Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, the Senate has just invoked cloture on the nomination of David Zatezalo, of West Virginia, to be the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health. Mr. Zatezalo is uniquely qualified to lead the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Kan nomination?

today we are voting on the nomination of Peter Robb for general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, NLRB. As general counsel, Mr. Robb will have the important job of helping workers who feel their right to organize collectively…

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 want to briefly thank the Senator from Delaware. As the Senator from South Dakota said, this has been a very contentious issue, but we thought that if we listened enough, we might find a few things we could agree on. Senator Murray and I…

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 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…

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…

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…

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 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.

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…

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

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…

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 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

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…