Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleagues in opposing Congressman Tom Price's nomination to be the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Every American deserves the opportunity to have quality, affordable health…

My thinking, too, has been that if you do the biennial budget and you get the budget done, then you could use the second year to measure and assess.

I would love your thoughts about whether biennial budgeting would provide the kind of predictability you are looking for.

You cannot manage a 2-million-person workforce, when you do not get your budget until 6 months into the fiscal year.

Thank you very much. Senator Murray, I have been very concerned, as you know, with Mrs. DeVos's lack of understanding of issues facing students with disabilities. My son Ben's experience in public education was made possible because there…

Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleagues in opposing the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General of the United States. Now more than ever, it is critical to have an Attorney General who is an independent…

Mr. President, before getting to the matter at hand, I thought I would take a minute to congratulate the New England Patriots, the Kraft family, Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and all of the Patriots players and fans everywhere for the…

just a straight out repeal destabilizes the market.

In an age of really rapid technological innovation, I believe it's really critical to ensure that government can keep pace and that regulations are effective so entrepreneurs aren't burdened by outdated ones.

It is clear that those who want to do away with the ACA have not been able to come up with a plan to replace it as of now.

Mr. President, I yield my hour of postcloture debate time under rule XXII to Senator Schumer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right.