mr. cassidy: this is not about the budget, mr. president, but it's about something that all of us can unfortunately understand the importance of. on sunday, october 1, united states naval aviation instructor lieutenant patrick l. ruth and aviator lieutenant junior gray walsberg both were killed when their training jet crashed in tennessee. lieutenant ruth was a native of louisiana. lieutenant ruth sieved in the navy for nine -- served in the navy for nine years beginning his career in the naval reserve officer training at tulane university. after flight training he joined the carrier airborne early warning squadron 126 based out of norfolk, virginia, in 2012. lieutenant ruth flew the hawkeye as part of the tactical forces of the u.s. navy. part of his duties was air strike patrol, ocean surveillance and search and rescue coordination. in april, 2015, he moved to the naval training squadron seven based in meridian, mississippi. as an instructor, lieutenant ruth trained the next generation of aviators and strike aviation, basic airc

mr. cassidy: thank you, mr. president. i ask that if in legislation the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of house concurrent resolution 85, which was received from the house. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 85, providing for a correction in the enrollment of h.r. 2266. the presiding officer: objection? without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. kennedy: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to and the the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kennedy: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, as the senate irons out the details of our comprehensive tax reform plan to get the american economy back on track, i want to draw attention today to what i believe is one of the greatest obstacles in our path, as we pursue 3% annual growth. and that obstacle i am referring to, mr. president, is our aging nation

to repeal and replace obamacare and failed last month to get the graham-cassidy measure through, john asked the president, well, mr. president, what is the republican plan? what is your plan, what is the health care plan going forward? and the president once again threw his weight behind the graham-cassidy bill, block grants to the states that the schedule is ambitious one. try to do the budget now. taxes after that, and then graham-cassidy in early part of the year. the second bit of news that the president made indeed confirming, trish, that he is down to a handful of candidates for the federal reserve chair. that being of course janet yellen an gary cohn, who is the top economic advisor but jerome powell, a current fed board member and jon -- john warsh. that decision is expected before the president heads off to asia. trish? trish: thank you, blake. we have ned ryun, steve cortes. good to have you both here. you're first dibs here. you're live in chicago with me. what is your reaction with the president trying to explain health care saying obamacare is virtually dead? >> welcome, trish. we have gorgeous octobe

says is, would cut, the graham-cassidy bill which i think would be the next effort in repeal and replace, it would cut $1 trillion for the services that we need for people. mr. graham: there's two parts to graham-cassidy, medicaid reform because it's unsustainable. by 2027 we'll be spending more on medicaid than the department of defense. medicaid is growing about twice the race of every other program in the country. if you want to preserve medicare, reform it before it takes the entire federal budget down wit. when you take medicare and medicaid combined, that's all the revenue will be spent on those two brames 2040. when it comes to obamacare dollars it doesn't give 35% of the -- 35% of the money to poor states, it does it in an even fashion. you take the block grant from obamacare and apply it to medicaid. i oppose this amendment because it destroys creativity. r. enzi: all time has expired. >> by my clock i think senator wyden had 7 1/2 seconds left. mr. enzi: i think you used it. next amendment, sanders number 34. mr. sanders: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, this amendment establishing a -- establishes a deficit neutral reserve fund to allow for

mr. chairman. and good morning senator cassidy, senator murray. nice to see you. senator manchin, the best attendance award. thank you for staying for the whole thing. and i want to thank you, mr. chairman, for several things. first of all, i think i couldn't agree more with your comments. i'm very proud of this committee. i think it's the best committee in the senate. it works together in the a bipartisan way, and working to really get things down. and i'm proud to be working with you on that. and also thank you for having the first panel first because they got all the hard questions and got to hear all the answers. and that was terrific. but as you know, we are here today, and this is an important hearing because our goal is to eliminate suicide. we want to do that through risk identification. we want to do it through effective treatments, education outreach, research, and strategic partnerships. senator tester mentioned right before he left that our research shows that 20 veterans a day are dying through suicide, and he did something by saying that there were si

. >> is grand cassidy still the plan? >> especially. >> mr. prime minister with respect to the president in march of 2016 you said that the potential for a donald trump presidency, quote, i hope we will not face this evil. i'm wondering if after spending time with the president you have changed your mind or if you are of the same mind. >> i wish i knew that before my speech. [ laughter ] >> translator: the meeting i had with the president, his approach and the way he addresses -- the u.s. is a very strong power and their ability to intervent for good are very, very important. i want to confirm that the meeting that we had was very productive. not a moment did i feel that i was threatened at any time. i saw that there is a very fertile outlook here. in order to set aside any differences we may have to find the common ground, the common ground which is really important for the relationship between the two people that are traditional and historical. and for our common objectives. we need common values. we have common values. don't forget that the

cassidy. senator bennet. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to start by thanking you and ranking member for your work on the bipartisan effort to fix the health care system that we have. on batch of people of colorado been waiting forever, for a bipartisan effort here, i want to express their gratitude to you for work you have done. my hope that the senate and house and president will work together to deal with issue that confronts us right now with respect to the cs-rs. as you point out, mr. chairman, this is a cherished 6% of the people insured but only 6% of the people that are insured. this hearing is about what we need to get after, which is rising cost of health care in this country. so i thank you for that as well. and whatever any of us can do to help your efforts i have hope you let us know. >> through the same type of thing, to, that we do for our employees. offer programs, offer insend activities to get to their, work with the primary care physician to set the trajectory, to improve and to get to the goals. and if you d

mr. president, the republican senators who are cosponsoring the alexander-murray proposal in addition to me are senator rounds, senator graham, senator mccain, senator cassidy, senator collins, senator ernst, senator senator murkowski, senator burr, and senator corker. i thank them all for doing that and senator murray will talk about the equal number of democrat cosponsors that we have. we hope that senator mcconnell and senator schumer, the president of the united states, and the house of representatives will consider our proposal. this is a first step, improve it, pass it sooner rather than later. our purpose is to stabilize and then lower the costs of premiums in the individual insurance market for the year 2018 and 2019. in plain english, most americans get their insurance from the government or on the job. about 6% or 18 million americans go to the individual market to buy it. they are the ones we're worried about. they are the ones we're seeking to help. there are 350,000 in tennessee, songwriters, farmers, small businesses. they are the ones that could get the skyrocketing premiums or may not be able to buy insurance at all. our agreement amends the

cassidy. senator, bennett. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to start by thanking you and the ranking member for your work on your bipartisan effort to fix the healthcare system that we have, on behalf of the people of colorado who have been waiting forever it seems for a bipartisan effort here. i want to express their gratitude to you for the work that you've done and my hope that the senate and the house and the president will work together to deal with the issue that confronts us right now with respect to the csrs. as you pointed out, mr. chairman, this is a cherished 6% of the people that are insured but it's only 6% of the people that are insured. this hearing really is about what we need to get after, which is the rising costs of healthcare in this country. i thank you for that as well and whatever any of us can do to help your efforts i hope you will let us know. dr. roizen, could you describe briefly the bill you mentioned in your testimony senator portman and senator wyden are working on in the finance committee? >> it basical

mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the cassidy substitute amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the bill as amended be considered read a third time and passed, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the armed services committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate now proceed to s. res. 234. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: senate resolution 234, recognizing the sailors and marines who sacrificed their lives for ship and shipmates while fighting the devastating 1967 fire on board the u.s.s. forestal, and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the yearns amendment to the -- the ernt amendment to the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous c

three other republicans against the bill which means graham-cassidy wouldn't have passed whether he was in the hospital or not. to recap, mrpresident, there was no senator in the hospital, you didn't have the votes, the bill didn't pass and you're bad at math, okay? [ cheers and applause ] this is funny. jared kushner, who of course is trump's adviser/son-in-law, someone looked into this, noticed jared is registered to vote in the state of new york. and you see as gender female, as a woman. this is his official voter registration card. gender, female. party affiliation is none declared. that's right. he's not a republican or democrat. he's just an independent woman. [ laughter ] [ applause ] he's registered as a woman in new york and in new jersey he's registered also, as "gender unknown." whicac but how good is that? jared kushner registered to vote as a woman? and he used the private e-mail server for white house business. i say lock her up! lock her up! [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] lock her up! so the president, he traveled to indianapolis today to give a sneak preview of his new tax plan. but i'm sorry, you sho

mr. president. good to see you. i've a question for the prime said obamacare is your plans forin gran cassidy have not been able to getd in the senate. we've been kicking around the edges with executive orders, some of which critics say are helping to destroy obamacare. and wondering if this point, what is your health care plan? president trump: if you look at insurance companies and music go strong look at the numbers, you will seeince t formation of obamacare, they are a 400%, forward 50%, 250%, 300%. they made a fortune, insurance companies. when i knocked out the hundreds of millions of dollars a month being paid back to the insurance companies by politicians, i must want me toey continue to pay this, i said i'm not going to do it. this is money to go to the insurance companies. we had an incredible run. i'm concerned it really is dead, i predict a that a long time ago. it's a concept that doesn't work. we are very close. we feel we have the votes and we really feel we have the votes to get block grants into the states where the states can much better manage this money, and much better take care of the people, rat

mr. trump's refusal to certify iran's compliance in the and two key members of the senate health committee, dr. bill cassidy chris murphy discuss the renewed war on obamacare. first the devastating wildfires in northern california's wine country. >> go, go, go, go, go! go expert >> james: body camera showing just how dangerous it is for first responders. more than 300 square miles not burning. that's the size of new york cit new york city. at least 40 people are dead making these the deadliest fires in california in 80 years with hundreds more people missing. will carr is live in santa rosa with the very latest. >> james, the search for victims continues through communities that have been destroyed. garage doors crushed, cars that have been charted and we are not talking about a handful of poems. instead we are talking about entire neighborhoods that ha than 5700 homes and businesses as the cadaver dogs continue to navigate through this wasteland of debris today. we are hearing stories of heroism including the deputy that were door-to-door as he was trying to save lives. >> where you at? >> she is disabled!

mr. president, good to see you in the rose garden. i have a question for the prime minister. you said just a short time ago, obamacare is virtually dead. your plans for graham-cassidy have not been able to get off the ground, the senate has no idea whether or not it will in early 2018. you've been peeking around the edge it is to some degree with the executive order, some of which the critics say are helping to destroy obamacare. at this point, what is your health care plan? >> president trump: if you look at insurance companies and take a good strong look at the numbers, you will see since the formation of omacare, they are up 400%, 450%, 250%. 300%. they've made a fortune, the insurance companies. when i knocked out the hundreds of millions of dollars being paid back to the insurance companies by politicians, i must tell you, wanted me to continue to pay this, i said i'm not going to do it. this is money that goes to the insurance companies to line their pockets and they've had a record run, they've had incredible run and it's not appropriate. obamacare is a obamacare is dead. i predicted that a long time ago. we feel we have the votes. soon as we're finished wit

mr. president. i have a question for the prime minister in a moment, if i could, but first, sir, you said just a short time ago that obamacare is virtually dead. your plans for grand cassidyt been able to get off the ground in the senate. there's no idea whether or not it will in early 2018. you've been picking around the edges to some degree with executive orders, some of which critics say are helping to destroy obamacare. so i'm wondering at this point, when is your health care plan, sir? >> well, if you look at insurance companies and you take a good strong look at the numbers, you'll see since the formation of obamacare, they are up 400%, 450%, 250%, 300%. and they have made a fortune, the insurance companies. so when i knocked out the hundreds of millions of dollars a month, being paid back to the insurance companies by politicians, i must tell you, that they wanted me to continue to pay this, i said, i'm not going to do it. this is money that goes to the insurance companies to line their pockets, to raise up their stock prices, and they have had a record run, an incredible run, and it is not appropriate. obamacare is a disaster. it's virtually dead as far as i'm con

mr. president, the republican senators who are cosponsoring the alexander-murray proposal in addition to me are senator rounds, senator graham, senator mccain, senator cassidy, senator collins, senator ernst, senator senator murkowski, senator burr, and senator corker. i thank them all for doing that and senator murray will talk about the equal number of democrat cosponsors that we have. we hope that senator mcconnell and senator schumer, the president of the united states, and the house of representatives will consider our proposal. this is a first step, improve it, pass it sooner rather than later. our purpose is to stabilize and then lower the costs of premiums in the individual insurance market for the year 2018 and 2019. in plain english, most americans get their insurance from the government or on the job. about 6% or 18 million americans go to the individual market to buy it. they are the ones we're worried about. they are the ones we're seeking to help. there are 350,000 in tennessee, songwriters, farmers, small businesses. they are the ones that could get the skyrocketing premiums or may not be able to buy insurance at all. our agreement amends the