RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES MADE POSSIBLE BY THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 AND CALLING FOR FURTHER ACTION TO STRENGTHEN HOME AND...; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 133
(Senate - July 28, 2020)
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RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES MADE POSSIBLE BY THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF
1990 AND CALLING FOR FURTHER ACTION TO STRENGTHEN HOME AND COMMUNITY
LIVING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, there is one more item to address before I
relinquish the microphone.
We know that yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the signing of the
Americans with Disabilities Act, to which I just referred--the so-
called ADA. This is legislation that Congress should be very proud of
because of how much it has ensured that millions of Americans with
disabilities have been able to exercise their rights as Americans. We
still have some work to do on the goals of the ADA, but it is a good
anniversary to remember and to celebrate. So, in honor of the
anniversary, I offer this resolution to celebrate the 30th anniversary
of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate
consideration of S. Res. 661, a resolution recognizing the importance
of independent living for individuals with disabilities made possible
by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further
action to strengthen home and community living for individuals with
disabilities, which was submitted earlier today.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 661) recognizing the importance of
independent living for individuals with disabilities made
possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and
calling for further action to strengthen home and community
living for individuals with disabilities.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
resolution.
Mr. CASEY. I know of no further debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the resolution?
Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to the resolution.
The resolution (S. Res. 661) was agreed to.
Mr. CASEY. I further ask unanimous consent that the preamble be
agreed to and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and
laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The preamble was agreed to.
(The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's Record
under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')
Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.
Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I congratulate our friend from
Pennsylvania who has demonstrated that bipartisanship is not dead in
the U.S. Congress. In fact, I learned a long time ago that
bipartisanship, collegiality, and cooperation don't really make much
news, so people do get sort of a misimpression sometimes as to how
Congress functions. Let me just say there are plenty of people on both
sides of the aisle who are actually interested in solving some of our
Nation's biggest problems. Again, they aren't necessarily the ones you
see on cable news or grabbing the headlines, but they are doing
important work. I am proud to be part of a body that does bipartisan
work and solves problems in working together
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