Weve had this year and were leaving this here to honor our over 40year commitment of live gaveltogavel coverage of congress. House lawmakers are coming back in for more member speeches. They will consider a measure to impose sanctions of chinese producers of synthetic opioid. House leaders are hoping to finish Appropriations Bills for military and construction projects. As always, live coverage of the house on cspan. Pursuan t to clause 8 rule 20 the chair will postponequestions on which a recorded vote of the yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. The house will resume proceedings on postponement questions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition . I move the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 1684 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. H. R. 1684 a bill to require the secretary of state to submit an annual report to Congress Regarding the ties between c
Quorum call mr. Casey mr. Pres mr. Carper mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that i speak as if in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Casey the republican bill, and im referring to the House Republican bill that the senate now is considering in addition to other ideas is in my judgment not really a tax not really a Health Care Bill but a tax cut bill. Its a tax cut bill for the super rich, not only the rich but the wealthiest, literally the wealthiest few americans while increasing costs for middleclass families. It gives states the options forker for allowing you states to discriminate again like they did before the a. C. A. Was passed. And also would allow those same policies to devastate our hospitals, particularly those in rural communities. I live in a state where 48 out of 67 counties are in fact rural counties. The republican bill would rip away health care according to the Congressional Budget Office, would rip away health care from 23 million a
Quorum call mr. Casey mr. Pres mr. Carper mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that i speak as if in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Casey the republican bill, and im referring to the House Republican bill that the senate now is considering in addition to other ideas is in my judgment not really a tax not really a Health Care Bill but a tax cut bill. Its a tax cut bill for the super rich, not only the rich but the wealthiest, literally the wealthiest few americans while increasing costs for middleclass families. It gives states the options forker for allowing you states to discriminate again like they did before the a. C. A. Was passed. And also would allow those same policies to devastate our hospitals, particularly those in rural communities. I live in a state where 48 out of 67 counties are in fact rural counties. The republican bill would rip away health care according to the Congressional Budget Office, would rip away health care from 23 million a
Quorum call mr. Casey mr. Pres mr. Carper mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that i speak as if in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Casey the republican bill, and im referring to the House Republican bill that the senate now is considering in addition to other ideas is in my judgment not really a tax not really a Health Care Bill but a tax cut bill. Its a tax cut bill for the super rich, not only the rich but the wealthiest, literally the wealthiest few americans while increasing costs for middleclass families. It gives states the options forker for allowing you states to discriminate again like they did before the a. C. A. Was passed. And also would allow those same policies to devastate our hospitals, particularly those in rural communities. I live in a state where 48 out of 67 counties are in fact rural counties. The republican bill would rip away health care according to the Congressional Budget Office, would rip away health care from 23 million a
Quorum call mr. Casey mr. Pres mr. Carper mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that i speak as if in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Casey the republican bill, and im referring to the House Republican bill that the senate now is considering in addition to other ideas is in my judgment not really a tax not really a Health Care Bill but a tax cut bill. Its a tax cut bill for the super rich, not only the rich but the wealthiest, literally the wealthiest few americans while increasing costs for middleclass families. It gives states the options forker for allowing you states to discriminate again like they did before the a. C. A. Was passed. And also would allow those same policies to devastate our hospitals, particularly those in rural communities. I live in a state where 48 out of 67 counties are in fact rural counties. The republican bill would rip away health care according to the Congressional Budget Office, would rip away health care from 23 million a