today I wish to discuss an important provision in the tax conference agreement that relates to the 20- percent deduction for certain passthrough income for agricultural cooperatives. I was pleased to see that the conference report fairly…

I come to the Senate floor to once again talk about the need to pass tax reform for hard-working Americans. The House has passed a bill, the Senate has passed a bill, and now, of course, we are working through the conference committee to…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 12; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

It seems that we have, kind of, moved away from a NEPA process that allows for this interaction between the permit applicants and the agencies.

We really need a way to expedite that process.

We are number one in the country in Reclamation, number one.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 356, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I would really encourage you to work with the states as much as you can, do a state-led approach to help you with that process.

I ask unanimous consent that S. Res. 351 be star printed with the changes that are at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (At…

I know of no further debate on the measure. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 356) was agreed to.

It was really eye opening for me to see and understand how you can have a level of good, solid, economic activity.

The war on coal is over.

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 7:05 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at 10 a.m…

I am pleased to follow my esteemed colleague from West Virginia. I wish to join her in her comments and emphasize what she emphasized so well--that this really is all about hard-working taxpayers across this country, not just in terms of…

I rise to discuss the tax relief bill, which the Senate is working very hard to try to pass. I brought some charts with me to show the impact this bill will have in terms of reducing the tax burden for hard-working American taxpayers and…

I am very pleased to have the opportunity to speak today on the floor of the Senate after my esteemed colleague from the State of Georgia. My colleague is the chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, and I just want to express my…

How do we prevent? How do we respond? How do we address the radicalization?

I hope you will work to pass the STOP Act out of this Committee and work with me to pass it in the full Senate...

Listening to what these incredible young people had to say reinforced the urgency with which we must act...

We need to ensure that our policies reflect the needs of our tribal communities.

You would support the use of unmanned aircraft technology as a piece of border security on both the Northern and the Southern Border?

We support the STOP Act's increased penalties for violations of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)...

I am proud that the STOP Act has the support of the National Congress of American Indians...

Indian patients have suffered from inefficiency and mismanagement at various levels of the IHS for too long.