mr. mathison. mr. mathison votes no. mr. stern, aye. mr. ross. mr. ross votes no. >> have all members responded to the call of the role? this is an opportunity if anyone wishes to change his or her vot vote. >> clerk will vote report the votes. >> 22 ayes, 32 noes. the amendment is not agreed to. you have an amendment at the desk. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have an amendment at the desk. 06 069. >> may we get the decision on that amendment? it's either "a" or "b." it's to "b." >> to "b"? thank you. >> clerk will report the amendment. >> young lady is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. my colleague is a clarification of medicaid coverage for citizens of freely associated states. which most of you may not be familiar with. i'll just spend about a minute. over the years the federal government has made treaty agreements with the islands and to allow citizens to enter the united states without a visa or health certification. they're called compact migrants. in exchange the u.s. operates military bases on the islands. they tested b

mr. mathison. mr. mathison, no. mr. gordon, no. >> anyone else? clerk. >> no. mr. ross. mr. ross, no. miss baldwin is recorded as voting no. >> clerk will tally the vote. mr. rusch? mr. rusch is recorded as no. have all members responded to the role? clerk will report the vote. >> on that vote, mr. chairman, there were 24 ayes and4 noes. >> the amendment is not agreed to. who do we go to now? mr. welch. >> do you have your amendment? >> i do. >> could the clerk report the amendment and pass out the amendment as well. >> an amendment to the amendment offered. by mr. welch of vermont. in -- >> without objection the amendment will considered as read. the clerk and gentleman from vermont is recognized for five minutes. have we had it distributed? >> it is being distributed. we have now distributed the correct amendment. as i was explaining earlier, this addresses medicaid waiver that the state of vermont negotiated with the federal government where the state took on the burden of risk of increasing medicare experiences through enrollment. they showed significant flexibility. what this ame

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