For the vast majority of hardworking Americans who pay what they owe on time and in full, it means not getting their calls answered and bearing a larger share of audits.

Besides being unfair to honest taxpayers, hobbling the IRS increases the deficit.

For wealthy and corporate tax cheats, an IRS starved of resources means a free pass.

When Republicans forced through IRS budget cuts between 2010 and 2021, the results were clear. As the IRS enforcement staff shrank by 30%, audit rates fell for millionaires by 77% and for large corporations by half. Freeloaders rejoiced.

Just to briefly respond because we are hearing about hostages and extortion and all this kind of thing. I just want my colleague to know because he and I have worked together for years and years and we have never had a difference of…

I requested that two additional, strongly bipartisan measures that already cleared the Chamber last Congress and had no objections be individually included in the request. One of those bills was S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools…

If they invoke this nuclear option now, they should expect that a future Democratic government will have to revisit decades worth of paltry corporate settlements, deferred prosecution agreements, and tax rulings that were overly favorable…

This whole thicket of red tape bureaucracy is being deployed in order to keep people who are eligible from getting covered.

Trump spent his entire first term blathering about Big Pharma, but in the end he always backed down instead of fighting for American seniors and families.

The largest Medicaid cut in history.

Donald Trump is all hat and no cattle when it comes to lowering the price of prescription drugs.

This analysis from the non-partisan, independent CBO is straightforward: the Republican plan for health care means benefit cuts and terminated health insurance for millions of Americans who count on Medicaid.

the Senate will soon vote on Frank Bisignano to serve as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. I came to the floor last week to lay out my concerns surrounding the confirmation process for Mr. Bisignano. This nominee lied…

There’s a trust gap between the nominee and the American people before he’s even gotten in the door.

He could lie by denying any American who paid their Social Security taxes the benefits they've earned, claiming some phony pretense.

If Mr. Bisignano can get away with lying before he's even in place as commissioner, who knows what else he'll be able to get away with once he's in office.

All Americans should be concerned that a nominee for a position of public trust like commissioner of Social Security is accused of lying about his actions at the agency and that efforts to bring this important information to light are…

I rise to urge my colleagues to reject Frank Bisignano's nomination to be the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. The first 100 days of Donald Trump's second term have been filled with chaos and cruelty that have reached…

I ask unanimous consent that Milande Watson of my team be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

To respond to my colleague, who I have worked together with so often in such a positive way, this is an area where we just have a very significant difference of opinion. The whistleblower was a senior official who worked for years at…

If this continues to be our tariff policy, every major economist and forecaster is unfortunately predicting recession, job losses, and the misery that was all over our news feeds this morning.

In any sane world, it would be a scandal that the vast majority of one political party would vote for a pointless tax on the American people, one that is hiking prices and destroying jobs, all to please one man.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 1 minute to conclude, and Senator Schumer will ask for an additional minute as well, and we would wrap up. But I ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That order has…

Thank you, Mr. President. Senators, the devastating economic news we got this morning should be enough for Senators to vote yes tonight. The only winner from the tariffs is China, which is scooping up markets and allies Donald Trump has…

before he leaves the floor, I just want to thank Leader Schumer for all the help. We are going to be focused today on something that really matters to people, and I thank him. Mr. President, we are beginning, as you can tell, to discuss…