Senate Floor

Secretary will call the role. [Roll call]. A quorum is present. I shouldn't have to remind you. But I am going to remind you. We continue to have construction noise and because of that, it's very difficult to hear you from the floor.

So I encourage you, if you are going to speak, to not be shy and to project. Having said that, would the Members and our guests beyond the rail and in the gallery, please rise. We'll be led in prayer this afternoon by our chaplain, Sister Michelle Gorman. After which, please remain standing. We'll be led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. By San Diego State alumni Senator Steve Glazer.

Let us center ourselves in God's presence. In the words of Rabbi Harold Kushner, we pray today. Loving creator. Let the rain come and wash away the ancient grudges. Let the rain wash away the memory of the hurt, the neglect. Let the sun come out and fill the sky with rainbows. Let the warmth of the sun heal us wherever we are broken. Let it burn away the fog. So that we can see each other clearly. So that we can see beyond labels.

Beyond accents, gender or skin color. Let the light of the sun be so strong. That we will see all people as our neighbors. Let the earth nourished by rain. Bring forth flowers to surround us with beauty. And let the mountains teach us. And teach our hearts to reach upward to heaven. Amen.

Members and guests, please join me in this pledge to our nation. [Pledge of Allegiance].

I just like doing that. All right, we're going to move to privileges of the floor. And at the pro tem's desk is Senator Atkins. And so, Madam pro tem, I guess you wait for your guests to come in and the floor is yours.

Thank you, Mr. President. And as these young men come on up here. I'm going to ask my colleagues to clear the way because we've got quite a group of folks here to introduce you to. We're very excited today and as they come into the chamber. I'm going to apologize for the construction noise. But we're just going to power on. You know how to power on. I'm really honored. Look, there was a lot of jockeying about who would get to present this resolution today.

I pulled rank as the pro tem and as the person that actually represents San Diego State. But you should know that there are a lot of folks here, as I'm sure you found over in the Assembly Chamber, there are a lot of folks here who have an allegiance to San Diego State. Number one, we have a resolution we're going to give you in a few minutes, but we're then going to take it back because Members are upset. Some names were left off.

And so you're going to get a resolution that you can put in the archives as the first draft, you understand drafts. And then we're going to get the second draft, which is going to include every Member that needs to be on it. So the good Senators that feel you'll look, you'll see your name isn't there. If you want it, you just need to let me know. We will fix it.

It's really an honor to recognize and give a warm Senate welcome to San Diego State University's men's basketball team, affectionately known as the Aztecs. Accompanying them are San Diego State University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, John David Wicker, the esteemed head coach, Brian Dutcher, and their dedicated coaching and support staff. There's a number of folks here. Staff raise your hands. Those that are staff. Thank you. It's with great pride that we recognize the Aztecs' outstanding performance during their historic 2022-23 season.

Their hard work and dedication led to numerous groundbreaking victories at the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the NCAA Division One Men's Basketball Tournament, ultimately propelling them to the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship game. Now, I might add that everyone was involved in this. Even the Senator from Stockton picked them to win. So there's a lot of excitement about this. And our Republican leader, obviously from Santee, is excited. Gardena. I mean, I could go on and on, Arenda.

I mean, we got a number of Members who are all going to want to introduce themselves to these incredible young men. The San Diego community and frankly, the entire State of California is so proud and impressed by what you have achieved. And so, please join me in covering up the sound of the drill and extending a warm welcome to the San Diego State Aztecs with congratulations for an incredible season.

Our presiding officer will direct us when we get ready to do pictures, but I'm going to hand over this first draft of a resolution for these young men.

I'm going to come right up here.

I'm gonna. Come on. Come on in. What an honor. Come on in. I feel small. For once, in my life.

Me too.

Like this right here. A lot of people are going to join us. I have a feeling. And you know what? I'm going to move. Mr. Bradford, Mr. Glazer.

Fancy Nancy, come on.

I got to let the alumns. I got to let the alumns.

All right, Members, we're going to do the San Diego State alumni and San Diego delegation, and then we'll open it up to all. Oh, I guess you're going to open up to all already. Great. Whatever. All Members are welcome to join the photo. Members, we have a couple additional comments to be made from Members on the floor. Certainly invite the Aztec players to remain on the floor. Getting tennis elbow. Right now the chair recognizes the Senator from Orinda.

Right. Well, I know there's a lot of excitement on the floor because having these champions here, I think has made all of us quite thrilled. But before the team Members leave the floor, maybe they can pause for just one second. Coach Dutcher and your team. Coach Dutcher and your team. I want to just add a few additional words to enhance the pro tem's remarks that I think the Members would like to know.

I mean, she made reference to the fact that we did have a senatorial March Madness bracket here in the Senate. People don't think that there's gambling here in the Capitol, but it's just bragging rights. Just bragging rights. She also mentioned the fact that the Senator from Stockton picked San Diego State to go all the way. She's not here today, but she deserves a special honorary San Diego State membership.

But I don't think that the Members, I think a little reminder of what you just did this year is in order. I mentioned that we all had brackets, or many of us had brackets. Certainly, when you knocked off number one Alabama by seven points in the regional, that was a big moment for us. For some, their brackets were busted, but for others, we're thrilled with that great victory. And of course, in the Elite Eight playing Creighton, it was a landslide, right? One point. 57-56.

But what an incredible game we all got to witness and enjoy. And certainly in the Final Four, what a thrill to see that Lamont Butler buzzer-beater beating Florida Atlantic. I know that means you're probably eligible to be a Member of the Senate, by the way, so there's more than a basketball future in your lifetime, but it was a great, thrilling season for y'all. I know the dedication it takes to get to where you have gotten.

And Coach Dutcher, I know your leadership is integral to that, but you've given all of us San Diego State fans and all of us as Californians, you lifted our spirits this year. There's a lot of things that can keep us down as we deal with lawmaking here on this floor and the challenges facing our state. But those who value defense and determination and an incredible destiny of an underdog could only be thrilled at the season that you had.

I can tell you as a fellow Aztec how exciting it was. And I want to say you can't just ignore the fact that you won the Mountain West again. Okay? We're just not going to ignore all these great achievements in your year. But I wanted to say thank you and congratulations for lifting our spirits, for showing great sportsmanship throughout the season. What a great run. And congratulations.

But wait, there's more. The Senator from Gardenia.

I, too, just want to recognize this amazing team. As a former Aztec, I just want to give you shout-out and say how proud it is that you not only made all of our former Aztecs proud, but all of California and the nation proud by your amazing performance this year. And I know the best is yet to come. And it's light years from when I was at San Diego State when we were hoping just to get out the whack.

So being able to go all the way to the final championship game, you all did yourselves proud, your family proud, and the state proud. So thank you very much for your amazing contributions.

Again, once again, congratulations. Heck of a run, really. We're all very proud of you guys. And again, congratulations. All right, thank you. Continuing on with privileges of the floor, on behalf of Senator Blakespear, we'd like to recognize her husband Jeremy and their two children, Ava and Oliver Blakespear on the Senate Floor.

Thank you for coming today. Moving on, messages from the Governor will be deemed read. Messages from the Assembly will be deemed read, reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments adopted. Moving on to motions, resolutions and notices. Without objection, the Senate journals for June 5th, 2023 through June 8th, 2023, will be approved as corrected by the Minute Clerk. Now would be an appropriate time if any Members wanted to remove something from the file. The Senator from Orange County.

Thank you, Mr. President. Please remove SCR three from the inactive file. Thank you.

Will do. Any other Member looking to remove anything from the file? Senator Smallwood-Cuevas.

Mr. President, please pull AB 245 from the consent file.

Thank you. Senator Niello, I want to apologize to you. I at one time sat at that desk and people missed me all the time. And it's very frustrating. So with that, please proceed.

Next time I'll shout. Please pull item 52, AB 283 off the consent calendar for the purpose of amendments.

Thank you. What? Moving on to consideration of the daily file up first, second reading file. Clerk, please read.

Assembly Bill 948 with amendments. 1219 with amendments.

Thank you. Now moving to governor's appointments, it looks like Senator Grove is prepared. So, Clerk, please read. File item 8.

Thank you, Mr. President. Colleagues with less importance, or at least enthusiasm, of introducing the San Diego State University Aztecs. I present you today with Governor's appointments. File item eight is the confirmation of Chief Kelly Gordon and Sheriff Tina Nieto for reappointment to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. Chief Gordon is currently the Chief of Police for the City of Santa Barbara. And Sheriff Nieto is the sheriff coroner for the Monterey County Sheriff's Office.

Both appointees were approved at the Rules Committee on June 7 on a 5-0 vote. Respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

[Roll call].

Thank you, Senator Grove. Seeing no other mics up. Clerk, please call the roll.

Please call the absent Members.

Eggman, Jones, Limon, Ochoa-Bogh, Stern.

Ayes 35. Nos zero. Appointments are confirmed. Senator Grove, file item number 10.

Thank you, Mr. President. Colleagues, file item number 10 is the confirmation of the following appointees to the California Arts Council. Leah Goodwin, Alexander Israel and Dr. Olivia Rayner. Ms. Goodwin was the President of Leah Goodwin Creations. Mr. Israel is the founder and President of Freeway Eyewear, and Dr. Raynar is the founder and Director of the National Arts and Disability Center at UCLA. They were approved at the Rules Committee on June 7 on a 50 vote. Respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no mics up. Clerk, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Please call the absent Members.

Eggman, Jones, Ochoa-Bogh, Stern.

Ayes, 36. Nos zero. The appointments are confirmed. Now, ladies and gentlemen, moving on.

Yes, you are. Great. Floor is yours.

Thank you, Mr. President. Today, colleagues, I rise to present Sr 42, which proclaims June Twelveth today.

I'm so excited about getting out of here that I did not have the Clerk read, so that's on me. I apologize.

Mr. Silva should have corrected you, sir.

Please read. I'm sorry.

Senator. Resolution 42 by Senator Grove, relative to women's Veterans.

Senator Grove.

Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. Silva. I rise today, colleagues, to present Sr 42, which proclaims June 12 as Women's Veterans Recognition Day. This year is particularly special as it's the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Women's Armed Services Integration act of 1948, which granted women a permanent place and an opportunity for career in the nation's military. There are almost 2 million United States military women veterans in the United States, and I'm grateful to be a part of the nearly 163,000 female veterans that make California their home. When I joined the United States Army, I was not sure what to expect or where I'd be stationed. However, being stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, and witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall has left a lasting impression on me. I would not be part of such a monumental moment in history if it was not for the Women's Armed Services Integration Act. Women are the fastest growing group of veteran population, as we account for approximately 10% of the overall veteran population today. And it's projected that women will make up approximately 18% of the veteran population by 2040. As the first female veteran to ever be elected to the California State Legislature, I'm proud to serve as a Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Veterans affairs, and I'm also honored to serve on the Governor's Military Council. I would also like to take a moment to honor my fellow female veterans, Senator Susan Eggman, who is not here today, who served the United States army, and Senator Caroline Menjivar, who served the United States Marine Corps. Hurrah. Both put their hand in the air to defend this Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I'd also like to take just a brief moment only because this has nothing to do with the Senate pro Tem, but during our relationship, I have been able to make friends with her sister, Tina. And Tina Phillips is the Senate pro Tem's twin sister, and she served in the United States Navy, and she served admirably and she served with good purpose. And I just want to honor her today as women Veterans month as well. Respectfully ask for an aye vote on SR 42.

Thank you, Senator Grove, the pro Tem.

Well, thank you, Mr. President. What would I do if I didn't stand up after my colleague from Bakersfield acknowledged my sister? I would be in deep trouble. I intended to stand up and say how proud I am to come from a family of service, including my sister, who served in the United States Navy. But I'm also really proud as the leader of the Senate to have more veterans in the Senate than we've ever had. I believe, or at least in recent history, not just the women, but the men who serve. It gives me great pride to reflect and be part of the Senate and recognize the service of our service Members. And the fact that we are recognizing the particular role of women today is incredibly important. But I am proud of the Senate role in what we are able to do and how we're able to represent veterans and service Members in the great State of California. Thank you.

Thank you, Senator Archuleta.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I rise as the chair of the Military and Veterans Committee. As you all know, we've never had so many veterans in the House as we do today. But today we recognize the women. And I've got to give a big shout out to my daughter in law, Tiffany Archuleta, who's a West Point graduate and reached the rank of captain, two tours, Iraq and Afghanistan intelligence officer, served with honor and dignity alongside my son. And I will tell you that when I was serving President Obama at the United States Military Academy at West Point, we started to see more and more women coming into West Point. But the distinct honor we had the largest graduating class of African American, of women in the history of West Point, the largest class ever. And so women are making a difference. People don't realize the contribution that women have made in our armed forces. We think about World War II and the bombers that were made and the planes that were made. Well, all these planes had to go from one end of the coast to the other. And it was the women pilots that were actually taking them back and forth. We have women nurses right now in the military. When I was there, I landed on the USS Nimitz, and the sailors, and I call them sailors, did such a great job. And they made sure that I knew that it was their responsibility to make sure that plane took off, or they knew that the men and women they served with had an equal opportunity to gain rank and obtain that honor of being a sailor. But to all the women who served this great country, congratulations. And to you, my fellow veterans, congratulations. As we say, welcome home.

Thank you, Senator. Senator Umberg.

Well, thank you, Mr. President. Colleagues. I've listened to my colleagues talk about how much respect and admiration they have for women veterans, but I don't think anybody can beat me. I married one because I had so much respect and admiration. But the sad reality of the Umberg household is that my spouse always outranked me. And, yes, I did have to salute her. And those of you who've served in the military, you know that the only reason she outranked me is because that implicit bias in the military, that implicit bias in favor of those who are better leaders, smarter and better managers, that's the only reason that she outranked me. But she is an example. She's an example for me. She's the example for all officers, all Members of the military, about what is good about our service, what is good about the military, the lessons that are learned, the challenges that are met, the sacrifices that are made. And so I should not forget my daughter, also a veteran. Golly Gee. But on today's day, we should recognize all veterans who are women who've made such a huge contribution to our national defense. Thank you, I ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Umberg. Seeing no other mics. zero, would you like to close, Senator?

Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, my colleagues, for making the comments that you did. It is very important that we honor all military veterans. But women do have an active place in the United States military, and I think we add something good to it. So please, respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. With that Clerk. Call the roll.

Allen. Aye Alvarado, Gill. Aye Archuleta. Aye Ashby. Aye Atkins. Aye Becker. Aye Blakespear. Aye Bradford. Aye Caballero. Aye Cortese. Aye Dahle. Aye Todd. Aye Durazo. Aye Eggman, Glazer. Aye Gonzalez. Aye Grove. Aye Hurtado. Aye Jones, Laird. Aye Limon. Aye McGuire. Aye Menjivar. Aye Min. Aye Newman. Aye Min. Aye Niello, Ochoa Bogh Padilla. Aye Portantino. Aye Roth. Aye Rubio. Aye Seyarto. Aye Skinner. Aye Smallwood-Cuevas Aye Stern, Umberg aye Wahab aye Wiener aye Wilk.

Please call the absent Members.

Eggman, Jones, Niello, Ochoa Bogh, Stern

Ayes. 34, no, zero. The resolution. What? I say 35, no, zero. Resolution is adopted. Now, Members, moving on to the consent calendar. Is there anybody that would like to pull anything off at this time? Senator Glazer.

At the request of the author, if you'll pull file item 44, AB 275 from consent.

Thank you. Duly noted. With that Clerk, go ahead and read the consent calendar.

Assembly Bill 467, 750, 751

Thank you. Please call the roll.

Allen, aye Alvarado, Gill aye Archuleta aye Ashby aye Atkins, aye Becker, aye Blakespear, aye Bradford aye Caballero aye Cortese aye Dahle, aye Dad aye Durazo aye Eggman, Glazer, aye Gonzalez, aye Grove. Aye Hurtado, aye Jones, Laird aye Limon aye Mcguire aye Menjivar, aye Min. Aye Newman, aye Min. Aye Niello, Ochobog, Padilla. Aye Portantino, aye Roth aye Rubio aye Seyarto aye Skinner aye Smallwood-Cuevas aye Stern, Umberg aye Wahab aye Wiener aye Wilk aye.

Please call the absent Members.

Eggman, Jones, Niello, Ochoa Bogh, Stern.

Ayes 35, no, zero, item 54. And the entire consent calendar is adopted. Now, Members, moving on. Returning to motions and resolutions. This is a time to address adjourn in memories. And up. First, we have Senator Allen. Are you prepared? He is. Floor is yours, sir.

Members, it's with a very heavy heart that I rise that we request. Members, it's with a very heavy heart that I rise today to request that we adjourn in the memory of Michael Berman, who passed away earlier this month. Michael was a once in a generation political mind with a unique ability to connect politicians and their policies to the people impacted by them. In 1968, Michael began a decades long career of electoral success. By running the campaign of Henry Waxman for the state Legislature. Though I actually found out on the call today that he started a couple of years before that as a 19 year old at Berkeley running a campaign up there. That's the. 1968, though, was when Henry Waxman unseated a 26 year incumbent during an election in which Michael was still too young to vote. A few years later, he proved his campaigning medal by leading his brother Howard to the state Legislature as well as his campaign manager. He had a disdain for the public eye, but his work captured the imagination of the political realm. And earned him a reputation that was inescapable. Over 75 years, he was described as a California kingmaker, a pioneer, a political savant, a mastermind who shaped California politics for generations, not to mention a brilliant pacman and poker player. Washington Post article from 1983 introduced Michael as a rumpled genius who works behind the scenes here in a perpetual cloud of cigarette smoke. But perhaps most famously, Michael became known as an eponymous half of, or at least the brains behind, the workhorse behind the Berman Waxman machine, a moniker that betrayed the radically personalized approach that he took to campaigning in Los Angeles. His philosophy dates back to the time that he spent with Howard and Henry, with the UCLA Young Democrats, where persuasion and individual connection were central and essential. He worked with a UCLA sociologist to craft an approach that would combine demographic data, voting patterns, and campaign methods to communicate with voters on more personalized and persuasive basis. And though standard practice today, the strategy was one that only Michael could pull off with his political passion, his experience, his encyclopedia, knowledge of California demographic statistics and political trends. His tailor made campaigning methods resonated with voters and helped guide Henry Howard others to continued electoral success. And the idea was that it was very personalized and focused in connecting with voters. And once in office, Howard and Henry were able to support like minded candidates. At its height, this group, this is a cohort of elected Members in Congress that owed their success to Michael Berman. It actually outnumbered the total delegations of many states, which provided an unprecedented opportunity to shape policy across the country in the post Watergate years. Whether they agreed with those policies or not, anyone who worked with Michael left with a deep respect for him and his work as an opponent of him described decades ago. I was prepared to thoroughly dislike him, but how could you dislike someone who is that smart? Michael's memory will be cherished not only by his brother Howard, but by all those who had the honor of truly getting to know him over the years. I had the great chance to speak with Congressman Berman and Waxman this morning, and I got them both on the phone. We were talking and sharing some stories about Michael, and of course, most of the conversation ended up focusing on demographics and changing popular trends in Los Angeles and elsewhere. Michael was so interested in the nuts and bolts of campaigning and the geography of politics and representation. Where do people live? What do they think? What do they believe? And then how to reach them and how to engage them and how to connect with them in ways that were different than the ways in the past. And he really was able to help to reshape a lot of the basic political trends, not only of certain parts of Los Angeles, but many parts of the State of California. Obviously very involved in redistricting process year after year. Worked for a long time here in this Legislature, and he's got so many friends. Diane Griffiths, I know, is a dear friend of his, and he left such a legacy in so many different ways. I was texting with Zevi Arislovsky, the county, former LA County supervisor, who called him one of the most consequential political minds of California history. And in his day, he was without peers. So I want to just say that the life and legacy career continues to reverberate through the policy landscape of our state and beyond. And I ask that you join me today in celebrating the remarkable life, the special skills of Michael Berman by adjourning in his memory today.

Thank you, Senator. And what a legendary figure. Senator Wiener. I'm sorry, Senator Umberg, did you want to speak?

Let me join with my colleague from Santa Monica in asking that we adjourn in the memory of Michael Berman. The Berman Waxman machine was renowned, and I always thought it was Michael. I didn't realize that it was actually Howard Berman. And if you met the two of them, you would be stunned that they had the same know. Of course, Howard. Refined, elegant. Michael. Not quite as refined and quite as elegant, but I had the privilege of actually dealing with Michael Berman. Redistricting in 1991. And your description, Senator Allen, is apt. Going into his little room across the way here from the Capitol, smoke filled, completely got his shirt out from the drawer, I think. Completely rumpled. Unbelievably brilliant. If you asked him, tell me about all the left handed, green eyed Armenians in my district, he could recite them by name. He knew every precinct in the State of California. In my own district, he literally could recite the demographics of each precinct. And he and his brother and Congressman Waxman, they built quite a machine. All for the good. All for the good. Michael was about the tactics and the mechanics of making sure that public policy was such that we'd all be proud. And I am pleased and privileged to have known Michael. And I ask that we all recognize and adjourn his memory today. Thank you.

Thank you, Senator Umberg, Senator Wiener.

Thank you, Mr. President. Colleagues, it's with great sadness that I rise to ask that the Senate adjourn in memory of Roy Haynes Carr. Roy was born in 1938 in Philadelphia. In 1956, he moved to Alabama, where he attended Jacksonville State College. A veteran, Roy enlisted as a seamen apprentice for the US Coast Guard and served from 1958 to 1962. He was honorably discharged at the rank of second class petty officer. After moving to San Francisco, he married Jim Miko, with whom he shared a beautiful union for over three decades. Together they created and ran the Best Impression, which was a popular printing business in the south of Market neighborhood. A pillar in the south of Market leather community, Roy often enjoyed his San Francisco afternoons with a Budweiser at one of Soma's many leather bars. Roy is survived by his brother, Terry Carr and Terry's wife Paulette, his sisters Anne Tui, Shirley Town and Mary Cook. He was preceded in death by his brother David and his sister Buena. He also leaves behind an extended chosen family in San Francisco, including my friend Carlton Paul, who helped care for him in his illness. May Roy's blessing be a memory and please join me in asking that the Senate adjourn in his memory.

Thank you, Senator Wiener, Senator Rubio thank.

You, Mr. President, Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate. Today with great sadness, I rise to adjourn in the memory of Terry Muse, a former Council Member in the City of Baldwin Park. Not just a Council Member, but a staple in our community. She passed on April 27, and she was someone that I had the privilege to know for many, many years. Mrs. Muse was appointed to the Baldwin Park City Council in 1994, where she served for six years. Not only was she a Council Member, but also served as a Commissioner for the Human Services Commission. She also served as President of the Balloon Park Chamber of Commerce. She was a co founder and board Member of the Ballin Park Business Association. As we can see, she was extremely busy, active, and always doing what she could to take care of our community. Her commitment to civic engagement demonstrated the type of principles she carried throughout her career. In public service, she played an essential role in establishing our Baldwin Park's One Step service Center, where she took care of so many of our families. It was named after her Terry G. Muse Family Service center, which helped constituents with so many critical issues and social services. Terry is not only an incredible public servant, but she was an incredible friend to so many. She always stood with her friends through thick and thin and was always there to help them no matter what. She will always be remembered in our community as someone who fought tirelessly to ensure that our youth had many opportunities, especially in civic engagement. She is survived by her husband, David, and their four children, David, Ariana Taylor and Sean. Public service also runs in her family. David Muse, her husband, is currently a board Member for the Valley County Water District. Baldwin Park has lost a piece of our history. We've lost a very incredible, valuable Member of our community and an incredible friend to so many she will be missed. Members, please help me in closing in her memory. Thank you.

Thank you. Senator Rubio, Senator Dodd.

Mr. President, Members, I ask you to join me in an adjourn in memory for Vida Rochelle Blue, Jr. Vida Blue was born in Mansfield, Louisiana on July 28, 1949. In high school, Vida was a standout athlete excelling in football and baseball. He was drafted by the Oakland A's in the second round of the June 1967 amateur draft. Vida's father had recently passed, so he decided to sign with the A's to help support his family instead of going to college. Using his signing bonus to buy his family a new house, Vida spent a couple of seasons in the minor leagues, then was called up by the A's. Initially, in 1969, Vida made his first All Star team and received the Cy Young Award and MVP Award in 1971. In 1979, he was traded to the Giants after several great seasons with the Oakland A's. The attendance for the Giants nearly doubled that season with Vida playing well and being an All Star. Ultimately, Vida played for a total of 17 seasons in the majors, winning three World Series and playing in six All Star Games. After retirement, he became active in philanthropic work specifically for the charity for children, Safeway's All Star Challenge sports and celebrity golf tournaments. As a point of personal privilege. During those golf tournaments and other events where he was supporting and representing the Giants Community Fund, I had a great opportunity to get to know him and considered him a friend. He also served as a television analyst for the San Francisco Giants. Please join me in a journey in memory of Vida Rochelle Blue, Jr. Thank you.

Thank you, Senator Dodd. If Members would bring up their paperwork to the desk so your recipients can be properly noted. I appreciate that. With that, if there's no other business, Senator Atkins, the desk is clear.

Thank you, Mr. President, colleagues, thank you. And our next floor session is scheduled for this Thursday, June 15, 2023, at.

09:00 a.m., right, Members, the Senate will be in recess until 03:30 p.m. At which time the adjournment motion will be made. We will reconvene Thursday, June 15 at 09:00 a.m. Thank you.