Bennet. Lord, we praise you for his diligence, integrity, intellect, and courage for he has left exemplary footprints for us to follow. Be with his beloved widow, joyce, comforting her and his loved ones and friends in their grief. Lord, we also remember Sergeant Christopher eni, officer jacob chestnut, detective john gibson, and Sergeant Clinton holtz, u. S. Capitol police who gave the last full measure of devotion. Remind us that earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. Today give our lawmakers the singularity of heart to seek, find, and follow your will so that their legacy will also be exemplary. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. 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. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell we return to consideration of the energy, security and Water Infrastructure funding bill today. As we do so, id like to remind colleagues of the importance of returning to regular order and working through the appropriations process. Return to regular order means empowering senators from both sides to make more responsible judgments as to how taxpayer dollars are spent. It means allowing senators to better represent the voices of their constituents throughout the legislative process and beginning the process early means giving senators from both sides more opportunity to debate and offer ideas they think might make these bills even better. This is the way the appropriations process is supposed to work and with a little cooperation, we can keep it moving forward this week. The bill before us will support Energy Innovation and waterways infrastructure. It will promote commerce and public safety. It will help maintain our Nuclear Deterrence posture. These are priorities that would be important to all of us so lets continue to work today and move this bill move this bill forward. Now, on an entirely different matter, tomorrow the democratic leader and i will have the honor of celebrating senator bennets life at a memorial service. But id also like to say a few words about this dear friend and colleague now. Bob bennet said there are two kinds of senators in washington. Workhorses and show horses. Its clear to anyone who knew him which path senator bennet followed. This former chaplain, entrepreneur, and c. E. O. Came to the senate with a long resume and a for middable work ethic. Over his 18 years of service, bob typified the constructive player with a steady hand, the kind of senator who preferred the lowkey work of legislative to the bright lights of the media. Bob worked hard to develop rerelationships in both relationships in both parties and he approached everything he did with creativity, with substance, and with honor. Senator bennett served as a member of our Conference Leadership team, sat on important committees, and pressed forward on a range of different issues. He also shared he also shared my interest in the first amendment. Bob would be the first to tell you that he viewed his most important job as being a husba husband. I think his wife, joyce, felt the same way. In more than 50 years of marriage, the bennetts worked together to raise six children. They were blessed with 20 grandchildren as well. Many of us remember the active role joyce played in the life of the Senate Family over the years. So were thinking of her today. Were thinking of the entire bennett family, too. The Senate Honors the memory of senator bob bennett. We will miss him greatly. Mr. Reid mr. President . The presiding officer the minority leader. Mr. Reid just a few days ago, actually last wednesday, the senate lost one of its members. Our friend and colleague bob bennett. He passed away at his home here in arlington, virginia. Theres a whole lot i can say about bob bennett. He was my friend. I was close to him and his lovely wife, joyce. As senator mcconnell said, he was a threeterm senator. He was a scholar, an author. A celebrated businessman. Those little books that were so popular a number of years ago, he took over this company and four employees. When he left that company im sorry, not when he left. Within seven years that company had a thousand employees and its income was a hundred Million Dollars a year. They had the franklin day planner, someone will remember, we all had because of senator bennett. When i think of senator bennett, courage comes to mind. He was one of the most courageous senators with whom i served. He was a conservative republican from a conservative state, utah. The majority of the time he voted that way. But bob also firmly believed that Neither Political Party had a monopoly on Good Government and he spoke about this openly. This is what he said during his Farewell Speech here on the senate floor. The democrats are the party of government, going back to their roots with franklin roosevelt. Ive come to the conclusion in theres a problem, government should solve that problem. Republicans are the party of free markets and they come to a conclusion if theres a problem this should be left to the markets to solve it. But theyre both right. This is the thing ive come found here. There are some problems where government is the solution but not always. Theres some problems where free markets do provide the solution but not always. Bob bennett practiced what he preached in the fall of 2008, the Global Markets were in a free fall. The American Economy was reeling. Something needed to be done. President george w. Bush turned to congress for help. Where else could he turn . So we the Congress Passed the Trouble Asset Relief Program or tarp which prevented the collapse of one of our nations largest institutions. Despite pressure from his own party, senator bennett voted for tarp. He voted to save our country, our economy. He was it was perhaps the most courageous vote he ever cast here in the senate. It didnt sit well with the tea party who are very strong in utah. Its a very unusual procedure they have there. Had it been any other state in the union, bob bennett would still be here in the senate. But bob in spite of all that was blessed with an unshakable moral compass. He knew what he did was right. He had no regrets. The economy had vindicated senator bennetts vote on tarp and other things. I count myself very fortunate to serve with this good man. Ill forever be grateful for him, this honorable, decent person who was my friend. So today my thoughts are with his family, his wife, joyce, who is an accomplished flutist. I always have trouble saying that. She is a professional flute player. I took with senator bennett, i remember one where we left here, we went to peru. We went to bolivia, to ecuador and over the great lands we passed, over the water we passed over, often she would come and entertain us with her flute. She is a marvelous woman. So i want her to know that senator bennett will be missed by the senate, the people of utah, our country, and me. Id like this next different pln the record, mr. President. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid a notable thing happened this weekend way across the atlantic. The people of london, england elected the first muslim mayor of their city. The mayor of the city of london is a muslim, a proud muslim. That election speaks to openness exhibited by england. Lets not forget england is a protestant nation and according to the most recent census, the people of london are predominantly christian. When london voters went to the polls, they refused to allow his religion be the deciding factor. They refused to give in to bigotry plaguing american politics. Instead voters voted for the candidate for whom they thought would best represent their interests. That happened to be a muslim. The election is an example of how a democracy should operate, independent of fear and prejudice. Heres what he said yesterday. I spent my entire life encouraging minority communities to get involved in Civil Society and mainstream politics. Ive been fighting extremism and radicalization all my life. You should conduct politics in a positive way to enthuse the people to get involved, closed quote. Many of us here in the United States would do well to learn from his example. Mr. President , i again ask and request that you would order this next statement appear in a different place in the record. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid mr. President , donald trump is the republican president ial nominee. So lets think about that. The party of abraham lincoln, theodore roosevelt, and many other republicans like ronald reagan, dwight eisenhower. The party of these great men dominate owe eand immigrant and immigrant ze zeophobe. The party nominated a conman who scams working people. Donald trump represents everything that is rigged for the super rich. Here is a person born into immense wealth but uses his fathers fortune to rip people off and shady business practices. Heres a person who is gifted the resources to make a difference in this word. He could be doing world. He could be doing many things to improve the lives of working americans. Instead, hes only worked to build his own celebrity, his own brand, and he uses that fame as a bull cri pulpit bully pulpit to instill hatred and intolerance. Donald trump is now the Republican Partys president ial nominee. Hes no accident. His nomination is not some mistake. Donald trump is the Natural Evolution of a party that spent eight years honing a platform that is antiimmigrant and antiwomen, antiobama and antiworking people. Eight not that long ago the republicans engaged democrats to pollty. There was time we could Work Together on substantive legislation. I saw it. I felt it. It was wonderful. But all that ended when president obama was elected. Senator mcconnell ordered a total blockade of any policy imposed by president obama and democrats. Led by senator mcconnell, republicans abandoned the market place of idea, thoughtful policy for fair politics. It didnt matter from where these ideas came. It didnt matter if they came from republicans. Republican leaders repeated their one big lie over and over again. Heres what they said, quote, whenever president obama proposes, it cant help you closed quote. These arent my ideas, mr. President that have been written about, confirmed for years. for republicans it wasnt about helping the American People anymore. It was all about he can barsment and embarrassment and humanity of president obama. All the while donald trump is watching the Republican Party. He is watching them lose their identity and its moral compass. Trump watched as the republican leader went through the darkest moments of the economy. Trump watched as republicans in congress treat american women. He saw republicans block equal pay for women, undermine the Womens Health care law. Planned parenthood became a swear word. Donald trump treats women with disdain. He calls women dogs, pigs, defends rape. Trump watched Congressional Republicans walk away from comprehensive immigration reform. So is it any surprise that donald trump now, the republican nominee, uses latinos and immigrants to generate fear, to be a fearmonger . Hes called undocumented immigrants criminals, rapists. Hes watched republicans deny the existence of Climate Change and hes following in the footsteps. Donald trump would rather believe in crackpot Conspiracy Theory than accept Climate Change. Its real, but this is what he said about Climate Change. This is a quote, the concept of Global Warming was created by and for the chinese in order to make the United States manufacturing noncompetitive. Try that one on. Thats a direct quote, which i end. That kind of harebrained thinking has no place in the white house, but sadly its not far from Republican Party doctrine. On nearly every issue donald trump has adopted the issues of the modern Republican Party through obstruction of president obama politics, they obstructed his campaign and platform piece by piece. Hes the nominee of the Republican Party but its the nominee the Republican Leaders deserve. Now the Republican Party is his. The republicans want trump to be their standardbearer. Theyre scrambling to get behind this hate spieling nominee. There is no better example than the Supreme Court vacancy. The Republican National kwt is trying to bring committee is trying to bring their Party Committee by reporting this dangerous man will appoint someone to the Supreme Court. They say this miss sopblg misogynist to add someone to the Supreme Court. He belittles john mccain as not being a war hero. He mocks americans with disabilities. They want him to fill the Supreme Court. Its a sad day for this country when the Republican Party trusts the judgment of a vile, swindling billionaire. For anyone who has been paying attention to what the republicans have been doing for the past eight years, no one should be shocked. Hillary clinton is going to be the democratic nominee. I support hillary clinton. Im not hiding from that. Republican senators need to stop waffling about donald trump. Not going to the convention doesnt take away the fact that hes the republican nominee. I hear a number of republican senators say im not going to the convention. Well, that solves the problem, doesnt it . Republican senators need to say whether theyre going to vote for this guy. The Republican Partys chickens have come home to the roost in the form of donald trump. Mr. President , i would ask that you announce i see senator Lamar Alexander on the floor, the senior senator from tennessee. I would ask the chair to announce the business of the afternoon. The presiding officer under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. Under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 4 00 p. M. With senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. Mr. Hatch mr. President . The presiding officer the president pro tempore. Mr. Hatch i rise today to honor the memory of a statesman, adored colleague and dear friend, senator bob bennett. Bob passed away peacefully in his house last week with his wife and children gathered around him by the bedside. In the wake of his passing, we have witnessed his outpouring of love as thousands of individuals from across the country have reached out to pay their respects to a man who served selflessly to the very end of his service here. To the many expressions of love and admiration that have already been offered in bobs honor, i wish to add a few words of my own. I had the distinct privilege of serving alongside bob bennett for nearly two decades as we jointly represented our beloved state of utah here in the United States senate. During many years of our service together, bob became more than a respected partner. He was a trusted confidante and a cherished friend. In this chamber, senator bennett was widely revered as a wise and thoughtful leader committed to finding Innovative Solutions to the most difficult challenges of the day. But above all else, he was a passionate fighter for the people of utah who were always foremost in his mind. Ive never met someone so committed to his constituency as senator bennett was to the people of utah. It is no exaggeration to say that every utahan has benefited from bobs Public Service. You cannot ride the train, take Public Transportation, or drive on the freeway in our state without seeing the fruits of bobs labor in the senate. As utah faced unprecedented expansion and Economic Growth, senator bennett worked tirelessly to ensure that our states infrastructure kept pace with the demands of a booming population. Were it not for bob and the indispensable role he played in securing muchneeded funding for these transportation projects in utah our state would not be the prime destination for business, entrepreneurship and innovation that it is today. I need not rehearse all of senator bennetts accomplishments in the senate because his legacy speaks for his self. The frontrunner of Public Transportation systems in utah are perhaps the most tangible symbols of that legacy. But there are more. I join all utahans in thanking senator bennett for his loyal years of service to the beehive state. We love him and we will miss him dearly. Mr. President , in addition to fighting tirelessly for the people of utah, senator bennett exercised remarkable prudence as an appropriator and provided principal leadership on the Banking Committee and as chairman of the joint economic committee. He was a talented lawmaker skilled at forging consensus and reaching compromise without sacrificing his core conservative values. Over the 18 years senator bennett