[inaudible conversations] a morning everyone on behalf of my colleagues i am honored to join in welcoming some very special guest today. It will tell their stories and why what is happening on the floor the house is in immoralit immorality, a betrayal of the role we have and will in that future generations. Campaign director for the senator of popular democracy diagnosed with als, thank you for being with us. Our rachel and carl here . They were here last night, they been around the capital advocating for a better and healthier america, thank you. Laura, mother of simon, simon is here with the party shirt on with his dog tigger. Laura is mother of 11yearold simon has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and some other issues she will discuss and the unique disorder. He benefits from medicaid. As you all know Sister Simone campbell, executive director of network, a lobby for social justice, you will be hearing from them and are distinguished ranking chair on this issue. Thank you richie n
Minority leader nancy pelosi held a news briefing to discuss democrats opposition to the tax bill. She is joined by richard neal. This is a half hour. Rep. Pelosi good morning everyone. , i amalf of my colleagues honored to join in welcoming some special guests today. They will tell their stories and why what is happening on the floor of the house is an immorality. It is a betrayal of the role we have to meet the needs of the American People, it will in debt future generations, and lets hear their stories. Campaign director for the senator of a pop center of popular democracy diagnosed with als, thank you for being with us. His rachel here . They have been around the capital advocating for a better and healthier america. Here with his, dog. She is the mother of an 11yearold son who has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and other issues that laura will discuss. Simon benefits of from medicaid. ,ou note Sister Simone campbell the lobbying for catholic social justice. You will be hearing
Theyre coming in this afternoon to take up a bill combating Gang Violence and criminal aliens and enhancing public safety, making it easier to deport criminal gang members. Then theyll get back to work on the bill theyve been or for three or four days, the 2018 federal spending package, amendment debate and votes throughout the afternoon. Live house coverage is here on cspan. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Thank you, dear lord, for giving us another day. As the difficult work of appropriations continues in the congress, we ask your blessing upon the members and their staff who have done the detailed work to produce legislation for the government of our nation. May their work be blessed with success
Pass, but they have put their name next to some of the worst provisions in this bill. So, again, if we look and we should be sadder that this passed, we are. The uncertainty in peoples lives but maybe we had to hit rock bottom and that is what is happening in the rose garden, rock bottom. Reporter were reporting at the Washington Examiner that the senate reports they wont take up this bill, they are going to write their own. Any comments on that . Ms. Pelosi i have heard that. Reporter whose idea was the singing on the floor from your side . I think that was spontaneous. Have no idea. They all just seemed to burst into song. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] its likely well be hearing more about the Health Care Replacement bill passing the house from president trump. Hell be in new york city tonight there to commemorate the 75t
Americans off of their Health Insurance coverage. I dont say that. C. B. O. Says that, which is perhaps why we dont have a c. B. O. Report on the amendment. It includes 7 Million People who are covered through their employers. It is a vote to make coverage unaffordable for one in four americans with preexisting conditions and rationed care through high risk pools. It is a vote to impose an age tax on old americans. Quite a hike. Its a vote to force americans to pay more for less to raise premiums 24 to 29 on average over each of the next two years. C. B. O. Says that, not me. And no matter how republicans try to spin it, Health Care Advocates from the a. M. A. To aa rmp p and everybody that foles have said that it ends protection for those with preexisting conditions. It ends protections for those with preexisting conditions. It ends protections for those with preexisting conditions and takes away essential Health Benefits like doctor visits and emergency room visits and prescription d