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Rep. Pascrell on Obamacare Repeal Today

“I Will Never Yield” Rep. Pascrell on Obamacare Repeal

“I Will Never Yield” Rep. Pascrell on Obamacare Repeal Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), member of the Ways & Means and Budget Committees, takes the floor to decry the repeal of the Afordable Care Act.

sotu2011-home (1)CARE, EXPECTED TO GO TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. [CAPTIONINGPERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH ISRESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG] ON A DAY OF GREAT POLITICAL MOMENT. THE ATTENTION OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS IS FOCUSED AS THE HOUSE CONSIDERS LEGISLATION IMPACTING THE HEALTH CARE AND COVERAGE OF SO MANY CITIZENS. ON THIS NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, PLEASE ATTEND TO THE SUPPLICATIONS OF YOUR PEOPLE. MAY THE DELIBERATIONS OF THESE DAYS ISSUE FORTH IN LEGISLATION THAT, INDEED, PROMOTES THE GENERAL WELFARE, ONE OF THE PURPOSES OFGOVERNMENT ARTICULATED IN THE PREAMBLE TO OUR CONSTITUTION. AND MAY ALL THAT IS DONE WITHIN THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE THIS DAY BE FOR YOUR GREATER HONOR AND GLORY, AMEN. THE SPEAKER: THE CHAIR HAS EXAMINED THE JOURNAL OF THE LAST DAY’S PROCEEDINGS AND ANNOUNCES TO THEHOUSE HIS APPROVAL THEREOF. “NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE.” –PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 1 OF RULE 1, THE JOURNAL STANDS APPROVED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND SEEK RECOGNITION? >> MR. SPEAKER, I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 1 OF RULE 1, I NAND A VOTE ON THE SPEAKER’S APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL. THE SPEAKER: SO MANY AS ARE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYE VS. T THE JOURNAL STANDS APPROVED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND SEEK RECOGNITION? MR. BROWN: MR. SPEAKER, I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED. THOSE FAVORING A VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS WILL PLEASE RISE. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE ORDERED. PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE 20, FURTHERPROCEEDINGS ON THIS QUESTION ARE POSTPONED. THE PLEDGE OFALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR.MCNERNEY. To read more go to the link below:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?427816-1/gop-health-care-bill-narrowly-clears-house-217213

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