healthcare is on the minds of the American people. According to the Washington Post, in the elections in Virginia yesterday, it was by far the biggest issue in voters' minds. Maine expanded Medicaid. In my home State of Tennessee, because…

I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, all time is yielded back. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. The senior…

last week the Senate confirmed Kyle Fortson to be a member of the National Mediation Board. The National Mediation Board, established by the 1934 amendments to the Railway Labor Act of 1926, is an independent U.S. Federal Government agency…

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of the article, ``More ACA Plans to Come With No Premiums in 2018,'' by Anna Wilde Mathews and Christopher Weaver that was published in the Wall Street Journal on October 27…

when the 18 million Americans in the individual insurance market--those are Americans, shopkeepers, songwriters, farmers, men and women who don't get their health insurance from the government or on the job--begin enrolling on Wednesday…

in respecting Senator Cornyn's prerogative, I will stop when he comes to the floor. I believe that Senator Murray has come to the floor and has reported that the Congressional Budget Office has just finished an evaluation of the…

I see the Senator from New Hampshire on the floor. I ask through the Presiding Officer if she is about to speak or if I may speak after her. What I would like to do is to give a brief report on the Congressional Budget Office's report of…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Johnson). 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.

a week ago Saturday night, I was having dinner with my wife. It was about 8:30 in the evening, and the telephone rang, my cell phone, sitting in my pocket. I pulled it out, and it was the White House operator. The President was calling. So…

if I could ask a question, through the Chair, to the Senator from Washington. In my conversations with President Trump, he has made it clear--and several of my colleagues have made it clear on the Republican side-- that they don't want to…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes, and that following my remarks, the Senator from Washington, Mrs. Murray, be allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Healthcare

I am very pleased to draw attention today to the 200th anniversary of the birth of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i Faith. The Baha'i Faith has over 5 million followers around the world, including over 2,000 in Tennessee. Baha'is…