I have come to the floor to talk about the wind production tax credit. This is a subject that I've talked about before. The Senator from Pennsylvania, Mr. Toomey, will, I believe, come soon to talk on the same subject. The wind production…

I am reserving the right to object. I have a better idea, which I am going to offer to the Senate once again. It is permanent funding for historically Black colleges at the level of $255 million a year. The distinguished Senator from…

I know this Senate is a deliberative body, but we have been working on higher education for 5 years in our committee, and suddenly, out of the blue, comes a bill out of the House which says that we have an emergency in one provision of the…

for the convenience of the Senator from Pennsylvania, I am going to offer my unanimous consent agreement at the beginning of my remarks, and then if he wishes to stay, he can, but if he has another place to go in his schedule, he may do…

That is the FAFSA. This is the document that 20 million Americans fill out every year. We know how to reduce it. It is the biggest impediment to minority students going to college today. We are ready to pass it. Eight million minority…

I want to thank the Senator from Pennsylvania for coming to the floor today on an issue I know he cares about. I thank the Senator from North Carolina. We are accustomed to working together. We are accustomed to getting results, and I want…

reserving the right to object. I thank the distinguished Senator from Maryland for giving me this opportunity to present the right way to help historically Black colleges and universities, and I intend to do that when he is finished…

we have been working for 5 years, for example, on simplifying the Federal aid form that students fill out to go to college--5 years. We have bipartisan support for it in the Senate and in the House. We have families who, in my State, will…

why would we hold hostage bipartisan legislation that would simplify the FAFSA from 108 questions to 18 to 30--the Federal aid that 20 million families fill out every year in this country--unnecessarily? Why are we holding that hostage…

in reserving the right to object, in 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that navigators were not cost-effective in enrolling people in health insurance. During the 2017 open enrollment period, navigators received…

I ask unanimous consent for 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I know it is Halloween, and it is time for trick or treat, but I urge my colleagues not to be tricked by this scary fairytale dreamed up by the Democrats that would suggest that the section 1332 waiver that give States more flexibility…