I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Executive Calendar Nos. 510 through 522 and all nominations placed on the Secretary's desk; that the nominations be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered…

on behalf of the majority leader, I ask unanimous consent that Senator King now be recognized to offer a motion to commit, which is at the desk; that the time until 4 p.m. be equally divided in the usual form for debate on the motion; that…

section 3003 of H. Con. Res. 71, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, allows the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to revise the allocations, aggregates and levels in the budget resolution for legislation…

this is a historic day, as the Senate begins consideration of tax reform that will help boost America's economy, create more jobs, and leave more money in people's paychecks. The House and Senate passage last month of the fiscal year 2018…

I ask unanimous consent for six additional full floor access passes to be equally divided between the majority and the minority during the consideration of H.R. 1 for the following staffers: for the majority, Eric Euland, Rebecca Cole, and…

I am concerned that President Trump has yet sent us an extreme ideological driven nominee to pick up where Secretary Price has left off.

You have said many times you oppose Government efforts to lower drug prices.

You said it did not go far enough.

People should have a Secretary of Health who will work for, and with, patients and families, not against them and who is committed to making policy based on science, not ideology.

It is deeply disappointing that yet another nominee for the role of Secretary of Health has not supported committing the new resources we need for this effort.

To most middle class families, yesterday, this bill stopped being a tax bill and started being a healthcare bill.

CBO admitted that it's very hard to understand what happens when the mandate disappears. It could be catastrophic...

I wish to congratulate Unker's Therapeutic Products for its 35th year in business. This is an impressive milestone for their organization. Unker's Therapeutic Products' story of starting out with Patrick Henry's hard work in his garage to…

H. Con. Res. 71, the fiscal year 2018 congressional budget resolution, included an instruction to the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to file enforceable levels in the Senate in the event the budget was agreed to without the…

I wish to congratulate Keith Bowar of Gillette, WY, on finishing his fourth term as president of the Wyoming Conference of Building Officials Chapter of the International Code Council. This is a great milestone, an instant replay memory…

while I am disappointed that we didn't continue the tradition of alternating speakers, I am glad that I got to hear both of the previous speakers. I used to work with the Senators from Colorado to make sure that there were pictures taken…

I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. Budget rules don't accommodate current tax policy. This means at least $460 billion of scored revenue loss can be attributed to the difference between a current law baseline and a current…

I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. The congressional budget clearly empowers the Budget Committee chair as scorekeeper. Since becoming chairman in 2015, I am pleased to say that the Budget Committee has always discharged its…

I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up en bloc and reported by number: Udall amendment No. 1553, Lee amendment No. 1428, Paul amendment No. 1404, Lee amendment No. 1429, Fischer amendment No. 1552, Cantwell…

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

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

I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up en bloc and reported by number: Paul No. 1296 and Cardin No. 1375. I further ask unanimous consent that the Senate vote in relation to these amendments in the order listed…

That is the substitute. I yield back time on that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.

For the information of all Senators, these are the first seven amendments we will consider during vote-arama, and we will work to get an agreement on a final list of amendments during these votes. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

for the information of Senators, we expect to have this series of votes and then move to passage of the resolution. That means there are hopefully approximately eight votes left. Some of them may be voice votes. Mr. President, I yield to…