Congress should consider this plan, which could be improved by further offsetting its costs by reducing the amount of CTC benefits that flow to very high-income households.

When President Trump sent the disparaging tweet at 2:24 p.m. regarding Vice President Pence, was he aware that vice president had been removed from the Senate by the Secret Service for his safety?

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446. In this last week I received over 1,000 emails from constituents in strong opposition to these antigun bills. Here is a sample: ``H.R. 8 will make it impossible to sell or…

Mike Lee called the idea of voting reform that would help it make it easier to vote like straight out of hell, like the pit of hell.

But I think I disagree with every single word in H.R. 1, including the words of 'but' and 'the.' Everything about this bill is rotten to the core. This is a bill as if written and held by the devil himself.

Mr. Speaker, I rise before you in support of awarding the Ghost Army veterans with the Congressional Gold Medal. This is such a great story. In World War II, the Ghost Army had a mission unlike any other. They were recruited in one of the…

We have seen the retreat of freedom in numerous countries around the world.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent for 4 minutes of debate equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, may I respond? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah, without objection.

First of all, those States that I described didn't lay people off. They didn't lay off firefighters. They didn't lay off teachers. They have held their teachers. They have held their firefighters. My State has actually paid bonuses to…

I believe I have 10 more seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator does not have 10 more seconds. Vote on Amendment No. 1364

Madam President, I actually believe that we make better legislation if we have two parties work together on something. In this case, we have crafted a piece of legislation that our party hasn't had any involvement in whatsoever. We tried…

Madam President, I call up my amendment 1364 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Romney]…

I see that as a problem. Do you feel that is a problem as well?

The States that feel pain, got to help them. The States that do not feel pain, we should not be sending them billions of dollars that we are borrowing for our kids to have to pay back.

I get a text message every morning that tells me what the debt is today, and actually yesterday it went over $28 trillion in national debt.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1280. I spent the last week talking to law enforcement officers in Utah. These men and women are heroes. They are good, honest officers who risk their lives every day to keep us safe. I asked them…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 220, nays 212, not…