I would love to follow up on that, because, essentially, the witness we had on the--in support of a new drafted AUMF, the Corker-Kaine AUMF, indicated that there were virtually no limits on it.

to fail to do so is to fail in our moral leadership in the world.

It makes sense, if we are providing this assistance, for us to understand what is being hit.

These programs work.

I am pleased to be here on the floor in support of my colleague Senator Gillibrand's bill, the Congressional Accountability and Harassment Reform Act. I am pleased that so many Members of the Senate have supported the earlier version of…

I ask unanimous consent that my intern, Anabel Moreno-Mendez, be granted privileges of the floor for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

last year, in 2017, we watched a series of battles related to the very fundamental vision of our Constitution-- whether we are going to do the people's work or whether we are going to be a Senate run by the most powerful and privileged in…

Thank you. I appreciate that.

While providing grants to go to rural areas is something that benefits my rural areas, it doesn't increase the overall numbers, and that's the core problem.

The Medicaid block grant strategy that you've laid out based on Graham-Cassidy, this would cut about $2,500 per recipient in Oregon.

I also am going to keep pushing in the budget for more funding for thinning our forests.

This would be Medicare Part E, and it spends the money people spend on an exchange but lets them choose a better organized option that competes with the regular insurance options.

I really appreciate that.

If you're really for competition, why not support a public option?

So thank you very much for listening to the local voices.

I remain concerned that CMS' deference to state agencies on this issue represents a further erosion of the principle of tribal sovereignty and an abdication of the Federal Government's trust responsibilities.

Having the 2020 date of ending that practice of viewing big fires as national disasters I think is very appropriate and helpful.

I am concerned about the pressing need to improve public safety and fund Tribal police in Indian Country.

Thank you for working with us.

Senator Chris Murphy and I and several of my colleagues have introduced a bill that says let people choose a Medicare policy if they want, a public option.

Sustainable means cutting healthcare for poor people and damaging rural America, and that's just unacceptable.

I am available 24/7 to work with you, as I know my colleagues are.

A Dear Tribal Leader letter and subsequent related statements made by HHS personnel on the issue of American Indian and Alaska Native (Al/AN) exemption from Medicaid work requirements revealed a startlingly poor understanding of the unique…

I would appreciate your help, if we can extend that.

All I'm hearing from my medical community is we need to train more doctors and more nurses and more PAs, so why does it make sense to cut these programs?