Assume we know what is right without seeking your wisdom. Inspire our lawmakers to think your thoughts, to listen for your directions, and to follow your guidance. Lord, lead them to seek what is best for our nation and world, depending always on your sovereignty and might. May they constantly remember that you possess all power and can accomplish the seemingly impossible if they would only believe. Continue to sustain them with your might, showering them with your bountiful blessings. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , july 11, 2017. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate
Im pleased to be joined by my colleagues. Senator menendez and senator casey. We address healthcare but theres other things i will mention first on the schedule. The problem that republicans are having with healthcare is not a time. Its the substance of the bill. They can spend two more weeks, two more months or two years. The bill is going to be as unpopular as it is today. They have had six months on the bill since january 4. They havent been able to make progress. Two weeks isnt going to solve the problem. The only way they can solve the problem is very simple. Its rid of all of the tax cuts to the rich and medicaid and work with us to improve the existing system areas by the way i have sympathy for the republicans. I wouldnt want to face them either because they are not getting a good reaction on the bill. On the amendment which seems to be the latest incarnation to a try to rescue the bill let me be clear. The amendment is a hoax. It would allow Health Insurers to offer joh junk i
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If you missed any of Donald Trumps speech you can watch it online at cspan. Org. Hillary clinton also spoke yesterday and you will find her remarks also online. Today, they never two of the Democratic National convention and the theme is fortyfour children and families. Latino speaker, former clintonville clinton will speak today. The convention speaking Program Starts at 4 30 p. M. And you can watch on cspan, this non cspan radio app and get video on demand at cspan. Org. The cspan bus. Dot started pennsylvania to ask about this weeks Democratic Convention in the issues most important in the president ial campaign. The most important issue to me facing our country today is gun control because to me people that should not have access to guns have access to guns and that makes me feel unsafe. Im a state senator here in pennsylvania. I am at my eight convention because i am a huge history buff and i love to come and be part of history and witness what goes on. I am representing my distri
Present. Commissioner. Present. Commissioner karshmer. Present. The second item on the agenda is approval of the minutes, one of december 3, 2015 and december 15, 2015 and i apologize commissioners i noted that commissioner pating was at the december 15 meeting so i will take that off the minutes. Okay thank you. Commissioners we will take each of the minutes separately. First the minutes of the joint meeting. A motion is in order for acceptance and is there a second . Are there any other corrections . Through the chair i would like to add one if i might on page four of the minutes. Page four of the minutes. Yeah, under my comments i guess number 3 mentioned that provided transportation et cetera. I also mentioned on lock and central latino to San Francisco and in that business for 40 years and thats a key program and vital to the services at st. Lukes so i want to make sure that is included. So you also want to include that agency . Yes, thank you. Okay. The only correction i had whil