That all led people to say, well, we cant really trust them. In your state of the state speech last week you said just because this didnt happen doesnt mean the problem doesnt go away. What is next . If it is such a toxic brand and you went and did so much twoshg get there, is Medicaid Expansion going to happen while youre governor . I certainly hope so. Again, we think the approach that we made was a really practical, smart answer to a real problem. So we still have you know, the program we think would have covered an additional 285,000 tennesseeans who dont have health insurance. Again, theyre getting health coverage. Theyre getting health coverage. Theyre just getting it in the wrong way. We say the emergency room, its getting care there. Its the wrong place at the wrong time and the wrong way. And so what we want to do is to provide a different way to get health coverage, which is still important, and to do something to attack the cost curve which is still really important. We have
Quote newsmakers, senator Chuck Grassley from iowa, member of the budget, finance committee and Ranking Member on the Senate Judiciary committee. Thank you for being with me. Thank you for inviting me. Joining us with questioning is the chief washington correspondent for the examiner. We are about one month away from the selfimposed deadline for congress to come forth with the budget plan spending bill. What will it look like and will you reach the deadline . I dont believe it will be very easy for us to make an agreement between the republicans and the democrats because the democrats want to increase taxes, they want to forgo sequestration. If there is going to be an agreement, it seems to me it has to be a willingness of republicans to give something up on sequestration but only that would happen if there is a long Term Solution that we can arrive that between Social Security and medicare and including tax reform. Can that happen . I am very pessimistic it can happen but i know that
If there is going to be an agreement, it seems to me it has to be a willingness of republicans to give something up on sequestration but only that would happen if there is a long Term Solution that we can arrive that between Social Security and medicare and including tax reform. Can that happen . I am very pessimistic it can happen but i know that republicans are going to try to work in that direction and i know that congressman ryan is working very closely with patty murray of the Senate Budget committee to try to get in that direction. It is a tough row to hoe. If thats the case, then what . Then you have sequestration which is the law of the land and republicans are generally satisfied with sequestration. Since it is the law of the land, it seems to me like it is as simple as passing a claimcr c. R. Through the house and find out the democrats will shut down government or not and is the president willing to sign it or does he want to shut down government and it seems a lesson was le
The speaker the house will be in order. Prayer will be offered today by our guest chaplain, reverend john adams, First Baptist church, mississippi. The chaplain may we pray. Our father, we bow before your majestic throne today, we acknowledge that youre in heaven and we are on your good earth. Our prayers are given for each one in this chamber that your love and wisdom be in each life. Today we pray for our speaker and each legislator that your hands will guide their hands. Father, i know today that the best thing i can do for these men and women is to pray for them. Give them courage to make the right decisions that the laws come decisions. Let the laws coming forth from these hallowed halls be pleasing to you. Allow these men and women to have a breath of fresh air today and have the spirit of gods son in helping others. We ask your blessings on the United States of america. In the name of gods son we pray, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceed
[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 194. The nays are 228. He amendment is not adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 4, printed in part a of house report 113271, by the gentlelady from texas, his jackson lee, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will designate the redesignated the amendment. The clerk amendment number 4, printed in part a of house report number 1132p 1, offered by ms. Jackson lee of texas. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of a request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recor