Endangering the health of low-income Americans, in my view, is the absolute wrong way to go.

You have always been a gentleman. Every member of this body feels that.

I come to the floor this afternoon to mark a milestone no Senator can be proud of and a milestone every Senator should regret. That milestone is, it has now been 100 days since the Congress failed to extend full funding for the Children's…

I come to the floor tonight to discuss the Senate's investigation into Russia in the 2016 election. Specifically, I have been reviewing for months documents in the possession of the Senate's Intelligence Committee. I regret to say, the…

Withholding information for more than 8 months and refusing to provide information to Congress about planned regulatory actions is an assault on Congress as a co-equal branch of government.

the issue with the Cruz amendment is straightforward. The Byrd rule states that the primary purpose of a budget bill is to address spending and taxes. If, on the other hand, you are debating a major policy change and the budget impact is…

I thank Senator Sanders. I want to pick up for a moment on his eloquent points and then pose a question to him about what we will be doing here in a few minutes. Senator Sanders has eloquently spoken to the needs of the American people…

Right, that is correct. But there was not one single hearing with respect to the specifics of the bill. I would like to turn, if I could, to this work that my colleague--and I am happy to have partnered with him--has played such an…

My colleague is making a very important point, and I think it would be great if he would repeat those figures, because all night we have had Republican Senators come to this floor and say: Hey, middle class, just wait until February. Wait…

There was not one single hearing to discuss the specifics of the legislation before us today. The legislation before us today involves $10 trillion worth of changes in tax policy. Our colleagues on the other side trumpet this idea that…

Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President and colleagues, today the Republican Party officially turns its back on America's middle class. Our constituents believe Congress must require multinational corporations to pay their fair share…

Absolutely. I think we need to tell America about this because we have won this round, but the Senator and I are going to be back at this fight with our colleagues again. In effect, this would have been Citizens United 2.0. This would have…

I introduced the Senate's first strong net neutrality bill back in 2006. I rise today to give my strongest possible condemnation of what the Federal Communications Commission's head, Mr. Pai, is seeking to do, which is to roll back…

I think that we are going to be joined here in a few moments by our colleague, the senior Senator from Illinois, Senator Durbin, who, for years and years, has been leading the fight for the Dreamers--for the young people who are affected…

a number of Senators have inquired about the status of the tax legislation and, particularly, the prospect of a real conference committee. It is clear that Republicans are talking among themselves, but apparently they feel, with respect to…

I thank Senator Moran, who graciously gave me some time, and I want to briefly talk about one other subject. I am the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, and I am pleased to serve with my colleague from Louisiana who also…

this fall, I met with Dreamers in my home State of Oregon. At meetings in Eugene and in Portland, these young people gave powerful accounts of how the Trump administration has needlessly and cruelly injected fear into their lives and the…

today I wish to honor a longtime public servant and regional director of the northwest region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in my State, Mr. Stanley Speaks. Stan has served the tribes of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest well since 1982…

and colleagues, the Republican tax plan is now racing to completion in secrecy and shame. Republicans are finishing it in secret because it is a shameful scheme the American people overwhelmingly oppose. Today the Senate is going to debate…

Our country needs fresh strategies to reduce the cost. That is the point of this legislation.

It is my intention, Mr. President, to come back every 30 minutes until we get an answer to the question. I just asked my colleague from South Carolina if there was a hearing on the sweeping changes that are being proposed in this bill, the…

I ask unanimous consent for 3 additional minutes to complete this one question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Will my colleague yield for a question? Could my colleague tell me when the hearing was held on the health changes envisioned in this legislation?

In just one moment. Will my colleague yield for a question? I believe I have the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to----

We have just a minute and a half. The hour is late. I want to repeat once again that we still do not have this bill. We have seen apparently, in the last few hours, tax changes that involve billions and billions of dollars. The American…