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I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 5:45 p.m. today; that when the Senate reconvenes, all postcloture time be considered expired and the Senate vote on the motion to waive; and that following the vote on the…

Before I yield, I withdraw my amendment No. 2152. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right. The amendment is withdrawn. Vote on Amendment No. 2151, as Modified The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question now occurs on agreeing to…

the time to vote has come, and we are a few minutes over. This is one of those times when the Senate is on a very tight timeline, so I will have the majority of my speech put into the Record. I just wanted to respond in one quick way to…

I am asking my colleagues to waive this budget point of order. In order to offset the Congressional Budget Office's estimated increase in Federal deficits due to the enactment of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer…

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and applicable budget resolutions for purposes of S. 2155, and…

We are absolutely looking at the flexibilities of being able to bring people from academia, industry into the government and send them back out again.

A STEM-literate citizenry is not only important to the Department of Defense, it is important to the Nation writ large.

So I will start and say in the 3 weeks 1 day that my boss has been on the job, he has certainly made it clear that he embraces the authorities that are given to him to do prototyping and experimentation and to do it with a purpose.

I rise again today to speak further on S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. We have had a lot of discussion on the floor about this bill in the last few days. Anybody who took the opportunity to…

I would like to give an update to all of our colleagues about where we are on S. 2155. We continue to be open and ready for amendments on our side. We have a number that we are ready to proceed forward with, and we so far have not received…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, March 8, 2018, at 9:30 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 8; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

for the information of our colleagues, we are now on the bill, S. 2155. We have offered a bipartisan substitute that reflects the priorities from Members on both sides of the aisle. We are ready to begin the process of voting on further…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To improve the bill) On page 192, line 13, strike ``1 year''…

I call up amendment No. 2152. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Idaho [Mr. Crapo] proposes an amendment numbered 2152 to amendment No. 2151.

I have polled the committee, and on behalf of the committee, I withdraw the committee-reported amendments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The committee-reported amendments are withdrawn. The majority leader. Amendment No. 2151 (Purpose: In the…

I have been very encouraged by the reaction of my colleagues and their support for the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act over the last few days. We have heard many stories about how the regulatory burden on…

I rise to speak today on the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act, or NEICA. This measure is the result of a strong bipartisan partnership among many Senators, including Senator Whitehouse, Senator Risch, Senator Booker, Senator…