Ms. Pelosi today, we celebrate a wedding in washington, d. C. I convey that to you because it is a source of joy to us as she is a source of joy to the country and her personal happiness is lovely. In any event, here we are. Iran, impeachment. Let me start with iran. Today, we will have a resolution on the floor put forth by congresswoman alyssa slotkin. Were very proud of her experience, in terms of National Security, under democratic and republican president s, now a member of congress putting forth a resolution this week. Last week, in our view, the president the administration conducted a provocative disproportionate air strike against iran that dangered americans and did so without consulting congress. When i was informed of this attack the administration took responsibility for it over the weekend, i said, why did you not consult with congress . Well, we held it in closely. We held it in closely. No. You have a responsibility to consult with congress. No, we held it close. Whatev
Just seeing those young people, this veteran coming to speak for them, 90some yeereds old. At the end of his remarks he said i just want one message, i doesnt know if its appropriate to say, but i will, pray for peace. Pray for peace. Thats what we all do. Protect the American People is our first responsibility. Protect and defend, an oath we take. Not only of our constitution but of the American People. Pray for peace. Thats what we must do. So what happened in the view of many of us is no peace, its an escalation. Not that we have any confidence in the goodness, of the good intentions of iran. And we certainly do not respect and from my intelligence background know just how bad soleimani was. Not because we expect good things from them, but we expect great things from us. In terms of impeachment, you keep asking me the same question. I keep giving you the same answer. As i said right from the start, we need to see the arena in which we are sending our managers. Is that too much to as
Iran, impeachment. Let me start with iran. Today, we will have a resolution on the floor put forth by congresswoman alyssa slotkin. Were very proud of her experience, in terms of National Security, under democratic and republican president s, now a member of congress, putting forth a resolution this week. Last week, in our view, the president the administration conducted a provocative disproportionate air strike against iran that dangered americans and did so without consulting congress. When i was informed of this attack the administration took responsibility for it over the weekend, i said, why did you not consult with congress . Well, we held it in closely. No. You have a responsibility to consult with congress. No, we held it close. Whoever close means. As you see, there has been criticism from the republicans about the briefing that was put forth yesterday by the administration on this subject. Some have asked, do you agree this is the worst intelligence classified Briefing Congre
Subject some have asked do you agree that this is the worst. Intelligence classified briefing that congress has received from this administration as some of youve heard me say there is stiff competition for that designation as a nation of the worst so here we are to protect american lives and values we are passing today a war powers resolution to limit the president s military Actions Administration must use the escalate and must protect prevent further violence america and the world cannot afford law some of youve heard me say that in december a trip a bipartisan delegation the 75th anniversary of the battle of the balls it was just so remarkable to meet our v. I. P. s here are our veterans who served at the battle of the balls some of them also at normandy imagine the courage to majors most of them at the time but the compelling message from the veterans whos the veteran who spoke for them along with that came the belgium and the archduke of luxembourg and the president of germany th
And im sorry but what you mean is when people are buying insurance if the Health Benefits are changed and insurance policies are allowed to not cover certain things is it going to become more complicated to buy insurance. Thats right, senator. I dont think others is the way to im happy to respond, senator. There is a bit of ambiguity, in my view. There is a concept thats often used referred to actuary equivalency rather than to try to look at a list of benefits and say they have to be provided at the same level you can create some flexibility. If this were a car we would say its a 25,000 car. You need a motor but some believe its also essential to have a backup camera. You could have a 200 horsepower motor or you could have a 300 horsepower motor all for 25,000. You choose the list of options and how you will weigh them. Its my view that the state flexibility would be profoundly enhanced if rather than just speak of comprehensiveness, if it could be equivalent comprehensiveness if they