Nothing could be more important to economic growth than safeguarding the health and the financial well-being of working families.

But the tragedy particularly hits rural Ohio hard. That is one of the reasons that so many of us are alarmed at efforts in this body to take away insurance from people getting opioid treatment.

I ask unanimous consent that privileges of the floor be granted to the following members of my staff: Chris Burdick and Victoria King. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Russia remains a hostile, recalcitrant power that deploys its military, its cyber espionage activities, and its economic tactics to harm the United States of America--to drive a wedge between us and our allies. President Obama began to…

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The President proposes to eliminate two important programs for economic development: Community Development Block Grants and the CDFI Fund.

the CFPB has been remarkably effective, and to the extent that you hear industry complaints about it, that is probably an indication that it might be doing its job.

This Committee did not--failed to fill out, failed to confirm, even to have hearings on a number of nominees.

We cannot ignore issues like this and pretend they do not affect the economy.

I, and every Democrat I know, have been at the table since before the ACA was passed, getting stood up for the last 8 years.

What I worry about is that somewhere in the U.S. financial system right now is the next Wells Fargo scandal taking shape.

Yet the President's proposed budget makes the situation worse.

Wall Street reform, as you remember, changed to be very--as we were very aware of what was happening in community banks with FDIC charges, assessments, we changed under Dodd-Frank how the FDIC charges those assessments on insured banks.

We are not winning this fight against this epidemic.

It is a little curious to blame Medicaid, as you seem to be doing, for the system that has resulted in 50,000 deaths.

Do not cut Medicaid--do not cut it and do not end the expansion.

Obamacare is failing the American people, and its devastating effects are more apparent every day.

often, upon returning from a week in my State when the Senate is out of session, I like to talk about some of the things I saw in Ohio. Much of that week I spent at roundtables at Akron Children's Hospital, in Cleveland, Dayton…

There is not a reputable economist out there who agrees with that.

Your party has a history of, let us say, less than enthusiastic support for social insurance, for Medicare, or for Social Security, for unemployment insurance.

Eliminating the estate tax and opening a new mile-wide loophole for the wealthy to exploit pass-through status is a prescription for more inequality in America.

Their health plan makes it harder for us to keep the trust fund solvent.

It takes a lot of careful consideration to write a bipartisan tax reform bill.

I do not really believe the President when he also said he would not go after Medicaid.

Our preference is strongly to keep the interest deductibility of State and local bonds.