mr. hoeven: i thank the good senator from mississippi. the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. hoeven: this was a tremendous feat for our country. the recognition of this true american triumph, i'm cosponsoring a senate resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. our resolution recognizes the vision of president kennedy and the hard work and the ingenuity of the men and women of nasa who made it possible for our nation to achieve what seemed to be an impossible goal at the time. like many americans, i can still remember the excitement at seeing the american flag planted on the moon and hearing neal armstrong say the famous line, quote, that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. end quote. and truly it was a giant leap. nasa not only helped develop technologies to put astronauts on the mornings but these technologies have benefited industries, including our military, medical field, energy, and many others. we all know nasa is a premier center for scientific research and technological a

mr. merkley: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. hoeven: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: madam president, i ask that my fellow dan basetta has privileges of the floor. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. merkley: thank you. i rise in recognition of senator sheldon whitehouse on this special occasion of his 250th speech in his time to wake up series, a series of speeches, as far as i know, unparalleled in the history of the senate addressing a national and world issue, the issue of carbon. if you're sitting at the desk here or on one of the benchs, that breath of air is different from when i was born. it contains 33% more carbon. this has never happened over the lifetime of any individual in the history of the human species on the planet. it means big changes because every molecule is

mr. hoeven: all right. then at this point, i would turn to the senator from colorado for his remarks on usmca. mr. gardner: thank you. look, the usmca is incontributorily important to the state of colorado. wither a protrade state. of that 750,000 jobs, about 250,000, almost 250,000 of those jobs are related to trade with mexico and canada. nearly a quarter million of colorado's workers are there because of trade with canada and mexico. it's a nearly $5 billion share of our economy. that's the total number of goods and services and exports that canada -- to canada and mexico. that number has increased in value. of the potatoes that mexico gets come from colorado. 90% of the benches that mexico importers come from colorado. 96% of items imported by mexico come from colorado. if you look at the hides and other products that mexico imports, 87% of them come from colorado. we know that nafta has created thousands of jobs in colorado. we know it's added thousands of jobs to people's income. we know that usmca is

mr. hoeven: i thank the good senator from mississippi. the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. hoeven: this was a tremendous feat for our country. the recognition of this true american triumph, i'm cosponsoring a senate resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. our resolution recognizes the vision of president kennedy and the hard work and the ingenuity of the men and women of nasa who made it possible for our nation to achieve what seemed to be an impossible goal at the time. like many americans, i can still remember the excitement at seeing the american flag planted on the moon and hearing neal armstrong say the famous line, quote, that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. end quote. and truly it was a giant leap. nasa not only helped develop technologies to put astronauts on the mornings but these technologies have benefited industries, including our military, medical field, energy, and many others. we all know nasa is a premier center for scientific research and technological a