Quorum call quorum call a senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from missouri. A senator there is a quorum call. I move we suspend the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Blunt mr. President , this week the white house started out the week with all kinds of activities at the white house grounds talking about things that we make here in america and the importance of manufacturing and, frankly, mr. President , the kinds of good jobs that have traditionally come with manufacturing. When we have an economy that focuses on making things and growing things, thats always been the strongest economy for working american families. An economy that competes, an economy that produces. Where you and i live, mr. President louisiana, missouri, the middle of the country, close to that great transportation corridor, close to the resources of the country we always particularly thrive when were in an economy thats focused on may going things. And all of the other d
Quorum call quorum call a senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from missouri. A senator there is a quorum call. I move we suspend the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Blunt mr. President , this week the white house started out the week with all kinds of activities at the white house grounds talking about things that we make here in america and the importance of manufacturing and, frankly, mr. President , the kinds of good jobs that have traditionally come with manufacturing. When we have an economy that focuses on making things and growing things, thats always been the strongest economy for working american families. An economy that competes, an economy that produces. Where you and i live, mr. President louisiana, missouri, the middle of the country, close to that great transportation corridor, close to the resources of the country we always particularly thrive when were in an economy thats focused on may going things. And all of the other d
To be the next interior secretary. While we wait for them to gavel and we will take you to virginia were Top Democrats from congress gathered to announce their new economic agenda. They have titled it a better deal. Heres a look. We will show you as much as we can until the senate gavels in. [applause] [applause] [applause] warner. We are back. [applause] good afternoon. Its great to be here. I want to thank the good people for working with us, and i want to thank everyone for leaving the city for a few hours to this beautiful spot to join us here today. Let me pay you a high compliment. It looks like parts of new york state. Okay. Now, as i travel new york state from upstate role republican areas where i was on friday to suburban long island, to innercity bronx, i found one thing in common. Average families feel they are being pushed around by large economic forces and are losing that traditional american faith in the future. Too many families in america feel like the rules of the eco
To be the next interior secretary. While we wait for them to gavel and we will take you to virginia were Top Democrats from congress gathered to announce their new economic agenda. They have titled it a better deal. Heres a look. We will show you as much as we can until the senate gavels in. [applause] [applause] [applause] warner. We are back. [applause] good afternoon. Its great to be here. I want to thank the good people for working with us, and i want to thank everyone for leaving the city for a few hours to this beautiful spot to join us here today. Let me pay you a high compliment. It looks like parts of new york state. Okay. Now, as i travel new york state from upstate role republican areas where i was on friday to suburban long island, to innercity bronx, i found one thing in common. Average families feel they are being pushed around by large economic forces and are losing that traditional american faith in the future. Too many families in america feel like the rules of the eco
Congress should protect medicare for seniors and people with disabilities, not undermine it. The republican budget will eliminate guaranteed longestablished Health Insurance benefits for seniors and the elderly as well as people with disabilities under the Medicare Program. The republican budget will increase costs for the elderly and disabled by establishing a medicare Voucher Scheme that provides insufficient payments to Medicare Beneficiaries in order to purchase needed health care. And the republican budget will destroy the traditional Medicare Program by diverting the healthiest enrollees into private plans, which would undermine traditional medicares ability to control cost. Once again, this budget omits the policy details that would allow us to engage in a full analysis of the plan. But one thing is clear, the budget utterly fails to address the root causes of growing Health Care Costs, which is price gouging by pharmaceutical companies. Instead, it aims to cut taxes for million