And a picture outside the hearing room taken a bit earlier, as protesters gathered in the hallway outside the Senate Budget committee. Many of them shouting kill the bill, dont kill us. The hearing was interrupted several times as police removed demonstrators from the hearing room. The Senate Budget committee met today, and approved legislation to reform the tax code, and open the Arctic National wildlife refuge to expanded oil and gas drilling. The 521page combined reconciliation bill contains three major pieces of legislation. Tax reform and the individual Health Insurance mandate repeal bill passed by the finance committee and the Energy Committees oil and gas Drilling Initiative in alaska. The measure passed the Budget Committee today on a 1211 Party Line Vote. Prohibits the Budget Committee from substantially changing the proposed legislation thats before us. Our work today is a ministerial nature. We are here to combine the legislative recommendations from the finance and the ene
Recommendations to the committee of the budget of its house which upon receiving such recommendations shall report to the house. This is a different process from the markup of our budget resolution. We are operating under the constraints imposed by the statute. Practice ofith past the committee, when considering reconciliation bills, no amendments are available or todays market. Todays markup. Members who wish to amend this legislation will have that opportunity on the senate floor, where the bill will be open to an unlimited number of amendments. But today well vote only on whether to report the reconciliation package to the full senate. For the information of senators following my statement, ill recognize Ranking Member sanders to give remarks. Well then vote to report the legislation while we have a forum present. The members are advised we expect the vote to occur after we finish speaking. After the two of us finish speaking. Following the vote, i will recognize other members wishi
Several times by protesters. The tax bill now goes to the senate. The committee will come to order. As the congressional budget act prohibits the Budget Committee from substantially changing the proposed legislation before us, our today is administered area of nature. We are here to combine the recommendations and to report the combined bill to the full senate. I remind my colleagues that section 310 b of the budget act states when more than one committee of the house or senate determined to recommend changes, each such committee so directed will make such recommendations and submit said recommendations to the committee of the budget of its house which upon receiving such recommendations shall report to the house. This is a different process from the markup of our budget resolution. We are operating under the constraints imposed by the statute. Practice ofith past the committee, when considering reconciliation bills, no amendments are available or todays market. Todays markup. Members
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Before the vote in the house, next policy held a news briefing to discuss democrats opposition to the tax bill. She is joined by ways and means Ranking Member richard neal. This is a halfhour. Good morning everyone. Behalf of my colleagues that i am honored to join, in welcoming some very special guests today. And will tell their stories why what is happening on the floor of the house is an immorality, a betrayal of the roles we have to meet the whos of the American People will in that generations, lets hear the stories. This is the Campaign Director for popular democracy, diagnosed with als. Thank you for being with us. I think, r mitchell and carl here . Mrs. Pelosi you all note Sister Simone campbell, lobbying for catholic social justice. Be hearing from the distinguished member of the ways and Means Committee, our champion on this issue. Thank you. Today, we stand at a decisive moment for the future of america. Today, the house will decide whether we have a government of the people