The Senator, as a Governor, really has helped educate me over the years on this whole question of the States being ``laboratories of democracy'' and trying fresh approaches. Delaware has done that and Oregon has done that. I ask the…

To wrap this up, Mr. President, I was struck when Senator Menendez talked about the Senate Republican health bill being more for less. I think millions of Americans might say it is a classic bait-and- switch. After the horrible House bill…

I know my friend from Maryland is a real expert on this whole matter of private insurance, going back to his days in the State legislature, and I was director of the Gray Panthers. I think what you are saying is that it is critically…

I believe we are very close to consuming the hour that the Finance Democrats have, so I ask unanimous consent that at this time Senator Casey be recognized for his remarks and at the conclusion of his remarks, I be recognized for some…

before he yields the floor, I just want to thank Senator Warner for his insightful comments. As a Governor, he really understands why a Medicaid cut of hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars is going to permanently damage the lives…

I thank the Senator from Washington State who was for care coordination, moving away from fee-for-service, using bargaining power, locally driven approaches long before it really became a buzzword in American healthcare. I thank her very…

the last few days have proven, once again, that political change in America doesn't start in Washington, DC, and then trickle down. It is from the bottom up. Because millions of Americans called and texted and tweeted their opposition to…

Before Senator Cardin leaves the floor and we yield to our friend from Washington, who is also so knowledgeable about healthcare, on this point with the States being the laboratories of democracy, during the debate with my colleagues over…

I thank my friend. Would my friend like to add anything else or should we yield to Senator Cantwell?

I thank the Presiding Officer. At this point, we are just going to hear from Senator Warner. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the Senator from Virginia.

Therefore, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that no motion to proceed to Calendar No. 120, H.R. 1628, be in order until the bill has been the subject of executive session meetings in the Committee on Finance and the Committee on…

it has been a rough day at the office for the Senate Republican healthcare plan, and my take is that it is going to be even tougher over the next few days. There will be a lot of Senate Democrats home, meeting with folks in open meetings…

I am struck by this conversation as the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee. My colleague and distinguished Senator from Texas is on the Finance Committee. He knows I know something about writing bipartisan healthcare reform…

I ask unanimous consent that Kimberly Koops-Wrabek, Alexander Floyd, Jeremy Jones, and Justin Abbasi be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I have information that indicates that 135 amendments were considered in the committee and that of those, 14 amendments offered by Republican members of the committee or offered in a bipartisan manner were adopted during the consideration…

I am very pleased to follow my colleague from New Hampshire, Senator Hassan. She said it very well. This is an extraordinarily important part of the debate. A Senate vote on TrumpCare is now days away, and that is the case even though the…

This bipartisan legislation addresses a statutory disparity in the treatment of certain residential loans made by credit unions and banks.

We Oregonians and a number of my colleagues are supportive of our efforts to take vote-by-mail national.

Having a paper trail is just fundamental to being able to have the backup we need.

The most troubling part of all this is that it attacks our sovereignty.

the agenda has to be focused on creating more good-paying jobs for our people--red, white, and blue jobs.

Obviously, we have noted the administration has an ambitious timeline for completing negotiations with Mexico and Canada.

We want your trade agenda to be a success. Democrats and Republicans agree on that: more good-paying jobs in farming, in manufacturing, in services, for businesses large and small.

Our trade agreements must protect the free exchange of ideas and information.

no administration, now or in the future, ought to expect to have my support for any trade agreement that fails to include provisions that protect the Internet as an open platform of commerce, speech, and education.