I want to once again express my support for the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and urge my colleagues to vote in favor of invoking cloture on this legislation. As I have said before, this is not a perfect bill, and I haven't heard anyone…

I rise to speak in support of the bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, the legislation that passed in the House last night and that I expect we will be voting on soon in the Senate. Anyone who hasn't been living in a cave for the last few weeks…

before we move to a vote on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, I want to take a moment to discuss the part of the bill that is intended to be an offset for partially lifting the budget caps established under the Budget Control Act. Under…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Rounds). The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order…

I think we can all take a lesson from this bipartisan alliance.

Poverty is a critical challenge for our Nation, and, far too often, children end up being the primary victims.

It's time for all business leaders to see what's become increasingly clear. Our economy has been stalled for more than a decade.

Persons with opioid use disorder need access to all forms of effective therapy.

History has shown us that the best remedy to poverty, and especially the cycle of poverty, is a well-paying job.

Research has shown that a comprehensive approach to treatment yields the best results.

it has been a while since I have come to the Senate floor to talk about the shortcomings of the so-called Affordable Care Act--a few months at least. The last time I spoke about ObamaCare on the floor, I spoke at some length about the…

I think everyone here shares Mr. Whitman's sentiments about the crushing and remorseless nature of poverty.

Most of people in my business are convinced that you are biased against all of us.

I am still open to those ideas, if you will be happy to send them to me.

Do you consider any tribes have been unlawfully recognized?

We believe the Department of the Treasury would benefit from a specific legislative solution.

If already under this rule they are re-allowing, renegotiating people who have been denied, is there anything in what we are doing in the status quo within the Department of the Interior that would stop a future assistant secretary from…

I would hope you would admit that if we put the criteria in statute, it has far more power and clarity than if it was simply in a regulation.