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Before us. Our work today is a ministerial nature. We are here to combine the legislative recommendations from the finance and the energy and Natural Resources committee and report the combined bill to the full senate. I remind my colleagues that section 310 b of the budget act states when more than one committee of the house or senate is directed to determine and recommend changes, each such committee so directed shall promptly made determinations and submit said recommendations to the committee of the budget of its house which upon receiving all such recommendations shall report to the house...

And a picture outside the hearing room taken a bit earlier, as protesters gathered in the hallway outside the Senate Budget committee. Many of them shouting kill the bill, dont kill us. The hearing was interrupted several times as police removed demonstrators from the hearing room. The Senate Budget committee met today, and approved legislation to reform the tax code, and open the Arctic National wildlife refuge to expanded oil and gas drilling. The 521page combined reconciliation bill contains three major pieces of legislation. Tax reform and the individual Health Insurance mandate repeal bil...

Recommendations to the committee of the budget of its house which upon receiving such recommendations shall report to the house. This is a different process from the markup of our budget resolution. We are operating under the constraints imposed by the statute. Practice ofith past the committee, when considering reconciliation bills, no amendments are available or todays market. Todays markup. Members who wish to amend this legislation will have that opportunity on the senate floor, where the bill will be open to an unlimited number of amendments. But today well vote only on whether to report ...

Several times by protesters. The tax bill now goes to the senate. The committee will come to order. As the congressional budget act prohibits the Budget Committee from substantially changing the proposed legislation before us, our today is administered area of nature. We are here to combine the recommendations and to report the combined bill to the full senate. I remind my colleagues that section 310 b of the budget act states when more than one committee of the house or senate determined to recommend changes, each such committee so directed will make such recommendations and submit said recom...

All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Thompson, for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the nation observed the National Miners day which was designated by congress to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners both past and present. Mr. Speaker, im the proud grandson of a pennsylvania coal ner, and National Miners day do...