I think if this trend continues, the B-21 could one day emerge as a model acquisition program.

We have pulled in all of services.

Mr. President, today I recognize Shelli Coffey for all of her hard work on behalf of myself, my staff, and the State of South Dakota while working in my Washington, DC, office. Shelli has spent her career working at the Federal Deposit…

Mr. President, today I recognize Maj. Michael ``Pako'' Benitez for all of his hard work on behalf of myself, my staff, and the State of South Dakota while working in my Washington, DC, office. Pako entered military service in 1997 and has…

Mr. President, relief for American families is on the way. Last week, the Senate passed our version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a tax reform bill that will provide immediate, direct relief to hard-working Americans. Our legislation…

Because I think it is a valid question, I would like to have the other members to have a chance to do this, but I have to go vote.

I want to make sure that we are doing everything we can to protect our environment.

This is important. It is important that we do the oversight and learn each time we run into one of these what we can do to do a better job.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to finish my remarks before the vote begins. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I am pleased to speak today in support of Kirstjen Nielsen in her nomination to be the sixth Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The challenges facing the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security…

Mr. President, how much time is left on our side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There are 8\1/2\ minutes on the majority's side. There are 2\1/2\ minutes on the Democrats' side. The Senator from Colorado is recognized.

Mr. President, we are about to embark upon a vote that I think will be historic, a once-in-a-generation opportunity, in my view. The last time we did major tax reform in this country was 1986, 31 years ago. Believe it or not, I happened to…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…

Mr. President, our country has always been about opportunity. The American dream is the hope that your kids and your grandkids and those who come after you will have a better life than you have had. One of the ways we do that is that we…

Mr. President, Senator Scott and I and the Senator from Pennsylvania were all there at what we call the markup.

Mr. President, let's keep in mind that the State and local tax, or SALT, deduction disproportionately benefits wealthy taxpayers in high tax States. More than 70 percent of American families currently take the standard deduction, so they…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Pennsylvania for outlining and highlighting what are, I should say, some of the many reforms that are included in this legislation. Now, what he talked about is critically important. If America is…

My recollection is like his, and, frankly, my recollection, when it comes to all the work that went into getting us to where we are dates back a long way. I joined the Senate Finance Committee in 2011. I am not sure when the Senator from…