pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senate majority leader. mr. mcconnell: one million americans and counting will be starting 2018 with more money in their pockets thanks to tax reform. special bonuses are on the way for employees all across a range of industries. businesses throughout america are taking advantage of more competitive tax rates and passing the savings along to their workers. as a result, employees at companies at visa and at&t to turning point brands in louisville, kentucky, are seeing results. for working parents in kentucky and all across the nation, it these bonuses and other permanent changes will make a big difference in family budgets. of course in just weeks even more families will see the benefits of tax reform hit their paychecks. lower tax rates will mean less money withheld for the i.r.s. and more take-home pay for hardworking americans. i'm proud of the way that the tax reform will benefit america's farmers and...

yield the floor. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senate minority leader. mr. schumer: thank you. i thank my dear friend. we got to congress together in 1980. i thank him very much for his leadership on the chip issue as on so many other issues that pass through the finance committee where he has done a terrific job. his caring for kids is unmatched, and he's a great asset to his state of oregon, to this body, and to our country. now, mr. president, we have two weeks until funding for the government runs out. alongside our talks about extending government funding, we have also been engaged in serious bipartisan negotiations on a number of issues that should coincide with that deadline. we have to lift spending caps, pass disaster aid, a health care package, reach an agreement to enshrine daca protections alongside additional border security, and of course there is the issue of 702 as well. those negotiations, although difficult, have been proceeding quite...