Tom Harkin: “The President has already said if the Republican measure were to pass and sent to him, he would veto it. That is a…”

“The President has already said if the Republican measure were to pass and sent to him, he would veto it. That is a nonstarter. Surely my friend from Tennessee does not want to cut out all of this funding that we do for hepatitis screening and colorectal screening, diabetes prevention, vaccination for our kids, all of which are funded. All of that would be ended by their amendment. I do not know what my friend is talking about in terms of student money and this and that. Their provision takes all of this money out of the Prevention and Wellness Fund. That is not what we want. We do not want to keep our kids from getting vaccinations or hepatitis screening or diabetes prevention in order to keep the interest rates low. Let's close the tax loophole that has been talked about, that both Senator Reid from Nevada and Senator Reed from Rhode Island talked about. Close that tax loophole and send it to the President. He will sign it. That way we will keep the interest rates down at 3.4 percent and not allow them to double on July 1. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who seeks recognition?”