I heard somebody say that nobody was listening. Well, I was listening. I have read a little bit from this book before on the floor about healthcare. It is called ``Demystifying ObamaCare'' by David G. Brown, who is a doctor. He does a…

I am not asking that as a rhetorical question. Think about it for a little while, come up with constructive suggestions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming has the floor.

No, I will not yield for a question. When I feel like there is something constructive that is going to be done around here--I remember that one of the Senators on the other side of the aisle said: If you just take Medicaid out, I will be…

I think the answer that I gave was perhaps your time might be better spent taking a look at the bill because the conversations I have heard here didn't necessarily speak to the bill.

They speak to the process, and I think we have already covered that in 3 days. Mrs. McCASKILL addressed the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming has the floor. Mrs. McCASKILL. Mr. President, will he yield for a question…

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 strike the sunset of the repeal of the tax on employee…

I have heard so many times that the other side would love to be cooperative, but I have yet to see cooperation. I am not going to take questions; I am going to--I really would appreciate it if you would just take some time to look at the…

It has been suggested that the government could have an appropriate role in healthcare by maybe using advanceable, refundable credits to prevent any lapse in coverage. One of the problems we have right now is that people can wait until…

I want to continue on with why we are trying to change this. The Galen Institute--Grace-Marie Turner wrote about 70 changes to ObamaCare that occurred after it went into effect. And those changes include the ``employer mandate delay…

I will not. You got your hour; it is my hour. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will be in order. The Senator declines to yield. The Senator from Wyoming has the floor.

I call up amendment No. 502, the Heller amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Wyoming [Mr. Enzi] for Mr. Heller, proposes an amendment numbered 502…

I will not yield. I would appreciate the same courtesy from that side that I gave to you when you were doing your expositions about healthcare, which included the things that I have mentioned that aren't even in the bill. Our side has some…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 27; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that the actions scheduled to take place at 11:30 this morning occur at 3:30 p.m. today and that all other provisions of the previous unanimous consent agreement remain in place. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Enzi or his designee be recognized to offer the Heller amendment No. 288 and that the time until 6:10 p.m. be equally divided in the usual form on the Casey motion to commit and the Heller amendment. I…

section 3001 of S. Con. Res. 3, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017, allows the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to revise the allocations, aggregates and levels in the budget resolution for legislation…

I thank my colleague from Wisconsin, my fellow accountant, for doing a good job of accounting there and providing some charts that very explicitly show what he has been working on, what he has been encouraging people to do, and some…

I call up the Heller amendment No. 288. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Wyoming [Mr. Enzi], for Mr. Heller, proposes an amendment numbered 288 to…

I thank the Senator for yielding. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.

I yield such time as the Senator from Kentucky needs. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky.

I listened with a lot of interest to the Democratic leader's comments this morning and his proposal that there would be cooperation if we went to a system of putting it back through committees and doing that, but I have to say that we…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a second sufficient? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 48, nays 52, as…

I have 12 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They do not have the approval of the Democratic leader; therefore, they will not be permitted to meet past 11:30 this morning, but I ask unanimous consent that…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:57 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, July 27, 2017, at 10 a.m.

What is the time situation? The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sullivan). The Senator from Wyoming controls 24 minutes. The Senator from Washington controls 1 minute. The Senator from Connecticut.