That's why we want more questions, because we want to know if this person that we are entrusting or may entrust to be the Secretary of Education--if she has the breadth and depth of knowledge that we would expect from someone who has that…

I've been an advocate of growth.

Charter schools are not the issue here. Minnesota is thoroughly in the mainstream.

In terms of throwing numbers around, you said that student debt has increased by 1,000 percent since----

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate three small businesses in Elk River, Minnesota, who have been recognized by the Elk River Chamber of Commerce for their outstanding track record over the past year. I want to congratulate the First…

I vote no-- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Debate is not allowed during a vote. The Senate will be in order. The clerk will continue to call the roll.

--on behalf of the more than 2.3 million Minnesotans who can no longer be discriminated against because of the ACA.

Because there is no plan in the alternative, I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Debate is not allowed during a vote. The Senate will be in order.

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 178 and ask unanimous consent that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report the amendment by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator…

Mr. President, I come to the floor to ask that my colleagues support this very important amendment with Senator Sanders. I will match his passion with numbers. The price of insulin, as our colleagues know, has tripled in the last decade…

I've joined with Senators Warner and Blunt on their proposal for financing authority.

The first item on the NTSB's list of most wanted safety improvements for 2016 was reducing fatigue-related crashes.

I'm concerned that recent actions by some companies, like Norwegian Air International, and some countries, like the UAE and Qatar, are undermining our Open Skies agreements.

I've been leading those efforts, and we've had some success.

It's an important manufacturing industry to America.

Do you share my commitment to increasing aviation safety, working on this cargo issue, and continuing to have this as a priority?

I just think it is really important for people to understand how rare this is.

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Virginia for his leadership. He recently led a letter which a number of us joined in on to suggest that we make reforms to this bill. I said the day it passed that the Affordable Care Act was not an…