Finally the committee on health, education, labor, and pensions will come to order. I think everyone for their patience. We have a lot of votes on the senate floor. Reconvene this hearing. Of the extraordinary publichealth efforts that have driven down tobacco use and the enormous challenges that remain. The nation has made remarkable progress in the 50 years as the first Surgeon Generals report on smoking and health. That time does not carry has been cut by more than half. We have learned what works from smoke free workplace is to access to free Cessation Services from meaningful tobacco taxes to robust regulations to Media Campaigns led a wildly successful tips from a former smoker to commonsense marketing restrictions. We know what works. Yes, despite all these efforts and successes tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death and the u. S. Let me repeat that. Tobacco use remains the number one preventable cause of death in the u. S. Right now 16 million americans are
A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. A senator are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are in a quorum call. Mr. Pryor i would ask that it be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Pryor mr. President , i rise to talk about the business on the floor, which is the omnibus appropriation bill. Let me start by thanking chairwoman mikulski for her leadership. She has put long hours in this over the christmas and new years break where most people were home with families and doing things in their home state and on vacation, she never stopped working, and her team, her staff on the Appropriations Committee never stopped working, and the staff as always is kind of the unsung hero around here. They did so many great things to put this together, both democrats, republicans, house and senate. Everybody had to Work Together to get this done. Im proud that they did. Im also proud to be the one of the appropriations subCommittee C
You were not actually wounded during a war. During aa veteran period of time, but you were not in a war it self. I am a veteran era that. I was disqualified for three years. President obama came in and congress changed and allowed us to get in again. The thing that was not brought up this morning is that most people on medicare. Medicare pays up to 80 of your bills. , if they want to go private with this, they should allow you to go to medicare and have the v. A. Cover the 20 that is not covered by medicare. I think that would solve a lot of the delays. How about the tricare system . My mother was on that. It was excellent. The two,u combine youe and medicare can. I am not sure they pay for each. I believe the v. A. System takes out of medicare if you are on medicare and not be other way around. Thank you for your calls. Yourk you to continue with comments, suggestions, and reaction to todays hearing. Viacan send us your tweet cspan chat. Another Senate Hearing coming up. It is over ec
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