some of the proposals this year that were put forth would have decimated it.

We've had, last year, the last count in 2016, 4,624 overdose deaths. That's up 37 percent from the prior year.

I rise to talk about another matter that will be before us in the days ahead. It should not be before us as it should have been done many months ago. In fact, if you want to count it by days, it should have been done about 100 days ago, as…

I am only aware of the contents of this document from published press reports following Senator Casey's disclosure of the document.

We are desperately in need of Rowen's medical assistance and would be devastated if we lost these benefits.

I actually introduced a bill to commit $45 billion over 10 years, so roughly $4.5 billion a year.

I hope we can get that done in the next couple of days, I hope by the 19th.

HHS has developed a list of hundreds of other actions to sabotage health care for people nationwide.

I would argue, sabotage the Affordable Care Act.

What I keep hearing from folks at the local level is, 'We need more resources. We're getting our arms around this.'

today I wish to commend Robert Mueller's career as a public servant and to condemn partisan, political attacks on Mr. Mueller's reputation and American democratic systems. A brief glance at Mr. Mueller's biography reflects his consistent…

I rise to speak about ``A Beautiful Here,'' a memoir by Linda Phillips that chronicles her struggle to overcome the extraordinary grief of losing her son, Nuci, to suicide following his long battle with depression. Linda writes about an…

I want to thank the Democratic leader for his remarks. When I was speaking a few moments ago about national security, I had made a suggestion to the administration that there is a national security strategy that has been outlined and that…

I rise this morning to outline some ideas about our national security as we approach the end of the year. Many Americans are heading into the holiday season with some very reasonable fears about the threats facing our Nation. In 2017, we…

Thank you, Mr. President. I ask to speak in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is recognized. ____________________

I rise this afternoon to talk about the Children's Health Insurance Program and, particularly, the reauthorization of that program. By reauthorization I mean taking action to continue a program that is not just worthy but battle-tested now…

I wish to commend the distinguished chairman of the Finance Committee for his hopes for more bipartisanship and his concern about the way the Senate is working today. I appreciate that. I think we all hope that in the new year there will…

I want people to make sure that people know the document. This is the document, JCX-68-17. If you look at the category of Americans who are making $100,000 or less--that is 57 million households who make under $100,000--they would see…

I ask to speak in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is recognized.

I rise to talk about this so-called DACA Program for the Dreamers, the young people whom we have heard so much about, especially in the last couple of months. As many people across the country know, in September, President Trump ended the…

I thank my colleague from Colorado. I heard most of his remarks, some of them on television before my moving to come over here to speak. I am grateful for his commitment to the arguments that he has made on tax reform and his commitment…

I want to cover two topics. There is so much to cover between now and the end of the year, but I want to focus today on two issues. One is the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the second is the so-called Deferred Action for…

While there are indeed potential unintended consequences to be guarded against, these can be ameliorated by limiting access to some data to government entities and by seeking aggregated data rather than information pertaining to specific…

We recently, the Senate Finance Committee leaders of both Chairman Hatch and Ranking Member Wyden, came together on the CHRONIC Care Act of 2017.

An exception would need to be provided for instances in which there is a supply chain failure that necessitates temporary increases in price in order to maintain necessary supply.