today I am placing a hold on the nomination of Justin Muzinich to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. I will maintain that hold until the Treasury Department provides the Senate Finance Committee information and documents related to…

the days when these pipes are considered neutral are over. Because the whole point of 230 was to have a shield and a sword.

I ask unanimous consent that the following individuals be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress: Shae McCulloch and Melissa Dickerson. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

before my colleague leaves the floor, I want to thank her for her thoughtful remarks in recognizing that as we talk about the future of Medicare and Medicaid, what we see is a constant need to update these terrific programs for the times…

before the Senator leaves the floor, I want to thank my colleague for an excellent statement. I thank her, in particular, for her last point, highlighting the proposition that the administration seems to be considering--after all the…

before he leaves the floor, I wish to thank my colleague, particularly, for noting some of the progress over the years as he makes the case for the future. I remember years ago, when I was director of the Oregon Gray Panthers, it was…

before she leaves the floor, I want to thank my seatmate on the Finance Committee--a strong advocate for the concept that Medicare and Medicaid are guarantees. They are lifelines for working families. It is a pleasure to have you here on…

before he leaves the floor, I want to commend our colleague from Maryland and the Presiding Officer for the good work they have done on this issue. As a Member of the Intelligence Committee, I have seen firsthand what this has meant. I had…

the Senate is approaching the end of the debate on a significant piece of spending legislation that includes funding for the Internal Revenue Service. That is why I have come to the floor this morning to discuss one of my amendments to…

I thank my colleague. Mr. President, I have one brief comment to wrap up. I see my colleague from Florida here. My colleagues have essentially spent close to an hour talking about these programs that are literally a lifeline to millions of…

I thank my colleague. Mr. President, suffice it to say, the Senator is someone who gets right to the point. She succinctly got to the central question of ensuring that we build on the guarantee that has been Medicare and Medicaid. She has…

I thank my colleague. Mr. President, I particularly appreciate the fact that more than anyone else I know in this body, he keeps coming back to the proposition of building the healthcare system around paying for value. My colleague went…

protecting America's private data is going to be a national security issue.

the Federal Trade Commission doesn't have the authority or the resources to be a tougher cop on the beat.

Mr. Desmond must demonstrate to this committee that he will remain independent and unswayed by political pressure from the Trump White House on this and other issues.

Well, that indicates we may have made a tiny bit of progress today.

the reality is, today we have something which is not simpler. In fact, I characterize it as 'simply complicated' for many people with the six schedules.

I believe we do not want foreign actors interfering in our relations.

I was not the decision maker with respect to the IRS's recent decision to exempt dark money groups from disclosing donor information.

Here is where I think things are now: the committee has faced unprecedented levels of stonewalling from the administration on letters and policy issues that I never expected I would see.

This committee is facing levels of stonewalling from the administration on letters and policy issues that I never expected I'd see.

we have had essentially zero responsiveness in terms of our letters on the big issues: the question of documents, NRA and Russia, letters to FinCEN about Michael Cohen.

I asked that he work with me to crack down on the abuse of shell companies, a magnet for all manner of shadowy, illicit conduct.

If you compare what you just said to what Secretary Mnuchin said a year and a half ago, it is almost identical.

What this action has done is essentially blindfold intelligence officials and law enforcement folks who want to combat foreign election interference.