Agreements. Two days ago i spoke about the portion of this only wit omnibul that funds the department of state and foreign operations. But i also note and i can say this as the most Senior Member of the Appropriations Committee the bill also provides funding for many vital domestic programs that have suffered some very painful cuts in recent years. It provides increased funding for Public Health including mental health. Its going to increase the National Institutes of Health Budget by a billion dollars. In vermont, Rural Health Centers are essential for rural families. This bill includes 700 million more for these Health Centers nationwide. I know how important they are. I remember my first term in the senate helping to start one of our First Community Health Centers in the tiny county of grand isle county. Beautiful archipelago of beauty north of champlain. Some of the hardest hit from sequestration and the bill will help improve these programs by investing nearly a billion dollars. T
Mr. Hatch madam president , i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. The presiding officer the senate is not in a quorum call. Mr. Hatch okay. Then, madam president . The presiding officer th the senator from utah. Mr. Hatch i rise to speak about the process weve been seeing here in the senate when it comes to settling major pie pieces of legislation. If you look at how the senate operates these days, i dont think anyone would say that were the greatest deliberative body anymore. We no longer have real debates, most bills dont go through committee where they can be refined and improved, and when the Senate Democratic leadership decides to bring a bill to the floor, we are far more often than not blocked from offering any amendments. The unimhoimen unemployment inse legislation before us is a good example. Republicans have filed dozens of amendments to this bill. Some of them would definitely improve the u. I. Lels. Others would address others would address the underly
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