I hope that this Administration is different than the last one when it comes to federalism and the attitude that the Federal Government should be controlling access to water.

to suggest that the Corps would restrict access to an entity up and down the river from getting access, getting a legal right-of-way to get to the water that they are entitled to seems to me to be a terrible overreach of federalism.

In reality, all major cable and phone providers have said they will continue net neutrality policies. Under the new rules being put in place, Federal agencies can still take action against privacy violations and unfair business practices…

the future for American workers is looking bright. A combination of tax reform, which we passed in December, plus other economy-boosting measures, such as lifting burdensome regulations, is starting to produce the kind of economy we need…

I want to thank the chairman as well for all of his help getting this bill done. I rise today in support of the Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act, and I urge my colleagues to vote for it. This morning, I was up at 4 a.m…

What can you do to convince me that, once you are a member of the Federal Reserve, you will advocate in a way different than just the idea that we are going to appoint an advisory committee to make certain we do not have overreach?

It is our bankers who keep our farmers in business. It is our bankers who keep our ranchers raising cattle and earning a living.

It seems to me that there is an attitude among many of our regulators that it would be simpler to regulate a lot fewer financial institutions than the number we have today.

as I have said before, Republicans had two goals when it came to tax reform. First we wanted to put more money in the pockets of hard-working Americans right away. Second, we wanted to create the kind of economy that would give Americans…

rather than read this excellent memorandum, which I would encourage my colleagues to do, let me give a brief history, a little summary of what that memorandum states on the history of the blue slip. The blue-slip courtesy was created in…

I rise today to encourage all my Senate colleagues to vote to confirm Michael Brennan as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Michael Brennan has an exemplary resume, including degrees from the University of Notre…

I was reading a piece in the Wall Street Journal last week by Kevin Hassett, who was the Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. His piece made an important point that doesn't often come out as clearly as it should, and…

you would think that every provision in the new tax law is so fundamentally flawed that nobody is going to benefit.

This is welcome news for the hardworking, middle-class families that we set out to benefit through tax reform.

I believe holds enormous potential for growth that we are just starting to see.

The numbers I have are that 91 percent of single taxpayers and 85½ percent of married couples filing jointly will fall below the deduction's income thresholds, that $157,500 and $315,000.

Thank you, Secretary Perdue, for being here today and sharing your thoughts with us about the State of agriculture.

the results are already impressive for a law that has only been in effect now for just over 4 months.