The speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 203, the nays are 224. The joint resolution is not passed. Without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the the house will be in order. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for the purpose of an announcement. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized. Members are advised that additional votes are now possible late they are evening and maybe this weekend, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion to instruct on h. R. 240 offered by the gentlewoman from california, ms. Roybalallard, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. The clerk will redesignate the motion. The clerk motion to instruct conferees on h r. 240 offered by ms. Roybalallard of california. The speaker pro tempore the question is on the
1 15. Up until then from this mornings washington journal, senator sanders from vermont. Host senator bernie sanders, senator from vermont, here. Thank you for being here. You served on the Budget Committee. We saw senator patty murray, the chairman, introduce her budget plan. Heres the headline in the Washington Times there are no sacred cows that calls for 1 trillion in new taxes. Whats your takeaway . Guest well, what it does is also call for substantial cuts, but it deals with deficit reduction in a balanced way. What the republicans want to do is do deficit reduction simply by cutting, cutting, cutting. Doing away with medicare as we know it. Right now converting that into a voucher system which we very, very onerous for senior citizens, making devastating cuts in medicaid which means that millions of millions of American People and kids will lose their Health Insurance. Massive cuts in education, in nutrition. Basically every program that in the middle of a terrible recession wor