Unanimous requests. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection, so ordered. n mr. Cruz so the first unanimous consent request i would promulgate, mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h. J. Res. 72, making continuing appropriations for Veterans Benefits for the fiscal year 2014, which was received from the house. I ask further consent that the measure be read three times and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The presiding officer is there objection . Mrs. Murray mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from washington. Mrs. Murray mr. President , as the presiding officer knows and our colleagues know, i have spoken often of my own father who was a world war ii veteran who spent most of his life in a wheelchair, earned a purple heart. I know the sacrifices that our veterans make. As chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee before this, i fought
Today is the recall of disproportionate share funds to Public Hospitals who take care of uninsured and underinsured individuals. Mr. Kingston if i could, i want to ask you a question , on page four a little bit on the end of page 3, but the authority under this section shall not be used until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer nonpersonnel related administrative expenses. It seems pretty straightforward. My understanding is within the budget for the appropriation for the National Institute of health there is something is thats called the h. H. S. Path, that is 2 to 3 of the moneys appropriated for the National Institutes of health actually come back to the department of health and Human Services and used whatever purposes the secretary of the department of health and Human Services sees fit. Am i correct about that . You are. Its actually 2 1 2 , the administration wants to increase to 3. 2 . What our bill would do is put it at 1 . But the
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis we hear a great deal about weapons of mass destruction and it seems we have come close to detonating two of those bombs, incidents that have been kept secret until now. Awardwinning journalist Eric Schlosser has pulled back the information on what has been his book,n in command and control Nuclear Weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety. Lets dart our conversation on a personal note. I grew up in a place called bunker hill, indiana. There is an air force base and my dad served for 37 years and i grew up on this air force base and little did i know that in 1964, the year i was born, there was a major accident in bunker hill, indiana. A be 58 bomber was taxiing on the runway. The runway was icy and the bomber slid off the highway the runway and caught on fire. One was killed but there were five Hydrogen Bombs on that plane. Two of them were unharmed and one of them was scorched and one cau
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Finance chiefs of trial issized nations are urging politicians to quickly resolve their differences. The g20 finance ministers and Central Bank Governors wrapped up two days of talks. Their final statement says the World Economy is facing down side risks. It highlights signs of improvement in major industrialized economies and Slower Growth in many emerging nations. The statement focus on the u. S. Budget crisis. It says leaders need to take urgent action to address short term capital uncertainties. Its rare for u. S. Domestic issues to come under scrutiny at a g20 meeting. It sends a strong warning that usa default could seriously affect the World Economy. The statement also says volatility in capital flows remain an important challenge. Investors have been pulling their money out of emerging economies. They speculate policymakers are getting ready to scale back their stimulus measures. Japans foreign minister says his country will sign a u. N. Statement calling for a ban on the use o