Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Gaetz) for yielding to me. I appreciate the gentleman for taking the lead on this issue back some weeks or months ago to bring a resolution to the House Judiciary Committee to call for…

I travel all 99 counties in Iowa, so I hear this from businesses and manufacturers who are experiencing now tremendous growth as a direct result from undoing some of those burdensome regulations.

I do believe, having that easier access, the access closest to the people, is the best way that our Federal Government can work.

As you know, Americans do expect good governance from all of us.

Mr. President, I have 6 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

Madam President, I come to the floor today to talk about the Judiciary Committee, which I chair, about our important oversight work, the investigative work, and to kind of concentrate on the past year. There are a lot of issues that need…

If you equalize those rates, you would save $1 billion to $2 billion a year.

In all my years in the United States Senate, I have never seen such positive results just because we passed a tax bill so soon.

If you equalize the rates, you would save $500 million a year.

We believe that, people should have support if they have lost their income for a legitimate reason.

It seems to me that if we are going to get control of our growing debt and deficits, our focus needs to be on the spending side, particularly mandatory spending programs.

when Democrats say that they want to repeal tax reforms, they are really telling the American people that they want fewer jobs and lower wages

So even with the tax cuts enacted last year fully in effect, revenue as a percentage of GDP will exceed the historic average.

Having the public debt go from 78 percent to 96 percent of gross national product is not very good news.

We think tens of billions of dollars could be saved by bringing them into a budget-neutral position.

I would like to have you give me some data that will show the benefits of such, because maybe you reduce--you are eliminating regulations that have not been enforced for the last 20 years.

Mr. President, I rise today to urge Senate Democratic leadership to end their reckless government shutdown. It is no secret that over the years I have made clear that I don't like funding our Federal Government from one shortsighted…

Mr. President, I intend to object to any unanimous consent request at the present time relating to the nomination of David J. Ryder, of New Jersey, to be Director of the Mint, PN1355. I will object because the Department of the Treasury…