The way this was done, by sneaking devastating healthcare changes into a partisan bill at the last minute, is completely counter to the bipartisan spirit in which we worked on this stabilization bill.

Before we begin today's conversation, I do want to comment on the decision by Senate Republicans to once again attempt to raise families' costs and take away their healthcare, this time to fund tax cuts for massive corporations and the…

if you don't have access to insurance because the insurance market has collapsed, that's no healthcare coverage for a lot of people.

My point is that if we are telling employers that they can decide how a woman's healthcare can be covered, that seems really at odds with me.

we are deeply concerned on this side.

Do you believe that's an appropriate way for employers to influence healthcare decisions of their employees?

we will continue to focus on that.

Many of us agreed in the wake of the partisan repeal efforts earlier this year that jamming partisan policy through before anyone has a chance to see it is absolutely not the right way to get things done.

I come to the floor today to highlight yet another dangerous nominee who has been put forth by this administration. During the campaign, President Trump made promise after promise to workers. He said he would put them first. He said he…

Tacking Alexander-Murray onto the partisan Republican tax reform effort is like trying to put out a fire with penicillin.

if we are telling employers that they can decide how a woman's healthcare can be covered, that seems really at odds with me.

We need to ensure that we are making the right decisions for the future of our health care system.

The United States has been a world leader in biomedical research and the development of transformative technologies like CRISPR and gene editing technologies because of the sustained support of the NIH for scientifically sound, peer…

In the 21st Century Cures Act, I pushed to secure nearly $5 billion in Federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to bolster specific initiatives and to allow the agency to dedicate more of its discretionary funding to…

Thank you for securing the additional funding for the NIH as part of the 21st Century Cures Act! It is funding like this that will keep the United States at the forefront in developing cures for patients who currently do not have cures.

We must balance the potential benefits of gene editing with ethical considerations.

Well, thank you very much, Chairman Alexander.

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

as President Trump continues to undermine worker protections and prioritize corporate profits, it is very critical that the NLRB is independent and is committed to promoting collective bargaining. When corporations try to take advantage of…

I appreciate all of my colleagues from both sides of the aisle who will be joining us here this afternoon and thank them for their leadership on our legislation and for taking the time to speak today. We are now exactly 1 week into open…

I come to the floor to do what the Trump administration has failed to do; that is, to stand up for working families and fight for an economy that actually works for all, not just for the richest among us. On the campaign trail, President…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sullivan). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I want to thank my colleague Senator Brown for leading the effort on the floor to speak out against the latest attacks on union rights that are in front of the Supreme Court right now. I am very proud to join him to highlight the…

since day one, the President of the United States has made it clear that his top priority, when it comes to healthcare in our country, is to score political points by attacking ObamaCare. He has even said repeatedly that healthcare in our…

I urge you and your colleagues on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to oppose his nomination.