I have said repeatedly over the last several weeks that while it is important that the two of us, as the chairman and the ranking member of the HELP Committee, come to an agreement, that is not nearly enough because our real job was and is…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes, followed by the Senator from Washington, Mrs. Murray, to speak for up to 10 minutes The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Healthcare

later this week, Senator Murray and I, with other Senators, will introduce bipartisan legislation to give States additional flexibility to create more choices of health insurance policies in the individual market and to extend cost-sharing…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Tennessee.

in 1985, when I was Governor of Tennessee, I got a call from Don Hodel, the Secretary of the Interior for President Reagan. He asked me to be the chairman of ORRRC 2, a follow-up (commission to the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review…

I would like to take a moment to explain my reason for the objection. First, I would like to say to the Senator from Wisconsin that I am grateful for her work on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, where she is a…

I will conclude my remarks because I see the Senator from Mississippi is here. Of course I will be glad to work with the Senator from Wisconsin. The fact is, 2 years ago we agreed to end the program. The graduate loans ended last year, and…

today the Senate will vote on the confirmation of William Emanuel to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, NLRB. I am glad that we are moving this nomination because, once Mr. Emanuel is confirmed, we will have a full…

I thank Senator Murray and the committee for 2 years of work to produce a bipartisan result. This bill funds the Food and Drug Administration and advances the 21st Century Cures legislation that Senator McConnell called the most important…

I ask unanimous consent that after the disposition of the Brouillette nomination, the Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 2430, that all postcloture time be expired, and the motion to proceed be agreed to; further…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from further consideration of S. 1052 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 1052) was…