On the fall congressional agenda. Funding for the federal government expires on september 30, so Congress Must pass a federal spending bill to keep the government open and avoid a shutdown. The house passed four of its 12 Appropriations Bills in a spending package. Here are the opening remarks of the floor debate from the House Appropriations Committee Chair and Ranking Member. Mr. Chairman, i rise today to present an amendment to hr 3219, the make america secure appropriations act. This legislative package revise critical appropriation for nafta security, including the department of defense, the department of Veterans Affairs, and the department of Energy Nuclear programs, and the legislative branch bill. My colleagues, this is the primary constitutional duty of the congress, to ensure the safety of the homeland and the American People. This legislation is carefully crafted to fund our Critical Military priorities, supporting veterans, and making our board making our borders more secu
Half of america. Social security numbers, birth dates, home addresses, phone numbers, even credit card numbers all in the hands of criminals. Ive heard from working families in massachusetts and all across the country since then. The equifax is a nightmare. At best it is a giant hassle. Time on hold with credit reporting agencies, fees for this service and that service, confusion about whats been stolen and what to do about it. At worst, it could be ruinous, a lifetime of responsible spending and borrowing wiped out by Identity Theft and fraud. People are outraged and rightly so. Bad enough that equifax was so sloppy that they let hackers into their system, but the companys response has been even worse. First, equifax hid the information about the breach for 40 days 40 days. Equifax gave criminals a 40day head start to use the information they had stolen while the rest of us were left in the dark. And then, when equifax fine lily decided to disclose the breach, they didnt call or send
Point. And that and i dont want im not going to call it, but mr. Mccain was expected yes and johnson was an unknown, sounds like he just voted aye. The democrats are going to vote no, but that should be i know were in closing bell right now. Well stay with this for a few minutes. John harwood and sara fagen still with us, i believe are you there . They have the votes. The ayes do have it, and as i said in my little hot mike moment there in a long conversation like that with Mitch Mcconnell, it sounds to me like ron johnson wanted to vent a little bit at some of his frustrations with Mitch Mcconnell but not so much that he was going to walk away and vote no so hes voted aye to proceed which means this Health Debate is going to happen and what weve got is a some attempt to rewrite the Senate Health bill which had been stalled for lack of support. If that fails, they are ultimately going to try to get to this bare bones repeal which would be a vehicle to get to conference with the house,
As close as i will ever be to a presidency. [laughter] and honor we are almost all in different two. Presiding over the senate can be a nuisance, ceremonial work and is relegated to the junior members of the majority. But i stand here today looking worse im sure i have a refreshed appreciation for the customs of this body and for the other 99 privileged souls whove been elected to the senate. Ive been a member of the United States senate for 30 years. Another profession before here that was profoundly rewarding which i had experiences and friendships i revere but make no mistake, the job here is the most important in my life and i am so grateful to the people of arizona for the privilege, the owner of serving here and the opportunity that gives me to play a small role in the history of the country i love. I know and admire men and women in the senate to pay much more than a small role in history. Their ambitions were frequently in conflict. They held different views on the issues of th
As close as i will ever be to a presidency. [laughter] and honor we are almost all in different two. Presiding over the senate can be a nuisance, ceremonial work and is relegated to the junior members of the majority. But i stand here today looking worse im sure i have a refreshed appreciation for the customs of this body and for the other 99 privileged souls whove been elected to the senate. Ive been a member of the United States senate for 30 years. Another profession before here that was profoundly rewarding which i had experiences and friendships i revere but make no mistake, the job here is the most important in my life and i am so grateful to the people of arizona for the privilege, the owner of serving here and the opportunity that gives me to play a small role in the history of the country i love. I know and admire men and women in the senate to pay much more than a small role in history. Their ambitions were frequently in conflict. They held different views on the issues of th