today I wish to recognize the outstanding service of Black Hills National Forest supervisor, Craig Bobzien, as he retires from the U.S. Forest Service. Craig was placed in charge of managing the Black Hills National Forest in May 2005, and…

Clearly, business tax reform needs to ensure that these businesses are not ignored in an effort to reduce the corporate tax rate.

the working group believes that the issues above and consumption-based tax systems in general deserve the attention of the committee as tax reform efforts continue.

Our group produced this little document here, which I would recommend for nighttime reading.

We have to adopt a territorial tax system like every other large country has.

I believe that our working group demonstrated that there is genuine bipartisan agreement in a number of areas.

We are going to see this continue to advance if we do not do something about the tax structure we have here in this country.

The problem is that we have more small businesses in America that are going out of business than new startups.

I want to thank Senator Cardin for his leadership, and for the opportunity to work with him.

However, given the pro-growth effects of a consumption tax, the working group believes that consumption tax systems in general deserve the attention of the committee as tax reform efforts continue.

It costs me $10 million for my business to stay here in America, and I am willing to pay it.

America is losing ground as other nations continue to lower their corporate tax rates.

I rise to welcome Bishop Swain to the U.S. Senate. On behalf of myself, my colleague from South Dakota who is currently presiding over the Senate, and thousands of grateful believers in South Dakota, I thank Bishop Swain for his service to…

when Republicans took the majority in the Senate last January, we were determined to get the Senate working again. By 2014, the Democratic-controlled Senate had largely ground to a halt. Serious legislation had been replaced by political…

I wish to take a few minutes to talk about the two ride-alongs I was privileged to take with Rapid City, SD, law enforcement officers at the end of March. We live in a climate where police officers are often made to sound like criminals…

we have pending before us final passage on the FAA reauthorization. We have been waiting to see if there were not another 26 amendments that have been cleared on both sides that we can get added to the bill. Despite our best efforts, we…

I rise today to express my appreciation to my colleagues for the passage of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016. By passing this legislation, which I offered with the Commerce Committee's ranking member, Senator…

I ask unanimous consent that the title amendment at the desk be agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 3799) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To amend the title)…

A safe and efficient maritime transportation system plays a crucial role in supporting and growing the U.S. economy.

in a few moments, we will be voting on ending debate on H.R. 636, and that will allow us to proceed to a vote on the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016. I wish to urge my colleagues to support that…

I urge my colleagues to support the motion to end debate so the Senate can vote and pass the pro-security and pro- consumer provisions within the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016. For the past 2 weeks…

I compliment the Senator from Colorado for his active participation in shaping this bill. Obviously, he is a very active member of our Commerce Committee and cares deeply and passionately about these issues. He was very involved in the…

reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota.

today I would like to recognize the 74th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. Following Japan's deliberate attack on Naval Station Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States was looking for a way to retaliate and boost morale…

I would simply say that we have worked to try to get the amendment from the Senator from California a vote. We have tried to get the other amendment referenced by the Senator from Florida, Senator Markey's amendment, a vote. But we have…