some time ago, specifically February 28, I came to the Senate to visit with my colleagues about the more than two dozen tax provisions that expired at the end of 2017. That same day, I joined with Finance Committee Ranking Member Wyden of…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendment be agreed to and the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee-reported…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 83, S. 1208. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 1208), as amended, was passed…

I come to the floor today to shed light on yet another really dark cloud that is hanging over our Department of Defense. In fact, for decades, a dark cloud of fiscal mismanagement has loomed large over the Pentagon. During my very first…

to commemorate this year's National Police Week, I joined a bipartisan group of Senators on a resolution to honor these people who lost their lives in order to protect our lives. The men and women of law enforcement make sacrifices every…

I ask to speak for 1 minute as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

this week marks National Police Week, which is dedicated to the brave men and women of law enforcement. Police officers prioritize the safety of their neighbors and fellow citizens above their own. This week gives us an opportunity to…

May is National Foster Care Month. Due to the opioid crisis and other substance abuse issues plaguing communities in Iowa and all across America, the number of kids in foster care is rapidly rising. In 2017, there were 443,000 kids in…

I would like to tell my colleagues in the Senate about a project I worked on in Iowa on getting history from various veterans. This morning, I delivered 20 stories from veterans to the Veterans History Project at our Library of Congress…

I ask to speak for 2 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I come to speak on another matter, but I want to thank Senator Wyden for the kind words he had to say, as well, about a very distinguished journalist.

I come to the floor today to pay tribute to a revered and distinguished member of the press corps, Robert Pear, a longtime reporter for the New York Times. He spent four decades in the corridors of this U.S. Capitol. I often say that…

I ask unanimous consent that the order of the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.

I want to address my colleagues with three different subjects. The first one is very, very short. It is things that are being talked about right now, particularly in the other body. Many in the media seem very, very unhappy with the…

last week, the Department of Labor released its monthly scorecard for the U.S. workforce. The unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent, which is the lowest rate since December 1969--a new 50-year low. Moreover, an additional 263,000 jobs were…

the taxpayers spent $30 million on the special counsel's investigation. Now we know without a single doubt that there was no collusion by the Trump campaign with Russia. For more than 2 years, the Democrats screamed collusion and did so…

May has been recognized as National Foster Care Month for over 20 years to bring awareness to the challenges that foster youth face. Through my work on the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, I have had the opportunity to hear firsthand what…

for the leader, I ask unanimous consent that following disposition of the Wolson nomination, the Senate proceed to legislative session and resume consideration of the veto message on S.J. Res. 7, and the Senate vote on passage of the bill…

as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, I have worked to secure tax policies to help spur entrepreneurship, competition, and innovation. Opportunity zones are a perfect example of the type of tax policy that creates that kind of…

I would like to first give approximately a 1-minute speech and then speak for a longer time on another subject. I am happy to recognize small businesses in Iowa, and, of course, we should recognize them all across our country. We do that…

I hope that the New York Times article will be a wake-up call to congressional Democrats and people outside of Congress to abandon this misleading rhetoric. Unfortunately, it is more likely they will continue their campaign of…

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 Senator from Iowa.

Yes, there is. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cassidy). Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, all postcloture time has expired. The…