That has been around for about a month now. Rick santorum is going to tell you how history is on our side. Ron johnson will talk about numbers because that is what he does and dean heller will tell you about how this is a good deal for nevada and the country as a whole. I will start with this proposition. If you leave repealing and replacing obamacare is a good idea, this is your best and only happen. O make it Everything Else has failed except this approach, which will work if we get behind it. If you want a singlepayer Health Care System, this is your worst nightmare. Ends yourders, this dream of a singlepayer Health Care System for america. We need people on board now to stop what i think is inevitable if we fail, which is singlepayer health care for all which is the end of quality and the end of a sustainable federal budget. There are four three choices. Care, or ourrnie bill. That is where we are our. Count me out for propping up obamacare. Hell no to bernie care. Count me in for
To break bread and suck blood with the president. President trump had a taste of the sweet bipartisan nectar after making the debt ceiling deal with chuck and nannes while the idea of crossing a 60 vote Senate Threshold to make cuts longterm is intoxicating by working with the dems, swap and spit with the people who would trade kidneys and grandkids for a majority in either chamber to kickstart impeachment proceedings. Fans of the president think its a stroke of genius for him to torture his own party by having pillow fights with the opposition, but the president is in need of a win any, compromise is worth the interparty bad blood and spent capital. After a botched and Embarrassing Health care loss, the president cant rely on Republican Leadership to deliver something as crucial as tax reform and that leaves people posing the wrong what if . The question isnt what if the president fails on taxes with republicans . Its what if he succeeds with democrats . Theres not a donkey in washing
With the president. President trump had a taste of the sweet bipartisan nectar after making the debt ceiling deal with chuck and nannes while the idea of crossing a 60 vote Senate Threshold to make cuts longterm is intoxicating by working with the dems, swap and spit with the people who would trade kidneys and grandkids for a majority in either chamber to kickstart impeachment proceedings. Fans of the president think its a stroke of genius for him to torture his own party by having pillow fights with the opposition, but the president is in need of a win any, compromise is worth the interparty bad blood and spent capital. After a botched and Embarrassing Health care loss, the president cant rely on Republican Leadership to deliver something as crucial as tax reform and that leaves people posing the wrong what if . The question isnt what if the president fails on taxes with republicans . Its what if he succeeds with democrats . Theres not a donkey in washington or tea juana with an ounce
Vote the presiding officer is anyone in the chamber who wishes to vote or change his or her vote . Seeing none, on this vote the yeas are 84. The nays are 9. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from nebraska. Mrs. Fischer thank you. Rise to speak on the Defense Authorization bill. Congress has passed this Bipartisan Legislation every year for the past 55 years, and once again this year the United States senate is debating this critical legislation to provide our men and women in uniform with the resources they need to keep americans safe. This is a bipartisan bill. It represents the combined efforts of members from both sides of the aisle. It walls approved unanimously by the Senate Armed Services committee. All 27 of our members voted for it. Thats more than a quarter of this body. The distinguished chairman, the senior senator from arizona, spoke on the
Occasions when ive risen to speak about the need to repeal and replace obamacare. Mr. Cassidy although we did not begin in our last effort i personally allege with senators graham and heller making one more try and folks ask why. There is a fellow back home who is a conservative talk show host who speaks with passion about the Affordable Care act. And why does he speak with passion . Moon performs very open. Hes got a specialneeds child and he has to buy insurance. And his premium per year is over 40,000. 40,000, mr. President , with a 5,000 deductible and additional deductible for his pharmaceutical costs. He could. 50,000 a year could pay 50,000 a year in insurance deductibles. The mortgage payment for a 500,000 is what he puts up because he has to buy insurance. He has a child with special needs. Mr. President , there are many moon graffons across our nation. Someone said kind of as a wag, but i think theres a ring of truth to it that obamacare, the individual exchange only works if