Mr. President , the first motion the senate will vote on is a straightforward proposition. The motion says lets send this bill back to the senate on a bipartisan basis and come up with a plan that actually works for the middle class. I will wrap up just by recapping the republican rhetoric on his tax plan. First it was said to be a guaranteed middleclass tax cuts. Then it was merely focused on the middle class. Next it was an average tax cut across a variety of income cohort. But now, the numbers are actually in. Republicans want to run up enough red ink to threaten medicare and Social Security and still raise taxes on more than half of the middle class. The senate on a bipartisan basis can do better than this. I urge my colleagues to support this proposal, to send the bill back and come back h on a bipartisan basis with tax reform that actually works for the middle class. I yeild back. The question on motion. Nay. Is there a sufficient second . The clerk will call the roll. [roll call
Its the latest runup or the least runup is as a result of strong growth strong profit and until last night it looked like a sure fire yes on tax cuts. Theres new momentum begun this morning, however, on the tax plan. And ron johnson and both smart and both republicans they are now a yes. Add that to the news from kevin earlier and we could see history unfold again on this program this morning. Now this it was not murder. It was not manslaughter. The jury has decide that when jose shot and killed kate steinly it an accident now wera Financial Program but we deal in politics and we will be covering extensively sanctuary cities in my opinion allow this outrage to happen. Varney company is about to begin. Im going to start with the markets because thats the all important factor on todays program and looks at them down 2 points for the dow industrial. Clearly off their lows down over 100 much earlier on this morning but remember were following a huge record close yesterday. Way over 24,000.
If not by phone, you can weigh in on social media. You can also post a comment on facebook. Com cspan. The folks at the Pew Research Center have a report out with a inakdown the 3. 95 trillion federal spending. Social security makes up 24 of that spending. Medicare, 15 . Other types of health care, 50 . Income security, 13 . Veterans business benefit 5 . Education, 3 . National defense, they save 15 of the budget. Net interest, 6 . The headline to the piece says, what does the federal government spend your tax dollars on . Social Insurance Programs mostly. Paul ryan, the speaker of the house, boasted on a radio show about teh the future. Here is what he had to say. We will get to paul ryan in a seconds, but read a bit from the Weekly Standard first. He says that following the tax bill, ryan is not one to bask in the glow of past accomplishments. I asked about his priorities for 2018. He named three. Surprisingly, health care reform. I dont think the Health Care Issue is done, he said,
The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from the gentleman from oregon, mr. Blumenauer for five minutes. Mr. Blumenauer thank you, mr. Speaker. One of the most difficult and challenging situation any family faces is dealing with circumstances surrounding the end of life. Earlier this week, n. P. R. Ran a fascinating story on a little known fact that physicians die differently than the rest of us. They are more comfortable, theyre more likely to spend their final days surrounded by loved ones. They seldom die in an i. C. U. Or in a hospital setting. Thats because doctors understand what works and what doesnt. Doctors are very clear about their wishes, and they choose quality of life and concern for their families as well as their own well
Im talking to the v. A. And i asked them that question, is the v. A. Being in the Veterans Administration, is that considered health care. Bottom line is where im getting at is so i dont have to pay the penalty on my taxes, if im a member of the v. A. , is that considered health care, and theyre telling me they got a whole lot of calls about that same question and they are still waiting to hear back from the irs. They dont know if its considered health care if youre in the v. A. System. Wondering by chance if your guest has any idea. So there are a couple of different kinds of benefits that you can get through the Veterans Administration so some people have disability benefits and some people get health care. I think there are some other services, too. I dont know exactly what it is that you have signed up for, but if you are getting a Health Benefit through the v. A. , you are able to use their doctors and hospitals, that should count as Health Insurance under obamacare and you should