6 weeks after the passage of tax reform, we continue to show the American people how we are delivering on our promises with real, lasting tax reform. In fact, a recent poll showed that 69 percent of Americans are satisfied with the boost…

I have 9 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

I appreciate your responsiveness and I hope I can count on the same level of responsiveness as we work with you on Kroll Bond Rating Agency's inclusion in the IFC's investor guidelines.

Somewhere around 8 out of 10 employees will see more money in their take-home pay. That is significant progress for folks who are living paycheck to paycheck.

The President promised to help exactly these people, who now are being threatened with dramatic cuts in their pensions.

Thank you for your hard work on the tax reform package. You have helped to accomplish something that has not been done in over 30 years.

There should be clarity around what gets you labeled as a SIFI and what gets you off of being designated.

We have made a choice. We have made an economic choice and we have made an economic gamble.

Not Congress, not you, but the district court now requires a cost benefit analysis, which I support.

Thank you to Senator Cornyn for being here this morning and his testimony and his continued efforts on this very important issue.

Would you say that we have done our best to strike a proper balance between our economic concerns and our national security concerns within the bill?

the last 3 weeks have shown us the beginning of what happens when Congress listens to the American people and delivers on our promises. For years, we have been talking about real, lasting tax reform-- helping American families bring more…

we have to break through this polarization, because this is too important for our country.

I will not be voting for any nominees in the trade space.

I have the great pleasure of representing South Carolina. And South Carolina, without any question, should be considered the juggernaut of trade and exporting.

I know that drug pricing is very important.

Let us go to the rust belt. Let us go to the places where people are suffering today because of opioids.

I think when you look at the opportunities of the future, from BCI to CRISPR, there are a lot of innovative opportunities coming...

I do believe that there is not necessarily, especially when it comes to prevention and treatment programs, a one-size-fits-all approach.

I would love to hear you commit to not only running the HHS, but going to places in West Virginia...

I also think that we have to understand and appreciate the necessity of non-addictive alternatives and the pipeline to get there.

Thank you, Mr. President. This week, we took a major step toward helping the middle- and working-class family by passing the first significant tax reform package in a generation. I wanted to take a few minutes to thank a lot of folks for…

we have had an opportunity for the last several hours to go back and forth to debate the benefits or the negatives of this bill. This is a historic night for America 31 years in the making. If you are watching this debate at home, you…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Portman). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

reserving my right to object, I am not sure what meeting I sat through for 12 hours about 2 weeks ago, where we essentially litigated each aspect of this legislation. I am not sure where we have been for the last several years as we have…