I call up amendment No. 19, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to setting aside the pending amendment? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To prevent the Senate from breaking Donald Trump's promise that…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up amendment No. 20. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Vermont [Mr…

I ask unanimous consent that Mike Jones and Josh Smith from my staff be given all-access floor passes for the Senate floor during consideration of the budget resolution, S. Con. Res. 3. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mike Enzi, the Senator from Wyoming, is a friend of mine. He comes from a beautiful rural State--Wyoming. I come from a beautiful rural State--Vermont. That is probably the end of our commonality. We look at the world very differently, and…

I ask unanimous consent that Jenna Sablan and Natalie Rico, detailees to the Budget Committee, be granted floor privileges during the consideration of S. Con. Res. 3. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Anderson, I'm going to say, I don't think they probably even thought about the ramifications of what they were doing.

I want to thank my colleague for her very thoughtful presentation talking about the implications of simply repealing ObamaCare. The assumption that many of my colleagues seem to start from is that before ObamaCare, the health care system…

You cannot be a party which, on one hand, says we're in favor of working people, we're in favor of the needs of young people but we don't quite have the courage to take on Wall Street and the billionaire class.

I am very supportive, he is dead right. But I was wondering if my friend--when he said we are going to get to it next year, what does that mean? Does that mean you will be pushing the ability of Americans and pharmacists and distributors…

I know what a tomato looks like, too, but you don't know what kind of pesticide was used or how that tomato was grown. The idea that we cannot get a product from across the border safely really doesn't pass the laugh test, frankly. This is…

I agree with the last statement the Senator from Missouri made. Let me give another reason why I am opposed to this bill. Incredibly, this legislation makes it easier for prescription drug companies to get away with fraud. Fraud is…

two points. First of all, let me reiterate that is for inflation-adjusted dollars, not nominal dollars. The funding for the National Institutes of Health this year will still be roughly $7 billion less than what it received in 2004. That…

I rise in strong opposition to this legislation, the so-called 21st Century Cures Act. While I appreciate the work Senator Murray, Senator Alexander, and others have done on this legislation, I cannot in good conscience vote on it in its…

My friend is exactly right. Neither a Republican nor a Democratic administration will have the guts to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry. Today, if you have a salad, it is likely you are going to get your salad with tomatoes and…

I think TPP is something that Donald Trump ran on, that was one of the places where he and Senator Sanders actually aligned.

I call upon Mr. Trump to rescind the appointment that he made of Mr. Bannon. A president of the United States should not have a racist at his side. Unacceptable.

And we have come too far in this country to elect a president who objectifies women, who insults women, who brags about his sexual assaults.

And let us be very clear, a $7.25 federal minimum wage is a starvation wage. Let's be clear.

Not only is he going to lose this election, but he and his billionaire friends are going to start paying their fair share of taxes.

That's why I believe Secretary Clinton should release the transcripts.

It is imperative that we elect Hillary Clinton as our next president.

This election is enormously important for the future of our country. It is imperative that we elect Hillary Clinton as our next president.

Yes, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Massachusetts.

Reserving the right to object, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.