Number two, we have heard from a number of groups that many patients' and providers' concerns in the proposal could have been avoided if patients had been included in the design of the demo at the front end.

The administration has not been responsive to congressional inquiries.

Mr. President, today I want to highlight several important provisions I am pleased are included in the fiscal year 2017 spending bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. Several of these provisions are…

I hope that you would expedite an answer to that.

Certainly, lawmakers who drafted the ACA did not intend to punish small businesses for helping their employees with health care costs.

Madam President, I rise to speak about the changing nature of globalization. Everyone is aware globalization has changed how economies work. Some people have embraced globalization while others are fighting to slow its effects. In America…

I appreciate that answer, because in the end of this, it is a political question before this United States Congress.

the American people never got a verdict from the United States Senate.

I wanted to make sure that I was listening carefully.

But I can't help but think that if we approach this issue in a bipartisan fashion, that we can find a path forward for an RFS that works for all the parties involved.

I would submit that, if Congress decided to impeach perhaps the director of the IRS, that we could do so for any reason or no reason at all.

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) was created with these goals in mind: to promote the development of affordable, low pollution, domestically produced fuel sources.

Energy is at the heart of the American economy. Energy powers our homes and businesses, and it is vital that America has access to the most affordable and most extensive sources of energy possible.

These programs are too fragmented and overly complex for clients to navigate.

I am intent on combating rural poverty.

Everyone that works hard should have an opportunity to succeed.

Mr. President, I have fought for years to protect our Nation's seniors from abuse and exploitation--initially, in my capacity as former chairman of the Senate Aging Committee and more recently as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee…

Mr. President, today I wish to address three topics. First, I want to express my unwavering support for those who were killed and wounded in Orlando and for their families, friends, loved ones, and community members. This terrorist attack…