The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr…

Prior to her role at SBA, Ms. Gustafson served as General Counsel to Senator Claire McCaskill, a member of this committee.

I believe Ms. Gustafson's experience at SBA will serve her well in her new role as the Inspector General at the Department of Commerce, should she be confirmed.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to be allowed to display this Terry Redlin painting during my speech. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to Terry Redlin, a citizen of South Dakota who rose to fame in the 1970s as an artist known for his vivid and vibrant outdoor paintings. On Sunday, April 24, 2016, Terry passed away at the age of 78 in…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, today I support the National Bison Legacy Act because it is a very important bill to the tribes in my State and also to the heritage of South Dakota and the United States. It is a bill that I…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Indian Health Service

Mr. President, for years now, patients on Indian reservations in the Great Plains area have been receiving substandard medical care. The most recent example of the Indian Health Service's failure occurred in December of 2015, when I was…

Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the outstanding service of Black Hills National Forest supervisor, Craig Bobzien, as he retires from the U.S. Forest Service. Craig was placed in charge of managing the Black Hills National Forest…

I want to thank Senator Cardin for his leadership, and for the opportunity to work with him.

The problem is that we have more small businesses in America that are going out of business than new startups.

Our group produced this little document here, which I would recommend for nighttime reading.

It costs me $10 million for my business to stay here in America, and I am willing to pay it.

We have to adopt a territorial tax system like every other large country has.

We are going to see this continue to advance if we do not do something about the tax structure we have here in this country.

I believe that our working group demonstrated that there is genuine bipartisan agreement in a number of areas.

Clearly, business tax reform needs to ensure that these businesses are not ignored in an effort to reduce the corporate tax rate.

America is losing ground as other nations continue to lower their corporate tax rates.