White house said we have an agreement to fix the dreamer problem, save these young undocumented immigrants from deportation and we will do something on Border Security. I was told that reporters on the hill were blindsided by this. Are you hearing anything from your republican colleagues . Rep. Jeffries to the extent that we had genuine bipartisan opportunities and moments in congress, that is what the American People want to see, the people i represent set me to washington to be part of the solution, not the problem. There should be a pause on the political process when it is time to govern. What we have seen over the last several years is the perpetual campaign playing out in washington, d. C. If we can arrive at a place where President Trump is willing to work with democrats in the house and senate to solve the problems of the American People, dealing with things like protecting the dreamers and getting the economy back on track and moving in a better direction, that would be a stro
On capitol hill, the house is in recess in the senate will be in the session for three days working on Defense Authorization and confirming the nominee for u. S. Solicitor general. It is also possible they will try to reveal the Current Health care law. Senator Lindsey Graham and bill cassidy of louisiana have introduced legislation that would replace current tax subsidies with law grants to states. The individual insurance mandate and scale back the medicaid expansion. As politico reports, Senate Republicans will schedule a vote on that this week. If it looks like it will get enough votes to pass, it will be the republicans last chance to repeal obamacare after september 30. Any repeal would require six votes 60 votes. You can watch it live at 3 00 eastern at cspan2. Coming up later on cspan, u. S. Trade representative Robert Lighthizer will speak at the center for strategic studies in washington, d. C. About the trump administrations approach to international trade. Well have that li
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Senate committee on health, education, labor and pensions will please come to order. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then well a introduce the witnesses. After the witnesses testimony senators will each have five minutes of questions. There is a vote scheduled for 10 30. I think what well do is continue right on through until about 10 45. And then well alternate going back and forth to vote. I think well have time for all of us to hear the witnesses testimony before we have to leave for the vote. Today were holding a hearing which is the second in a series on Prescription Drug costs and response to a bipartisan request led by senators cassidy, senator franken, along with senators collins, baldwin, murkowski, whitehouse, cap tow, sanders, enzi and warren as well as other senators interested in the subject. Not only was the request for these hearings bipartisan, but both this hearing and the first hearing on drug prices were bipartisan, which means senator mu
The committee on health, education, pensions and labor will please come to order. Senator murray and i will each have a statement and we will introduce witnesses. After the testimony senators will have five minutes of questions. There is a vote scheduled for 10 30. I think we will continue right 10 45. Until 10 4 and then we will alternate going back to vote. I think we will have time for all the witnesses testimony before we have to leave for the vote. We are holding the second in a series on Prescription Drug costs in response to a bipartisan request led by senators cassidy, senator franken, along with senators sanders,white house, and warren, as well as other senators who are interested in this object. Not only was the request for these hearings bipartisan, but both his hearing and the first hearing on drug prices were bipartisan, which means senator murray and i agreed on the witnesses. Despite this, our first hearing in june went so far off track that i delayed this hearing , inst