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Herman it expansion on section 179 and other longerterm extensions and the president blew it up so we will do a clean one year deal. Does that, kate your task next year . Yes we will have more work to do but this has more uncertainty. One question on that part of the president s objection is the income tax not being extended here which is some thing you talked about and supported. Even if youre unhappy with him on this point you take the point on income tax credit . I do intend taking up the issue on reforming income tax credit i put up a lot of put up a plan on a lot of issues surrounding pov...

Extremist effort. Their partisan base will be happy, but at the expense of the health of many women and families in our country. This bill will have a serious impact on the familys ability to make their own Health Care Decisions. It will raise taxes on hardworking americans, just if they happen to choose a health care that plan that this majority doesnt like. And for what . Some of my republican colleagues can score cheap political points. This is not what the American People want. They want an agenda that lifts people up. They want us to be working on legislation that creates jobs, boost payc...

On cspan. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] ash, National Chaplain for the American Legion. From long beach, South Carolina. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty and everlasting god, in whose name we trust and pray, it is fitting to pause if but momentarily to recognize you, the one in whom does finally reside all authority and power and by whose grace we are allowed to exercise that which you have committed to us. Accept our homage, o l...

Ms. Stabenow mr. President i would ask suspension of the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Stabenow thank you mr. President. Thank you. Mr. President , i think the American People deserve to see the contrast between how nominees were treated last decade during the Bush Administration versus how they are treated this decade during the obama administration. When former president bush nominated John Ashcroft to be attorney general. It was controversial. I was one of 42 democrats who opposed the nomination. And yet it only took 42 days for John Ashcroft to get a vote on con...

The chair on this vote the yeas are 164. The nays are 254. The amendment is not adopted. The Unfinished Business on the request for recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in part b of house report 11437 by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. Kennedy on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 2, printed in part b 6 house report house report number 11437, offered by mr. Kennedy of massachusetts. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request f...