John Ensign: “I simply do not see any signs of a gross market failure that might warrant the Government spending tens of billions of…”

I rise to talk about the tax bill that is before us. I was one of just a few on our side who happened to vote against a procedural motion last night, and I wish to talk about why I will be opposing the final passage of this bill. This…

I say hello to my good friend from Delaware. He made some very good comments. I want to follow up and talk about this debate we are having. The Senator from Tennessee, Senator Corker, talked about the need to forget about whether you are a…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I am going to reluctantly support H.R. 1. It reduces government spending by about $61 billion below last year's levels. The reason I am reluctantly supporting it is because I don't think it goes far enough. We have heard the other side…