Mr. President, I could just say what I said the last time, but I want to give a few more statistics. Just last year, the Joint Committee on Taxation reported that the top 0.01 percent of taxpayers paid an average Federal income tax rate of…

Mr. President, President Trump has been clear: Medicare and Medicaid must not reduce benefits in this bill. Section 3003 of the resolution confirms that commitment. I urge a ``no'' vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia.

Madam President, unfortunately, my colleague's amendment is not necessary. We have the maximum flexibility in this resolution to do the appropriate tax policy once we are able to get these instructions. I look forward to working with her…

Mr. President, I think it is pretty clear that, no matter what the taxes are on the upper income brackets, it would be claimed that they aren't high enough. But let me just give a few more statistics. Most of the Federal tax burden is paid…

Mr. President, again, my colleagues continue to argue that our now-wealthy companies are showered with an ever-increasing tax break and need to pay their fair share. I would point out that the TCJA that we are talking about in this…

Mr. President, I guess I have to say that this legislation doesn't deal with tariffs. But I am interested that the minority leader wants to turn the discussion to tariffs because they don't like the way the discussion on taxes is going…

Mr. President, once again, I would urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. Once again, it is a list of dire consequences that are not happening and are not in this legislation. The creation of such a point of order is outside the…

Mr. President, once again, we have the politics of threatening that some dire consequence is going to occur as a result of this legislation, or at least these instructions. Once again, President Trump has been clear: Any reforms to…

Mr. President, I appreciate the remarks that have just been given by my colleague from Kentucky. I think the main message we need to hear there, and what I am going to talk about, is that the problem we have in America is not that our…

Madam President, you have heard it before. It is probably fitting that we end on this today before final passage. But contrary to what you have heard today, extending the Trump tax cuts would prevent a multitrillion-dollar tax hike on…

Mr. President, the Democrats claim that the Republicans are gearing up for a so-called class war and that extending the 2017 tax cuts is a handout for the wealthy. We have heard this so many times. It is no more true now than it has been…

Madam President, once again, a long list of fearful, dire consequences that aren't in the bill. President Trump has been clear that any reforms to Medicare and Medicaid must not reduce patient benefits. Section 3003 of the budget…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to complete my remarks prior to the scheduled rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Mehmet Oz

Mr. President, first of all, I agree with one and only one thing that my friend from Vermont said, and that is that we do live--at least think--in an alternate, parallel universe. I am on the Intelligence Committee. I am the most senior…

Has all time expired except for the time I have left? The PRESIDING OFFICER. No. The other side has 2 minutes.

Mr. President, today, I rise to urge my colleagues to vote in favor of the motion to invoke cloture on Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is nominated to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS. The CMS…

Mr. President, I rise today and come here to strongly oppose the two resolutions before the Senate at this moment. These misguided resolutions, if adopted, would reinstate the failed policies of the Biden administration. Worse, they would…

The sponsors seek the International Trade Commission, or ITC, to conduct a study under section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The study would examine the domestic impact of President Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico and of potential…