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 before c. H. I. P. Was signed into law a rep Congress Passed and a democratic president signed a welfare reform bill which ended the entitlement to cash welfare. Welfare reform sought to replace a culture of dependency with an emphasis on work. The emphasis was to mov
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
In to start legislative work today. You can continue watching this and both of last weeks Senate Health Care Committee hearings on the individual Health Insurance market on our website cspan. Org. Live coverage of the u. S. House. Prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conro y. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god we give you thanks for giving us another day. As members of the peoples house return to washington, delayed by the storms that have blown through the southeast, we ask your blessing upon them. That they might be all the more focused in their work and as modeled by so Many Americans in their efforts these past days in helping their neighbors prepare to Work Together to address our nations most pressing needs. Continue to bless those who are recovering from hurricane destruction and those fighting still the storms of wildfire that plague our western states. Blanket those who fight to overcome these Natural Disasters with your spirit of strength and endurance and pres
If not all in favor say aye. All opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes have it. The nominations are confirmed en bloc. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 26, s. 129. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk calendar number 26, s. 129, a bill to reauthorize and amend the Sea Grant College program act and for other purposes. The presiding officer is there objection to proceeding to the motion . Without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent that the wicker substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to, the bill as amended be considered read a third time. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i know of no further debate on the