I remain gravely concerned about how this demonstration, or test, as the administration calls it, will impact patient access to care.

I would like to reaffirm my request, as all on this side of the aisle have requested, that CMS simply withdraw this proposal.

I was concerned about several provisions that I believed would decrease individual choice and open the door to government rationing.

If you choose to put political expediency and politics ahead of the men and women on the ground, for that, you'll have to answer to yourself. I find it morally reprehensible.

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to address the Senate as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. FAA Reauthorization Bill

I am here to speak on the FAA reauthorization and several things and stories that have arisen in the last few days which are very discouraging to me and troublesome to a cause I care a lot about. I am an advocate for general aviation, and…

I am worried that for a number of reasons, but in significant part the regulatory environment is reducing access to credit.

the Clear Plus Act (S. 927), introduced by Senators Jerry Moran and Jon Tester.

I ask unanimous consent that James Kelly, a member of my staff, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

A part of this is also the need for a growing economy.

a number of my colleagues--both Republican and Democratic--from the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee were on the floor just a few moments ago, and I wish to join them in expressing genuine concern about continued developments at the…

I would just point out that I am here serving in my capacity as a member of this Committee but there are four or five of us on this Committee who are members of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee.

Would the folks I know in my Rural Development office in Topeka have had specific training through USDA with regard to issues in dealing with tribes?

The constant concern, and there was plenty of evidence before and after passage of the legislation, is that the IRS agents were not at all properly trained in interacting with tribes.

Senator Heitkamp and I worked to pass legislation generally referred to as the General Welfare Exclusion Act.

I was generally pleased to learn that our tribes believe that the Rural Development State officials are doing a good job.

Your track record is pretty poor in achieving that whether those proposals have exceeded, so this would be a first.

No one feels more secure in their job. No one feels like their children are going to have a brighter future.