Do any of you have examples of how the Farm Credit System neglects young, beginning, and small farmers and ranchers in your area?

I would like to take a moment to discuss Congress's efforts to combat the Zika virus. Combating Zika is a public health priority, and it is important that this not be turned into a political issue. The administration and Congress need to…

back when the President and Senate Democrats were lobbying for passage of ObamaCare, they made a number of promises. The one thing they promised over and over again was that the President's health care plan would lower costs. ``Bringing…

TCPA is also showing its age, and there are opportunities to build on its consumer benefits while also ensuring consumers fully benefit from modern communications.

I will side with Senator Nelson's view that we--that's the last link, in terms of the ability to communicate.

When passing TCPA nearly 25 years ago, Congress expressly sought a balanced approach that protects the privacy of individuals and permits legitimate telemarketing practices.

We're having a hearing after-the-fact of the budget bill, which, again, the Chairman noticed that it was put in without really this kind of attention.

Navient is one of the businesses 'trying to do the right thing and play by the rules.'

We should also ensure that the FCC continues to take action against abusive and harassing practices, and has the tools it needs to bring bad actors to justice.

I believe we need to work together to find common ground.

I've warned all the citizens of our state that, if it's a robocall, you should assume it's a scam artist.

The risk to seniors is really where we see this.

If we want to have horizontal equity between domestic corporations and foreign corporations, we need to ensure that the tax base will not be reduced.

In a perfect world, that is what we would like to see happen here.

I think all of us would like to see comprehensive tax reform: business and individual done at the same time.

2 weeks ago we received the initial report on economic growth in the first quarter of 2016. The news was not good. As my colleague, the Senator from Alaska, Mr. Sullivan, has pointed out many times on the floor and in many forums, our…

I agree with Senator Thune, there is a treaty obligation with the tribes in the Great Plains that Indian health service would be provide, that health services and social services, et cetera, would be provided to the treaty tribes.

This hearing will now get underway.

It's time we address the unique challenges faced by tribal veterans.

Yes, thank you, Chairman Barrasso and Vice Chairman Tester, and members of this Committee, for giving me an opportunity to speak at today's hearing regarding one of the bills that you are going to be hearing about today.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr…

Prior to her role at SBA, Ms. Gustafson served as General Counsel to Senator Claire McCaskill, a member of this committee.

I believe Ms. Gustafson's experience at SBA will serve her well in her new role as the Inspector General at the Department of Commerce, should she be confirmed.

for years now, patients on Indian reservations in the Great Plains area have been receiving substandard medical care. The most recent example of the Indian Health Service's failure occurred in December of 2015, when I was notified that two…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Indian Health Service