My own view is that that kind of approach is a particularly poor fit for an economy where two-thirds of the economic activity is driven by consumer spending.

I am not going to accept turning those rural communities into sacrifice zones where we just write them off.

How will this grow the paycheck?

I think certainly tax reform is part of it.

How is this going to grow that paycheck?

We think that is the kind of thing that can help raise paychecks.

I am determined to find a way to improve the care for chronically ill individuals, particularly Medicare beneficiaries.

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Reserving the right to object, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.

I yield the rest of our time to Senator Casey. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania.

I want to yield 3 minutes to Senator Begich and 3 minutes to Senator Casey. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska.

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with this tax bill, the Congress is turning in its tax homework 11\1/2\ months late and expects to earn full credit. Tax incentives will last just 2 weeks before families and businesses are thrown back into the dark with respect to the…

how much time does our side have left? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 6\1/2\ minutes.