CMS argues that reducing these payments will increase competition with private providers. That argument is based entirely on flawed logic and faulty assumptions.

The opioid epidemic has ravaged too many families and neighborhoods.

I come before you today as an advocate for thousands of my constituents in Ohio's 9th congressional district who are struggling to afford their prescription medicine.

Cutting reimbursements actually exacerbates that shortage by dramatically reducing the funds available to retain and hire healthcare professionals and purchase new medical equipment.

We need a working majority of Democrats and Republicans who are going to come together to get a bill that will--a slate of bills that will get us to this 100 percent clean energy in 2050.

We need to be focusing more on what we are going to do in the oceans to be able to increase the phytoplankton content so that we can increase their CO2 capture.

It matters little to the global environment what the United States does to decarbonize its economy.

the reliance of India and China is putting the globe at risk? It is not the United States because we are already decreasing our CO2 emissions.

The United States must do its part to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

if I could, first of all, thank my colleague from Virginia, my dear friend Senator Kaine. I just want to touch on one thing before we have Senator Casey speak on behalf of all the coal miners he represents in the State of Pennsylvania. On…

once again I am here to announce a looming deadline hanging over the heads of our hard-working and patriotic coal miners. It is a shame that we have to do this again, and the reason is that we didn't fix it the first time. If we don't pass…

During that hiatus, during that period of time--seven months--215 people died yesterday from substance abuse.

I got to tell you, I am really disappointed that it's taken us seven months to have another hearing on this topic.

I am pleased to join my colleague on the Senate floor to talk about an extremely important topic--that is, lowering the cost of prescription drugs in this country. Just a few weeks ago, on June 20, West Virginia celebrated our 156th…

I come before this body, I come before all of those in America to explain a little bit of what we had before the Affordable Care Act and where we are today. I wasn't here in 2009 when they passed the Affordable Care Act. I was the Governor…

I rise to address two very important bills that are before the Senate this week--the National Defense Authorization Act and the border supplemental appropriations bill. First, on the NDAA, I am pleased that this bill meets the needs of our…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Ernst). Without objection, it is so ordered. American Miners Act

I rise today to call for immediate action on the American Miners Act. We have an obligation to the coal miners across America who served our Nation by providing us with energy through our greatest advancements. They deserve to know that…