30 million americans losing their Health Insurance means more americans will die. Thats not a dramatic hyperbolic statement. That is the truth. When Health Care Coverage goes down, american mortality rates go up. What else do we know about this legislation is. Is that it still raises costs like the other versions of trumpcare. This version of this partisan repeal plan will still force hardworking americans to pay more for actually worse care. It would abruptly end the critical assistance subsidies that have allowed millions to afford care. It would end support for people in the very marketplaces that two other bipartisan senators through the help committee are trying to discuss how were going to stabilize those markets to give people that very access. And we know that as a result of this repeal plan, americans can see their deductibles increase by several thousand dollars, and we could once again once again with those increases see bankruptcy rates increase after dropping dramatically
In washington dc and trickle down. It bottoms up. People come forward and say that is not the way to go and say here is the way to make our lives better. I yield the floor. I note the absence. Mister president. Senator from massachusetts. I request permission to speak. Senator is recognized. Mister president , seven weeks since the senate voted down three versions of republican bills to repeal the Affordable Care act from each of these terrible bills would have stripped healthcare coverage from tens of millions of american and raise costs for millions more. During the seven weeks followed the last of those votes no one has clamored for another try. With calls for republicans to go one more round in their efforts to rip up the Medicaid Program, emails and letters asking for legislation to jack up the costs for people with preexisting conditions, tweets and facebook posts dont demand insurers get the chance to drop coverage from Mental Health issues and addiction treatment. Instead the f
Watch is online at cspan. Org or listen to cspan radio out. The senate will gavel in considering William Emanuels nomination to the National Labor Relations Board. He will then give the republican majority. The vote is scheduled for about 90 minutes from now at 530 eastern. Live from the senate floor here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Yew did eternal, lord god, in these dangerous, divisive and challenging times, you to be our refuge and strength. Deliver our lawmakers from fear, doubt, weariness and impatience as they learn to trust the unfolding of your powerful providence. Lord, eliminate from their lives the forces that would destroy their peace of mind. Give them your mercy that will make them more forgiving, your strength that will make them more resolute to do your will, and your grace that will empower them to experience the ultimate triumph of your purp
Signed, paul d. Ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition january between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. Gue layer, for five minutes. Thank you, era madam speaker. Today i rise to honor someone i was lucky to call a colleague and today i rise to honor someone i was lucky to call a colleague and mentor. Redland city councilmember, pat gillbreth. Heartened to learn of her passing in early october but ill be grateful to her contributions to our community of her imprint can be seen throughout the city and o
Review of the republicans tax plan freom earlier today. Well leave it here. You see it at cspan. Org. Committee members returning from a break to continue their work. Live coverage here on cspan3. Were going to continue with another round of questions about the modification. We will then conclude this portion of the markup at the completion of that round. And i hope everybody zpt havedo have to ask questions. At that point the modified mark will be open for amendments. Before we continue for the next round, i think its open for amendments now, but well do it for sure then. Before we continue with the next round, i want to say a few words of about some of what has been said. My democratic colleagues always pro fes to be the champions of middle class families. We see that rhetoric in full bloom and full display today. Thats why it is absolutely astonishing to me that they are so opposed to the repeal of the individual mandate tax. They talk as though everything is fine with our Health Ca