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Sustaining forces. But its no time to rest on our laurels. We have many others pressed that now is the time to keep the progress going, keep moving forward and not to expect the trend will continue, but to get ahead of it and keep moving down the path. I think from our good, certainly after the economic downturn, we did see a slowing in the growth of overall costs and medicine. Do we believe, 18 of gdp is health care. The unchecked prediction as to be 25 of gdp by 2025. Now is the time to impact...

The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our stronghold and defense, your judgments and will are perfect, so we place our trust in you. Thank you for the privilege of speaking to you in daily prayer. Forgive us when our prayers are so other worldly they are no earthly good. Forgive us also when we put politics ahead of progress. Lord, strengthen our senators today, helping them to not throw away their confidence in you. Inspire them to persevere in seeking to do your will, knowing that your promis...

1. And i ask for five more minutes. The presiding officer is there objection . Hearing none. Ms. Landrieu so this is the record. When people say democrats havent been willing to negotiate, that is false, false, false. We have been trying to negotiate for six months, and the way you negotiate is going to a budget committee. Now we are in control of the senate. The people elected us. No one appointed me here. The people of the United States elected us in a fair and square election. Some of us won ...

Applause ] [[ applause ] welcome governor martinez. We are pleased to have you here. Good afternoon. Lieutenant governor; Senate President pro tempore; mr. Speaker; democratic and republican leaders; esteemed members of the new mexico legislature; honorable members of the judiciary; former new mexico governors; tribal governors; senator udall; representative lujangrisham; representative lujan; distinguished guests; the states first gentleman, my husband, chuck franco; my stepson, carlo; my dear ...

Start on an issue that all of us i think are coming together on, no matter what party were in, and thats whats been happening to our military families. On sunday, as noted by the senator from kansas a few moments ago, Sergeant Patrick hawkins from carlisle, pennsylvania, was killed in action in afghanistan when his unit was attacked with an i. E. D. He was moving to the aid of a wounded range whefers killed. Due to the shutdown, Sergeant Hawkins family cannot receive the death benefit freu provi...

A Strong Economy relies on fairness and inclusion. And if we follow this, we will do three things. Create more jobs and deliver stronger education and build an economy that works for everyone. Of course, Economic Growth starts with jobs. Recovery began in january of 2010 and illinois has added 280,000 private sector jobs. Unemployment was at 11. 3 at the height of the great recession. Today it is at its lowest point in almost five years. Since last may billina has led the midwest and new jobs cr...

While were on the subject of Public Safety, im once again asking this legislature to repeal the dangerous law that gives drivers licenses to illegal immigrants. [ applause ] weve seen several fraud operations busted recently. Just last year, an elaborate scheme was uncovered in eastern new mexico where hundreds of drivers licenses were sold to illegal immigrants. The ringleader bragged that he made 30,000 a month. Ive put forward a strong compromise to repeal this law and still allow driving pri...

The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered this morning by our chaplain, father con roy . Conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Lord, you know there are Many Americans who look to the peoples house as uncertainty about the future of the economy and their livelihoods hang in the balance. Bless the members of the peoples house with the understanding that it is their work to develop the strategies and the plans to assu...

One of the rules that i was thinking about is that whoever is in the Minority Party, they be given three opportunities in one year, every year you get three opportunities, the minority speaker can bring a bill before the floor. Because with the tea party and all of the other people who are moving this ship, they are closing the government down. I believe if the minority speaker would be given like three opportunities to bring a bill before the floor, i think this could stop some of this gridlock...

Closure of National Parks, which did not stop some of them from berating park federal employees from enforcing the shut down. We have other members in this orwellian week, saying the shutdown is all about respect and we have got to get something out of this. We just do not know what it is. So finally, a moment of decency. Finally, we turn to the men and women who serve our country. 800,000 employees and we do something decent for them. We alleviate the angst of whether there will be a paycheck w...