wyden: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon is recognized. mr. wyden: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed -- the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call, senator. mr. wyden: i would ask unanimous consent to vacate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. j. res. 40 introduced earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s.j. res. 40 joint resolution marking the day for the convening of the first session of the 112th congress. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. wyden: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the stkwroeupbt resolution be read -- joint resolution be read three times, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. so ordered. mr. wyden: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed

senator ron wyden has been very involved in this debate all the way through. he had his own proposal during the health care reform debate. this is what we're seeing from the states. the states want more flexibility to expand medicaid and to provide coverage for these -- for this poor population the way they see fit. it is possible if the senators are successful in getting this kind of a law through, that we could see more differentiation in what the states are doing and how they are looking at expanding their population. the states have long complained -- many governors and many state legislators have complained that the federal government ties to many strings to that money. they placed a lot requirements on them to cover certain benefits, to cover certain populations of people, and to do it in a specific way. there are a number of states -- they want to run their medicaid programs differently. i think we can expect to see whether or not we see senator widen's bill progress, we can expect to see a lot of states looking for waivers from the federal medicaid req

wyden: madam president, thank you. let me just commend the senator from massachusetts on a very fine statement which i think really highlights exactly what we're seeking to do. the senator from massachusetts has been a real pleasure to work with on this matter. as he says, the whole point of this is after the election, people want to find some common ground. they're not interested in any more of a food fight and just bickering back and forth between the political parties. and what senator brown and i are seeking to do is to show that it's possible on a significant issue. i think we all understand that health care is about as important as it gets. we can come together and the two of us have said we're going to put the focus on innovation. it's pretty clear that what works in springfield, oregon, may not exactly be ideal for springfield, massachusetts. but what we can do is come up with a way to provide more flexibility and particularly more choice and more competition for our states and other states around the country.

but ron wyden worked for five years with bob bennett and attracted about a republicans to a plant that is not our different in many respects from i would've favored it to what eventually got passed. but it is dramatically different from what the republicans are prepared to do now in health care. by the way, included a mandate among many other things and substantial subsidies for individuals low-income households. but mitch pulled the plug and he said you're all off this bill. before rama was inaugurated because word on the go shooting over health care. because even if we turned it into a bill more toward liking, obama and the democrats would give credit and we would not have the kind of political success we want. so there's less principle and more partisanship in my view. final point is many provisions of the health care begin to unroll. some have already now. and almost all of them are very popular. it shows that the broad public doesn't know much about them, including, by the way, tax credits for small businesses which have led to a really market increase in the number of insurance a

senator ron wyden has been very involved in this debate all the way through.e had his own proposal during the health care reform debate. this is what we're seeing from the states. the states want more flexibility to expand medicaid and to provide coverage for these -- for this poor population the way they see fit. it is possible if the senators are successful in getting this kind of a law through, that we could see more differentiation in what the states are doing and how they are looking at expanding their population. the states have long complained -- many governors and many state legislators have complained that the federal government ties to many strings to that money. they placed a lot requirements on them to cover certain benefits, to cover certain populations of people, and to do it in a specific way. there are a number of states -- they want to run their medicaid programs differently. i think we can expect to see whether or not we see senator widen's bill progress, we can expect to see a lot of states looking for waivers from the federal medicaid requi

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senator ron wyden has been very involved in this debate all the way through. he had his own proposal during the health care reform debate. this is what we're seeing from the states. the states want more flexibility to expand medicaid and to provide coverage for these -- for this poor population the way they see fit. it is possle if the senators are successful in getting this kind of a law through, that we could see more differentiation in what the states are doing and how they are looking at expanding their population. the states have long complained -- many governors and many state legislators have complained that the federal government ties to many strings to that money. they placed a lot requirements on them to cover certain benefits, to cover certain populations of people, and to do it in a specific way. there are a number of states >> we will leave this discussion for more from the 2010 federalist society convention. members are about to hear from judge dennis jacobs on national security and the constitution. the organization, made up of conservatives and

senator wyden. >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. berwick, you can't find a more important issue in health care than end-of-life care and the approach that i supported is the opposite of rationing. for example, right now traditionally patients had to give up the prospect of curity of care in order to get the hospice benefit. i don't think that's right. i think they need to have all the choices. and i wrote a provision that's in the bill that begins the program that for the first time we give patients the right to get both the hospice program and curative care. so we start two principles -- empowering patients to make choices and making sure they have all the options, hospice care, curative care, all of the options. are those the kinds of principles thaw believe would really en-- that you believe would really enhance quality of life in this -- >> thanks for your leadership on that, senator wyden, and some of the issues i'm grateful for it. my principle is that every person in america, certainly every beneficiary in medicare, medicaid,

you've got have a different kind of system, and it's the logic that led to both in the wyden proposaland what the heritage foundation was discussing many years ago before they said we never wrote that if you are you going to believe me, you or your own eyes? [laughter] to the notion of a mandate. are you going to repeal the into lifetime and annual limits? you become we used to think 2 million-dollar annual lifetime limit, who could ever reach that? a couple of weeks in the emergency room, in the intensive care unit and you're bumping up against that. or letting people get insurance for the kids up to the age of 26. you can't begin to unravel something without having all kinds of other consequences. and that will be difficult. one thing that john boehner said before the election when he was asked about health care bill was, we are going to first move to repeal the 550, billion dollars in medicare cuts that make up most of the financing of this program. well, i was first a little of the news he used the word cuts. you remember the debates where both in the reagan and bush administratio

jon: christian wyden, thanks. >> thanks, jon. jenna: certainly a lot of big news today, jon.ly, we're not going back to the power play, otherwise that would be a little dÉjÀ vu. we just got done, but we wanted to show you something really quick if we could. we've been watching this breaking news out of philadelphia. you know, they're supposed to demolish this big center, and we said, hey, they're not exploding anything, they're using this demolition ball. we've been watching it, and it's a little ineffective, right? this. [laughter] jon: boy. jenna: i don't know if we have a wider picture, we're depending on this helicopter shot -- jon: can't they at least send it into the bloses? it would be a little more dazzling. jenna: we wanted to brick you these pictures -- bring you these pictures -- jon: that was a good one, that was a good shot. jenna: we wanted to bring you these pictures and sometimes it doesn't go according to plan. jon: there you go! jenna: it's a big building. jon: i imagine there's some philly fans who are sad to see it go. jenna: well, there you go. slightly i

now there are different approaches an extremely radical types do we have senator gregg and senator wyden's bipartisan approach that is maybe somewhat more realistic politically. the problem on the tax side is the you also have some really big sharks they are. and i guess unlike most sharks, they're very popular sharks. so, we're talking about things like the house explosion, huge amount of money they are. >> home mortgage. >> home mortgage option. all of our -- we have an incredible array of different things to try and encourage savings and they're so complicated. i'm supposed to know something about tax policy, but i can't figure out to save my soul. it's the one for college savings just my mind. so i just very, very much agree with you. but then after the sharks, i think cbo lists about 70 -- is that budget i should say with about 70 tax expenditures of various sizes, most of which are small compared to them. >> if i could ask one follow-up question. following up on this, do you believe in addition to sustainable -- to sustainable debt of our nation deficits and economic growth, we shoul

>> verse, thanks for your leadership on that senator wyden and some of the important issues i'm grateful for. my principle is that every person in america, certainly every beneficiary in medicare and medicaid should be able to get all the care they want and need when and how they want to needed. if someone in hospice care needs and wants cured of care at the same time i am completely in agreement with you. as a physician i am. when i saw patience, my question always was what does that patient wanted and needed how do i get it for them and in this particular case of being able to offer curative therapy that sounds totally consistent. >> the second question i want to ask you about is on page 13 you make some very commendable statements about how states are to have a key role in making sure that there are a wider way of options for integration in health care. this is something i feel very strongly about involved in writing that provision, empowering the states to innovate and my new governor, and are going to be others, very much wants to speed up the opportunity for the states tbn of edith

now there are different approaches an extremely radical types do we have senator gregg and senator wyden's bipartisan approach that is maybe somewhat more realistic politically. the problem on the tax side is the you also have some really big sharks they are. and i guess unlike most sharks, they're very popular sharks. so, we're talking about things like the house explosion, huge amount of money they are. >> home mortgage. >> home mortgage option. all of our -- we have an incredible array of different things to try and encourage savings and they're so complicated. i'm supposed to know something about tax policy, but i can't figure out to save my soul. it's the one for college savings just my mind. so i just very, very much agree with you. but then after the sharks, i think cbo lists about 70 -- is that budget i should say with about 70 tax expenditures of various sizes, most of which are small compared to them. >> if i could ask one follow-up question. following up on this, do you believe in addition to sustainable -- to sustainable debt of our nation deficits and economic growth, we shoul

i ask unanimous consent that the wyden amendment which is at the desk be considered and agreed to, thead a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, there being no interaction or debate and any statements relate to go this measure be placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 6198. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 6198, an act to amend title 11 of the united states code to make technical corrections, and for related purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding? without objection, the committee is discharged. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the hatch amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask, mr. president, also permission that any statements relate to go this matter be placed in the record as

there was a series of conversations with john wyden, his tore call conversations and they talked about revolutions, french, american, chinese, # what they meant. they talked about the french revolution and turned and said, what you think the impact of the french revolution has been? joan says, it is too early to tell. [laughter] >> with that, questions? >> two quick questions. what do you think about saudi arabia, uae, china, and others forcing them to open up its block transmissions to local security agents? second quick question. what's going to happen when english is no longer the soul language of the internet and there's a chinese network or an arabic network? >> i can't answer the first question, but the second one, the internet is moving into a multiple language. we are finding more and more languages being used throughout the internet, so we have -- we've upped our own game to produce more material in languages. it's happening. people want to speak in their own language, and they do now increasingly. >> on google, the translator increased a lot, and we are looking at new content