mr. boozman. mr. strange. senator strange: aye. he clerk: mr. sanders. senator sanders: no. the clerk: ms. murray. senator murry: no. the clerk: mr. wyden. senator wyden: no. the clerk: ms. stabenow. senator stabenow: no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse. senator whitehouse: no. the clerk: mr. warner. senator warner: no. the clerk: mr. merkley. senator merkley: no. the clerk: mr. kaine. mr. king. mr. van hollen. senator van hollen: no. the clerk: ms. harris. senator harris: no. the clerk: mr. chairman. senator enzi: aye. the clerk: mr. chairman, there are 12 nays and 11 yeas. senator enzi: the motion to able has been agreed to. the next amendment is kennedy number 2. anyone seek recognition in pposition? >> everyone speak up. >> i am not saying anything because i want to move on. senator enzi: he's the proponent. does the proponent want to accept a voice vote and get on with it? senator kennedy: yes, sir, he does. senator enzi: ok. i've been told by the other side that a voice vote will be ok. the question is on the amendment. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the

mr. chairman. sen. boozman:'s. -- senator bozeman is next. senator bozeman: i like to thank the chairman for their hard work, and his staff. they have worked hard over these last several months on the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution. i hear daily from arkansans, very concerned with the physical state of our country. for $20 trillion of national debt, our nation simply can't afford to continue down that fiscal path. i believe this budget changes that direction. not only through the budget, but setting up the ability to go forward with meaningful tax reforms. not only does this budget balance with a surplus within 10 years of $197 billion, but it does so while reducing the deficit by $5.1 trillion over 10 years. it also protects and provides needed flex ability for the committee's of jurisdiction to write important bills, such as the farm bill and infrastructure bill. it creates a roadmap by which the senate can move forward in real and impactful tax reform . the bottom line is, 70,000 pages long. it's ridiculously complex. arkansans, all am

mr. chairman. >> thank you. senator boozman, next. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'll be brief, because i know we've got a vote going on. but i'd like to start and quickly just thank the chairman enzi for all of his hard work and his staff. i know that they have worked very, very hard these last several months on the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution. i hear daily from arkansasans who have very concerned with the fiscal state of our country. with $20 trillion of national debt, our nation simply can't afford to continue down that fiscal path. and i believe this budget changes that direction. not only through the budget, but setting up the ability to go forward with meaningful tax reform. not only does this budget balance with a surplus of ten years of $197 billion, but it does so while reducing the deficit by $5.1 trillion over ten years. it also protects and provides needed flexibility for the committees of jurisdiction to write important bills, such as the farm bill and infrastructure bill. it creates a road map by which the senate can move forward on real and i

boozman: will you all comment? mr. o'mara: i will comment very quickly. i met with one of our sawmill members. he said i sequester carbon. productsg wood into like the paneling in this room. we are sequestering carbon and restoring it in our forests. we have these catastrophic wildfires, we are releasing amounts of carbon that could be caped in those forests and with good, active management. the estimates have ranged from 50 million metric tons of carbon from these wildfires to 150 million. all the refineries combined are 220 million metric tons. if weekend improve management of thatorests, in a way reduces these catastrophic fires, the emission savings is incredible. sen. boozman: forest management is generally a bipartisan issue. do think the legislation in front of us today promotes the environment with reducing redundant processes? i think a ghost of the, that ms. crowder said a few moments ago, the need, when you talk to individuals on the ground, the locals, getting something done now, but we have redundancies and we just have a problem assist of ac

mr. chairman, and also ranking member green, i would like to start out by telling you a story about a young man from my congressional district, named chris boozman, i had the good fortune of meeting his mother who told me this story. he had injured his back and as a result of that, his physician prescribed an opiod to relieve his pain, soon after that, he became dependent upon that prescription opiod, and found out that he could go to the street and find something very cheap called heroin, $10. so he continued this cycle of overdose, rehab, relapse, and he was on the right path, he had enrolled in a college called rock valley college where he was studying construction management. but a year after being clean, he relapsed again and ended up passing away. and we know stories very similar to this are happening all over our country. and i was so proud when we came together, democrats and republicans, and actually passed some meaningful legislation to help address this opiod crisis. one of the bills that was included in that was to care for infants born with an opiod addiction due to their parents addiction. in fact we received the government account