the matter that is before the Senate is the motion I have offered. It simply is, in this tax bill, the corporate rate is reduced from 35 percent down to 20 percent, and that is permanent, but the modest, middle-class tax breaks are not…

I intend to call up my motion to commit the bill to the Finance Committee, which is at the desk, and it is supported by Senator Harris. Mr. President, while we are working out the consent, the tax bill before us is not for the middle…

we do want to go far, and we need to travel together. We have been trying to make the case that, indeed, we do this in a bipartisan way instead of being jammed through in a partisan way. I don't think there would be a Senator in this…

I am here to discuss the tax bill, what we have done before, and what we have now in front of us. That is not what the American people want. It is what large corporations want--large, multinational corporations that get their corporate tax…

I strongly encourage your Committee's continued focus on the resources NOAA needs to continue to execute its missions.

I want to commend NOAA because their accuracy continues to improve.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. May I submit a number of letters that have been written with regard to the nominee for the record?

NOAA is one of the most popular agencies in the Federal Government. It directly impacts the daily lives of millions.

I would like to recognize the Los Angeles- class attack submarine USS Jacksonville prior to her decommissioning. On August 10, the USS Jacksonville returned to homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing her final…

one cannot say it much better than the Senator from Massachusetts has said it. Everyone has come to expect a free and open internet--one that does not charge more for certain content and charge less for favorite content. It is supposed to…

We urge you to support his confirmation.

I'm here in my capacity as a cheerleader for the Coast Guard because it's the nightly news every night...