Mr. President, I also want to join my colleague from Missouri, Senator Blunt, and others today to pay tribute to the life of Billy Graham. Last week we lost a man of great faith. At the end of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus gives his…

Mr. President, tax reform is working. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has been the law of the land for just 2 months, but it is already helping American workers. When it came time to draft tax reform legislation, we had one objective, and that…

Mr. President, I have 5 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…

Mr. President, when we set out to do tax reform, we had two big goals we wanted to achieve for the American people. First, we wanted to provide them with immediate relief on their tax bills, which we did, by lowering tax rates across the…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess subject to the call of the Chair. There being no objection, the Senate at 7:27 p.m., recessed subject to the call of the Chair and reassembled at 11:39 p.m. when…

Mr. President, the good news for American workers continues to roll in. Just take a look at the headlines from the last week: ``Pfizer Plans $5 Billion Boost in U.S. Manufacturing From Tax Law Changes''; ``Cigna raises wages, benefits…

Mr. President, the good news about tax reform continues to roll in--wage increases, better benefits, increased investment, and employee bonuses. So far, more than 250 companies have announced good news for their employees--pay hikes…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, at 5 p.m., all postcloture time be considered expired and the Senate vote on confirmation of the Powell nomination; that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Powell nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I am glad that Democrats decided that they needed to reopen the government. The political theater they engaged in over the weekend endangered funding for our military, threatened the future of the Children's Health Insurance…

Mr. President, today I recognize Ms. Emily Patrolia, a Knauss Sea Grant fellow on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and other members of the…

Mr. President, I hope that later this evening we will be able to have a vote that would allow us to open the government back up and recommence negotiations on immigration and a whole range of other issues that are currently of concern to…