The presiding officer pursuant to rule 4, paragraph 2, the senate having been in continuous session, the senate will suspend for a prayer from the senate chaplain. The chaplain let us pray. Holy god, as our lawmakers strive on this decisive day in history to accomplish your purposes, show them how to discern your will. May they renew their minds through the in yourishment of your an hourishment of your holly word. Lord, prepare them to be sober minded and filled with your spirit, accomplishing the tasks that receive your approval. Lord, keep them from conforming to worldly impulses, as they strive to ensure that their conduct will rightly represent you. May they conduct themselves with holiness, godliness, and civility, waiting for the day when you will return to establish your kingdom on earth. Lord, prepare us all to stand before you in peace without spot or blemish. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. Mr. Lee mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from utah. Mr. Lee mr. P
Live from the fine arts auditorium at eastern wyoming college. Good evening and welcome back to the beautiful campus for the wyoming 20 general election u. S. House debate. We are at the Fine Arts Center craig from wyoming pbs. I want to know tonights debate is being broadcast by our network by wyoming pbs and our network, on the wyoming Public Media Network and are social media platforms and on cspan. I am bob beck of wyoming public radio. Craig and i will question the candidates this evening in what we hope will be a thoughtful and civil change. A quick note, we are utilizing social distancing practices here, so there is no Live Audience for tonights debates. Three of the four candidates for the house cr with us and with assistance from the wyoming league of women voters, we have predetermined the order that the candidates will appear and take questions this evening. All candidates have been briefed on the ground rules for tonights debate. Libertarian candidate Richard Brubaker was i
Insurance and the Affordable Care act and every Health Insurance policy sold in america is subject to the law of the Affordable Care act. If the Supreme Court does with the Trump Administration and republicans are asking it to do, 20 million americans could lose their healthcare coverage, 600,000 of them, tens of millions of americans with preexisting conditions, including the 5 million in illinois will lose protections the Affordable Act currently gives them, 6 million americans have been diagnosed with positive results from covid19. Many more sadly, will be diagnosed in the years ahead. They, of course, must answer the question have you ever tested positive for covid19 and if they answer they will have a pre existing condition which the Insurance Company used to jump on to either raise your premiums or deny you coverage and if republicans have their way before the Supreme Court young adults up to the age of 26 will no longer be able to stand stay on their parents Health Insurance pai
Pandemic, america is also mileperhour the loss of an historic mourning the loss of an historic champion of equality, a woman who spent her entire life, every ounce of her strength she was given in pursuit of americas highest ideal equal justice under the law. A jewish teaching says that those who die just before the jewish new year are those whom god has held back until the last moment because they were most needed on earth. So it seems fitting that Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg left this world as the sun was setting last friday, marking the start of rosh hassana. Years ago she made history as only the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Even at that time she had a earned an hen during place in american history. She has been called the Thurgood Marshall of the gender equality movement. As a lawyer and law professor she was the mastermind in the 1970s behind a legal strategy that finally began to dismantle an american legal system that treated women in many ways as secondclass cit
Week and a half. Steny hoyer talked about the house schedule and legislative priorities. Hoyer madam speake this congress, House Democrats have fought for the people. Costs wering health care to raising wages by rebuilding america, to cleaning up and strengthening democracy, House Democrats have assed major legislation and shown the American People what our priorities are. Sadly, ame time, republicans have also made clear are. Their priorities priorities the American People, in my view, do not share. For example, and particularly, on health care. Speaker, madam President Trump and republicans have been telling the American People that they have a plan than the tter Affordable Care act, which will cover more americans. The matter of fact, president said he would cover everybody at lower cost and quality. Not a Single Member of this house can rise and say i know president s bill is, because theyve never seen it and eight years months. But after years with no plan being put forward, its c