in about 5 minutes, I am going to be asking for consent to pass the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Belina Right to Try Act of 2017. I wish to take a few moments, though, to tell the story of how that…

I ask unanimous consent that the Johnson- Donnelly amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to, and the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the…

today I wish to honor a true original, the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, on 150 years of brewing great beer in Wisconsin's North Woods. The Leinenkugels were fairly typical Wisconsinites in the mid-1800s--German, immigrants, and…

the Administration should and has a responsibility to be responsive to requests by all members

when polls ask Americans what issues are most important to them, one topic seems to score high every time: jobs and the economy. It is not surprising. The American people have had a rough time over the past few years. The Obama years were…

We have an opportunity to look at a lot of these tax provisions to make sure that they are working effectively and efficiently.

Affordable housing is an important issue for each of us in our States across the country.

the affordable housing crisis is not just an urban community concern but also greatly affects rural communities across the country.

The current recovery period of 27.5 years can create a significant lock-in effect for residential housing investment.

A bipartisan recommendation.

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. Ms. BALDWIN (when her name was…

I don't need to tell anyone why we are here. We are here because ObamaCare is fundamentally broken. That is clear. It is evident. Everybody knows that. A combination of soaring premiums and rapidly decreasing insurer participation has left…

let me move on to my second point. Again, I come from a State whose Governor showed real courage in recognizing that traditional Medicaid was unsustainable and was in trouble. The last thing we really should be doing to an unsustainable…

I come to the floor today to speak to three amendments that I have either submitted or plan to submit on the matter before the Senate here today, the repeal and hopefully complete replacement of ObamaCare. There are two issues that concern…

According to CBO, the mandatory base update saves $466 million, and the elimination of generic base acres saves $2.454 billion over 10 years.

I just think that base acres ought to reflect more recent planting history and that we should not be--we should not have base acres that have not been farmed for years that still have bases and receiving payments.

I also, as part of a recently introduced bill, I included a provision that would require mandatory base updates using the planted and considered or prevented planted acres during the years 2014 to 2017.

I like the idea of block grants, and I like the idea of having access to guaranteed loans, revenue bonds, and so forth.