I ask unanimous consent to start the first vote immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that there be 5 minutes of debate, equally divided, prior to the second vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

in a few minutes, at noon, the Senate will begin the process of voting--two votes. The first of those votes will be a vote on a resolution brought to the Senate by Senator Moran and Senator Toomey to reject a rule proposed by the Consumer…

I was particularly encouraged by Vice Chairman for Supervision Quarles' statements in January that the overarching objectives of his agenda are efficiency, transparency, and simplicity of regulation.

I have been encouraged by the statements by both Federal Reserve Chairman Powell and Vice Chairman for Supervision Quarles which they have made about the need to revisit some of the Federal Reserve's existing regulations.

I also hope that the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act makes it to the President's desk soon.

Finally, President Trump's Statement of Administration Policy also endorses this resolution. I am going to read a few highlights from the statement. This bulletin limits the ability of auto dealers to offer auto loans to their customers…

I rise today to offer my support for Senator Moran and Senator Toomey's resolution using the Congressional Review Act to disapprove of the CFPB's 2013 auto finance guidance. It is important that Congress disapprove this guidance because it…

I think the payday lending rule's purpose is pretty simple, and I think actually most Americans, regardless of side, would agree on this, that lenders should figure out up front whether a borrower is able to pay back a loan.

I think what happened with Equifax is a complete reason why we need a CFPB, a company that was so sloppy with personalized information, 147 million Americans' data exposed.

I respectfully have to disagree with my colleague from Georgia. Having lived through the crisis, having been here and seen the meltdown, I think it was absolutely appropriate to create this agency.

I was disappointed you took that as your first action.

I could not agree more with these goals, and I thank Secretary Carson and his team for working with this Committee to achieve these objectives.

Before I yield, I withdraw my amendment No. 2152. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right. The amendment is withdrawn. Vote on Amendment No. 2151, as Modified The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question now occurs on agreeing to…

the time to vote has come, and we are a few minutes over. This is one of those times when the Senate is on a very tight timeline, so I will have the majority of my speech put into the Record. I just wanted to respond in one quick way to…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 5 minutes before we begin voting. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 5:45 p.m. today; that when the Senate reconvenes, all postcloture time be considered expired and the Senate vote on the motion to waive; and that following the vote on the…

we are about to witness a rare bipartisan moment in the Senate that has been years in the making. We have had the opportunity to highlight this bill over the last 2 weeks, and I have been very encouraged by my colleagues' support for its…

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and applicable budget resolutions for purposes of S. 2155, and…

I am asking my colleagues to waive this budget point of order. In order to offset the Congressional Budget Office's estimated increase in Federal deficits due to the enactment of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer…

I rise again today to speak further on S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. We have had a lot of discussion on the floor about this bill in the last few days. Anybody who took the opportunity to…

I would like to give an update to all of our colleagues about where we are on S. 2155. We continue to be open and ready for amendments on our side. We have a number that we are ready to proceed forward with, and we so far have not received…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time.

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, March 8, 2018, at 9:30 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 8; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…