It was really eye opening for me to see and understand how you can have a level of good, solid, economic activity.

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:05 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at 10 a.m…

It seems that we have, kind of, moved away from a NEPA process that allows for this interaction between the permit applicants and the agencies.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 12; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

The war on coal is over.

I am pleased to follow my esteemed colleague from West Virginia. I wish to join her in her comments and emphasize what she emphasized so well--that this really is all about hard-working taxpayers across this country, not just in terms of…

What for the last 8 years has simply been a dictatorship by the EPA.

I appreciate your commitment to process and rule of law.

What I would love to do is be able to maybe have a meeting with my attorney general and you and me.

Thank you for your candor, for being here, and for your strong leadership.

Thank you for going to places like Oklahoma and to North Dakota.

You see states as stakeholders and partners not as subordinates.

It was the Department of Justice attorneys that argued so effectively against the State of North Dakota.

I rise to discuss the tax relief bill, which the Senate is working very hard to try to pass. I brought some charts with me to show the impact this bill will have in terms of reducing the tax burden for hard-working American taxpayers and…

We know that the economic and job creation benefits are key components of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, making the U.S. globally competitive again, giving much-needed tax cuts to American business, and much-needed wage increases to American…

I rise today to discuss a couple of pressing issues regarding our healthcare system and to ensure that Americans are aware of some critical deadlines for their health options in the marketplace. It is that time of year. Healthcare open…

I am very pleased to have the opportunity to speak today on the floor of the Senate after my esteemed colleague from the State of Georgia. My colleague is the chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, and I just want to express my…

I think it is critically important, and I would just ask that you pay particular attention to that problem.