and china. the board is currently working on agreements that would lead to cooperation in belgium and france and expects to have a final cooperative agreement to facilitate access there in the near future. china on the other hand has skirted these requirements. they have done so without showing any interest in allowing for such cooperation. as a result, the pcaob cannot insp

surveys -- sarbanes. rep. sarbanes: can you hear me ok? rep. maloney: we can. rep. sarbanes: you cochaired the task force of census experts at the american statistical association. you said in your capacity as cochair that, because data are foundational to our democracy, commerce, and everyday lives, the nation deserves publicly available indicators to assess the credibility of the final count. i appreciate your testimony reinforcing this notion of accountability, transparency, and the accuracy of the data and the importance of bringing in outside experts who can get the public more confidence that the senses is being conducted in an accurate fashion. are you satisfied the census bureau provided full data -- all the data you and the experts need to assess the quality of the census count? >> frankly, that has not occurred. morent there to be transparency. ee outlined in our report th indicators that we know exist and could be easily generated and put out to the public and researchers so that we could establish for ourselves independently the quality of the census com

wednesday, december 9, and does so as a further mark of respect to the late paul spyros sarbanes, former senator from maryland. >> gobbling out for the day today lawmakers worked on judicial executive nominations are expected to vote on government funding. when the senate returns watch live coverage on c-span2. >> you are watching c-span2 your unfiltered view of government. created by america's television company as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> our colleagues in the uniteds states senate put an impressive bunch. it always makes it a challenge to pay adequate tribute when one leaves our ranks. but even by the high standards of this place the course charted by the senator whom i o have to send up this morning stands out. the senior senator from wyoming has accomplished enough in one career to fill two, from physics access to military service to local government, state politics to the united states senate where he's built a remarkably productive legislative record. his career began in a small town in fact it was so small when mike and his wife di

surveys -- sarbanes. rep. sarbanes: can you hear me ok? rep. maloney: we can. rep. sarbanes: you cochaired the task force of census experts at the american statistical association. you said in your capacity as cochair that, because data are foundational to our democracy, commerce, and everyday lives, the nation deserves publicly available indicators to assess the credibility of the final count. i appreciate your testimony reinforcing this notion of accountability, transparency, and the accuracy of the data and the importance of bringing in outside experts who can get the public more confidence that the senses is being conducted in an accurate fashion. are you satisfied the census bureau provided full data -- all the data you and the experts need to assess the quality of the census count? >> frankly, that has not occurred. morent there to be transparency. ee outlined in our report th indicators that we know exist and could be easily generated and put out to the public and researchers so that we could establish for ourselves independently the quality of the census com

sarbanes, and the entire sarbanes family that senator sarbanes, paul, is with his beautiful wife, christine. they are together in heaven. it may be a comfort that some who mourn their loss and praying for them at this sad time. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to onor the life of charles delala junior known as chucky. he's a resident of cam briial county, passed away at the age of 52 on june 29 after a devastating motorcycle accident. his sister said, i quote, chuck was an amazing soldier, brother, father, and son, end quote. his military legacy is one that he and his family request certainly and forever be proud of. chucky was a retired army infantry man with 13 years of service. he was the third group special forces,

while our time in the senate only overlapped for one term, senator sarbanes made a deep impression. known as the stealth senator, he was low key but extremely effective. a leader on a wide-ranging group of issues from environmental stewardship to consumer privacy to anything having to do with his home state of maryland. he was very soft-spoken, but he had determination like iron and worked and worked and worked on issue after issue until he achieved his goals. we mourn the passing of this beloved former colleague and this consummate senator. now on covid. everyone knows we're entering the worst stretch of the covid-19 pandemic. as the winter months force more americans indoors, infections are up, hospitalizations are up, and the number of americans dying from covid is steadily and tragically increasing. the economic fallout from the latest wave of the virus will also be a huge challenge. according to one study, nearly 12 million renters will owe an average of nearly $6,000 in back rents and utilities in january. even the conservative u.s. chamber of commerce is sounding the alarm ab

legislation that is going to put government regulation on top of how we handle things very similar to sarbanes-oxleywe'll have a digital version of something like that soon. gregg: speaking of government regulations, this guy, christopher krebs, who was recently fired as head of the cybersecurity infrastructure security city known as cisa, he said, look, yeah, gee, i'm to blame. well, he is to blame. but not just him, right? there are other people in our government who should have seen this coming a mile away. >> gregg, this is something i wrote about before and i've talked about what china's done to collect all this open source data, to collect data from intrusions. they've corrupted and compromised a lot of our cia assets that have gone into other countries. this was a massive intelligence failure with. why we did not have -- we relief too much on technical capabilities. we've got great technology, yeah, we do, but at the end of the day, you still need people listening in on conversations that are there in the room to say, guess what, guys? russia is getting ready to launch this, here's some infor

just like the affordable care act, obamacare was imperfect and sarbanes oxley was imperfect because of congress or the business community, if people work together on this, there is some very good suggestions that jack dorsey has, that has to do with the making of these moderators transparent and in terms of putting some sort of brakes on how many times you can recycle what's app, they're taking a look at legislation there, if we are going to come up with better legislation, let's figure out how to do it the left and the right don't like this. >> we got -- we're almost up again. someone really smart, i think spider-man's uncle, with great power comes great responsibility we need to think about this. we need to think about it. the power that these companies wield comes with great responsibility and we got to get it right i understand your rational for not rushing it but i just was saying, if you could get the 2,000 out and do something you wanted to do, why not do it. i think there is more to it. jeff bewkes, thank you for coming on today. sonnenfeld, i know what our doing. you're sendin

sarbanes: thank you, madam speaker. mr. e member designated by case of -- as the member designated by mr. case of hawaii, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. case will vote yes on h.res. 1271. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? mrs. demings: madam speaker, as he member designated by mr. lawson, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. awson will vote yes on h.r. 1271. as the member designated by ms. pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that ms. castor will vote yes on h.r. 1271. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? ms. fudge: as the member designated by mr. thompson of mississippi, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. will vote yes on h.res. 1271. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? casten: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. schneide

senate on december 9, 2020, at 11:54 a.m., that the senate agreed with respect to the death of paul sarbanes, former united states senator for the state of maryland, s.res. 797. that the senate agreed to senate concurrent resolution resolution 51, that the senate agrees to house resolution 1689, that the senate passed 3325, that the senate passed senate 3729, that the senate passed senate 4128, that the senate passed senate 4460, that the senate passed with an amendment h.r. 5663. with best wished, i am, sincerely, cheryl johnson, clerk of the house. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 068 rule 20, the fun inish -- unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delawyer rowe, to suspend the rules and pass -- ms. delauro to suspend the rules and the 35s h.r. 8900 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 8900, a bill making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. membe