, senator mccain's uncommon friendship with mo udall comes to mind congressman udall was a liberal icon yet he reached out to a young republican from his state as a friend and a mentor. the two men developed a close friendship that lasted until udall's death from parkinson's disease. although udall had one spin -- once been a month the most powerful leaders in washington almost none of his former colleagues came calling as he's laying ill at a veterans hospital not far from the capital. -- it was senator mcgrane mccain who visited them quite often. you would arrive at the hospital with newspaper clips and you would sit at your friend's bedside and read to him. you in he reached out to the beginning, you reached out to him in the and with empathy and withdrew compassion. story, it is once again so clear of the unique and unusual man we are speaking about, and what a dear friend he was to mo udall. but we must also see a man with a desire to embrace people's humanity regardless of their politics. this is no small feat in today's patriotic halls of our of ournce and quarters country. senat

bureau of land management in exchange for the title to the udall park, the city gave the bureau of land management a 297-acre parcel known as the freeman roads property. a letter from the b.l.m. state director at the time indicates the agency supported the elimination of udall park's reversionary interest in exchange for the freeman road property. unfortunately, mr. speaker, congress never followed through on that promise. this bill honors the federal government's long-forgotten commitment which is why we support it and encourage its swift adoption. the unique situation of udall reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. thompson: i'm pleased to yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlelady from arizona, congresswoman mcsally. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. mcsally: thank you, mr. thompson. i rise today in strong support of my bill h.r. 1547, the udall park land exchange completion act of 2017. udall park is a cherished urban park in the heart of tucson. th

uncommon friendship with morse udall comes to mind. congressman udall was a liberal icon, yet he reached out to a young republican as a friend and mentor. they developed a close friendship that lasted until his death from parkinson's disease. he had once been among the most powerful leaders in washington, but almost none of his former colleagues came calling when he as he was leading ill at a veterans hospital not far from the capital, but it was senator mccain who visited quite often. senator, you would arrive with newspaper clips, and you would sit at your friend's bedside and ,. just as he reached out to you in the beginning, you reached out to him in the end with empathy and with true compassion. hearing this story, it is so clear the unique and unusual man we are speaking about and what a dear friend he was. we must also see a man with a desire to embrace people's humanity, regardless of their politics. this is no small feat in the today's vitriolic halls in our country. senator mccain is a man of strong conviction, yes, but he also embodies a spirit that helps our founding

tell us your name and to you are with. -- and who you are with. i amwa senator udall -- with senator udall's office. this deal being killed have on the negotiations with the next administration? would even on be more or -- iran be more or less likely to cooperate. >> it would make them less likely to negotiate because see -- they see the united states is less trustworthy. trustworthy. something i have to re-reference. if you were trying to renegotiate aspects of the deal, and if the rest of the world thinks it is working and we should stay in its, we had less leverage than we had. the obama administration knows a lot about this at a granular -- level. they have been making very significant concessions. alone, there is no way you can get more out of the country with less leverage, it doesn't work like that. it is very challenging for the next administration, how to fix what trump has set up. >> there is an all you toll a -- iran with a huge smile on his face. aid,hardliners in iran s negotiate. they will not be true to their word. the view of many people in the country right now, even

further questions. thank you for your service. mr. corker: thank you. senator udall. mr. udall: thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you both for your service and thank you for being here today. secretary mattis, the existence of multiple local militia forces in iraq remains a major problem, as isil is driven out. kurdish aspirations ofhood may -- of the tip of the statehood may be just the tip of the iceberg. how many different groups are the department of defense advising and assisting in iraq? mr. mattis: we advise and assist iraqi security forces only in iraq and i would just mention that secretary tillerson just returned from there and this issue was brought up with the prime minister. mr. tillerson: yes. the prime minister is asserting authority himself over other various militias, including popular mobilization forces, the p.m.f., which are by and large iraqi forces, they are iraqi citizens who are fighting under militia arrangements. including the peshmerga forces of kurdistan during the war to defight isis, to liberate mosul. to liberate large parts of other provinces. t

. -- from new mexico. mr. udall: madam president, i would ask unanimous consent that melanie authorityon, a congressional -- thorton be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 115th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you, madam president. madam president, i wanted to rise today to talk a little bit about something very obscure that's buried in this budget bill but something that's very, very important to me. i -- first, before i talk about the specific policy issues, i just wanted to talk about a personal exploration i had, and this is with regard to the arctic wildlife refuge and this area called the 1002 area. i had the opportunity in the 1980's to take a raft trip down across this arctic coastal plain and down to the sea. and part of the reason was that many of the alaska senators at the time said if you're going to make policy in alaska, you ought to see that part of alaska. i took the opportunity to see it and took a raft trip down the river called the houla river which flows into the beauford sea there. i can say from my personal experience

another member. >> udall took him under his wing. was one of the most well-known members of congress. >> he came to john and said, let's work together. >> we are an important check on the power of the executive. just implore his colleagues to come together. he defended the constitutional role of congress, as envisioned by the founding fathers. john mccain: whether or not we are a member of the same party, we are not subordinates, we are the president's equal. >> he challenges us to move fast partisanship and try to do right by the people web higher dust -- have higher dust -- the people who have hired us. >> he sure is the belief that we have to get back to the basics of leadership and the basics in the constitution because it is that respect for the country that will allow us to heal the wounds of vietnam, civil rights, recent times. mitch mcconnell: he approaches every issue i asking, what is the best outcome that can be achieved. there is no one who is more honorable and deserving than john mccain. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome joe biden. joe biden: thank you ver

christopher. i am with senator udall's office. i want to know, in looking at the big picture, if the deal is killed, what effect would that have on renegotiating in terms of the next administration? would that make iran more or less likely to corporate with a greater or lower degree with the next administration if the trump administration does kill it? nahal: how about john, can you take that? mr. glaser: it would make them less likely to negotiate because they see the united states as less trustworthy. it is also something i have to re-reference something i said in the beginning. if we're trying to renegotiate aspects of the deal, when the rest of the world thinks it is working and we should stay in it, than we have less leverage than we had -- the obama administration did a lot of work, and rob knows a lot about this at a granular level, to bring the world along in the sanction regime to ratchet up the pressure against iran, and they ended up making significant concessions. if we are alone, and we don't have leverage over our allies or over iran that we used to, there is no way

number. udall 1553, lee 1428, paul 1404, lee 1429, fischer 1553, cantwell 1301, enzi 1561, perdue-whitehouse 1167. i ask that the senate vote for the amendments in the order listed. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. enzi: for the information of senators -- the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendments by number. the clerk: the senator from wyoming, mr. enzi, proposes en bloc for senators numbered 15523, 14278, 1552, 1301, 1561, and 1167. mr. enzi: for the information of senators we expect to have this series of votes and move to passage of the resolution. that means there are hopefully approximately eight votes yet. some of them may be voice votes. i yield to the leader. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: colleagues, the consent agreement that just was entered allows us to see the light at the end of the tunnel and if senators will stay in the chamber, we'll do these ten minute rollcall votes and wrap it up. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: i thank the majori