I see the Senator from Ohio. I intend to offer my alternative to which, I gather, someone plans to object. I will go ahead and do that unless he wants to speak at this point.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

in reserving the right to object, the Senator from Wisconsin is exactly correct. Every Senate Democrat has voted to take away a low-cost insurance option from what the Urban Institute says is 1.7 million Americans. These people can't…

at 12:15 p.m., the Senate will vote on a Democratic proposal to overturn a Trump administration guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services that would lower insurance rates all across America. Seems like a strange thing to…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. 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. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that…

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 ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

reserving the right to object, with all respect, this is no way to help historically Black colleges and minority-serving institutions. What the Senator from Maryland is suggesting is that we pass a bill that would have 2 years' funding…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Alexander and Mr. Jones pertaining to the introduction of S. 2667 are printed in…

the Senator from Alabama, Mr. Jones, and I have legislation that we propose to introduce tonight. I am prepared to let him speak before I do because I understand he has another event, but I don't see him. I suggest the absence of a quorum…

the Senator from Alabama will be here shortly. I will go ahead and make my remarks, and then he can add his. I ask unanimous consent that I may be able to use a piece of demonstrative evidence as a part of my remarks. The PRESIDING…

about 20 million Americans know what this is. This is the FAFSA. This is the form that about 20 million Americans fill out every year in order to qualify for the Pell grant and the student loan they might use to go to college--20 million…

Senator Jones made a very important point, not only about Alabama, but really about every State. The Pell grant that we are talking about is money you don't have to pay back. This is not a student loan that you lay awake at night worrying…

the distinguished Senator from Alabama mentioned music, and I guess a lot of us have been watching Ken Burns' ``Country Music'' film the last several days, which is terrific and includes lots from Alabama and even more from Tennessee. My…

I appreciate the comments by the Senator from New Jersey. To be clear, the House bill for historically Black minority-serving institutions creates a new funding cliff. It is a short-term patch for 2 years that creates a cliff after 2…