Today on the nomination of the middle district of tennessee court, about to limit debate set forth by 30 00 easter. Live Senate Coverage now on cspan2. Senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, abide with us when other helpers fail and comfort flees strengthen our senators with your might. Provide them with a perseverance that completes the task, a courage to face every fear, and a fidelity that brings glory to your name. Help them to live such exemplary lives that they will infect others with the contagion of love of you, lord, give them the gentleness and symmetry to bring healing to our nation and world. Whatever they do, may they do it for you, the author and finisher of our destinies. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justic
Mrs. Ernst mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mrs. Ernst mr. President , i rise today to urge Senate Democratic leadership to end their reckless Government Shutdown. Its no secret that over the years ive made clear that i dont like funding our government from one shortsided bandaid bill to another. We must establish a path forward to responsibly fund our government for the long term. Its responsible and right thing to do for our military, for future generations, for our veterans, and for the American People. But rather than finding a longterm funding solution to ensure stability in our military, the Senate Democratic leadership has decided to shut down the government. So what does that mean for our military . Well, for starters, critical defense projects have come to a halt. We can also see delays in maintenance of our critical aircraft, ships, our weapon systems at a time when our adversaries are becoming more aggressive and more advanced. And our Service Memb
Live now to the floor of the United States senate. They are back from their summer recess and our live coverage picks up right here right now on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black , will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal and sovereign god, the earth in its fullness belongs to you. Teach us to live by your prece precepts and follow your plans. Guide our lawmakers in the challenging decisions they face. May they build up rather than tear down using their powers to keep dreams from becoming nightmares. Give them the wisdom to know that history will judge them by whether they act with courage or cowardess. Lord, lead our senators in their efforts to guide our citizens to the better angels of our nature. May our lawmakers make the commitment to stand for right, though the heavens fall. And, lord, we pray for those affected by Hurricane Harvey and for those bracing for hurricane irma. We pray in your merci
We leave a last minute or so of that interview to take you like to the u. S. Senate about to gamble in print lawmakers expected to work on 2018 defense programs and policies. Starting of the session with a moment of silence for the 16th anniversary of the 911 attacks. Will take you life out to the floor of the senate. Here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our shelter and shield, today we remember 9 11. As we recall the tragedy and and heroism of that day, we better understand that freedom isnt free. We remember how the pain united us so that we knew that we were not hyphenated americans, but one people. Infuse us in these contentious times with a similar spirit of oneness inspiring us to work for the wellbeing of all people. Lord, we are grateful for the protection you have provided us for the 16 years since this calamitous day. May we continue to tru
If i knew that these costsharing reduction subsidies were coming, it would be 10 . I can eliminate 20 of the anticipated increase in premium cost if these subsidies came through. Well, its pretty clear to me, this is sound policy on a bipartisan basis that would have a dramatic impact in reducing the costs of the subsidy the cost of premiums to many individuals. That came through loud and clear in every meeting we had with senators murray and senator alexander. The second thing they talked about was state reinsurance. And i dont understand that as well as some, but it has worked in states where the state picks up a share of the liability for Health Insurance between certain dollar amounts, and so the private Insurance Companies dont end up with that burden. Because of this reinsurance, they are able to keep premium costs down. The third thing is to provide states with more flexibility without undermining some really fundamental issues, without undermining, for example, preexisting cond