every Member of Congress is a constitutional officer duly elected to represent and cast votes in the interest of their constituents.

the word 'drain the swamp' doesn't necessarily mean fire people or get rid of organizations. It means change the culture in this town.

the survival of rural hospitals... is a bipartisan bill.

In fact, from the very onset, bureaucrats employed shameless delay tactics to obstruct the investigation.

transparency brings accountability, and accountability is very important if you work for the American taxpayers.

do you commit to provide a prompt response in writing to any questions addressed to you by any Senator of this committee?

And I suggest to this President, as I suggested to other Presidents, that what we need is once a year a Rose Garden ceremony honoring some whistleblowers...

After it became clear that the government planned to cover it up, agents, patriotic agents blew the whistle.

I wish to address the issue of the healthcare debate that has been going on since the first of the year. Now that it has passed the House of Representatives, it comes to the Senate. The Senate is working on its own bill, not working from…

May is National Foster Care Month. I thank my colleagues for unanimously supporting the resolution recognizing May as National Foster Care Month. National Foster Care Month has been recognized for over 20 years as a time we all celebrate…

I rise today to introduce, along with Senator Franken, the Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act of 2017. I thank Senator Franken for supporting and working with me, since the 112th Congress, on this important bill to help our…

I would like to take this opportunity to remind my colleagues that today is National Missing Children's Day. President Reagan highlighted the importance of making child safety a priority when he established May 25 as National Missing…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1237 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I have 10 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

I rise today to discuss the significance of the unprecedented events now occurring in Puerto Rico. According to the May 16 editorial in the Wall Street Journal, ``The legal brawl over Puerto Rico's bankruptcy begins this week, and it will…

I appreciate your and the President's dedication to pro-growth tax reform.

I do not want to take time to read that.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and also I would like to put a statement in the record.

Will the 15-percent rate on pass-through business income be applicable whether we are talking about a simple family farmer sole proprietorship, a small family partnership, a subchapter S corporation, or any other pass-through entity?

The American Renewable Fuel and Job Creation Act is what it is called. It would convert the current biodiesel blender's credit to a producer's credit.

Do you view this as an acceptable tradeoff, and do you support any limitation on the deductibility of interest?

Senator Grassley said he wants to know whether or not Mueller's investigators might actually keep those memos for their own investigation and not ultimately hand them over.

I think I will be done speaking before the time for the vote arrives, but I ask unanimous consent for permission to finish my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am pleased that the Senate is finally considering the nomination of Governor Branstad of Iowa to be Ambassador to China. Before I speak about this very well-qualified nominee, I would like to express my great disappointment and great…

I am pleased that the Senate is considering Rachel Brand to be Associate Attorney General. Ms. Brand is a native Iowan, and I am proud to be supporting her nomination here today. She has had a distinguished legal career. In fact, she was…