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Rick Santorum is a former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, serving from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his conservative positions on social issues, including opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage. During his tenure, Santorum was involved in various legislative efforts, including those related to healthcare and education reform. He gained national prominence during his 2012 presidential campaign, where he focused on issues such as economic growth and family values.
The DeWine amendment accomplished everything that is absolutely necessary to fight global AIDS at this time. It is $2 billion. The authorization stipulated fully funding the authorization of $2 billion and $400 million to match the $800…
As a father of six little children who spend some time--not a lot of time--but some time on the Internet, just viewing the amount of spam, the pornographic spam that comes into my 10-year-old's site, in some cases, is just absolutely…
I am appalled by the filth he has to go through every day, whether it is e-mails or pop-ups, in trying to get his work done. We have to do something about this. I am as much for free speech and free advertising as anybody else, but it…
I know I just have a few seconds, but I do want to recognize the tremendous effort and work the majority leader has made over the years on this issue. His presentation, when he first came to the Senate, as the only physician in the Senate…
To compare the killing of a fetus to the removal of an intestine--a fetus like in this picture, where you can see that little hand, that is a 21-week-old. That is the age at which these children are killed by partial-birth abortion. To…
What the Senator from Nevada has suggested is instead of taking the normal course, which is the House has passed a bill, the Senate has passed a bill, and for us to go to conference to negotiate the differences, the Senator from Nevada is…
It is one thing to call into question his action. It is one thing to call into question his plan. But to call into question his motives is one of the things that I think disturbs many people on this side of the aisle, and, frankly, many…
I know both Senators know about the Fleming v. Nestor case in 1960--a U.S. Supreme Court case that said that Social Security benefits are not guaranteed. You do not have a private property right to Social Security benefits. It is a…
I want to clarify and put a question to the Senator. Using my numbers--these are not my numbers; these are the numbers from Department of Health, Education and Welfare back in 1975. The Senator says people didn't want to report that. I…
I can't imagine that--first of all, this number was derived from death certificates. If a person is dead, they are not going to report an abortion. There is no concern about a woman reporting her own death because she fears being…
In the year prior to Roe v. Wade, 1972, the total maternal deaths in the United States--total maternal deaths from all causes--was 612. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the total abortion-related deaths were 83. So I ask the…
I think of the young mother, struggling to raise her children in what is a challenging culture. She raises them to be good citizens and good Catholics. What should this mother tell her children? ``Sorry, in order to serve our government…
As head of the world's largest Catholic fraternal organization and as a former member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, I am dismayed that the course of Mr. Pryor's nomination compels me to make a point which by now should…
I just described what is my understanding as a Catholic of what the teachings of the church are and what the responsibilities as a faithful Catholic are as a member of the church. I also understand the oath of office you take and the role…
So according to what the Senator has just said, someone who considers oneself a faithful Catholic, faithful to the core teachings of the Catholic church, which leaves no leeway on the issue of abortion, under that understanding, someone…
Isn't there a case of the partial-birth abortion law in Alabama where he actually gave advice that would be contrary to what his personal beliefs are with respect to the issue of abortion?
If the Senator will yield, does the Senator from Utah, who I know is not Catholic, know that as part of the Catholic faith, one of the central teachings with respect to faith and morals is that it is not an option under the Catholic church…
Raising Mr. Pryor's ``deeply held beliefs'' in terms of his qualifications to serve on the Federal bench thus suggests a de facto religious test for public office, something clearly prohibited by the Constitution. Would the Senator from…
I understand the Constitution talks about, we shall establish no religion, and that is generally termed, in many cases, the separation of church and State, although the words ``separation of church and State'' do not appear in the…
I am willing to work on this matter further, and do agree that since the Senate's and House of Representative's versions on the adult day care language will be different, we will have to find a solution to our differences on this important…
Yes, we do share the same goal on this adult day care issue, and we do have some fundamental differences with one another's proposals and language on the matter.
It is provided through an intermediary, which is the exact same delivery mechanism of the fallback plan in this bill.
So there is no intermediary. The plan is actually run-- unlike the current Medicare plan, it is going to be run by the Federal Government without an intermediary?
Does your plan have the benefit actually administered by the CMS or do they, like the traditional Medicare plan, contract through an intermediary to provide the benefit?
Take a look at this letter. It is very clear that the reason these plans left was that we set the growth rate for Medicare HMOs at one-fifth the growth rate of the traditional Medicare Program, and obviously they couldn't continue because…
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