No one facing cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or any other chronic or lifethreatening medical condition or i should say any kind of circumstance in which they need to have access to a Health Care Provider should have to worry about whether they can afford the care that might one day save their lives. Not in the richest country in the world, not where health care should be a right, not a privilege. Madam madam president , i yield the floor. And i note the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call respects ernst mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from eye would. Mrs. Ernst i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mrs. Ernst i ask consent that there be up to 20 minutes of debate equally divided urged the control of senators mccain and reed following the first vote this evening. The presiding officer without objection. Mrs. Ernst and i mr. President , i note the absence of a quoru
The house hearing today focused on the federal government of Cyber Security programs and initiatives. It includes election and system designation is Critical Infrastructure and modernizing the federal government it system. From House Homeland Security subcommittee this is one hour and 20 minutes. The committee on Homeland Security subcommittee on Cyber Security and Infrastructure Protection will come to order. First of all, im sure i speak for all of us here on the day as expressing our deepest condolences to all of the family members and all of the victims of yesterdays tragedy in las vegas. It is like the ones yesterday really demand the utmost humanity in response to such blind hate and able and hopefully it will give us a renewed sense of purpose today as we approach the task of the day. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony regarding the department of Homeland Securitys Cyber Security mission. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement. We are here today, at the
Call to order this session of the Senate Budget committee. Good morning and welcome to our first day of the Senate Budget Committee Markup of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. Which is focused on growing americas economy through tax policies that put more money in the hands of hard working americans. Before we begin, id like to take a moment to remember one of our former colleagues and a former member former chairman of this committee who recently passed away. New mexico senator. He was a true fiscal conservative who consistently pulled members of both parties together to reach consensus on the budget including two balance budget agreements in the 1990s. I know we all appreciate his service and sacrifice as a member of this great committee. This budget resolution begins the senates process of pursuing long overdue tax reform that will jump start Economic Growth. It starts with creating the fiscal framework to eliminate the stifling tax policies that are Hold
Witnessed the deadliest mass shooting. We should be passing the dream act who dreamers call this nation home. Timely, instead of wasting taxpayer dollars and our constituents time, this house should be reauthorizing chip, the bipartisanbacked Health Insurance program which expired over the weekend and which is going to leave children who badly need Health Care Insurance twisting in the wind without it. Congressional republicans have chosen to bring this irresponsible and extreme bill to the floor in stunning ignorance of reality. It assumes trumpcare will still pass. How many times must the majority be reminded trumpcare will not become law . How many times will the majority try to cut medicaid by 1 trillion, cut medicare benefits and raise insurance costs on elderly and lowincome americans. Enough is enough. Instead of to pandering the wellconnected, this bill should embody our best values. This does not reflect mr. Yarmuth i yield to the gentlelady 30 seconds. Ms. Wasserman schultz t
On wednesday, members of the house came to the floor to debate the 2018 republican Budget Proposal which was unveiled this week. This is just over 45 minutes. Ecognized. Mrs. Black thank you, mr. Chairman. I yield myself as much time as i may consume. The chair the gentlewoman is recognized. Mrs. Black i thank the gentleman. I do want to just begin this next section by making a brief comment on my good friend from kentucky, who has been using some information off of forbes. As he responds to our speakers. I just want to say, i went out to look at forbes, to see what was on forbes while we were on this brief intermission. And found this article that was just in forbes, just the day before yesterday. That does say g. O. P. Tax framework is a pay raise for middle class families. I encourage people to take a look at this because it actually does some scenarios for what we know at this point in time. However i do want to say that what has been put out is a framework and it doesnt really hav