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British politician (born 1975)
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:49 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, May 12, 2016, at 9:30 a.m…
I thank the majority leader, Senator McConnell, the Democratic leader, Senator Reid, and my colleague, Senator Feinstein. What we have done is approved eight more amendments by Senators with a voice vote, and we have already agreed to have…
I thank the Senator from Illinois for his advocacy of keeping America No. 1 in the world in supercomputers and exascale computing. He has a special knowledge of that because of his intimate knowledge of Argonne National Laboratory in…
I thank the Senator from Maryland. Amendments Nos. 3802 and 3803 to Amendment No. 3801
The answer to the Senator from Arizona is, no, it is not. In fact, if it were, this line would be higher. So it is this line plus the interest on the debt. Mr. McCAIN. Obviously, it makes it much more compelling. Obviously, that all would…
Of course. Mr. McCAIN. Is the interest on the national debt included in that red line?
On behalf of the Senator from California and myself, I ask unanimous consent that the committee- reported substitute to H.R. 2028 be withdrawn and that amendment No. 3801 remain pending and be considered the committee-reported substitute…
For more than 50 years, the Older Americans Act has been effective in large part because these successful programs are funded through flexible grants to States. States know best what services will be most beneficial for their residents to…
The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on February 25, 2016, at 2 p.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Nomination of Dr…
The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on February 24, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Zika Virus…
The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on February 23, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``ESSA Implementation…
Reserving the right to object. The Senator from Washington has 5 minutes to go. I have 10 minutes to go. The vote is at 5:30. So I guess----
The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on January 28, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Generic Drug User Fee…
I once again thank the Senator from Pennsylvania for being both a passionate advocate and skilled legislator in helping us come to a result here that meets most of the goals of the Senators who spoke about this, at least for the next 2…
I thank the Senator from Georgia, and I salute him. The Senator from Georgia is a former chairman of the Georgia State Board of Education. His experience there, his work with Senator Murray on early childhood education, and his insistence…
Six minutes remaining. We have heard a lot in the news about co-ops. Co-ops were an invention of Obamacare that were designed to provide health care to many Americans. I know that in South Carolina, for example--closure of these co-ops for…
I say to Senator Isakson, I recall one of the most vigorous debates we had 5\1/2\ years ago was first the President saying: We won't touch Medicare. Next thing you know, they took $700 billion out of Medicare to spend on new programs, at a…
Memphis is proud of the fact that it is a center for medical device innovation. Some of the leading medical device companies in the world are located in Memphis, TN. The Obamacare bill--part of its trillion dollars in new taxes included a…
Senator Isakson, before he came to the Senate, was a small businessman in Georgia. Probably the largest employer in our country is the hospitality industry--restaurants, hotels, that sort of thing, employing many young people, many…
Senator Cassidy, of course, has a unique perspective on this as a practicing physician. I think he still practices some--as much as he can within the Senate rules--but he sees patients regularly. I ask Senator Cassidy, what was the effect…
The essential problem with Obamacare for people who buy individual insurance, it seems to me, I say to Senator Isakson, is that Washington tells you what insurance to buy. I think of a woman named Emilie in Middle Tennessee who has lupus…
What the Senator is saying, if I hear him right, is that in the worst of circumstances, the effect of Obamacare on some of the people he is talking with means they are working less hours, so they have less money. Their insurance premium is…
I thank the Senator from Georgia for his leadership on the HELP Committee on which all of us serve. One of the newer members of the HELP Committee brings a lot of expertise: Senator Cassidy from Louisiana. He wasn't there, at least not in…
And I wonder if the Senator has been hearing from some of his constituents about their premium increases.
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