Small business plays a crucial role in our Nation's economy and the overall prosperity of our country.

That innovation must be fostered and promoted if we are going to be successful in rural America.

Isn't it time for Congress to legislate and say this is the lane?

There needs to be a very strong message from Congress that these are our folks, these are our folks who are doing the watchdog work of Congress.

It is absolutely critical that Congress always be willing to work to ensure small business can prosper.

It is a really good idea. And I wonder, as we kind of move forward, to think about that.

I think that is just crazy, that is just wrong.

Yes, we want to make sure people are covered right, but we want to do in a way that brings down costs, so the idea is to repeal and replace concurrently.

On behalf of the thousands of people-- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will suspend. Debate it not allowed during a vote. The Senate will be in order.

Housing is foundational. It is foundational to family growth. It is foundational to raising healthy Americans.

--who receive health care in my State in rural hospitals who do not know how they are going to get health care if this passes without a replacement, I vote no.

We need to reauthorize the Homeless and Runaway Youth program. We need to do everything that we can to provide that environment, that shelter environment that prevents these children from becoming victims of the most heinous and horrific…

Transitional housing is something that I believe is essential to reentry for so many of the people whose human capital we are wasting every day.

we absolutely need to understand why people are in poverty----without judgment, and that is a critical piece for me.

It is a scourge. Obviously, that the Blue Campaign is working to train officers, and has been absolutely a critical resource for people in my State.

Together we have the most power to prevent this from ever happening.

If I can just indulge, Senator Collins and I have a bill called SOAR, which is to do better training for emergency room and medical responders.

We absolutely have to give these folks help. And it is not fair what is happening to a lot of our Border Patrol agents.