Mr. President, unfortunately, this Congress has been defined by previously unprecedented political antics. Things that used to be far above the political fray are now getting roiled in controversy. One example is yesterday, when the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 72, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The…

I serve on the Finance Committee and on the Judiciary Committee, where this bill came from, and I know Senator Murray and Senator Alexander have a package out of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. I welcome the…

Mr. President, like the minority leader, I hope we are able to pass a larger bipartisan package this year. I serve on the Finance Committee--

Mr. President, I would say to my friend the Democratic leader that I support coverage for preexisting conditions, and I am not aware of anyone in the Senate who opposes it. If such a bill is scheduled for a vote on the floor, I will be…

Mr. President, I will yield for a question after I am through talking. When there is a statement, in effect, of ``I want everything to be done now or there will be nothing done at all,'' do you know what happens? Every single time that…

Mr. President, as always, I am happy to work with the Senator from New York on things on which we find our interests aligned. Obviously, there are going to be things on which we disagree. Frequently, there are. Yet he and I have worked…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Connecticut for his leadership. At a time when people see bipartisanship in short supply in Washington, DC, this is one area where we can actually make some real progress for the people we represent…

Mr. President, in speaking through the Presiding Officer, I say to my friend that nothing gets done around here unless it is bipartisan. Right now, the bill that the House has sent us is one that divides people along party lines, which…

Mr. President, I know my friend from Illinois, Senator Durbin, is sincere in his desire to get some relief for the DACA recipients, whose case is now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. I share a desire to give them some certainty. That…

Mr. President, the Senator from Connecticut, Mr. Blumenthal, and I have come to a floor to offer a unanimous consent on a bill called the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act. We are in consultation with our colleagues on the other…