I would just say that I would be delighted to gut and destroy this legislation, but pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974--I am sorry.

I would yield time--good. I would yield time to my friend from Pennsylvania to assure--now, I see Senator Rubio down here as well. He just the other day--correct me if I am wrong, Senator Rubio. I know you have just walked in, and I have…

Absolutely, but it is not just an idea I have. It is not just a theory I have. These numbers were put right into the budget passed by the Senate, which called for a trillion-dollar cut in Medicaid, then a $470 billion cut in Medicare, and…

Thank you. I will wind it up, actually, in less than 3 minutes. Here is the bottom line. The bill that these Republicans are going to vote on would create massive tax breaks for the rich, raising taxes for the middle class, raising the…

He just let the cat out of the box--or whatever the phrase is. He just told you he is going to cut Social Security. That is it, my friends. He will not cut it--what he just said is that he will not cut it for people on Social Security…

Let me be very clear. Do I have your word now that you as a Senator--I know you can't speak for everybody--that as a Senator, after this bill is passed--and I suspect it will--you will not support any cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and…

OK, and I did not say the words do appear. What I did say is that when this legislation is passed and you add $1.4 trillion to the deficit, then you are going to come back and cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. So is my friend…

Reclaiming my time. Let me quote you, Senator Rubio, and tell me if this is right. This is a quote that you just made yesterday, and if I am wrong, I apologize. But as I understand it, you spoke to a group of Wall Street lobbyists, and…

I do not ask for the unanimous consent, but I would like to speak on an amendment that I will be offering later. Mr. President, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and the Republican leadership are busy every day telling the…

I call up amendment No. 1720, and ask unanimous consent that Senators Franken, Wyden, and Nelson be added as cosponsors. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is not in order.

I ask unanimous consent for 3 more minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

the amendment I am offering with Senators Leahy, Brown, Harris, Baldwin, Udall, Reed, Markey, Heinrich, and Hirono is very simple and straightforward, and I am glad that a number of my Republican colleagues are on the floor because they…

I am so happy that my colleague, my friend from Pennsylvania, is concerned about fairness, which, no doubt, is why 62 percent of the benefits in this tax proposal are going to go to the top 1 percent, and after 10 years we are going to see…

during Thanksgiving last week, families across the country came together to give thanks for the blessings of the past year. One group in particular--corporate CEOs--had a special reason to be thankful: the Republican tax bill we are…

I just don't understand how we allow a situation to continue where these companies make billions of dollars in profit who essentially lied to physicians, lied to the American people, and have caused an epidemic.

Should the pharmaceutical industry and companies like Purdue be treated the same way as the tobacco industry?

I believe that if this tax bill passes in the near future, there will be brought to the floor of the House and the Senate a trillion-dollar cut in Medicaid.

Purdue and other companies produced a product, forgot to tell doctors or the people that it was addictive.