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for more than two decades, under both Republican and Democratic Presidents and Republican and Democratic Congresses, the United States pursued a bipartisan light-touch approach to internet regulation. The internet as we know it today…
today I recognize Lieutenant Commander Wendy Lewis of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps, who has served as a fellow to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for the past 3 years. I…
I think if this trend continues, the B-21 could one day emerge as a model acquisition program.
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 devoted his…
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 Insurance…
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.
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 doubles the standard…
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 ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to finish my remarks before the vote begins. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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 are daunting…
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…
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…
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 be a staffer…
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.
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 get a growing…