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Humming humbling ourselves and seeking your help. I want to thank you, first of all, for who you are, thank you for your goodness, your mercy, and grace in each of our lives and thank you for the blessings that you give to us every day. What i want to thank you for each and every representative and all they do to direct our great country. I pray today that would you have your hand of grace and guidance upon them. I pray god, that would you give them had the wisdom they need on a daily basis to f...

Senator voice vote unless there is an objection. Those in favor say aye. Opposed. Accepted. Senator staben nows will be next and changed her amendment and ask that to be next. Senator sanders are you waiting . Senator stabenow we made a small change. If you would like to senator small change. See if we can comply with that. Longterm spending. Senator i hope we have that continued bipartisan spirit that information is a good thing if we are going to solve a problem we have to define it properly a...

Are healthier. But the republican budget puts all of that at risk because it is a dark vision for the future that says to everyone across america that youre going to have to work harder for less. And here are a few examples because we, even though unemployment is lower, weve got to do better with paychecks, with takehome pay and higher wages. Here are a few examples. When you think about how do we boost wages across america. I had an amendment last night to make sure that america keeps its numbe...

Rule. Each amendment shall be debatable equally controlled by a proponent and opponent. No pro forma amendment shall be be in order. And may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. The chair of the committee of the whole, in recognition on the basis of whether the member. Amendments shall be considered read. The clerk will read. The clerk the following sums are appropriated for energy and Water Development for the fiscal year 2016. Namely, title 1 corps of engineers, Civil...

They are a transit country. Mr. Chairman, please not in order. Malaysia is a destination and source and transit country for men, women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. Many of the companies known as outsourcing Companies Recruit workers from foreign countries. Contractor based labor where the employee is employed by the Company Creates day to day issues for emp employers. Contract recruitment and fees deducted from workers wages make them vulnerable to debt bondage. Th...

House that is doing all that we can to ensure that our veterans get timely care and the best care that we can provide them. This is cynical and its shameful and i believe, i believe that the American People can see straight through it. So i hope again, madam chair, that the president will reconsider this position. Because there is no place, no place here in this bill for political gamesmanship when it comes to our military families and our veterans. Thank you. I yield back. The chair the gentlem...

Please keep the questions short, identify yourself first. Jim toland. As a followup, clearly obamacare hasnt been the most popular legislation or program with the republican party. And it does seem like people talk about repeal and replace but theres much more focus on repeal. The question really is, whats the replace . Status quo wasnt working very well either. 50 Million People uninsured, its got to be more than well do it at the state level. Whats the program to get a program that actually ad...

Caller yes, i would like to say that we need to keep the conversation and its context. And the context is right now is that the state who has the power to exercise violence against individuals. In this case, were talking about black men. We need to keep it in the context. It has nothing to do right now with poverty which is a side issue that we can have. We can also have a side issue about black men committing crimes with each other because theres no phenomenon called blackonblack crime. Because...

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 floo...

A partyline basis. And now, my friends, they sowed the wind and are now reaping the whirlwind. So we need to repeal the Affordable Care act and we need to replace it. Because health care in america is still not satisfactory, nor have we fulfilled the needs and our obligations that we have to all of our citizens. The problems with the Affordable Care act are well known. A failed web site rollout that has hindered enrollment and the purchase of mandated coverage. As of december 17 only an estimate...