I am going to work with him to make sure that we implement those promises.

we are living through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and the worst public health crisis in more than 100 years

I think most of us understand that it is important we debate the issues and try to minimize the level of personal and vicious attacks.

I would like to see transparency, competition, engaging the health care consumer, things that would fix it.

We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.

it is absolutely imperative that we have an OMB Director who has the courage at this moment in American history to think big, not small

Health care, I have been the loudest Senator on reforming it. It is a broken industry.

I happen to believe that big money interests have an undue influence over the economic and political life of our country.

I look forward to having an excellent relationship, a cordial relationship with the Ranking Member, Lindsey Graham.

The next OMB Director will play a major role in determining whether those policy proposals succeed or whether they fail.

we now come to the end of a debate that has gone on for over 14 hours, and we end this debate at a moment in which our country faces more crises, more pain, and more anxiety than at any time since the Great Depression. With the passage of…

we accept the amendment and urge a voice vote. Vote on Amendment No. 806 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the adoption of the amendment. The amendment (No. 806) was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from…

I regretfully oppose this amendment because I fear, at the end of the day, what will happen is that we will be cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and impacting some of the most vulnerable people in this country. Vote on…

at a time when climate change poses an existential threat to the entire planet, I urge a ``no'' vote. Vote on Amendment No. 770

I ask unanimous consent that it be in order to call up the following amendments in the order listed and that the amendments be reported by number and that the amendments alternate with a Democratic amendment when one is available to be…

I rise in support of the amendment. Clearly, all across this country rural communities are suffering real healthcare crises in terms of a loss of hospitals that they desperately need. So I would hope that this would be an issue that all of…

I ask unanimous consent that it be in order to call up the following amendments in the order listed and that the amendments be reported by number: Cardin No. 716; Barrasso No. 653; Sasse No. 192; Graham No. 687; Ernst No. 132; Collins No…

there are no tax increases on small business in this. We support the Rubio amendment.

I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up in the order listed: Wicker-Sinema No. 261, Tim Scott No. 53, Rubio-Scott No. 69, Blunt No. 48, Thune No. 52, Young No. 54; further, that there be 2 minutes for debate…

I have been advised that inclusion of this amendment in the budget resolution would be corrosive to the privilege status of the resolution. Since this amendment contains material inappropriate for inclusion in a budget resolution, its…

this amendment is opposed by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the Center for American Progress, America's Voice, SCIU, the National Immigrant Justice Center, and many, many other civil rights and immigration organizations. The…

I support this amendment. I hope we can do it through a voice vote. Vote on Amendment No. 816 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 816) was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator…

Yes. We yield back time. We support a voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The yeas and nays were previously ordered.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There does not appear to be a sufficient second.

I do not oppose this amendment. I don't think anybody here wants to see people making $300,000 or $400,000 get direct payments. But let me be very clear, speaking for myself. I absolutely want to make certain that people who are making…