I want to thank Senator Grassley for his efforts in that regard, because that is how I think we ought to be working.

Congress ought to be looking for ways to strengthen CO-OPs and stoke private competition in insurance marketplaces nationwide.

That tells me that there is big demand for CO-OPs, and lawmakers should be focused on making sure CO-OPs provide the services that consumers require.

What we ought to do is get on with the bipartisan challenges that our country needs to attack to improve health care.

More than 1 million people turned to CO-OPs for insurance in 2015, including many very vulnerable Americans who needed access to top-notch care.

Those who have been critical of the Affordable Care Act spend hour after hour after hour talking about the problems, and what we have to do now is find a way to get some solutions.

I am very pleased that Chairman Hatch, with the help of Senator Isakson and Senator Warner--and I have joined in on these efforts--has begun a serious effort to address what I think is also a big part of the future of Medicare, and that is…

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and applicable budget resolutions for purposes of the House…

I am taking this opportunity to notice my objection to the Senate proceeding to the nomination of Janine Anne Davidson of Virginia to be Under Secretary of the Navy. My concern is not with Ms. Davidson's nomination, per se, but with a…

colleagues, this bipartisan package is the biggest tax cut for working families and the biggest anti-poverty plan Congress has moved forward in decades, and it is the biggest bipartisan tax agreement in 15 years. All together, 50 million…

Reclaiming my time, Mr. President, before Senator Brown leaves the floor, I want to thank my colleague from Ohio, whose advocacy and constant tenacity, coming back again and again to talk about what this means for those families walking on…

I wish to take a few minutes this afternoon to talk about the tax provisions in the agreement before us. I want to start by making sure that people understand what this is really all about. This is the biggest bipartisan package that…

As they say in New Zealand, ``He tangeta, he tangeta, he tangeta,'' which translated from the Maori language roughly means, ``people are the most important thing.'' ____________________

my friend Chairman Hatch and I rise today to offer our sincere gratitude to Ambassador Michael Moore of New Zealand who is returning to his home country after more than 5 years here in Washington and a long, successful career as a beloved…

every day, Social Security provides vital benefits to millions of Americans who worked and paid into the system. To ensure workers would receive full access to these fundamental lifeline benefits, for many years, the law protected these…

I very much appreciate Chairman Hatch's willingness to work with all of us--Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand, Senator Menendez, and myself--the many Senators who care deeply about this issue. My view is that the situation in Puerto Rico…

I will be very brief. I ask unanimous consent that Senator Menendez speak after me. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I strongly oppose the amendment that has just been described. Our colleague from Wisconsin is seeking to bring back the so-called grandfathered health plans that existed between 2010 and the end of 2013. My view is that this is something…

At the end of the year, Mr. President, when there is so much to do, I think it is particularly important for this body to try to find common ground on difficult issues, to try to be bipartisan. I mentioned it yesterday, but literally 24…

I rise today to honor a distinguished Oregonian who made it her life's work to protect many of Oregon's and the Nation's most beautiful and majestic natural places. On November 3, Kate Rogers McCarthy, a lifelong conservationist, activist…

the distinguished Senator from Wisconsin has offered an amendment dealing with the Affordable Care Act. I have been talking to the staff of both the Finance Committee and the Budget Committee, and frankly it is a real head-scratcher…

I ask unanimous consent that I follow Senator Grassley after he has completed his remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

this afternoon the House of Representatives passed a new version of the Intelligence authorization bill for fiscal year 2016. I am concerned that section 305 of this bill would undermine independent oversight of U.S. intelligence agencies…

with so many issues to wrap up before the end of this year and so many enormous challenges facing our country, my view is the Senate ought to be embracing bipartisanship at every turn. In fact, earlier today the senior Senator from Iowa…

I want to commend you because I know in a very, very difficult forum you have been trying to represent American interests.