i'm pleased this measure prohibits any increase to tricare prime and tricare health care fees. finally the bill increases in $500 to $1,100 the amount of supplemental subsistence allowance to low-income members with dependents so members need not rely on food stamps. in closing, i want to say to my fellow republicans, inunderstand your opposition to the inclusion of hate crimes in the defense authorization bill. i committed to each of you that this vote should be a vote of conscience, and i understand you're on the horns of dilemma. i understand your opposition to hate crimes and i understand this terrible position you've been put in. but i know if you vote against this bill because of the hate crimes legislation, it does not diminish in any way your support of the troops and the men and women in our armed forces. when i became ranking member of the armed services committee, i made a commitment to each of you and our men and women in uniform and their families, that i would do everything my power to provide our soldiers, sailor, airmen, and marines with the support they despera

i'm pleased this measure prohibits any increase to tricare prime and tricare health care fees.ill increases in $500 to $1,100 the amount of supplemental subsistence allowance to low-income members with dependents so members need not rely on food stamps. in closing, i want to say to my fellow republicans, inunderstand your opposition to the inclusion of hate crimes in the defense authorization bill. i committed to each of you that this vote should be a vote of conscience, and i understand you're on the horns of dilemma. i understand your opposition to hate crimes and i understand this terrible position you've been put in. but i know if you vote against this bill because of the hate crimes legislation, it does not diminish in any way your support of the troops and the men and women in our armed forces. when i became ranking member of the armed services committee, i made a commitment to each of you and our men and women in uniform and their families, that i would do everything my power to provide our soldiers, sailor, airmen, and marines with the support they desperately need and

his family has the benefit of tricare, i would presume. it is true that medicaid is different. i would prefer the mandate did not exist either. i would like to preserve the law as it is. as it is, a permanent resident, until he has been here five years, would not be entitled to this benefit. this changes our law. i suggest to keep the law the way it is today. >> call the -- >> no. >> mr. conrad, no. no. mrs. lincoln. >> no. no by proxy. mr. schumer. mr. schumer, no. no. no. mr. nelson. no. mr. menendez. no. mr. carper no by proxy. mr. grassley. >> aye. >> aye. mr. hatch. aye. mrs. snow, aye. mr. kyle, aye. mr. bunning, aye. mr. crapo, aye. mr. roberts aye by proxy. mr. ensign aye by proxy. aye by proxy. mr. chairman. >> aye. >> no. no. >> the chairman votes no. mr. chairman the final tal se10 ayes and 13 nays. >> the amendment is not agreed to. >> my colleagues and i have a list here. it is unclear how many amendments there are. 11 or 12 amendments. i also note that most are amendments offered by democrats. there are only three on the list that are republican amendments. maybe