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Lifting of the quorum call . The presiding officer the senator may proceed. Mr. Nelson thank you, madam president. Madam president , the matter that is before the senate is the amendment that i have offered, and it simply is that in this tax bill, since the corporate rate is reduced from 35 down to 20 and that is permanent but the modest middleclass tax breaks are not permanent, in seven or eight years, they cease to exist, they sunset. So you want in this tax bill to give permanent, huge corporate cuts from 35 down to 20 , which by the way if the American Corporation is doing business overseas, its basically a zero tax rate, which is an incentive to go overseas, send jobs overseas, american jobs lost. While giving those huge corporate breaks, at the same time it is giving modest breaks to the very people who need the tax cuts. That is, hardworking American Families, ....
In that meeting we agreed to pass a four harvey, a continuing resolution, and an increase in the debt ceiling, both of those until december 15th. This is a really positive step forward. It will work to quickly provide aid to those hurt by harvey. It will avoid default and it will fund the government to avoiding a shutdown here and we all agreed we would Work Together in december as well to avoid a default. So it was a really good moment of some bipartisanship, and getting things done, no one stand in the corner. We democrats, you know, some people say dont help at all, particularly on debt ceiling, but we thought for the good of the country we should make the right offer, and we did and we are very glad the president accepted it. Its for the good of the country. Now we have a lot more to get done, and we hope we can work in the same bipartisan way on the issues that remain before us that we did at the meeting this morning. We democ ....
House. While the nomination of solicitor general and after wednesday the senate will take a break for the rest of the week on the state work. Live coverage of the u. S. Senate on cspan2 the presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, the chaplain, dr. Barry black, the chaplain let us pray. Holy and gracious god, let your light shine out of darkness into our hearts. Today, fill our lawmakers with a knowledge of your purposes, providing them with the insights to accomplish your will. Inspire them to humble themselves under your mighty hand, so that you may exalt them in due time. Lord, keep them mindful of the great responsibility you have placed upon them, and may they trust your power to do through them more than they can ask or imagine. Watch over and guard them and their loved ones in their going out and coming in. Lord, thank you for your loving care and tender mercies that you provide us each day. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The presiding ....