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I am hopeful we are going to get it done this year, and it seems like we have some agreement between leadership in the House and the Senate.

I want to thank you and your staff for the help you have been in trying to do this wildfire fix that I have been working on for 4 or 5 years.

I am a little concerned that we are using existing funds in the appropriation to address the wildfires.

The problems that some commentators predicted have not come to pass. Accommodative policy did not generate high inflation or expensive credit growth. Rather, it helped restore full employment and return inflation closer to the 2 percent…

Governor Powell has shared specific areas in the past where the Fed believes some laws and regulations can be changed to alleviate burden.

I think it will be bad.

Part of the bill tailors regulations for smaller financial institutions and community banks, while at the same time improving access to mortgage credit and housing and ensuring strong consumer protections.

I think we need to be concerned with fiscal sustainability over the long term.

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 following…

I rise today to introduce the Blackrock Land Exchange Act of 2017. The legislation supports a mutually beneficial effort between the Bureau of Land Management and the J.R. Simplot Company in Idaho that began over 20 years ago. Simplot…

I rise to speak in support of the nomination of Mr. Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency. The OCC's mission is to ensure that the financial institutions it oversees operate in a safe and sound manner, provide fair access to…

thank you. I rise to speak about the tax reform issue and the tax reform effort that is front and center for this Congress and for all Americans. Particularly, I want to point out the fact that Congress has not undertaken this difficult…

Every single word that has been uttered here this morning in this hearing is going to be analyzed in Pyongyang.

these are pragmatic decisions that have to be made and will be made, and they are not going to be clouded by arguments of an army of lawyers.

This talk about lawyers and this talk about standards and proportionality and all the other things that we all talk about is not a discussion that is going to take place in the heat of battle in today's world.

With help from the families and the Associated Logging Contractors of Idaho, we crafted a solution that is good for families, good for rural America, and good for the American economy. I am grateful for the bipartisan effort on this…

The Resilient Federal Forests Act contains many provisions that will give the Forest Service additional tools to better manage our national forests. To keep our forests healthy and productive, we must ensure we have skilled loggers to…

I am an unapologetic supporter of the Bank and its mission.