By not having a commitment to it, to restart it, it is going to take billions of dollars and years and years.

I appreciate you making good on your promise which was made during the confirmation process.

let's not pull the plug on the barter until we have the appropriations.

I rise today to talk about the issue before the Senate, and I am very pleased the Senate is finally taking up this legislation. It has to do with stopping sex trafficking specifically--a growing scourge in our country and really a stain on…

today I want to talk about the tragedy of human trafficking. I want to talk about it today because this is an issue that I hope the entire U.S. Senate will take up within the next week. We have legislation on which we have worked on a…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Daines). Without objection, it is so ordered. Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act

I want to recognize and celebrate the life of a friend, a colleague, and a trusted adviser whom we tragically lost last week. That is what Matt Niemeyer was to me, but Matt would say that he was a husband and a father first. Everything…

Which means the tax reform will actually end up reducing the deficit relative to what it would have been.

finally, I want to talk about something else we were working on in Congress to create a brighter future for many Americans. I am talking about our efforts to provide justice for victims of sex trafficking and to hold accountable those…

on another economic issue, I want to talk for a minute about the good news coming out of my State of Ohio with regard to the tax reform legislation. In just the past few weeks, I have visited eight separate businesses across the State…

I rise tonight to talk about the bipartisan legislation that is before the body. It is an opportunity that provides significant needed regulatory relief, primarily to smaller financial institutions like community banks and credit unions…

And to me that is the most exciting part of this bill, and we have yet to see all the benefits of that and won't for many years, but it ultimately will make the biggest difference for my constituents, I believe.