I wish to thank Senator Blunt from the great State of Missouri for his leadership on this issue. He chairs the subcommittee that is very pivotal--the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services--and has moved forward so…

I am a big believer in a voters' Government, knowing what Government is doing at all times.

76 gigawatts of power coming in from that. My concern was--76 gigawatts of power, on average, may be 100 power plants that aren't existing in America because of that, bringing in Canadian-subsidized utilities.

So one issue was brought to my attention about a year ago where the Chinese... tried to buy a company.

My concern is that when we do that, that means we are not--our local tax base is--it is non-existent.

All I am asking is that when we hit with NAFTA, that we have some discussion about the importing of all of this 76 gigawatts of Canadian power at the expense of American jobs.

In a January 5th interview with Federal News Radio, Secretary Shulkin proposed that a review and closure process of underutilized and vacant facilities, like the Department of Defense has with BRAC, would free up resources and do…

I wish to thank my colleague from Missouri for highlighting a lot of the good work of this past year in the Senate and touching on some highlights, particularly in the veterans area, that have great impact across the country. It is…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each and for debate only. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

I come here today to again speak in support of comprehensive tax reform. For weeks, I have worked to highlight the enormous benefits that our tax reform efforts will have for the economy. I am very excited about the point where I think we…

all the nearly 50,000 children who are on West Virginia CHIP want this Christmas is to have their healthcare. That is not a lot to ask for from a child. As a legislative body, we were elected to serve the needs of all of our constituents…

this outsourcing of our electric generation costs American jobs and lost State and local tax revenue.

The automotive industry is a huge source of American jobs including nearly 100,000 Ohioans.

I do want to associate myself with Senator Stabenow. This is a separate issue. I am gravely concerned, Madam Chair, about the volume of natural gas exports.

We were a proud partner in the formulation and advocacy of this effort, and are pleased to see it as a law.

Well, let me, if I could, reclaim--let me ask a more definite--rather than to keep it open ended.

We were a proud partner in the formation and advocacy of this effort, and we are pleased to see it as a law.

I rise as a Member of this great body to say thank you to our good friend from Alabama for serving. It is such a shame that we have so many good people in this body and some really great people in this body who are here for such a short…