Subcommittee on health in Human Services, education and related agencies will come to order. Thank you sec. A desire for being here. It has turned out to be a more eventful week than we anticipated but we are grateful you have shown up as we asked to at the time we asked you to. The budget you suggested, the request, many of the same kinds of cuts that occurred in 2020, and i am sure we will have questions about that. It is not unexpected. You will recall when i called you with the final budget numbers from the 2020 budget, my first comment was, the good news is you didnt get what you asked for. Hopefully that will be the case again this time. You propose a 10 cut, similar cut you proposed in the past in programs that we would be very reluctant in the health care workforces and preparedness programs and research programs, all have been about earlier today at the members reading on the current virus. Rural programs we would be reluctant to discuss. We will need more money this year in m
Be. This is joe. When youre connected youre not alone. Cox supports cspan as a Public Service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. And the senate about to gavel in to resume work on a shortterm spending bill to fund the federal government beyond saturdays midnight deadline and avert a government shutdown. Senators voted 7719 yesterday to move forward with the measure as they wait for the house to pass its own temporary spending bill. The Senate Planning to recess this afternoon at 12 30 for weekly caucus meetings. As we take you live now to the senate floor. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The guest chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel kent a. Lund, Wing Chaplain of the 181st Intelligence Wing, will lead the senate in prayer. Chaplain lundy. If you would, be in prayer with me. Inspiring god godthat creates a way where there is no way inspire these servant senators to rise to every challenge by putting people over profits an
Meetings. Today lawmakers continue work on a shortterm spending bill to aver a Government Shutdown on saturday at midnight. The bipartisan measure would extend current funding levels until november 17. In addition the bill provide 6 billi each for ukraine a and u. S. Disaster relief. Watch live coverage of the senate when lawmakers return at 2 15 p. M. Eastern here on cspan2. Well, yesterday afternoon democrats and republicans reached an agreement on a cr that will keep the government open until november 17. And with the strong bipartisan vote of 7719, the senate agreed to moveis forward last night on this legislation. It shows that in the senate both parties can work through our differences for the betterment of the country. But in the house, republicans have tried everything but bipartisanship. Last night the speaker twisted himself into pretzels yet again trying to avoid his responsibility of governing. But this is the truth. Every bill House Republicans has pushed have been partisa
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