Stand in line for the help that before being admitted to the nih hospital. This has consequences for lives,. He future of our economy if you want to save the budget, spending,ole medicaid 80 of the beneficiaries are children. 80 of the money goes to Long Term Care because of alzheimers, because of parkinsons, and other neurological impediments. If you want to reduce the medicaid incentive, you fund nih. Find those cures. Help those people with a horrible diseases. Help the families and our country. Puffing. P huffing and thank you. There are only five days left in the fiscal year. Republicans continue to march us right to the edge of another cliff. This week the senate will pass a clean and continuing resolution at least until november 15. It is time to come together and pass a budget for the next year. This is the only sensible solution. Speaker boehner, House Republicans, Tea Party Members of the senate and others are playing highstakes poker but other peoples money. Let me tell you what i mean. Their threats are not going to affect them. Their threats will affect a lot of innocent people across america. He heard senator mikulski go through the list. Not to mention the thousands of federal employees across america uncertain as to whether they will be needed at work on Tuesday Morning or whether to show up. Republicans have decided they will use them as pawns in this political debate. If that is not bad enough, they take the next step. That is to threaten the debt ceiling and the paying of bills by our federal government. If they stand by their position and dont give us a clean extension of the debt ceiling, the victims will include not just federal employees, but all employees across america. The economist that we have met with have made it clear that the business roundtables have made it clear. This is a catastrophic strategy by republicans. It will cost us jobs in america because businesses to throttle back instead of moving forward and hiring people and putting them back to work. The republicans are playing highstakes poker with the lives of so many innocent people across america. It is time for this to come to an end. We will give them a clean c. R. Lets get on with the business that is important to this country of creating jobs and working to help the middle class in america have a fighting chance. I want to make one last point related to the 21 hour not a filibuster, but speech on the floor by the junior senator from texas. During the course of the debate, he told us a lot. Some of it was very interesting and personal about himself and his family and his father. The inspirations and his life. He went on at great length in doing so. He told us a lot of detail about his relationship with his family and a lot of personal things. I came to the floor and asked in a basic question. Where do you get your Health Insurance . The only thing he would say is that he did not take the federal insurance plan. The plan that we all have. He has refused to tell the press where he gets his Health Insurance. This man stood there for 21 hours lecturing us about americas Health Insurance coverage and will not tell the public what his Health Insurance coverages. It is time to ask. How is he getting his Health Insurance . What is the employer contribution for his Health Insurance . Is that not important to ask echo he raised the issue. Ask . That not important to he raised the issue. How many times on the floor did he tell you about the amendment and Health Insurance for members of congress and their employees . How many times did he raise that issue . Not once has he come clean to explain his Health Insurance. If he is one of the lucky people who is wealthy enough to buy the biggest plan in the world god bless them. I can tell you an awful lot of people depending on the president s Affordable Care act do not have that luxury today. Senator cruise would deny them the opportunity to buy Health Insurance. Ask where he gets Health Insurance. I think it is an important question and one he raised with his own debate. Thank you, everyone. Thank you to my colleagues for the great work on this. Were seeing crusades from the far right of the Republican Party. Their goal is to hold the government and the American People hostage until we do lay, defund, or derail obamacare. What they are doing is nothing new. House, the republican and handingaved them the key is to let them run the show. This is the time clock before they shut down the government. That is a disgrace. Willknow that their c. R. Never pass this body and will never be signed by the president. Wentinuing resolution are watching an attempt to force thatront of another same show. If you voices on the far right of the Republican Party have pledged they will do everything in their power to block the senate from passing a clean c. R. In this episode, there is a plot twist. For the First Time Since the hard right movement on obamacare , Republican Leadership in the senate, backed by the majority of their caucus began pushing back. Leader mcconnell and senator koran made it clear that despite their objections to obamacare, they will allow the debate to move forward. Despite the pressure from outside groups and members of their own party who are making this issue for real conservatives, these leaders have said, enough is enough. You do not see Mitch Mcconnell out there mounting a campaign to try to get that caucus to block the c. R. And cause a shutdown. Put us in a shutdown mode over obamacare. They are not. It is because of their position, everyone voted to move forward. Cruz was in the position of first thing against it and then for it. He knew that if he voted against be able to count one hand who would go with them. That is because many decided not s game. Cruza my friends from kentucky and texas are both up for reelection this year. Despite these pressures, they refuse to go along with the extreme position of the hard right and now the senate under harry reid leadership is on the top on avoiding that mistake. Why is this important . Goes back toe c. R. The house, it will be up to Speaker Boehner to decide if he wishes to cave in to shut down the government or stand aside and allow the government to open. Lead offollow the senators mcconnell and corn and and cornyn . In to the wishes of the tea party . Boehner is in a stronger position to resist the mcconnell. He does not have a primary. Why doesnt he step up to the plate and do the right thing and allow a clean c. R. To go through . If they consent up to the hard right with riemer talent is nipping at their heels, Speaker Boehner ought to be able to do the same thing. Is he vulnerable to a challenge . No more than senator mcconnell is. Speaker boehner would be wise to take a page from the Senate Republicans leaderships book. He would be wise to stand up to the extreme members on the hard right of the caucus and say we have tried it your way and it has failed. He would be wise to take up a clean c. R. We will pass it and put it on the floor. , even over theit vocal objections of the extreme right you want to hold the government hostage. Speaker boehner did the right country, party, his the congress, and he would be better off for it. Will speaker banal step up to the Speaker Boehner step up to the plate . Only time will tell. Republican leadership has allowed the tea party to which our party to the brink of a crisis. Now they need to step up and work with us so we do not go over the edge. Notice more frustrated than i am that republicans have spent the last six months blocking us from starting a budget conference. I told everyone again and again the only way to avoid lurching into another crisis is to come to the table before we are staring down the clock. They knew that, but refused to come to the table. We are days away from a Government Shutdown. Theres only one responsible path forward. Republicans are focused on the internal battles and are fixated on pandering to that tea party. Senate democrats are going to pass a clean, short term bill to prevent a Government Shutdown. It should not be difficult. We want to keep the government open at the current level will work continues with a longterm budget deal to responsibly replace sequestration and end the constant crises. Thisparties have said years spending levels are far from ideal. The Senate Budget request to sequestration with the equal mix of spending cuts and new revenue. Aised by closing loopholes they would pay for programs with deeper cuts to families and jobs all to protect the wealthiest americans from paying a penny more. The resolution does not solve all of our problems. We have a lot of work to bridge that divide. Absolute very minimum is that we should be able to reject our family and economy and prevent a Government Shutdown. The senate is going to pass our bill. We will send it back to the house. Republicans need to put an end to the tea party tempered tantrum and pass our bill without any gimmicks or games and work with us to create jobs and tackle our deficit and debt responsibly. Families across our country are angry and are disgusted. They want us to Work Together. The last thing we want to see is another Tea Party Crisis that drives us even further apart. The speaker doesnt understand this by now, i will spot offer him. The tea party has her interest in making a deal. They want a shutdown. They will push us to the next crisis. Just one more boxed canyon. The reality is the only path forward is for democrats and republicans to come together and Work Together on a bipartisan deal, which is what we have been asking to do for six months. Open andgovernment allow us to get to work. House republicans are doing a few things. Theres a short term bill that would keep the government funded while this fight continues. Is that something you could support . I do not know what they will do. We have made it clear that we want a clean c. R. That is what we will vote for. We will not play any games. When i gave my opening remarks to you right now, they do not know what they will do. They are throwing all this mud in hoping something will stick on the wall. Have got about 15 items that anne to see included in increase of the debt ceiling. Or any of those items things that you could expect or compromise on . No. Have you had any conversations with Speaker Boehner . Not a single one. There is an easy way out of the path. All five of us have said so. And thea clean c. R. Debt ceiling. That is the path forward. Theres no need for conversations. We have spoken loudly and clearly. We have the support of the resident of the United States. I hear a voice. Are you willing to negotiate on the debt ceiling if turning off the sequester crexendo. Are you willing to negotiate on the debt ceiling if turning off the sequester no. Look at what it is doing. That is sequestration. 3. 6 billion. It is the envy of the rest of the world. The genius that runs this, Francis Collins democrats in the recent past have voted to repeal a medical tax. I know that you are not against speculation, that might welcome back. What all democrats vote against it or repeal it . Listen, i know you have been listening, but we want a clean c. R. And that is what we will get. They want to shut down the government. Days, 11 hours, 22 minutes. They can play away all they want. I should not have said that. They said they would not support that on the c. R. We have said and senator durbin was closed yesterday laying out on the floor that if they want a deal with all of these issues, less do it without a gun to the head of the american lets do it without a gun to the head of the American People. Lets do it with a separate piece of legislation. Were not going to play games with the American People. The message is getting through. Came out today. 80 of the americans think what they are doing is foolishness steps in the five percent of the republicans believe that. The art talking about walking over a cliff. A big one. This is a time that calls for leadership of the House Republicans. I am thankful that we have john mccain and others in the senate and republicans who cant convince the two leaders yn that thisd corn is a path of oblivion for us. We need someone thank you, everyone. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] senators spoke with reporters midday on thursday. A bill is expected to pass and be sent back to the house without a provision defunding the Health Care Law. The house could take up the bill as early as noon on saturday. The spending and the Health Care Debate continues on capitol hill. President obama talked about the Health Care Law in a speech at a Community College in suburban washington. This is an hour. [cheers and applause] how are we doing Prince Georges CountyCommunity College . [cheers and applause] you all look great. Excited to meet the president . [cheers and applause] so my. Thank you for coming out to give the president such a warm reception. Thank you to charlene for her good work here. Thank you to a great county executive. Lets give it up for him. Thank you to steny hoyer and our entire delegation from the great state of maryland, Barbara Mikulski we are very well represented. Ladies and gentlemen, my fellow marylanders, progress is a choice. Choice. Tion is a whether we give you and your children a country of more or a country of less, these are all choices. That is why we have answer the president s call to do more and not less, to educate come in a they, rebuild. Resultschieving better and faster job creation and upward economic mobility. Theres one other call that the president has made to us. , we spent about six percent of our nations product on health care. Today it is 17 . Those are dollars wasted that could be creating jobs and expanding opportunity. That is why in maryland, we have chosen to be an early implementer of the Affordable Care act. [cheers and applause] Lieutenant GovernorAnthony Brown has led the charge. Were looking forward to implementation. When we implement the Affordable Care act, when we implement obamacare, that would give maryland a competitive advantage to create merge jobs and more opportunity. Hat is what this is all about our president understands that. Our president understands that creating a way so that all citizens can get health care is not only the right thing to do for every individual, but the necessary thing to do for our economy. Create jobs, strengthen the middle class. Ladies and gentlemen, i introduced to you the president of the United States of america. [cheers and applause] hello, maryland. Hello, pgcc [cheers and applause] good to be back in pg county. Give it up for one of the hardest working and most effective governors and most effective governors in the country, governor martin omalley. [applause] is great to be with all of you here today. I love you. I love you back. We have a few folks who work so hard on behalf of the people of maryland every single day. We have a senator here. Steny hoyer is here. And congresswoman Donna Edwards is here. [applause] and all of you are here. Sometimes you need to escape politics for a little bit, even if you are a mile or two outside the beltway. That a lot of you have seen some antics going on in congress right now. So, i wanted to take some time today to speak with you, the people who send us to serve about something that is critical to our families, our businesses, critical to our economy. That is the reform that we are making to our Health Care System. There has been a lot of things said, a lot of misinformation, a lot of confusion. More are few things fundamental to the Economic Security of the middle class and everyone who is trying to get into the middle class van health care than health care. For a long time, america was the only advanced economy in the world where health care was not a right, but a privilege. More, we got less. We left tens of millions of americans without the security of Health Insurance. By the time the financial crisis hit, most folks remains had more than doubled in about a decade. About one in 10 american to cut the health care through their employer lost that coverage. The Health Care System was not working. The rising costs of health care burdens businesses and became the biggest driver of our long term deficit. More. As always been about everywhere i went as i ran for president back in 2007, 2000 and eight, everyplace i have gone as president , i would hear stories from folks just like you. Coverage because of a pre existing condition. Cancer survivors the have to choose between their homes or their health care.