The presiding officer duly noted. Mr. Lankford mr. President , i want to be able to address this body to talk about an issue that we dont talk about enough, the deficit. Its an issue for whatever reason weve stopped talking about in washington, d. C. Were talking about tax policy, as we should. Were talking about Disaster Relief areas, which we should. Talking about health policies, which we should. A lot of other things. We have stopped talking about debt and deficit. I think thats a mistake for us. See, as the trend has moved, since 2011, at a high point when the deficit spending that year was 1. 3 trillion in overspending in a single year. Since that point, deficits have gone down a little bit each year until 2015. In 2016, our deficit number, thats a single year overspending started going back up. It went up in 2016. It went up again in 2017. Turning the wrong direction. As you will recall and as many people in this body would recall, deficits were a major topic for us starting in
Quorum call a senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from colorado. Mr. Bennet thank you, mr. President. Id ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Bennet thank you. Mr. President , as you know, last night, President Trump fired f. B. I. Director james comey. He did this in the middle of an active f. B. I. Investigation into possible links between the Trump Campaign, Trump Associates and the russian government. This action should worry every member of the senate. And i know it worries the people we represent. My office has been flooded with calls since this decision became public. Americans are asking why this firing happened now, why the firing happened at all, and they are right to ask. Officially, President Trump said the f. B. I. Directors dismissal was necessary to restore, quote, the public trust and confidence in the f. B. I. That is laughable. Anybody who knows director comey or knows the f. B. I. Knows that that statement
Quorum call a senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from colorado. Mr. Bennet thank you, mr. President. Id ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Bennet thank you. Mr. President , as you know, last night, President Trump fired f. B. I. Director james comey. He did this in the middle of an active f. B. I. Investigation into possible links between the Trump Campaign, Trump Associates and the russian government. This action should worry every member of the senate. And i know it worries the people we represent. My office has been flooded with calls since this decision became public. Americans are asking why this firing happened now, why the firing happened at all, and they are right to ask. Officially, President Trump said the f. B. I. Directors dismissal was necessary to restore, quote, the public trust and confidence in the f. B. I. That is laughable. Anybody who knows director comey or knows the f. B. I. Knows that that statement
Quorum call a senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from colorado. Mr. Bennet thank you, mr. President. Id ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Bennet thank you. Mr. President , as you know, last night, President Trump fired f. B. I. Director james comey. He did this in the middle of an active f. B. I. Investigation into possible links between the Trump Campaign, Trump Associates and the russian government. This action should worry every member of the senate. And i know it worries the people we represent. My office has been flooded with calls since this decision became public. Americans are asking why this firing happened now, why the firing happened at all, and they are right to ask. Officially, President Trump said the f. B. I. Directors dismissal was necessary to restore, quote, the public trust and confidence in the f. B. I. That is laughable. Anybody who knows director comey or knows the f. B. I. Knows that that statement
Quorum call a senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from colorado. Mr. Bennet thank you, mr. President. Id ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Bennet thank you. Mr. President , as you know, last night, President Trump fired f. B. I. Director james comey. He did this in the middle of an active f. B. I. Investigation into possible links between the Trump Campaign, Trump Associates and the russian government. This action should worry every member of the senate. And i know it worries the people we represent. My office has been flooded with calls since this decision became public. Americans are asking why this firing happened now, why the firing happened at all, and they are right to ask. Officially, President Trump said the f. B. I. Directors dismissal was necessary to restore, quote, the public trust and confidence in the f. B. I. That is laughable. Anybody who knows director comey or knows the f. B. I. Knows that that statement