[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7529]
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                        Tribute to Kamala Harris

  Madam President, finally, while Kamala Harris is not leaving the 
Senate entirely, I would like to take a moment to recognize and thank 
her as she moves to her new role as Vice President of the United States 
and, according to the Constitution, as President of this body.
  Kamala is relentlessly determined to help and support the most 
vulnerable Americans. She has helped lead the charge to protect 
Dreamers, expand healthcare coverage, and reform our criminal justice 
system. Kamala dedicated her Senate tenure to policies that make 
America a more equitable country and ensure equal opportunities and 
rights for communities of color.
  Kamala is also a former prosecutor, and she brought a prosecutor's 
incisiveness and grit with her to this body.
  She led the case against many of the Trump administration's most 
harmful policies and nominees, and I know she will bring that tenacity 
to the Office of Vice President of the United States.
  I also know that she will help guide and heal our Nation as we 
continue to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
  I wish her well as she begins her new role, and I look forward to 
working with her and President-Elect Biden to meet the many challenges 
before us.
  To all of my colleagues who are departing the Senate, I give you my 
greatest respect and admiration for your service to your States, to the 
Senate, and to the United States of America.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cramer). The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.