We have had the lowest overall unemployment rate in more than 50 years.

If you provide incentives, the right incentives, people invest and you get growth in the economy.

The best way to address income inequality is to get growth in the economy.

I think it is time for some reforms and Senator Schatz and I would love to get this scheduled and voted on, Madam Chair.

Madam President, I am feeling a sense of deja vu this morning. In March, Democrats used reconciliation to pass a massive, partisan bill that served as a cover for a collection of payoffs to Democratic interest groups in Democratic States…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), and the Senator from North…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1161 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Infrastructure

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 148 Ex.] YEAS--53…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1127 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any Senators in the Chamber wishing to vote or to change their…

Mr. President, shortly before Easter, I joined a number of my colleagues on a visit to the border to get a firsthand look at the crisis that we are facing. And make no mistake, this is a crisis. Customs and Border Protection apprehensions…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 150 Ex.] YEAS--53…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 53, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 147 Ex.] YEAS--53…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 55, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 145 Ex.] YEAS--55 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Brown Burr Cantwell Capito…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 82, nays 15, as follows…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 146 Ex.] YEAS--56…