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Senate the Senate Met at 10 A.M E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 115 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 164 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2018 No. 23 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY TAX REFORM called to order by the President pro LEADER Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, we tempore (Mr. HATCH). The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- have been talking for weeks about the f jority leader is recognized. millions of Americans who are already f benefiting from tax reform. Already, PRAYER millions of workers have received a tax The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- FUNDING OUR MILITARY reform bonus, pay increase, or other benefit. fered the following prayer: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, we Let us pray. are one day closer to Thursday’s gov- I understand that a $1,000, $2,000, or Eternal God, we fix our minds on ernment funding deadline. I am pleased $3,000 bonus might not seem like much You, the Author and Perfector of our to report that our bipartisan talks are to our colleagues from New York or faith. Remind our lawmakers that a continuing to progress toward an San Francisco. I understand why peo- Heavenly focus brings joy. Give them agreement on spending caps and impor- ple who are already very wealthy the wisdom to see that those who have tant priorities all of us are eager to ad- might agree with my friends the House done the most good in this present dress. But as we continue the negotia- and Senate Democratic leaders who world often have thought most about tions, we have the opportunity to make said these bonuses and benefits are the world to come. May our Senators real progress with an immediate step merely ‘‘crumbs.’’ But, look, I can as- permit the diligent focus of their that every Senator in the Chamber sure them that the working families I hearts on Heaven to preserve the vigor should support; that is, passing a fiscal represent do not see a permanent raise of their work on Earth. May Your year 2018 Defense appropriations bill. or a multithousand-dollar bonus as a Kingdom come, may Your will be done We can vote to remove the uncer- crumb to sweep off the table. In mil- on Earth even as it is done in Heaven. tainty that is hanging over our Armed lions of households, thanks to tax re- We pray in Your strong Name. Amen. Forces and secure the current year form, paying the bills has already got- ten a little less painful and planning f funding that our servicemembers de- serve. Funding cuts have fallen dis- for the future has already gotten a lit- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE proportionately on our men and women tle easier. And this is just the begin- The President pro tempore led the in uniform. Current funding levels are ning. Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: not adequate to support Secretary Soon, millions and millions more Americans will see the impact of tax I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Mattis’s new national defense strategy, United States of America, and to the Repub- and our military leaders have made reform in their paychecks. IRS with- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, clear that short-term continuing reso- holding is going down, take-home pay indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. lutions are hardly the optimal way for is going up, and families everywhere Congress to fund our warfighters. will be keeping more of their hard- f Senators on both sides of the aisle earned money. This is great news for RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME say they agree that our warfighters de- middle-class Americans. So why are serve sufficient, stable funding to ful- our Democratic friends afraid to ac- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. fill the missions and tasks their coun- knowledge it? The reason is simple. SASSE). Under the previous order, the try assigns them. Today, each of us Every single one of them voted against leadership time is reserved. will have a chance to back that up with tax reform. f our vote. The Senate will take up a Every Democrat in the House and in noncontroversial measure that passed the Senate voted against these new MORNING BUSINESS the House with a comfortable bipar- benefits for American workers. Every The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under tisan majority. It presents an oppor- one of them voted against a pay raise the previous order, the Senate will be tunity for us to unite and give our all- for the 90 percent of American workers in a period of morning business, with volunteer military a full fiscal year of who, according to a Treasury Depart- Senators permitted to speak therein, funding while we finalize our talks on ment estimate, are about to see their with the time until 12 noon equally di- other subjects. take-home pay go up. I don’t envy vided between the two leaders or their We should seize the opportunity and their position. I don’t envy having to designees. not delay any longer securing current- explain why they voted to keep more If no one yields time, the time will be year funding for the men and women money in Washington rather than give charged equally. who bravely keep us safe. their constituents a raise. ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S617 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:27 Feb 07, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A06FE6.000 S06FEPT1 S618 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 6, 2018 Tax reform bonuses and more take- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The wealthy and the big corporations, and home pay aren’t the only ways tax re- clerk will read the bills by title for the the middle class will benefit. We don’t form will help American workers. The second time en bloc. believe that. We would rather give the law also includes a creative new solu- The senior assistant legislative clerk money directly to the middle class and tion to directly help the communities read as follows: be sure they are getting the benefit. that are struggling the most. We all A bill (H.R. 1551) to amend the Internal f know that too few new jobs were cre- Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for ated during the Obama years. Through production from advanced nuclear power fa- FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT heavy taxing and excessive regulation, cilities. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, as we Washington had its foot on the brake A bill (H.R. 2372) to amend the Internal continue discussions about another ex- of the U.S. economy. Job creation and Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the rules re- tension of government funding, Senate wage growth were weaker than they lating to veteran health insurance and eligi- negotiators are working on a deal to bility for the premium tax credit. should have been, but another aspect of A bill (H.R. 2579) to amend the Internal lift the spending caps for both defense this often goes overlooked. Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the premium and urgent domestic priorities. Of the new jobs that were created tax credit with respect to unsubsidized From the very beginning of the budg- from 2010 to 2016, according to one esti- COBRA continuation coverage. et debate, Democrats have made our mate, three-quarters went to major Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, in position in these negotiations very metropolitan areas. Let me say that order to place the bills on the calendar clear. We support an increase in fund- again. Of the new jobs that were cre- under the provisions of rule XIV, I ob- ing for our military and our middle ated between 2010 and 2016, three-quar- ject to further proceedings en bloc. class. The two are not mutually exclu- ters went to major metropolitan areas. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- sive. We don’t want to do just one and Only 3 percent of those new jobs went tion having been heard, the bills will be leave the other behind. The sequester to rural America. Across the Nation— placed on the calendar. caps have arbitrarily imposed austerity including my home State of Kentucky, on both sides of the ledger, defense and particularly in Eastern Kentucky— f the nondefense programs that benefit many rural areas, small cities, and sub- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY middle-class people, such as education, urbs were left behind in the Obama LEADER infrastructure, and medical research. economy. It is time to change that. The caps have hamstrung the Penta- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The That is why my colleague the junior gon’s ability to make reliable invest- Democratic leader is recognized. Senator from South Carolina made ments, no doubt, but they have also cut sure that tax reform included a provi- f support harshly and unintelligently sion to create ‘‘opportunity zones’’ REPUBLICAN TAX BILL from middle-class programs. across the United States. My Repub- We ought to get out from sequestra- lican colleagues and I were proud to Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, here tion entirely because our men and support this policy. It allows State is just a brief note on taxes in answer women in uniform deserve the re- Governors to designate economically to what my friend the Republican lead- sources they need to keep our country depressed areas for special tax incen- er has said. The reason that 48 Demo- safe—as do our veterans waiting for tives that will make them more attrac- crats voted against the bill and the better healthcare; as do young men and tive places to invest and create jobs.
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