I ask unanimous consent to speak for 17 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

It is my understanding that if the managers need time to break into my speech, I will be glad to accommodate that. I rise today to inject a dose of badly needed reality into this very important debate. Healthcare is a profoundly personal…

I think markets provide clarity for when to plant more or less of a particular crop.

That was wrong to include, at the last minute of the farm bill conference.

We do not want another WTO cotton case that ends up with the taxpayers giving Brazil nearly $1 billion.

The attorney general can't be a wing man for a president. He's got to be very independent. And work for -- be wing man for the people of the country.

We are having hearing next Wednesday so obviously we want to hear right away so we get the subpoena. I hope they accept the subpoena voluntarily. If they don't, then you have to have a marshal give it and that takes a little more time.

on June 20, 2017, I notified the majority leader of my intent to object to any unanimous consent request relating to the nomination of Steven A. Engel, of the District of Columbia, to be the Assistant Attorney General for the U.S…

Thank you, and congratulations on your nomination.

I think as part of tax reform--if we are going to do it right, Senator--each individual tax provision needs to be viewed in the context of a comprehensive Internal Revenue Code.

I think we should look at the deductibility of interest.

I think as part of tax reform, Senator, everything should be on the table.

The working group on international reform... reached a similar conclusion about the need for a lower rate to attract income from innovation.

Someone with ties to Russian intelligence. Someone alleged to have conducted political disinformation campaigns as part of a pro-Russia lobbying effort.

I am going to speak for about 5 minutes. Before I begin, I will reference an item that I ask unanimous consent be printed in the Record following my speech. I rise to share real stories of real hardships from hard-working families in my…

I planned to have a phone call to help try to set up an impossible interview with Donald Trump Jr.

if you are from my part of the world. He called it 'nonsense.'

in March, Mr. Comey briefed Ranking Member Feinstein and this Senator on the Russia investigation. This included telling us who was and who was not under investigation. After that meeting, I publicly called for Mr. Comey to tell the public…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Massachusetts.

I intend to object to any unanimous consent request at the present time relating to the nomination of Steven A. Engel, of the District of Columbia, to be the Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal…

I think over a couple of decades we have been awful timid towards China when I think they have been doing us great harm in that area.

It harms not just the members who happen to be in the minority party at the moment, but also members in the majority party who are not currently Chairmen.

This gap in implementation is inconsistent with congressional intent, which requires a seamless extension of this critical program.

In Kansas and nationwide, premiums have doubled; in three States they have tripled.

I hope you can give consideration to this request in this letter, because in several States, many States, this is an issue, particularly rural States.