pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: it goes without saying that the obama years were not easy for america's middle class. many of the men and women we represent felt forgotten over the last decade. they found themselves stuck in a stumbling economy without the opportunity to get ahead. looking on as paychecks stagnated, jobs moved overseas and government spent far beyond its means while middle-class belts tightened. in my state and in so many more around the country, these are the problems that faced many families and communities over the last ten years, and they are the concerns at the heart of the comprehensive budget that the senate just voted to proceed to yesterday. this budget is a serious plan to put our country on a more responsible fiscal path and also to set us on a course for a more fulsome economy that lifts up the middle class. on the fiscal side, it provides a path to balance with serious reductions in the...

democratic leader. mr. schumer: propose -- mr. president, yesterday the chairman and ranking member of the help committee came together on a package for a health care law. it was the product of months of difficult negotiations. like all good negotiations, both sides gave some, both sides got some. the product is something neither side is completely happy with, but both sides can move forward with. that's what a good, fair compromise looks like. when bipartisanship is desperately sought after, this is not even a flicker, but a nice flame of bipartisanship burning brightly, and then a few minutes ago, president trump tweeted, quote, i am supportive of lamar as a person, and also of the process, but i can never support bailing out insurance companies who have made a fortune with obamacare. there are many reasons to feel vehemently upset, strongly upset about this tweet, how wrong it is. first, frankly, the president doesn't know what he's talking about in the compromise. it doesn't bail...