Before i begin, lets call the meeting to order. Before we begin to take just a moment to say that our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been impacted over the past few days by hurricane irma. Of course, we continue to keep those suffering from the effects of Hurricane Harvey in our thoughts and prayers as well. These have truly been horrific events, and i hope and pray for the safety of everyone involved. I join with my colleagues in the commitment to doing all we can to assist our citizens who are in need at this extremely difficult time. We will see what we can do to help alleviate some of the pain. Now, the hearing were having today will come to order. 20 years ago senator ted kennedy and i came together to create the Childrens Health Insurance Program, or chip, in order to provide Health Corner for Vulnerable Children and family who were too poor to afford private coverage but still didnt qualify for medicaid. 20 years ago we were at something of a crossroads. The year
Program with the late senator ted kennedy. Before i begin, lets call the meeting to order. Before we begin to take just a moment to say that our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been impacted over the past few days by hurricane irma. Of course, we continue to keep those suffering from the effects of Hurricane Harvey in our thoughts and prayers as well. These have truly been horrific events, and i hope and pray for the safety of everyone involved. I join with my colleagues in the commitment to doing all we can to assist our citizens who are in need at this extremely difficult time. We will see what we can do to help alleviate some of the pain. Now, the hearing were having today will come to order. 20 years ago senator ted kennedy and i came together to create the Childrens Health Insurance Program, or chip, in order to provide Health Corner for Vulnerable Children and family who were too poor to afford private coverage but still didnt qualify for medicaid. 20 years ago we w
Program with the late senator ted kennedy. Before i begin, lets call the meeting to order. Before we begin to take just a moment to say that our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been impacted over the past few days by hurricane irma. Of course, we continue to keep those suffering from the effects of Hurricane Harvey in our thoughts and prayers as well. These have truly been horrific events, and i hope and pray for the safety of everyone involved. I join with my colleagues in the commitment to doing all we can to assist our citizens who are in need at this extremely difficult time. We will see what we can do to help alleviate some of the pain. Now, the hearing were having today will come to order. 20 years ago senator ted kennedy and i came together to create the Childrens Health Insurance Program, or chip, in order to provide Health Corner for Vulnerable Children and family who were too poor to afford private coverage but still didnt qualify for medicaid. 20 years ago we w
Administration doesnt want the American People to see. The president S Health Care law has been a failure, cant be fixed just by delaying one more part or by sending out the spin doctors one more time or by having one more press conference. I hope that when we return after the new year that president obama and democrats in congress will be ready to sit down with republicans to talk about real Bipartisan Solutions that puts patients and families first. Thank you, madam president. I yield the floor. Note the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. The presiding officer the senator from oklahoma. Mr. Coburn i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Coburn i wanted to spend a few minutes talking about the bill that were going to be voting on this afternoon. Im in my 10th year starting my 10th year in the senate and during that period of time, my numberone goal in coming to the senate was to try to righ
People still show up undecided. As long as they show up, were happy to talk to him. Who knows . Polls are open, people are voting. Anything can happen. On Andrea Mitchell reports, super tuesday. Voters heading to the polls on this important decision day across the country. In virginia the race for governor has been crowded with highprofile surrogates stumping for Terry Mcauliffe and Ken Cuccinelli. Today its all about who supporters turn out to vote. In the garden state governor Chris Christie is aiming to run up the score in his reelection bid and there are 312 races for mayor today including the election to replace new york city mayor Michael Bloomberg after two years in office. Every race covered including what tonights winners and losers could forecast for each partys future. You watch whats going to happen tomorrow. I absolutely believe what youre going to see tomorrow is something that hasnt happened in this state in a generation. I had all kinds of folks whispering in my ear tod