Don't you think rather than a $2.4 trillion tax cut, of which 80 percent goes to the wealthy, the President should be investing in programs that provide health care and housing?

The fiscal year 2018 budget request contains $300 million in cuts to the Indian Health Service with reductions in almost every other category which will mean less services and poorer health for American Indians and Alaska Natives.

It is unconscionable to be adding trillions of dollars to the national debt in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthy without addressing these other serious issues.

Eighty percent of the tax cuts would go to the top 1 percent of income earners and very little for low income and middle income families.

I urge Chairman Hoeven and Vice Chairman Udall to schedule a future hearing with an Administration witness on this issue prior to Senate consideration of such a major tax policy change.

I believe we need a fair and simpler tax code.

Mr. President, I wish to explain my vote today in opposition to the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to serve as a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit. In Professor Barrett's hearing before the Judiciary Committee, I focused my…

I have also worked distracted driving for quite a while.

Unfortunately, from 2015 to 2016, there was a 5.6 percent increase in traffic fatalities.

there is no such thing as a Democratic bridge or a Republican bridge.

We have had a lot of declines for the last 5 decades with traffic fatalities.

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the urgent need for action on the Children's Health Insurance Program and other vital safety net programs. On September 30 of this year, 3 weeks ago, funding for the Children's Health Insurance…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my health policy fellow, Laura Knudtson, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I rise to talk about the recent terrorist attack in Somalia. On October 14, a truck filled with explosives detonated in a crowded district in Mogadishu--Somalia's capital. The blast was especially devastating because the…

I think that perhaps in rebuilding this grid we can make it more resilient and use more sustainable energy as well.

Mr. President, I rise to talk about the devastation in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and the need to rebuild the electric grid in a more resilient and sustainable way. Over the last few months, communities around the country have…

After the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, millions of Americans in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are still without power. This is really inexcusable.

Mr. President, I wish to speak this afternoon to honor the memory of Paul and Sheila Wellstone. Today marks 15 years since we lost Paul and Sheila, their daughter Marcia, and staff members Tom Lapic, Mary McEvoy, and Will McLaughlin…