toomey's like -- [laughter] and dianne feinstein's going -- [applause] [laughter] and it was this moment where i thought, you know what? this is the american fantasy. this is the hollywood fantasy of mr. smith goes to washington or dave, remember? where there can be a president who is untethered to traditional special interests who can actually just sit, as willie says, apply common sense, cut through it all and get things done. and it's striking to me that he hasn't done that more because not only is it the right thing to do, but it's good for him. because, yes, he'll be president for four or eight years presumably, yet, yet history's going to last a lot longer. and i think if i could talk to him, i would say, mr. president, you love ratings, you love success. we're going to be rating you and judging your success for the rest of the life of the republic. and so what do youen want us -- what do you want us to think when we look at your portrait on the state floor of the white house? do you want us to think this was an unconventional man who got extraordinary things done and people like us, people -- i won't throw willie in, people like me disdained you and thought you couldn't do it,

mr. toomey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. toomey: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to talk about two unrelated topics. the first is to recognize and honor the men and women of law enforcement across the commonwealth of pennsylvania and across our country. this week is national police week, and it's really an important opportunity for us to let the folks in law enforcement know how grateful we are to them for the service they provide, for the sacrifices they make every single day to keep us safe. it's also an important occasion to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. this week the names of 129 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2017 alone were added to the national law enforcement officers memorial. among the fallen were two pennsylvania officers, patrolman brian shaw of the new kensington police department, and trooper michael paul stewart iii of the pennsylvania state police. and you know, mr. president, given the clear and obvious dangers that our police officers face, it seems to me we h