Coming up here on cspan3, the confirmation hearing for the nominee to head the Social Security administration. Then the director of u. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services testifying before the house judiciary committee. After that, an update from the u. S. Nuclear negotiator on Irans Nuclear program. Sunlds, on book tvs indepth, former republican congressman from texas and president ial candidate ron paul. He has written more than a dozen books on history in the latest, School Revolution on americas education system. Join the conversation as he takes your calls, emails and tweets, live, three hours, sunday at noon eastern on cspan2. Watch more book tv next week while congress is in recess. Book tv in primetime, 8 30 p. M. Eastern and tuesday through friday at 8 00, featuring a wide range of topics, and covering book fairs and festivals from across the country. The Senate Finance committee today held a confirmation hearing for the president s nominee to head the Social Security admi
They have several prisons within our state that take it so that the cost for that does not come out of our per diem there. So, again, heres our creativity. As you heard, i have a long history with managed Care Organizations and whether you like them or dont or whatever, its the world we live in and they are successful. So some of the principles that those managed Care Organizations have used, we have applied in the department of corrections. The first one being and im very proud of this is called the summer of Health Care Benefits and it is the same document or a similar document that you receive when you sign up for your own insurance. It basically tells you what is or is not covered and is or is not eligible and basically, what the Insurance Company will and will not pay for, but for us, it listsous what services are eligible to the inmates and which arent and it puts everyone on the same Playing Field because the inmates understand which services will be covered and which ones are n
These bills are a product of montanas congressional delegation working together to move montana forward. We all know if congres congresso agree on much these days. Few people are willing to compromise. But when you give a little and you get a lot. Thats how montanas lands bill becomes a part of this legislation. These bills have been vetted on the ground by montana ranchers like dusty prairie and carl raphold. They have been approved by committees an negotiated for years. They not only deliver on our promises to montanas ranchers but also to the outdoors men and women and tribes. They are montanamade bills. Take the Rocky Mountain heritage act. This protects access along the Rocky Mountain front. The front is a special place in montana lower. Its where the Rocky Mountains shoot straight out of the plains into the sky. I. T. Its a breathstaking, magnificent its a breathtaking, magnificent saoeugt. The heritage act designates the front as conservation management of area. Adds another 67,
Wit vote . The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not the ayes are 53. The nays are 41. And the motion to invoke cloture is agreed to. Under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired. The question occurs on the saldana nomination. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote the presiding officer does any member wish to change their vote or to vote . If not, on this the yeas are 55, the nays are 39 and the nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table. And the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Under the previous order, the senate will proceed to the consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. The Clerk Department of state, Anthony Blinken of new york to be deputy secretary. The presiding officer under the previous order, the time until 5 00 p
And her offices conduct. She has since responded claiming that she is not responsible for any mismanagement of the dcps project and that she committed no criminal conduct. Like i said, that may very well be the case, and i hope it is. But the specter of an Ongoing Investigation still hangs over her nomination. Therefore, i do not believe the senate should proceed toward quirnlg her until this toward confirming her until this matter is resolved. I want to be fair to her, but this is an important problem that needs to be resolved. I want to make one thing clear. This is about more than just mismanagement of funds or bureaucratic incompetence. This is about an Ongoing Investigation of people in ms. Colvins direct office for contract issues and allegations they purposefully misled congress in order to move her nomination through. Once again, this is not partisan. I supported ms. Colvins nomination in committee and continue to believe that she has the right credentials and experience for th