[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 38 (Thursday, March 6, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1329-S1330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 2014--MOTION TO PROCEED--
                                Resumed

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 309, S. 
1086.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1086) to reauthorize and improve the Child Care 
     and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, and for other 
     purposes.


                                Schedule

  Mr. REID. Following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, 
the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 10:30, with 
Republicans controlling the first half and the majority the final half. 
Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to executive 
session. At 11:20, there will be up to three rollcall votes on 
executive nominations. Following those votes, there will be 2 hours of 
debate on the military sexual assault bills. At about 2 p.m., there 
will be a series of rollcall votes in relation to the military sexual 
assault bills. We also expect to consider additional executive 
nominations which may require votes later in the day.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schatz). The Senator from Vermont.

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  Mr. LEAHY. I ask unanimous consent to be able to continue as in 
morning business for about 3 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        Welcoming the Dalai Lama

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I feel honored to be a Member of the Senate 
and to be President pro tempore. But I cannot think of any greater 
honor than this morning, when I was able to introduce to the Senate an 
old and dear friend, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Marcelle and I have 
been friends of His Holiness for decades. We count that as a great 
treasure, as does Senator Feinstein, whom I saw earlier on the floor, 
another long-time friend of His Holiness, along with her husband.
  I have watched him for so many years in his representation of the 
Tibetan people. He is joined on the floor by another Buddhist, Senator 
Hirono of Hawaii. The gracious comments of Senator Reid reflect how 
people feel about him. I think of the faith of his people and how they 
are moved. I told his Holiness of this story when I walked through the 
streets of Lhasa, Tibet, years ago, and a man holding a small child saw 
me and pointed to my camera and held up a picture of His Holiness.
  He was risking being imprisoned for having that. But he insisted I 
take his picture. I did. I have given that photograph to His Holiness. 
I told him the story, that when we asked the man why he risked prison 
to show the picture of His Holiness, he said: Because people have to 
know. The world has to know the great faith of the Tibetan people 
longing for the autonomy they deserve to practice their faith.
  Fortunately, they have as a symbol of that faith the Dalai Lama, a 
Nobel Peace Prize recipient, a man who touches everybody's conscience. 
He touches this Catholic every time I see him. It goes beyond whatever 
faith you are. He is a gift to the world. I am so honored to have been 
able to introduce him here today.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.


                Recess subject to the call of the Chair

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, with His Holiness here in the Senate 
Chamber, there are a number of Senators who would like to say hello to 
him. So based on that, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess 
subject to the call of the Chair.
  There being no objection, the Senate, at 9:44 a.m., recessed until 
9:46 a.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding 
Officer.

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