the bill is 142 pages long compared to 2,700-page long obamacare bill. they can read the bill. if they have objections to the provisions, we can debate them but what they're talking about is a bill that does not exist which they have not read. i object. the presiding officer: the objection is heard. mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: minority leader. mr. schumer: would my dear colleague from texas yield for a question? the presiding officer: the senator from texas does not have the floor. you have the floor. mr. schumer: i would like to just then tell the -- my friend from texas, this is the bill. it was posted online a half-hour before we came online. and i'd ask a page to come over and bring it to my dear friend and ask him if this is the bill, which we have read. mr. cornyn: mr. president, all senators have a copy of this discussion draft bill. it is a discussion draft which will be open to an amendment process with unlimited amendments that could be offered by both sides following -- after which -- or before which we'll have a fullsome debate. our colleagues

same bill. same bill. out to the public, great bill, great plan. behind closed doors, what it really is -- mean. all the plaws that the president -- all the applause that the president gave to the -- the pre didn't say take up and pass the house bill. he didn't say it was a great plan or that it was very, very incredibly well crafted. he said it was mean. my republican friends ought to take this so heart. even president trump thinks what republicans are doing on health care is a cruelty to the american people. as we on this side of the aisle have said before, there's a better way. republicans shouldn't feel like this mean bill cooked up in secret is their own option. i've invited my republican friends to meet in the old senate chamber to discuss a bipartisan way forward on health care. the republican leader seems to have foreclosed that option, but the invitation remains and the sentiment remains. democrats are -- democrats are willing to work with our republican friends on improving our health care system. we have significant disagreements, sure,

there are subsidies in the bill. you pay a price if you pass the bill. work it out with the house and finally, you know, get a final passage. on the other hand, if you don't do it and you are a republican, most republicans have promised that they'll repeal and replace obamacare. there are arguments about whether this actually does that but it changes it in important ways. so either way you have a problem. one is people will be mad if you pass it and a lot of people will be mad if you don't. this is why this is so close and this is why this is so difficult. >> shannon: you have at least one democrat out of west virginia saying if they'll let us in the room we can talk about fixing this thing together. >> yesterday on fox news sunday senator durbin said he doesn't know of a single democrat who would be interested if voting for this bill and the president is right he can't count on a single democratic vote. >> shannon: and he has to work on republicans, too. >> bill: it could change every day. we know what the white house is doing. president trump is burnin

you don't release a bill before you finish writing the bill.ou write the bill, then you release the bill, that's what the senate has done. [indistinct question] >> if you are asking whether we have a cap adjustment, should we have our sense and mandatory, the answer is yes. the question is quality and quantity. >> reporter: do you anticipate the house -- >> it's premature to say. i haven't made that decision yet. they're just beating their process. >> reporter: can you address the bill? >> how many of you know what the blue slip problem is? this is a very technical issue. it's the constitution so he took that very seriously. my understanding is ways and means is giving the technical assistance needs. ed royce, chairman of the foreign affairs committee has indicated that he is very eager to move this bill, so we want to get it cleaned up. we need foreign affairs to their scrub of this legislation which is what we do on every time a bell comes over from a senate, but chairman rice wants to get this moving quickly. i don't know the answer to that.

you write the bill, then you release the bill. that's what the senate has done. >> they want to vote next week, is that enough time for the american public to digest and debate it? >> do you think the increase in discretionary spending appropriation should be matched by spending cuts elsewhere? the budget? >> yeah, if you're asking for if we have a cap adjustment should we have offsets in mandatory, i think the answer is yes. the question is quality and quantity. because it tracks so closely with the house bill, do you anticipate that the house would take up the senate bill? >> it's premature to say -- we haven't made that decision yet, they are getting the process. can you address the blue slip problem? >>ow many of you know what the blue ship problem is? this is a technical issue but it's the constitution so we take that seriously. my understanding is ways and means is giving the technical assistance the senate needs to make sure they can form what the origination clause and blue slip. ed royce has indicated he's eager to move t

it is not a health care bill. it is a wealth care bill. and for most americans, it is a catastrophic, cruel, and costly insult to their intelligence, their health, and our american values. it is a sham and a charade. making possible those cuts for the rich as cuts for them at the expense of our most vulnerable citizens, and it has been the result of a profoundly undemocratic process. secrecy and speed. despite the best efforts of our republican colleagues to keep americans in the dark about what this proposal would do, i have seen growing awareness. again, not only at these hearings but as i walk through the airport, as i march in parades twice over this weekend, as i attend public gatherings, whether it is boys state sponsored by the american legion for 16 and 17-year-olds or nursing facilities for elderly senior citizens. a growing awareness that this bill is bad, profoundly bad for the american people. the people i have heard from have prescriptions to fill, appointments to make, lives to live, but they have come to these hearings on ve

this is a tax bill disguised as a health bill. this is a bill that is the one of the biggest transfers of wealth in the -- from the middle class to the richest people and corporations in america. a tax bill, not a health care bill. that's why they have to do it now. so they can get on with their tax bill. but the suffering trumpcare will inflict on people is all too clear. that's why this disastrous bill has been condemned by the american medical association, the american cancer society, american diabetes society, american diabetes association, american heart association, american lung association, american society of clinical oncology, the cystic fibrosis foundation, age united, the childrens hospital association, aarp, the march of dimes, the list goes on and on. instead of reading all of these pages, i will submit them, without objection, for the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. under trumpcare, families, seniors, vulnerable children, americans with disabilities, people str

was not the best possible bill but the best bill possible. we're looking at a real challenge for senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. what's he going to do, kelly, to close it? kelly: he's going to work all weekend and so will all the people on the team. the phone lines will be burning up. the personal meetings will be happening and they're looking for ways to find some things that can induce some of these members. one to be watching for, opioid. opioid money is an attractive inducement to some of the members. i'm thinking of rob portman of ohio who could be brought along. shelly morcappitto of. a low-key donald trump, where the president is helping but a bit under the radar, letting mitch mcconnell run this but it's high stakes. i haven't talked to anyone who will say it will pass but they're going to work like heck to get there and they think that if they don't do this, it's a major failure for the party. the house did act, however their process was, however messy and unpopular their bill is, senate republicans feel immense pressure that

this bill is a commonsense bill, bipartisan. i would hope all members would join me in supporting it, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the time is reserved. the gentlelady from colorado. ms. degette: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. degette: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 2274, the hydropower play permit extension, or hype act. i'm pleased that the house is considering this legislation which was recently introduced by my colleague, mr. peters of the committee, to provide the federal energy regulatory commission with the authority to grant longer periods for preliminary and construction period of times and associated extensions under sections 5 and 13 of the federal power act. right now, as we've seen from the debating of these six bills today, this is something that can only be done by an act of congress on a case-by-case basis. as much as we've all enjoyed debating these extensions of time today, it

this bill is even worse than the house bill. if the house bill was mean, this bill is cruel and heartless. >> let me ask you this. >> if you have the exchanges in the individual markets, you have medicaid and how it's funded and you have tax cuts, you could do stuff about the individual markets. and just deep taxes to keep funding medicaid. right? they don't have to go together. this is an affirmative choice because majority ofs don't like people on medicaid. so by replacing the aca's medicaid and xiang, what are we do? it had state sanctioned monopolies to run programs in certain states. they won't have that. they'll have to compete with blue cross to compete for those customers who will get to choose which insurance plan they wanted. just like people on the obamacare exchanges can do today. that's progress. it will expand choice, improve the quality. >> you actually think that the net effect will be over the course of the country, more people insured? the cbo will not say that. >> the cbo will not say it. the reason is they be

he is a staff writer for the bill. have releasedcans their health care bill. how did this come together ? >>

if the senate bill is like the house bill, here's what it would do. it would take health care coverage away from 23 million working and middle-class families to finance a tax cut r for the richest 5% of americans. this is indefensible. there is no justification for giving millionaires a $50,000 tax break by taking health care away from our most vulnerable citizens. and i don't know of any that are asking for it. it's some kind of blighted political agenda that you can lead the elderly and the sick untended and justify $50,000 taxpayer, tax break for a millionaire. this would in medicaid as we have known it for 50 years by cutting $834 billion. p it eliminates protection for people with pre-existing conditions. it defines planned parenthood. f it denies all californians and new yorkers, all of them, taxir credits, unless the states change their laws requiring insurance companies to cover reproductive care, including abortion services. it's almost kind of a black male provision. i'm going to talk more about the potential changes to medicaid, known as me

the president said the house bill was mean. the senate bill may be meaner. the senate republican health care bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing, only this wolf has even sharper teeth than the house bill. it's clear that republicans know that cutting medicaid will hurt so many people in the middle class, so many in my home state of new york. republicans know that people want to sengs -- want essential health benefits. so they created a disguise by saying these changes won't occur for a year. but in reality, the senate republican bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing, only this wolf has even sharper teeth than the house bill. and we're potentially voting on it in a week -- no committee hearings, no amendments in committee, no debate on the floor save for ten measly hours on one of the most important bills we're dealing with in decades. that brings shame on this body. we won't even know the full cost or consequence of the bill until c.b.o. scores it. and that could take a few days more. how can my friend, the majority leader, expect this body to fairly consider th

bill. right now there is some doubt as to whether or not we're going to get enough cooperation from those in this chamber to make that happen again. i can remember four years ago when i was the ranking men and women on -- ranking member on the senate armed services committee, we didn't get this done until the latter part of december. if you wait around until the latter part of december and it passes midyear, we will have our kids, our soldiers over there not getting what they need to be getting in the way of hazard pay, flight pay and other things. it would be an absolute disaster. right now, they're watching us. our kids are over there watching us now to see what we're going to do with the most important bill that we pass every year. and so that's what we're going to get started. anyway, i applaud the president for the fiscal year 2018 budget request that calls for increase in defense spending and aims to fill critical readiness gaps that we have right now and we need to go off that baseli

bill? if they lose these guys, i don't think they get the bill passed through the senate. >> we got teams of reporters all over the capitol looking for senate moderates, conservatives in the house, watching the breakdown, nick johnson, thank you, jonathan, thank you, he'll be hanging out for the hour. thanks for. that remember, guy, even if the senate does pass this bill, whatever it is, it's not like it's a done deal. right? the house still has to sign off. they may not like what the senate suggests. when we come back, we will be joined by the key voices in the house, the chairman of the freedom caucus mark meadows, a spoiler alert. we have to get his blessing next. ♪ sorry about the holdup, folks. we have some congestion on the runway and i'm being told it'll be another 15, maybe 20 minutes, and we will have you on your way. ♪ runway models on the runway? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money evan saved by switching to geico. i would not wear that lace. hmm, i don't know? fift

the bill is 142 pages long, compared to 2700 pages long obamacare bill. they can read the bill if they m have objections to thei provisions we can debate them but what they're talking about is a bill that does not exist which they have not read.r: i object to mac objection is heard back mr. president, majority leader. >> my dear colleague from texasi would yield to a question. >> senator from texas does not have the floor. you have the floor. >> i would like to tell, my friend from texas, this is the bill, posted online one halfve hour before we came online and i'd ask a page to bring it to my dear friend and asked him if se read. >> mr. president, all senators have a copy of this discussion draft bill.id it is a discussion draft open to amendment process with unlimited amendments that can be offered by both sides. trend following or after which exist. debate.iticizin our colleagues here are complaining about secrecy that doesn't exist. this bill is online, the american people can read it, you can read it. i would suggest that they do read it before they

he is a president trying to deal with the health care bill bill and the travel ban. mika brzezinski returned the insult, tweeting a cheerios box, with the tweet. >> bill: is there an upside and donald trump and going after reporters? >> this is his signature style. supporters loved it during the campaign. they still love his attacks on fake news. when a president talks about a woman's suppose in plastic surgery, the backlash creates the kind of distraction trump often accuses the media pushing to avoid substantive issues. >> bill: thank you. analysis with howard kurtz. want to get a health care where senate republicans were racing against the clock tonight. they returned from up with the new obamacare repeal and replace plan before the fourth of july holiday weekend. cheap congressional correspondent mike emanuel life back on the hill tonight to tell us where we are now. good evening. >> senate republicans left town without striking a health care deal. some suggest there was no point in waiting around. >> i am having townhouse tomorrow. is it more important to cool m

bill is very clear. that people will not have the protections of pre-existing conditions. there are opt outs in there so we'll go back to the time when people buy -- want to buy insurance and find out that it doesn't cover what they thought it did and believe me, people don't want to go there, or they will not cover pre-existing conditions. in one way by not covering them, in another way by charging them more so all of a sudden you find out if you want to buy maternity coverage or mental health you have to pay as much as a thousand dollars for maternity care to get that coverage. >> reporter: propping up stability in the market. how do you address that issue to where those states and counties. >> it's common law. so it's nothing new but second you can't destroy the foundation and then say we'll poke a hole in the wall. the whole construct will collapse around who need health care. and they're trying to cover it up here and there. so states states that need additional medicaid and won't drop out until 202

of bill's co-sponsors and i i the bills a passage and reserve the balance of my time. -- the bill's passage and i reserve the balance of my time. the eaker pro tempore: gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: thank you, madam speaker. h.r. in opposition to 1393. this bill represents a major sovereignty of the states and it does particular damage to my home state of new york. of more than $100 million a year of its own tax evenue which hardly fits the diminimus description from the virginia.from this bill would prohibit states from collecting income tax from n individual unless the person works more than 30 days in that state in a calendar year. and harmonizing the rules on tax collection across he country is a worthy goal. i support efforts by the states and the multistate tax resolve the issue. new yorkers wants to reach a fair solution. imposing a solution on states and one that would cause

. >> the president said the house bill was mean. the senate bill may be meaner. the senate republican health care bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing. only this wolf has even sharper teeth than the house bill. >> as you can see, the bill just out little more than an hour, the partisan debate starting very quickly. with us to share the reporting and insights -- cnn's dana bash, michael sherr of "the new york times," cnn's reporter. phil, the secret negotiations are over, the bill is public. what are the biggest policy headlines especially when you look at the senate proposal and compare it to the house bill? >> yeah. you have to view it through the policy and what it means to that effort to try and get 50 votes, as you were talking about. look, no question, on medicaid you had a lot of expansion state senators who were very concerned about what the house bill did. they got a little bit of a win here. there's a more gradual phaseout of the obamacare medicaid expansion program. the same senators voiced a lot of concerns about proposed extended cuts to medicaid that h

my bill does that. under current law, the federal government pays tax credits to individuals without first verifying that they qualify to receive them. if individuals cannot verify their legal status, the i.r.s. is then forced to chase after the money. this pay and chase model of distributing tax credits has greatly increased costs to the taxpayers. a 2016 senate report revealed that under obamacare, $750 million in taxpayer-funded health care subsidies went to people who did not qualify for those benefits. now we can fix this problem and save time and money so that i.r.s. agents are helping people instead of trying to recover improper payments by verifying legal status first. my bill simply requires the i.r.s. to work with the relevant federal agencies to verify that an individual is a citizen, national or lawfully present in the united states before tax credits go out the door. this can be done by verifying an applicant's social security number or other immigration documents. again, the american peopl

what does the bill do? it sends people to washington, d.c., to buy their health insurance typical solution from the other side of the aisle. instead of empowering states with more flexibility and authority at the state level, they think, once again, that washington knows best. they think the people they represent would rather call a bureaucrat hundreds of miles away than talk with local people who live and work in their community. the simple fact is that obamacare is not providing patients with the increased choices they were promised. we need to rescue people in missouri and across the country from obamacare. i object. mrs. mccaskill: will the senator yield for a question? no. the presiding officer: he doesn't have the floor. mrs. mccaskill: next time i'll know when he's giving a speech when he objects to start then. i want to say that his staff in wyoming is not coming to washington to buy their insurance. i'm pretty sure that all of our staffs -- i'm pretty sure, mr. president, your staff is not coming t

this bill has more medicaid cuts than the house bill. why is the president going back on his promise? >> these are not cuts to medicaid. this slows the rate for the future and allows governors more flexibility with medicaid dollars. they're closest to the people in need. medicaid imperate, its founng was m to he the poor, sick, needy, disabled. children, some elderly. women, particularly pregnant women. we're trying to get medicaid back to its original moorings. >> i don't know how you can say the more than $800 billion in savings is not cuts. you don't have to take my word for it. it's the republican senators you're facing right now who have that problem. led by senator dean heller. he said he's voting no. here's what they said. >> first, it doesn't protect nevadans on medicaid. second, the cuts to medicaid threatens critical services in nevada. services that a lot of nevadans depend on. >> i cannot support a bill that's going to make such deep cuts in medicaid that it's going to ship billions of dollars of costs to our state government

their bill is ready? i doubt it. 130.ess. all of committee process thing goes to the health committee. with the round tables and walkers they consider 300 amendments during that 13 day marked up one of the longest in history as it should have been of such a major bill. and with the ranking member but then to augment that the senate finance committee post of legislation online and i would ask rhetorically when the bill is ready prior to the debates or marco up the american people doctors sources with a cancer care groups get a chance to see it? it is not what it seems like to spend those consecutive days in session spe so how many days will be spent on it? and reconciliation? so my friends ask yourself americaigh? why are american colleagues rushing through the dark of night? they don't want you mr. and mrs. american to know about this bill or see for health care for millions to see whether hertz people into live coverage and to help them that is what they do what you to see even if the senators don't get

one day for every 20 pages of the bill. there has not been time to discuss this, debate this, or get input from anybody. i think senator rand paul has a very good point. it is going much too fast for something as monumental as this, and represents, what, 16% of our economy? he is right. i agree with rand paul, and as a democrat, i find that extraordinary. >> thanks, barbara. the senate plans to take up the bill with amendments ahead of that, starting this week. we will have live coverage, of course, gavel-to-gavel of the u.s. senate as they debate and vote on the health care law replacement. , or coverage on c-span.org you can listen on the free c-span radio app. that is coming your way in the u.s. senate this week. thursday, senate appropriations subcommittee heard from the national

he is open to making the bill better. the bill keeps obamacare. we've given moderates in our caucus lots of money to keep spending. they get to keep the obamacare subsidies and regulations. they get to create a new federal super fund for insurance company bail-outs. those are all things that big spending republicans want. now if they want conservatives to be on board they have to start talking about what we promised repeal. why don't we make the bill look more like a repeal. >> bill: you are pushing for that now and i'm trying to figure out how many are opposed. yesterday six. today we listed nine. maybe as many as 12 republican senators. what is your number? >> at least that. but i think what we need to do is pare back. we're trying to say we're going to do too much. guess what? healthcare was broken before obamacare. it got worse with obamacare. there are so many problems in healthcare. obamacare death spiral is so desperate i don't know that we'll immediately be able to fix it. what we ought to do is let's repeal the worst parts of obamacare an

bill, back to you. >> bill: all right, doug. mckelway at dulles today. 25 past. shannon, what's up. >> shannon: promising something big on healthcare. are senate republicans close to a deal? deputy white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders is live with us in minutes. >> before this summer's out, president trump is going to work with this congress and we're going to keep a promise to the american people and we're going to repeal and replace obamacare. [cheers and applause] >> i have to tell you this will be a tremendous plan. it will really -- you're going to have a lot of very, very happy people in this country if we can get it done. so we're working very hard on healthcare. i think we have a great answer and hopefully we will have it soon. we will keep you informed. >> bill: so then there is the latest from white house from yesterday. the president promising a big surprise on healthcare. what that is, we don't know. acknowledging that getting the republican plan through the senate will not be easy. sarah huckabee sande

as a senior at you have so much to lose in this bill. it is not as complex as others you will pay a price for this. if you are a woman or any person that you can name suffers greatly we want to make sure they know that it's impossible to exaggerate the harm that this will cause. >> doesn't that imply if it is the same tech deck again. >> with all due respect there is no logic in what you are saying. they went further to the right. 22 to 24 million people undermined medicare and then we moved it further to the right and that told people who they really were, that they didn't care about the perinatal care or any of that maternity care, whatever it happens to be that there's going to be discretionary from now on and not mandated. so i think that what we did then was a very important roadmap to how to view the senate bill. if they move further to the right. thank you. republican governor of ohio and the democratic governor john hagan latehicken lippard talkedo reporters about their opposition to the healthcare wall replacement bill in its cu

. >> bill: another big win for republicans. the republican beat the democratic candidate in georgia. $16 million. i'm bill, good morning. >> democrats losing the most expensive house race in history. theç party also getting a victy in south carolina. >> bill: president trump said this on twitter last night. we want to make america great again, we are 5-0. meanwhile the congresswoman extended the olive branch to democrats. >> know my commitments extend to everyone of you as well. we may have different beliefs, but we are part of one communit community. the community of the sixth district. >> bill: we are live now in atlanta. >> this raise the profile of this race to the national level. many people are viewing this as an early referendum of the trump administration. this was saturated with political ads. a lot of these ads were very negative. both campaigns received anonymous threats. >> no one should ever feel their life threatened over their political beliefs. and i say that in regards to both sides. of the political aisle. >>

so i think this bill and our irst bill are bills that the bipartisan house today can take special pride in and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman is recognized. mr. graves:, madam speaker. with that -- thank you, madam speaker. with that i would urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan piece of legislation and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2258, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative -- mr. graves: i ask for the yeas and nays, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from california

. >> bill: are you okay question mike >> shannon: i'm all right right. >> bill: thanks, "happening now" starting right now, bye-bye. >> jon: fox news alert, we are expecting a flurry of activity in the next couple of hours. key components of the travel ban go into effect tonight and with health reforms stalled now, the white house is forging ahead with other items on its agenda. good morning to you, welcome to "happening now." >> heather: they're trying to get some work done today. here is where we stand today. may be, the house is expected to move on to co-pieces of legislation. major elements of the president's travel ban go into effect tonight. senate republicans are scrambling to put together a new health care bill before the fourth of july break. >> jon: john roberts his life for us in the north lawn. >> good morning to you. the white house is working very hard to get something in place. i'm told that today is a very important day. they've made some changes could attract a lot of attention. first of all, let's look at one of the big additions. a $45 billion over ten years was want

than the house bill. which cut medicaid by $800 billion. let me remind everyone in this chamber, medicaid is not just a health insurance program for americans struggling in poverty. though that is an important and necessary part of it. medicaid is increasingly a middle-class program. medicaid is how many americans are able to access opioid abuse treatment. it puts the bill for two thirds of all americans living in nursing homes and medicaid provides the cushion particularly in rural areas, so hospitals can survive and give top-notch health care to all of us. from what is reported, in just three short years, under the , republicans will kick millions off their medicaid coverage. 2025, thestarting in plan will institute more medicaid cuts and each year those cuts get deeper than the year before. within 10 years of this new funding system, the cuts to medicaid could total hundreds of , morens of dollars above the 800 billion the house bill already cuts. every senior in america should read the fine print of t

it's a good bill for workers. it's a good bill for business. it's a good bill for our economy. and it's a good bill for our national security. i urge its adoption in the strongest language possible. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from illinois reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i now recognize the gentlelady from wyoming, ms. cheney, for a minute and a half. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from wyoming is recognized for a minute and a half. ms. cheney: may i ask my colleague from north carolina, the chairwoman of the education and work force committee to engage in a brief colloquy. ms. foxx: i will. ms. cheney: wyoming has used this to promote the career readiness of our students. protect the funding in wyoming for cut-edge programs like the pathway education center in csapr is crucial in part because the previous administration's harmful energy policies that devastated our economy. we must now work to address a depressed labor market and h

you don't release a bill before you finish writing the bill. you write the bill. then you release the bill. that's what the senate's done. reporter: but they want to vote next week. is that enough for the american public to digest and debate it? reporter: do you think increases in discretionary spending should be matched by spending cuts elsewhere in the budget? speaker ryan: yeah. if you're asking if we have a cap adjustment, should we have offsets in mandatory, i think the answer is yes. the question is quality and quantity. reporter: because you said the health care bill in the senate does track so closely with the house bill, do you anticipate the house would take up the senate bill? speaker ryan: it's premature to say how -- we haven't made that decision yet. they are just beginning their process. we are not at the point of making that decision yet. reporter: can you address the designate's bill, the loose lip problem -- speaker ryan: how many of you know what that problem is? this is a very technical issue but it's the constitution so we take that very serio

let's talk about which direction this bill heads. there appears to be $180 billion in room to make deals. do they go many the direction of s susan collins or do they go in the direction of paul and cruz? >> i think a lot of that has to do with what he was talking about, what happens out there in the country, is it going to be conservative activists who are frustrated or is it going to be more liberal activists who are frustrated about the idea of losing, you know, health care or obamacare, you know, whatever the case may be, but you know, and the facts of the matter have not changed. the facts of the bill have not changed even if they go back to the drawing board and let's not forget, even if they pass this through the senate, then they have to go back and pass it through the house, so it's -- it's hard to see a way forward with the puzzle pieces that they have. >> you sort of take a step back over what's transpired over the last couple of weeks how much of this is a messaging issue? you didn't see everybody get together until they w

iment to see a bill -- i want to see a bill with heart. >> however, some critics say the senate billthat's because it makes the deepest cuts to medicaid in 50 years. medicaid is the biggest health insurer. it covers more than 70 million low-income americans. and you look at the current proposal, it slashes funding by $800 billion over the next ten years. how does it do that? a few ways here. by ending the expansion program, it reduces the growth rate of funding, and sending states a fixed amount of money instead of leaving it open-ended. now each state's funding will be based on its historical spending for each group. that includes children, disabled adults, and the elderly. republican lawmakers claim it encourages states to overspend on medicaid. however, most americans view the program favorably. and president trump promises that no one with medicaid will lose coverage. however, the congressional budget office estimate of the house bill found that happen 14 million americans will. we have to look at the senate version and see how that fares, and we may get a peek today when the cbo

hello, bill. >> bill: nice to see you. i am bill hemmer live in washington yet again today.gested today that wanamaker simply repeal obamacare and figure out how to replace it later. that's an idea that has been floated before. majority mitch mcconnell now hatching back trying to hammer out ideas today but senate republicans say it's an issue to republic after the break. >> i think it will be various proposals, pieces to submitted to the cbo to get their feedback and what their impacts are going to be with respect to coverages and costs and that sort of thing. that will be an iterative process. that will mean it all happens overnight. got a week now where the senate is out of session. we can back week after next, i think it's going to be time for us to move forward to build. >> bill: senator john thune there last night from special report. mike, good morning to you. what is the feeling from republicans on the hill, frustration or not so much? >> there are signs of frustration and nebraska senator ben sasse is are you talking about plan b if mitch mcconnell cannot get a deal

this bill will make it harder. most of our local police chiefs would tell you that if you'd listen to them. oddly enough, the members reporting this bill are the same members who sanctimoniusly cry federal mandates and overreach except when they want one. here we are dictating how local governments should implement federal immigration laws. at the local level we know effective community-based policing rely on trust between the police and communities. this bill would erode that collaboration and that trust. how can we expect our nation's immigrants to turn to the police they witness or fall victim to the crime if they're afraid of being deported or separated from their families? the bill will punish local police departments and those relationships. it should be defeated. this local government guy will oppose this bad policy bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, at this time it's my pleasure to yield two minutes t

a heartless bill. it's not a bill with heart. i'm not the only one with that view. i was glad that most of my new jersey colleagues in the house of representatives rejected this bill in a bipartisan way. indeed, every house democrat and nearly every house republican in our delegation understood why this bill would devastate new jersey. this bill will price thousands of new jerseyians out of the private health insurance market, especially those nearing retirement age. according to the kaiser family foundation, premiums for a 60-year-old worker who earns $20,000 a year in mommouth county will see their premiums increase by 900%. that's an increase of nearly $9,000. every day new jerseyians are reaching out to tell me what's at stake in this debate and what this secretive effort will mean for their health and their p financial security. take dr. howard fredericks, a 51-year-old from park ridge he e-mailed to say, quote, without subsidies provided under the a.c.a., my 51-year-old wife and i would have no i

the senate bill may be meaner. the senate republican health care bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing. only this wolf's teeth are even sharper than in the house bill. somewhere in america, mr. president, there's a family who takes a trip each friday to visit grandma or grandpa in a nursing home to pay for their health care and now they rely on medicaid to help pay the costs of long-term care in the nursing home. somewhere in america, president ump, there's a father who is eaten up inside watching his son struggle with opioids addiction and knows that his son could go on with a healthy and fulfilling life if he could afford treatment to get him out from the devastating addiction. somewhere in america, there's a parent whose child has cancer. a mother and father who stay up at night worried that their insurance will not be available or run out before their family needs it most. in that america that my republican friends envisioned with this health care bill, those americans might not get the coverage they need. we live

they have to pass a bill to raise the debt limit, they have to pass spending bills for the next fiscal year. there are other things that really are must pass that the senator has to do. at some point they will at least have to set health care aside. the other thing is insurers are going through the process of setting premiums for next year. they're spooked by health care in the market. the longer that goes on, the uglier the insurance situation gets for them and the republicans have to take care of that. >> thank you for being here. >>> coming up, can president trump convince republicans to do anything? does he have any real power of persuasion with the congress? >>> and later, the trump administration's chaotic foreign policy got even more confusing when the white house surprised much of the rest of the government with a very peculiar statement about syria. it's ok that everybody ignores me when i drive. it's fine. because i get a safe driving bonus check every six months i'm accident free. because i don't use my cellphone when i'm driving. even though my family does, and leaves me al

bill? they want zero time. that is completely against all the premises of our responsibility as legislators. it's against all the fundamental vision of a body that will deliberate and debate and take into account the opinions of a people and the insights of the experts. well, we can turn the clock back not so long ago to the majority leader who said, and i quote, fast-tracking a major legislative overhaul such as health care without the benefit of a full and transparent debate does a disservice to the american people. that was majority leader mitch mcconnell speaking not so long ago. and what happened to that value? now that was being said when we had 25 days of debate here on the floor, when we had over 100 minority amendments, that is republican amendments accepted, when we had a lengthy debate in the finance committee and health care committee. but the majority leader wanted more time. but here he is today leading the effort to have zero input from the american public. zero input from he

good morning, bill. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer in washington today.e pence holds a listening session, held one yesterday. a lot more meetings coming up today talking with voters who say they were negatively affected by obamacare. all this coming as he tries to work out a deal to get fought 50 votes needed to pass the senate healthcare plan. six republican senators say they can't support it at the moment. one spoke out last hour. ron johnson from wisconsin on "america's newsroom." >> i'm going to oppose the motion to proceed because it's too early. that's completely different from saying -- in the end no matter what i'm forced to vote for as imperfect as i know it will be, my evaluation will be is it continuous improvement. does it leave us better off tomorrow than today. we have to look at those premiums. >> bill: marc lotter is with me now. nice to see you again and in person. a busy day for you and the vice president. you just heard from ron johnson. you heard from others. will this get done? >> i think at the end of the day it will get done. republ

>> shannon: rocking and rolling. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer, good morning. tight deadline as republicans move to repeal and replace obamacare. mitch mcconnell keeping up the pressure for a vote before lawmakers scatter for the holiday recess about a week and a half from now. house speaker paul ryan hoping to move beyond healthcare to focus on tax reform. he will do that later this afternoon. this is what he said about that last hour here on "america's newsroom." >> we're very pleased the senate is moving forward on healthcare reform. obamacare, the law is collapsing before our eyes. lots of amendment. a lengthy legislative process but i'm excited the senate is taking it up. >> bill: let's go to mike emanuel on the hill. good morning. what have you learned about the next steps in the healthcare process here? >> bill, most republican sources i've talked to expect there will be a vote on healthcare reform in the senate by the end of next week. nobody is quite certain if they have the votes to pass it or precisely what will be in it. the sense i'm getting in mit

s report today makes clear that this bill is every bit as mean as the house bill. this c.b.o. report should be the end of the road for trumpcare. republicans would be wise to read it like a giant stop sign. urging them to turn back from this path that would be disastrous for the country, for middle class americans, and for their party. there's a lot to unpack in this report but i want to look at a few key things. first, the c.b.o. makes clear that many americans would pay more, a lot more, for their health care under the senate's trumpcare bill. just look what happens to seniors. under our current system if you're 64 years old and have an come of $56,000, you pay a plan. - a $6,800 for a under trumpcare you pay a third of your income. the c.b. ofment makes clear that the senate bill offers a bait and switch when it comes to medical costs. americans who see lower premiums would get lescare or pay even more out of pocket deductibles or other health care. so you only have two choices under this, neither good. you get lower premiums or you et higher deductibles. either way the ame

that is the bill fully address that?bill: it does not fully addressed, but it goes in that direction. when i was secretary of education, we asked people to look at the programs part of the number one flowed together was the block grant. you take your money, we give it back to your paid 15% out for government, but it goes back to you. the situations in the states are so different. states should be be given their head on this. but you are not magicians. you are not mitch mcconnell. >> trish: you believe he can do it. >> bill: i say it is 51/49 against because of mitch mcconnell. i agree with all of you about the consequences. it is a terrible consequence. terrible either way. this is a problem. remember ted cruz said when we get this thing, we are going to be living with it as a nightmare forever. >> kennedy: he was right with cassondra. apparently ill, claims that former attorney general loretta lynch wanted to stop death hillary clinton email probe. ahead, how lawmakers are digging deeper into the allegations. of more fr

speaker, that bill is a bad bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? >> request permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. duncan: mr. speaker, this morning i met once again with representatives from row moat area -- remote area. remote area medical is also known as ram is an organization that helps medical professionals volunteer their services to our nation's neediest. over its 32 years, ram has provided free health care to almost one million people over the course of 862 weekend events so far. their largest clinic was in los angeles where over 7,000 people showed up to receive free dental care, eye glasses, women's health service, and other free medical services. unfortunately, only 12 states currently allow ram to host these free clinics with volunteer medical professionals from all over country. that is