Pass Senate Bill 397, the Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act, which is initially sponsored by Senator Isakson.

section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, BBEDCA, establishes statutory limits on discretionary spending and allows for various adjustments to those limits. In addition, sections 302 and 314(a) of the…

section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, BBEDCA, establishes statutory limits on discretionary spending and allows for various adjustments to those limits. In addition, sections 302 and 314(a) of the…

today I would like to honor the late Senator John McCain. I appreciate having this opportunity to celebrate the life and accomplishments of John McCain and to mourn him as he has lost his battle with cancer. His loss will be deeply felt by…

immediately following some comments I will be raising a budget point of order. I find this circumstance to be unfortunate, given that I have filed an amendment that would have cured the budget violation. The substitute increases the…

I rise to offer an amendment aimed at helping to ensure the integrity of the budget enforcement process in future years. Before I do so, I would like to again acknowledge the hard work the Appropriations Committee has put into the fiscal…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3829

I appreciate the bipartisan way that this roundtable was organized.

According to the most recent financial capability study, financial illiteracy is as high as 63 percent among adults.

Financial literacy, just like standard literacy, is fundamental to successfully navigating our world.

section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, BBEDCA, establishes statutory limits on discretionary spending and allows for various adjustments to those limits. In addition, sections 302 and 314(a) of the…

I rise to speak on behalf of Hight Proffit, who is being inducted into the Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame. Every year since 1992, Wyoming has recognized individuals who have made substantial contributions to agriculture in our State…

I want to thank my colleague and his committee for their efforts to address these concerns. I am hopeful reform is just around the corner, and I encourage my colleagues to continue to support reform of the National Flood Insurance Program…

I wish to speak on recent legislation extending the National Flood Insurance Program on a short-term basis. The National Flood Insurance Program, NFIP, was created in 1968 in response to the lack of flood insurance available at the time…

I want to begin by thanking my friend from Pennsylvania, Senator Casey, for his commitment to the students who will benefit from the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and for the bipartisanship that…

I rise to submit to the Senate the budget scorekeeping report for July 2018. The report compares current-law levels of spending and revenues with the amounts the Senate agreed to in the budget resolution for fiscal year 2018, H. Con. Res…

I rise today to express my opposition to the nomination of Mark Bennett to be a circuit judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Bennett has had a long legal career and has served as the attorney general of Hawaii. My concerns lie…

In my view, the committee has not had an opportunity to learn nearly enough about how Ms. Johnson would handle this part of her job, if she is confirmed.

It is a sign the administration has put itself in the business of picking economic favorites as a result of the tax law.

Americans have rightfully been horrified by the stories of weeping mothers unsure of where their daughters and sons have been taken.

this is not a criticism of that particular nominee, Ms. Johnson, but it certainly was a mistake by the Trump administration, a big mistake--in my view, a mistake in the wrong direction for kids in foster care.

It is up to Mr. Rettig to demonstrate that if he is confirmed, he is going to work on behalf of all Americans.

I am so glad that you are presiding at this time because I know you are part of the Joint Select Committee on Budget Reform. I want to address that a little bit. Earlier this week, the Senate passed its version of the fiscal year 2019…

This administration often seems to make tax decisions for political reasons rather than policy reasons.

So Ms. Johnson certainly, if confirmed, is going to have a key role in addressing this issue of protecting these kids, making sure these children are safe.