Mr. President, when it comes to the actions of government, it is often legislation that grabs the headlines, but it is equally important to be aware of what a Presidential administration does with his regulatory power. With the modern…

All I am saying is, Federal resources should not duplicate places that already have----

I was for TPP. I think being engaged in Asia and these markets around the world is really, really important.

I believe, is what the law was designed to do.

The changes that were made administratively in the SNAP program, to the tune of a quarter of a trillion dollars, that is not a rounding error.

The statute also says in ReConnect, unserved.

First and foremost, I think the purpose of the law, including the most recent funding that Congress provided in the ReConnect program, is for 90 percent unserved, in other words, those areas that do not have service.

It seems to me that if there are changes that are going to be made in some of those programs that they should be made by Congress and not by the Administration.

I expect a lot of my colleagues, hopefully on both sides of the aisle, will be strictly holding this administration to account on.

I think for all practical purposes--you know, most people acknowledge, yes, there is some overhang, but that it is over.

Madam President, I am also introducing legislation today to help prevent economically damaging regulations from going into effect in the first place. My bill, the Regulatory Transparency Act, would require Federal Agencies to conduct a…

No losses will be borne by the taxpayer.

All I am saying is, Federal resources should not duplicate places that already have----

I expect a lot of my colleagues, hopefully on both sides of the aisle, will be strictly holding this administration to account on.

No losses will be borne by the taxpayer.

I think for all practical purposes--you know, most people acknowledge, yes, there is some overhang, but that it is over.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 68, nays 27, as follows: [Rollcall…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the Senator from Kansas (Mr…