Many things that are important for the health of the American People. Not only the Community Health centers, which expire in a few weeks, not only the medicare extenders, which includes the therapy caps for seniors in medicare, the Home Visiting program for seniors, the special Diabetes Program, the Teaching Health sent, the National Health centers, the National Health service corps, all of these things. Also the safety net hospitals. As of january 1, the dish or safety net programs for all these hospitals around the country that have to take care of so many poor people, that funding has expired and theyve actually had to cut the funding. So how do you stand up here and say to me and the American People that somehow you care about these things, you want to deal with these things . You are not dealing with these things. What are you doing here again . Once again youre bringing a bill to the floor that has all kinds of repeal of taxes. I dont even want to get into the deal. These are the
Month, will allow congressional leadership of the white house to come to a final budget agreement with legislation including a limited number of technical changes to ensure good governance. It also includes language to continue the Childrens Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2023. To help Sick Children from lowincome families get better and to ensure they have healthy and happy futures. Additionally this proposal extends several health carerelated tax provisions. Mr. Chairman, a continuing resolution is not the preferred way to reduce to conduct the nations fiscal business but at this point it is absolutely necessary to avoid a costly, destabilizing Government Shutdown. It is my hope that this will be the last continuing resolution the leadership of the house and senate and white house will quickly come to an agreement on top line spending levels and then we can complete our appropriations work for fiscal year 2018 in short order. Its critical we enact all 12 fullyear fundin
With a reauthorization soon. But this looks more like a way to atone for a bad vote that was made a couple of days ago on the part of people on the floor today. What we need to do is go back and fund the government. I also care about the veterans that would have been covered by the continuing resolution the gentleman from new jersey voted against. I care about the military and military families who are affected by the c. R. So i think instead of doing these sorts of measure that give some sort of level or comfort for those who voted against these same things a couple of days ago, why dont we get back to funding the government, opening it back up, and making the right decision and resolving our differences, but at the end of the day, not through these half measures. Mr. Brown mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from ohio. Mr. Brown i heard my colleagues talk about and take credit for chip. Of course im glad they are now actually for it. But i worked on chip for a long time,
So, therefore, i mr. Hatch mr. President , americas kids have access to quality medical care is among my Top Priorities in the senate. Thats why long ago i reached across the aisle to create the revolutionary Childrens Health insurance program, or chip. Im proud to call chip my own. Ted Kennedy Teddy kennedy, to get this bill passed, and faced an uphill battle to get this bill passed. Bur we were willing to take the heat because we knew it was the right thing to do. He came on board shortly after filed this bill and i have never regretted it. For more than 20 years chip has served as the literal lifeline for millions of children whose families cannot otherwise afford health insurance. Without exaggeration, this groundbreaking program has saved thousands of young lives and has long stood as a symbol of what our two parties can accomplish when we look beyond the horizon of our differences to find common ground. Sadly, in todays washington, the bipartisan spirit that breathed life into ch
And long stood as an accomplishment of our two parties, when we look beyond the horizon to find common ground. Sadly in todays washington the spirit that led life into chip is all, but snuffed out. And as a case in point, the democrats are using this hostage as a bargaining chip for their radical ideas. And progressives have walked away from a once in a generation deal to extend chip for six years. The longest extension in the programs history. And something i would like to do. And unless republicans came cave to their unreasonable demands, the federal government will be shut down for who knows how long. Rather than holding chip for rans ransom, i implore my friends on the left to not only reauthorize this beloved program, but also to approve a federal funding package so we can get the Government Back up and running. Contrary to what the senator from ohio asserted a knew moments ago, republicans have been working diligently this whole past year to get chip across the finish line. We di