on behalf of the Senator from Washington, Mrs. Murray, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXII, the vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany S. 1177 occur at 10:45 a.m., on Wednesday, December…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 8, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD- 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…

in a few minutes we will be voting on the President's nominee to fill a vacancy in the Eastern District of Tennessee. Mr. McDonough is well known to me and is well known to my colleague, Senator Corker. Mr. McDonough received his…

today we are talking about repealing Obamacare and moving in a completely different direction toward more choices and lower costs for Americans as they search for their health care plans. I came to the floor yesterday and brought back a…

how much time remains in our colloquy? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 6 minutes remaining.

I ask unanimous consent to lead a colloquy with Senators Burr, Isakson, Cassidy, and Scott for up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Senator Cassidy, of course, has a unique perspective on this as a practicing physician. I think he still practices some--as much as he can within the Senate rules--but he sees patients regularly. I ask Senator Cassidy, what was the effect…

During the debate 5\1/2\ years ago at the health care summit at the Blair House, our Democratic friends said: Well, when are you Republicans going to come up with a big, comprehensive plan? My answer to them was: If you are waiting for…

I thank the Senator from Georgia for his leadership on the HELP Committee on which all of us serve. One of the newer members of the HELP Committee brings a lot of expertise: Senator Cassidy from Louisiana. He wasn't there, at least not in…

What the Senator is saying, if I hear him right, is that in the worst of circumstances, the effect of Obamacare on some of the people he is talking with means they are working less hours, so they have less money. Their insurance premium is…

The essential problem with Obamacare for people who buy individual insurance, it seems to me, I say to Senator Isakson, is that Washington tells you what insurance to buy. I think of a woman named Emilie in Middle Tennessee who has lupus…

Memphis is proud of the fact that it is a center for medical device innovation. Some of the leading medical device companies in the world are located in Memphis, TN. The Obamacare bill--part of its trillion dollars in new taxes included a…

And I wonder if the Senator has been hearing from some of his constituents about their premium increases.

Senator Isakson, before he came to the Senate, was a small businessman in Georgia. Probably the largest employer in our country is the hospitality industry--restaurants, hotels, that sort of thing, employing many young people, many…

I say to Senator Isakson, I recall one of the most vigorous debates we had 5\1/2\ years ago was first the President saying: We won't touch Medicare. Next thing you know, they took $700 billion out of Medicare to spend on new programs, at a…

Six minutes remaining. We have heard a lot in the news about co-ops. Co-ops were an invention of Obamacare that were designed to provide health care to many Americans. I know that in South Carolina, for example--closure of these co-ops for…

let me take my colleagues back 5\1/2\ years to February 25, 2010, and the White House health care summit at the Blair House--the same place where Senator Arthur Vandenberg sat down with George Marshall. They met privately to discuss the…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 30 minutes in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that a copy of my closing remarks during the conference with the House of Representatives on S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act, be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be…

I ask unanimous consent that a copy of my opening remarks during the conference with the House of Representatives on S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act, be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be…

I thank the Presiding Officer. I will wrap up. I see the Senator from Washington on the floor. Throughout the Obamacare debate, Senator McConnell, who was the minority leader at the time, was criticized for not coming up with a…

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my remarks to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows…

as the Senator from Utah knows, that is the case. I said that to him yesterday and I just said it on the floor. We hope to complete our work this week. We may or we may not, but the bill will be out for at least a week for Members of this…

I know there are a number of Senators who have important appointments. I know the Senator from Oklahoma has a military funeral he wants to attend, so I intend to make about 3 or 4 minutes of concluding remarks and then yield back the rest…

the Senator from Washington and I are here to recommend to Members of the Senate that we vote yes on allowing the majority leader and the minority leader to appoint conferees so our committee can continue its work on a bill to fix No Child…