[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 28, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 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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