Senator Grassley and I have introduced legislation to strengthen incentives for whistleblowers under the tax code while also enhancing whistleblower protections.

What we have to do is get away from this partisan reconciliation-only kind of approach and say from the get-go that Democrats and Republicans... should sit down at the outset and try to make sure that we have a system that works for…

Now that Americans are getting into crunch time with tax filing season, I want to begin today's hearing by discussing what usually happens when early April rolls around each year.

What that would mean is that customer service would get worse, more taxpayers would fall victim to hackers and preventable scams.

Public disclosure is all the more important today, when serious questions about conflicts of interest and ties to foreign governments hang over President Trump and his administration.

It is grossly unfair to just sit by when you have these two tax systems in America, one of which is stacked against the working family.

We are going to be working with you all on trying to improve the tax system.

I think everybody understands that nobody likes the IRS and the IRS will always be a punching bag.

Cyber-thieves have been ripping off students and parents.

Apparently, that conversation has not happened, or if it did, the message did not get through.

You would think that an administration that talks about running government like a business would want to go out and invest in cybersecurity.

It seems to me public disclosure is all the more important today.

I don't wish to turn this into a bouquet- tossing process, but I think it is very clear that Senators on both sides of the aisle are very, very pleased to see our friend from Georgia back today. We are wishing him health and Godspeed. We…

most of us have heard the metaphor that small businesses are the engines that power our economy. What we don't hear people talk about as much is the fuel that feeds the engines: capital. Without capital, entrepreneurs cannot see their…

today I, along with my colleague Senator Paul from Kentucky, am introducing the Protecting Data at the Border Act, a bill that protects Americans and U.S. Permanent Residents from warrantless searches of their electronic devices at the…

today I wish to commemorate the retirement of my friend Wayne Kinney. Wayne is retiring as my central Oregon field representative after more than two decades of outstanding service to our State--and more specifically serving at one point…

I have not yet seen a government or an entity like NERC get this right yet.

I will filibuster any bill that weakens strong encryption because it will leave Americans less safe.

I hear colleagues from the other side of the aisle talk again and again about how they want patient-centered healthcare. That is the refrain--patient-centered healthcare. Make no mistake about what this resolution is all about. It turns…

before he leaves the floor, let me thank my friend from Illinois for his very thoughtful and warm remarks about somebody who we all admired very much, Ed Greelegs. I remember so many times talking to him about the rights of seniors, and a…

The American people are worried about what's ahead with regard to Russia.

I believe the committee needs to lift the fog of secrecy about what really happened to our democracy.

This feeds distrust and causes Americans to question the legitimacy of our government.

I ask unanimous consent that the technology fellow on my staff, Christopher Soghoian, be granted privileges of the floor for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

before he leaves the floor, I just want to commend my colleague from Massachusetts for an excellent presentation. He has really outlined A to Z with respect to what this issue is all about. I commend him, and I also commend the ranking…