Agriculture of nutrition and forestry committee. During the hearing, the secretary talked about childhood hunger, foreign Land Ownership and crop assurance. N and ownership. N Land Ownership. Called a meeting to order of t call the meeting to order of the Agriculture Committee. Welcome everyone this afternoon. I hope you voted already. There are two votes, a vote now and i informed before we would be coming in at the back end of the second boat. Welcome. We are so glad that you are here today. I want to mention two of our colleagues, senator of which are in senator smith from minnesota for a funeral and not able to be with us. We wanted to submit information for the record and just wanted to indicate they are sorry they could not be here with you today. Very sad, very important funeral related to officers in minnesota. So they are not with us today. Your leadership is essential to our shared goal of keeping farmers farming, families fed and world communities strong. I share the concern
Middleclass. For a long time. I yield the floor. The medicaid money given to puerto rico in a lump sum call the block grant will and next month. 4. 8billion in supplements the Medicaid Program along with the 100 federal match and to guarantee for those citizens for that Health Care Coverage that needed the most. It is long overdue. To have some much needed relief on disaster affected areas. So pass the aid bill this week. I yield the floor. The senator from florida. Mr. President with the divisions in american politics despite the differences of opinion people wanted me to Work Together on the issues. That is why i must say to work witho senator nelson on this has been invaluable to have two senators on two differentha parties singing from the same song sheet and what is unique is the impact on florida was not just florida but also puerto rico. That impact of puerto rico had an impact but also on florida. So at the end of december there was a lot of good things in theop relief package
Leaders essentially traveled en masse to israel for his funeral. And it all happened really, really quickly. The Prime Minister was killed on november 4th. The funeral was held two days later on november 6th. And the world essentially coalesced for the funeral. The u. S. Contingent for that funeral in 1995 was enormous. It included not only the current serving president , bill clinton, who was very close to rabin, but also former president jimmy carter and also former president george h. W. Bush, three president s traveling together on air force one for the funeral. There was also a big congressional delegation that went along, including the then speaker of the house, Newt Gingrich. And that trip to israel for the funeral of rabin in november of 1995, that trip, not the events that precipitated it, not the assassination, but the trip itself, specifically the flight, is in part how we got the 1995 shutdown of the federal government, which is the last Government Shutdown before the one w
Later on november 6th. And the world essentially coalesced for the funeral. The u. S. Contingent for that funeral in 1995 was enormous. It included not only the current serving president , bill clinton, who was very close to rabin, but also former president jimmy carter and also former president george h. W. Bush, three president s traveling together on air force one for the funeral. There was also a big congressional delegation that went along, including the then speaker of the house, Newt Gingrich. And that trip to israel for the funeral of rabin in november of 1995, that trip, not the events that precipitated it, not the assassination, but the trip itself, specifically the flight, is in part how we got the 1995 shutdown of the federal government, which is the last Government Shutdown before the one were in right now. Quote, gingrich had been invited aboard air force one to fly to the funeral. With a budget crisis pending, he expected that president clinton would take time out during
Masse to israel for his funeral. And it all happened really, really quickly. The Prime Minister was killed on november 4th. The funeral was held two days later on november 6th. And the world essentially coalesced for the funeral. The u. S. Contingent for that funeral in 1995 was enormous. It included not only the current serving president , bill clinton, who was very close to rabin, but also former president jimmy carter and also former president george h. W. Bush, three president s traveling together on air force one for the funeral. There was also a big congressional delegation that went along, including the then spoo speaker of the house, Newt Gingrich. And that trip to israel for the funeral of rabin in november of 1995, that trip, not the events that precipitated it, not the assassination, but the trip itself, specifically the flight, is in part how we got the 1995 shutdown of the federal government, which is the last Government Shutdown before the one were in right now. Quote, gi