[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 212 (Tuesday, December 15, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                        Tribute to William Barr

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, yesterday evening, President Trump shared 
the news that Attorney General Bill Barr will be leaving the 
administration in the coming days, and I want to take a moment to 
publicly thank the Attorney General for his service to our country.
  Under two different Presidents and at two very different times in our 
country's history, Bill Barr gladly answered the call to service. His 
steadfast leadership has enabled the Department of Justice to continue 
its mission at a pivotal moment in our Nation's history.
  I particularly appreciate Attorney General Barr's attempt to get to 
the bottom of some of the abuse of power by the FBI and the Department 
of Justice during the latter part of the Obama administration and early 
in the Trump administration.
  During his time as Attorney General, Bill Barr has consistently 
fought to improve the safety of our communities across the country by 
attacking violent crime and aggressively countering transnational 
criminal organizations. He has been a champion of Project Safe 
Neighborhoods, which has strengthened community partnerships and helped 
to reduce crime rates across our country.
  He has taken aim at the threats that exist beyond our borders, from 
drug cartels in Mexico to economic exploitation and outright theft by 
China.
  Through it all, he has been as dogged in preventing injustice as in 
pursuing wrongdoing.
  So I want to thank the Attorney General once again for not only 
answering the call to serve a second time but also for once again 
serving with distinction and integrity.