I would just encourage you to do that.

Hey, happy holidays, everybody. It's a -- it's the night we're going to be voting on the tax bill. I just got the tax bill 25 minutes ago.

I ask unanimous consent that there now be 30 minutes, equally divided, for debate only, with no amendments or motions in order, and that the majority leader be recognized at the conclusion of that time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Thank you, Mr. President. I am thankful for my colleague from Pennsylvania, Senator Toomey, for his remarks and for his leadership in getting us to this point tonight for this most historic moment in the U.S. Senate. I spent 28 years in…

I thank my friend from Virginia. I urge adoption of this amendment and the underlying bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment, as modified, offered by the gentleman from Montana…

A longer probationary period for new Federal hires is important to give supervisors the time they need to evaluate whether a new hire should gain career employee status. But a longer probationary period will not accomplish anything if…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, strike lines 1 through 5 and insert the following: ``(3) any supervisor or manager of an individual…

I want to go back to what this motion does. This is to remand the bill back to the Finance Committee so it can come back without adding nearly $1.5 trillion to the national debt--maybe a heck of a lot more than that. I am in business too…

I have long supported efforts to reform the Tax Code--tax reform that gives a break to working-class Americans and small businesses so that they can create more jobs and keep more of their hard-earned money in their pockets, tax reform…

I appreciate the President's order to identify overly burdensome, costly, and outdated regulations for repeal or revision.

In order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to further proceeding. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 343, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I think there are 20 cosponsors, 10 D's, 10 R's.

I think it is key that the regulators need to work to share information so that they are not being duplicative.

I think we need to get the right information.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will increase paychecks for hardworking Montanans, create Montana jobs, and unleash economic growth. In fact, analysis from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation finds the bill will create nearly 2,900 Montana jobs and…