last week, Senator Cardin and I introduced our S Corporation Modernization Act. That brings the total of tax reform bills I have introduced so far this year to six. Obviously, 2017 was a banner year for tax reform. In December of 2017, we…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson).

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 22, nays 77, as follows: [Rollcall…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson). (Disturbance in the Visitors' Galleries.) The PRESIDING OFFICER. Expression of approval is not permitted in the Galleries. The result was announced--yeas…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) would have voted ``yea''.

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) would have voted ``yea.''

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Blackburn). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The…

I would ask unanimous consent that the next two votes be 10 minutes in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is on agreeing to the Paul amendment.

later this morning we will be voting on the nomination of Mark Esper to be Secretary of Defense. Dr. Esper is an outstanding choice. I don't need to tell anyone how essential the position of Secretary of Defense is to our national…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), and the Senator from…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran).

these days, there is an online component to almost everything that Americans do. Were you at the beach last weekend? You undoubtedly posted pictures on Facebook and Instagram. You probably used Google Maps or Waze or another map app to…

after years of economic stagnation during the Obama administration, we are experiencing an economic revival. Thanks to Republican economic policies, the economy has taken off during the Trump administration. Unemployment is near its lowest…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis).

I know of no further debate on the resolution, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the question is on passage of the resolution. The resolution, as amended, was agreed to.

I now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will receive a second reading on the next…

I further ask that the committee-reported substitute amendment to the resolution be agreed to; that the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; that the committee-reported amendment to the preamble be agreed to; that the preamble, as…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 76, S. 375. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…