I don't respond a lot to what the president is saying because you know what if I'm going to talk, I want to talk about the things I'm working on and the things that are important to Iowa.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and I also thank the minority leader for her remarks in support of 702. I rise in support of the 702 reauthorization. It is critical to our national security. You would see the…

Mr. President, I rise to discuss the positive impact the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will have on Iowa farmers. Of course, our Iowa agricultural economy is really important, and those men and women who are serving as farmers, ranchers, and…

Mr. President, I rise with my colleagues to offer remarks about the current status of the negotiations on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA Program, as it is known in the U.S. Senate. Unfortunately, this body still isn't…

Mr. President, I don't know whether it is four, five, or six, but some Senators would like to have colloquy on the issue of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and I ask unanimous consent that we have that privilege. The ACTING…

I believe Mr. Azar is more than capable of responding to what have so far been empty criticisms.

I hope to get his commitment to produce and releasing this report as soon as possible, once he's confirmed.

CHIP needs to be extended by January 19th, and I'm going to do all I can to make sure we get it done.

I would hope that my colleagues would want to avoid creating standards or setting new precedents where work in the private sector is somehow a knock against a nominee.

We're not talking about anything unethical. We're not talking about a nominee attempting to unduly profit off his government position.

I am generally in favor of increased transparency within our health-care system.

If confirmed, I would be happy to work with Congress to make sure the program appropriately covers and pays for technologies.

I was one of the lead sponsors of the DATA 2000 law, along with then Senators Biden and Levin.

How will you approach fixing the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program so that it is properly overseen and taxpayers' losses are kept to a minimum?

A year ago--I think it was in the omnibus appropriation's bill--a group of doctors and the House of Representatives tried to gut this legislation. We prevented that.

We will pay for this; we will not pay for that.

Senator Wyden has been a leader on this.

Mr. Azar, as you know, I have fought hard to extend the CHIP program for a full 5 years to support the 9 million families that rely on it.