Well, I would like to reserve my right to object at this time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I think 30 minutes is what we have been talking about and that it is appropriate.

I think my colleague--my seatmate--is making a very important point. Of course, people always wonder, well, is this kind of a Democratic position or a Republican position? I want to make it clear that I believe that Tom Barthold, the head…

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…

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?

I thank the Chair. I was concerned at the beginning because there are so many deserving schools in Oregon and Pennsylvania and elsewhere that don't get this special treatment, and obviously you have heard my colleagues express their…

before he leaves the floor, I would like to thank Senator Cardin for his leadership on so many finance issues and especially for highlighting today, as part of this major debate on tax reform, the importance of infrastructure. The fact is…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…

I brought with me to the floor a copy of the just-released analysis by the Joint Committee on Taxation. These folks are the independent tax referees for the Congress. I pushed very hard for several weeks in order to get this dynamic score…

I first want to respond to the Senator from Texas, and then I am going to pose a question to the Senator from Ohio. The Senator from Texas talked about how everybody on this side was obstructing bipartisan tax reform. I am a little puzzled…

just to respond briefly to the chairman, the chairman, I think, said about eight times that what really ought to be the focus here is working together. I so share that view. As we start voting today, I would just like for the public to…

I would like to respond briefly to the majority leader, who touted what he claimed would be great benefits coming from the Republican tax reform bill. Colleagues--and I say to the public that is following this--this isn't tax reform at…

I call up a motion to commit at the desk on behalf of Senator Nelson. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oregon [Mr. WYDEN], for Mr. Nelson, moves to commit the bill…

I want to thank the Senator from South Dakota for indulging me. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…

I think my colleague is making an extremely important point. I think what is important in his projection is that we have seen this movie before. Isn't this what happened in the Bush tax cuts and so many of these other projections? They get…

We can see if we can work this out. Senator Thune has been very gracious. Would it cause great consternation over there to give Senator Sanders 3 minutes, myself 5 minutes, and then go right to Senator Thune?

I am happy to extend the courtesy that sometimes I don't get from the Senator, but I am happy to do it. The growth fantasy is over with this projection. I am happy to yield to my colleague. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.

I very much appreciate what you and Senator Durbin are seeking to do because not only have you tried to generate bipartisan support for it--I was there at the White House when you handed it to the President. That was what the moderate…

What I would say is this. Sure, there is what amounts to negligible growth, but this slows the growth of our economy after 2025. That is not what we were promised. In fact, let me just recap a little bit the Republican promise. Treasury…

I ask unanimous consent that the following individuals in my personal and Finance Committee offices be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress: Claudette Yazbek, Karlen Yallup, Lawrence Doppelt, Jonathan Harris, Rachael…

I ask unanimous consent that motions to commit be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to Commit With Instructions Mr. WYDEN moves to commit the bill H.R…

I listened to the remarks of my colleague, the distinguished Senator from Wyoming, and he said there were 70 hearings on taxes. I think it is important that the American people know that there was not one single hearing--not one--on this…

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

a number of Senators have been inquiring as to what will happen next with respect to the handling of the tax legislation. My sense is that, in a relatively short period of time, the Senate will be voting on the motion to proceed to this…