But one of the things we could be doing instead of this bill is the CHIP program, which you proudly, with Senator Kennedy, offered 20 years ago. There are going to be letters that will go out to people in Virginia next and Ohio and other…

Thank you. I accept that, but this bill was not spending money on the poor, except Senator Lee and Senator Rubio wanted to do a child tax credit, and we have done the earned-income tax credit. You supported some of this----

This is a really simple debate. Then-Candidate Trump, President Trump, has said: We reward corporations that do the right thing: They pay good wages. They provide decent benefits. They keep their production in the United States. He then…

how much time remains on the Democratic side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Three and a half minutes.

I reclaim my time. Of course, I don't believe that is the new normal. It is the same old game they played before. If you are not for our tax plan, then you are not for tax reform. Nobody believes that. Of course, we don't think 1.5 percent…

I call up my motion that is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Ohio [Mr. BROWN] moves to commit the bill H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with…

I am so amused at how any of my Republican colleagues can talk about this being a legitimate process and that they want Democratic support. I sat at the White House with Senator Wyden, with Senator Cornyn, with Senator Toomey, with a…

has the Republicans' time expired? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority's time has expired. The Senator from Ohio.

I thank the Senator from Oregon, and I appreciate the time in this as we wind down this debate. The answer is yes. We have a tax system right now in place. I hear my colleagues on the other side of the aisle disingenuously say: Well, as…

Loosening the rules for some of the country's largest banks is not the way to solve these problems.

I hope you will make your decisions based on facts independent from the political pressure from the President of the United States and from the Treasury Secretary.

The wealth gap between whites on the one hand and African Americans and Latinos on the other has not narrowed.

Many people in my State have yet to feel the impact of the economic recovery.

Since 2008, bank profits are up, executive compensations rebounded. The wages for working people are stagnant.

I am disappointed that President Trump has broken with the tradition of re-appointing the last President's Federal Reserve Chair.

I congratulate you on your nomination to be Chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

I do worry about White House pressure and a White House we have never seen the likes of.

I am concerned about the tradition or the potential--the way that the President could look at this.

I am concerned about the Administration's attempt to push out a full-time independent director at the CFPB.

The Fed was created as an independent agency. A broad consensus has emerged among policymakers and other informed observers around the world that better economic performance is achieved when the conduct of monetary policy is free from…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to…

right now, as we all return from Thanksgiving--some of the American people did not have to work over Thanksgiving weekend, but many, many people in this country do and struggle and continue to work two jobs--and as Congress returns from…

Thank you for that, Dr. Matthews.

There are 14 illnesses, 14 diseases, that are presumptive eligibility with Agent Orange.

This hearing will begin.