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Is thursday but those significant proceedings arent expected to begin until next week this is a difficult time for our country but there is precisely the kind of. For which the framers created this and im confident this body can rise above short termism and factional favor and serve the long term best interest of our nation earlier i spoke with a correspondent hydro caster on capitol hill she explained whats next in this historic impeachment trial. Embers of the leaders of both parties framing this in its Historical Context calling upon you know the framers of the constitution Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell the Top Republican in the senate calling for putting aside this factionalism well you know thats not even a word used nowadays in the u. S. To describe the partisanship weve been experiencing in ....
The blast from missiles can cause buildings to shake and rattle and and can cause potentially concussions in people that are even outside of the Immediate Impact zone the other headlines in the u. S. Senate has formally launched the impeachment trial of president on a drum the chief justice of the Supreme Court has been sworn in as presiding judge along with 99 senators as the jury trumpets denounced the trial still starts next week and that process has been complicated though after an aide to Donald Trumps lawyer claims the president is guilty of pontus says trump knew exactly what was going on with the efforts to pressure the leader of ukraine more than 2700. 00 people event to guatemala in a fast growing caravan bound for the United States the migrants mostly from ....
Till january 19 and also turned off what would have been big custom medicare and a bunch of other entitlement programs. Xxx but would have been triggered by the tax cut bill because it would have increased the deficit so much. So that was a big win for Susan Collins who had secured that agreement from Republican Leaders as part of her vote for the tax bill. And the democrats basically went along with it in the senate, went along with turning it off, kicking the can down the road, and that means well have a whole bunch of Unfinished Business early next year with a lot of money at stake. Host what are the issues most contentious yet today . We heard from the House Democratic leader nancy pelosi on the issue of d. A. C. A. , socalled dreamers, estimated 700,0 ....
Senate plan. That is what the Congressional Budget Office projects. Explain how they, up with that number and what it means in the 10 years the cbo report covers. Guest they have a collocated and sophisticated peter model. Sophisticated computer model. They will offset the gains and losses, they ended up with 15 million you are people would e medicaid after 10 years 50 million fewer people would have medicaid after 10 years. There would be a lot of constraints on medicaid from the federal government. It would be capped for the first time. States would get less money. There would be fewer people. Help would go further down the income scale. The insurance they could buy would be less generous. People would not find it valuable to spend money for insurance that they would not be able to use because their deductibles and outofpocket spending would be so high. Those are the big top lines. This is compared to current law. T ....
Higher costs for Prescription Drugs, higher costs for preventative services, reduced benefits and a Medicare Program that would go bankrupt nearly ten years sooner. The Affordable Care act is working to help seniors with their expenses and keep the costs of health care down. We need to improve and build on the progress the law has made, not argue over tearing it down. Because this shouldnt be about politics. This should be about keeping the promise that we made to our seniors. Its about building on that promise, and i will continue to fight for them. Mr. President , i yield the floor. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from connecticut. Mr. Murphy thank you very much, mr. President. I appreciate my colleagues, senator warren, senator schumer and senator murray for joining us on the floor to ....