I ask consent to waive the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Hoekstra nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

we are gathered here to talk about the budget. We are going to be voting on a budget resolution shortly, and I am concerned. I am concerned that there is so much enthusiasm among conservatives and Republicans for cutting waste and cutting…

I call up my amendment No. 1760. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant executive clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Paul] proposes an amendment numbered 1760 to amendment No. 1717. The…

This budget resolution proposes to raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion. There is nothing conservative--absolutely nothing conservative--about adding $5 trillion in debt. This $5 trillion increase in the debt ceiling will be the largest…

I ask the Senate execute the order of March 26, with respect to S.J. Res. 37. ____________________

I move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

There is more pro-trade sentiment in the Republican caucus than was evidenced by the vote yesterday.

``Taxation without representation is tyranny,'' bellowed James Otis in the days and weeks and years leading up to the American Revolution. This became the rallying cry of American patriots: No taxation without representation. The American…

Tariffs make it more expensive to do business in America, driving up costs for producers and consumers across the board.

Tariffs on Canada will threaten us with a recession. I mean, it's a terrible, terrible idea.

The Federal Register lists this class of equipment, and the simple payback period in years is 93.9 for all purchasers. I have it right here. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce), who is the vice…

It is difficult for small businesses to stay in business. I would say if this equipment was going to do for small businesses what the Department of Energy and the other side is saying, they would buy them. They wouldn't have to be told to…

I have a letter here from the National Automatic Merchandising Association--vending machines, as most of us would know it--that it would be affecting their vending members. Most are small businesses. Ninety-plus percent of their operators…

We have a contradiction... the Constitution that says everyone... have due process rights.

The Bill of Rights applies to everyone, to persons.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…

President Trump has pledged to balance the budget. I want to help him. I want to help him with this task. But to balance the budget requires much less spending than this current bill entails. Our national debt now exceeds $36 trillion…

I call up my amendment No. 1266 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Paul] proposes an amendment…