David Perdue: “Thank you, Mr. President. When President Trump took office, he said that job No. 1 this year was getting the economy…”

“Thank you, Mr. President. When President Trump took office, he said that job No. 1 this year was getting the economy growing again. As a business guy--I am going to speak very quickly because I think the majority leader is on the way down to the floor--he said the first thing we had to do to get the economy going were three things: No. 1, pull back on the onerous regulations. Well, so far this year 860 rules and regulations have been reversed. No. 2, he said we have to unleash our God-given energy potential. So far, Keystone Pipeline, the Clean Power Plan, and ANWR are underway. Finally, we have to change the Tax Code, and that is what we are here debating this week. I am very optimistic that this plan will absolutely put people back to work, put money back in their pockets, and make our American economy and the people who participate in it competitive with the rest of the world. With that, I notice that the majority leader is on the floor, and I yield back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. ____________________”