Roy Blunt

I have two topics I want to speak about today; one is Iran. There is no question that Iran is the principal state sponsor of terrorism in the world. Both the Obama administration and the Trump administration have without hesitation made…

we are quickly approaching the end of this year, and I think it is a good time to reflect on what has been done this year. Certainly, the Senate and the Trump administration have been able to do a number of things that are really going to…

what we would decide to do right now would have much more impact on the next President than this President.

the first year of a Presidency is gone.

I have 12 request 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…

the good news about the tax bill that I believe we will pass over the next few days is that it will go into effect on the first day of January and people will quickly see, no matter how loud others are talking, the exact facts. For work…

I ask unanimous consent that a military fellow in my office, Capt. Sam Burke, be granted floor privileges for the duration of my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

last week I came to the floor to talk about why we needed to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. I am proud to say that the Senate has passed that bill. I expect the Senate to move to conference with the House this week, and I am confident…

I know Mr. James believes, as I do, that our nation finds itself at a pivotal point where we must decide to make smart investments in our nation's critical infrastructure or else lose our competitive advantage in the world economy.

Since fiscal year 2015, the LHHS Subcommittee has increased opioid funding by over 1,300 percent.

We need to be doing more. It's now December. We need the deal.

64,000 people lost their lives to opioid addiction last year, but think of the tens of thousands of more people who were affected by that.

Mr. Kennedy mentioned earlier that his belief, which I share, that treating behavioral health like all other health will actually save money.

I strongly believe that we need emergency funding. I hope that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle--on this important committee--will join with me in supporting and pushing for emergency funding.

The opioid crisis has been called the worst drug epidemic our Nation has ever faced.

And I think in all eight States, certainly in Missouri, the FQHCs are an important component of that delivery system.

I'd like you to work with us in the report language or whatever else, whatever mechanism we need to use so that it's clear that we're encouraging that kind of effort.

It is only a matter of time. You have the power to save lives. I urge you to use it.

I thank my colleagues who are on the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Budget Committee for getting us to the point we are at today. I think we are approaching a vote to move to a full debate on the tax bill, which is absolutely…

for 8 years, working families have seen their wages stay pretty much exactly where they were and, in some cases, they have seen their wages go down and their income go down. I will say again that the goal of this tax proposal should be to…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess as under the previous order until 2:15 p.m. today. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:19 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding…

I thank Senator Klobuchar. We will continue to work on this. We are glad it is so well-received and these are issues our colleagues pay close attention to. Whether it is domestic or international, we are going to continue to find ways to…

it is good for both of us and our colleagues to be thinking this month about National Adoption Month, to recognize the celebration of National Adoption Day, which will occur this Saturday. I have had the great privilege of serving as…

Senator Klobuchar and I are here to talk about National Adoption Month. I think we started a little bit late, so by unanimous consent, I ask that we be allowed to extend our closing time by the same number of minutes. The PRESIDING…