Positive solutions to save and strengthen and secure medicare, medicaid and social security. And i cant wait to have our new members on the Budget Committee sink their teeth into these wonderful issues that are so important to solve if were going to get our fiscal house in order and create an economy that will thrive and grow. Third, i think that we have on the conservative side, we have either ignored or put on the back burner come back in, everyone grab their seats. Well begin our next session. We are excited to have congressman jeff duncan talk about his xpand act and the broader topic of energy across the country. I know senator demint is particularly excited the South Carolinaen on stage. I think you all know that jeff duncan has been a consistent conservative voice since coming to washington in 2010. That really, really important year of 2010. That class was really huge because it was a tea party surge sent here to washington to reform washington. And well hear later this afterno
The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, on this vote, the ayes are 54, the nays are 44. The motion is agreed to. Under the previous order, the senate will r resume legislative session. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 333, h. R. 3979, an act to amend the Internal Revenue code of 19 8 1986 and so forth, sigy 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. Is it the sense of the senate that debate on the motion to proceed to h. R. 3979, an act to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986, to ensure that Emergency Service volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Pat
And threats, i along with others have watched the developments in ukraine with concern. Mr. Keating particularly over the last nine months. Summit re the presenting the surprise announcement in november he would not sign an Association Agreement with the e. U. , our administration noted with concern the pressure exerted over ukrainian authorities to act against the interests of their own people. It began with russian threats of trade embargo and gas supply cutoffs in ukraine if they signed the Association Agreement. After peaceful demonstrators took to the streets in subzero temperatures, chilling cold, risking their own well being in kiev to protest the decision, russia threatened to withhold billions of dollars in promised Financial Assistance if yanukovych did not crack down on them. In mid february, dozens of protesters were tragically gilled Ukrainian Special police receivinged orers from thenpresident ian cue voach yanukovych. Now under the most disingenuous of pretexts, presiden
The finest education you can have is how to care for and perhaps save the lives of others and we were pleased to receive to following news from Ümit Karanar of CESV /112 Civil Emergency Service Volunteers and I understand they will be running another first aid training course for the English School of Kyrenia…
Seven local residents three individuals and two couples will be honored this spring by the senior services agency Avenidas with "Lifetimes of Achievement" awards.