Mr. President, I have three motions to commit that I believe the Senate should consider during our debate of H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. I ask unanimous consent that my motions to commit be printed in the Record. Motion to Commit…

In fact, that is indeed one of the big lumps of coal Americans are getting. One in three American taxpayers utilizes this deduction, as should anyone who pays State and local taxes. How fair is it that on the money people have already paid…

What I would say is this. Sure, there is what amounts to negligible growth, but this slows the growth of our economy after 2025. That is not what we were promised. In fact, let me just recap a little bit the Republican promise. Treasury…

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was…

Mr. President, I call up a motion to commit at the desk on behalf of Senator Nelson. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oregon [Mr. WYDEN], for Mr. Nelson, moves to…

I am happy to extend the courtesy that sometimes I don't get from the Senator, but I am happy to do it. The growth fantasy is over with this projection. I am happy to yield to my colleague. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.

I think my colleague is making an extremely important point. I think what is important in his projection is that we have seen this movie before. Isn't this what happened in the Bush tax cuts and so many of these other projections? They get…

Mr. President, I brought with me to the floor a copy of the just-released analysis by the Joint Committee on Taxation. These folks are the independent tax referees for the Congress. I pushed very hard for several weeks in order to get this…

I want to thank the Senator from South Dakota for indulging me. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…

I very much appreciate what you and Senator Durbin are seeking to do because not only have you tried to generate bipartisan support for it--I was there at the White House when you handed it to the President. That was what the moderate…

We can see if we can work this out. Senator Thune has been very gracious. Would it cause great consternation over there to give Senator Sanders 3 minutes, myself 5 minutes, and then go right to Senator Thune?

Madam President, I first want to respond to the Senator from Texas, and then I am going to pose a question to the Senator from Ohio. The Senator from Texas talked about how everybody on this side was obstructing bipartisan tax reform. I am…

Mr. President, just to respond briefly to the chairman, the chairman, I think, said about eight times that what really ought to be the focus here is working together. I so share that view. As we start voting today, I would just like for…

Mr. President, I would like to respond briefly to the majority leader, who touted what he claimed would be great benefits coming from the Republican tax reform bill. Colleagues--and I say to the public that is following this--this isn't…

Mr. President, before he leaves the floor, I would like to thank Senator Cardin for his leadership on so many finance issues and especially for highlighting today, as part of this major debate on tax reform, the importance of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following individuals in my personal and Finance Committee offices be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress: Claudette Yazbek, Karlen Yallup, Lawrence Doppelt, Jonathan…

Mr. President, I listened to the remarks of my colleague, the distinguished Senator from Wyoming, and he said there were 70 hearings on taxes. I think it is important that the American people know that there was not one single hearing--not…