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House Session- 2nd Organizational Day/1st Legislative Day
A
B
C
D
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
members
of
the
house.
I
want
to
let
you
know
that
I'm
an
adoptive
parent
and
so
is
senator
phil
hale,
and
we
have
created
a
adoption
caucus
and
it's
open
for
anybody,
who's
interested
in
something
like
that
and
if
you're
interested
and
want
to
be
a
part
of
something
like
the
adoptive
caucus.
Would
you
come
see
me
or
senator
hill
thanks.
E
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
morning
you
all
were
sent
by
computer
a
copy
of
the
rules
that
we've
all
put
out
for
this
year's
112th
session.
We
had
a
rules
meeting.
Yesterday
we
had
11
members
of
the
rules
committee.
It
was
a
bipartisan
committee.
We
went
over
the
changes
that
we
wanted
to
make.
We
thought
were
proper
to
make.
E
We
had
unanimous
vote
on
them
and
I
want
to
let
you
know
the
rules,
I'm
going
to
explain
some
of
the
changes
right
now
and
then,
after
I
get
through
you've,
got
a
chance
to
we'll
have
a
chance
to
discuss
them
and
I'll.
Try
to
give
you
what
I
think
they
are
and
we'll
ask
the
clerk
to
help
if
I'm
confused,
which
I
probably
will
be
but.
E
When
we
get
through
with
this,
when
we
vote
on
them,
it's
either
an
up
or
down
vote
that
we
take
them
all
or
we
take
none
of
them.
So
we
I
think,
we've
got
this
worked
out.
I
think
it's
going
to
be
very
simple,
but
I
wanted
to
explain
the
changes
that
we
made
and
we
just
made
changes
on
a
few
of
them.
E
So
I
want
to
say
on
rule
number
two:
it
was
just
a
amendment
to
establish
restrictions
on
recordings
and
live
streaming
during
sessions
and
committee
meetings,
and
this
was
one
of
probably
the
one
we
talked
about
more
than
any,
and
this
is
by
members
in
here
on
the
house
floor.
You
cannot
live
stream
while
this,
while
the
procession
is
going
on,
while
the
session's
going
on
and
in
committee
meetings.
E
E
Rule
nine
was
amended
to
make
amended
to
make
a
grammatical
change.
Rule
25
was
amended
to
match
our
current
practice.
As
to
untimely
filed
amendments,
rule
26
was
changed
to
amend
to
match
our
current
practice
as
a
pers.
As
the
president
of
motion
rule
27
was
amended
to
add
our
current
practice
of
allowing
emotion
to
adjourn
our
previous
question.
After
there
has
been
progress
in
the
debate.
E
E
You
can't
have
a
trump
mask
or
a
biden
pen
or
a
t-shirt
that
promotes
political
ads,
political
messages
and
we
brought
we
talked
about
in
the
committee
meetings
and
I
had
a
bill
last
year
that
brought
to
me
by
amazon
and
fedex
about
the
little
drones
that
we
passed
that
could
possibly
do
in
a
study
on
to
deliver
to
your
homes
or
businesses.
We
did
allow
that
on
the
movie
screen
in
the
committee
room
and
we
talked
about
that.
E
That
cannot
be
done
by
a
member,
but
if
we
go
out
of
session
in
a
committee
in
a
committee
meeting,
we
go
out
of
session
and
you
have
a
guest
or
a
somebody,
that's
testifying
they
can
do
it
if
they
get
approval
by
the
chairman
of
that
committee
in
advance.
So
that's
the
key
you
got
to
go
to
your
committee
chairman
and
say
I
have
a
somebody
to
testify
next
week
and
I'd
like
to
take
a
little
bit
of
time
and
he
might
tell
you
you
can
but
I'll
give
you
five
minutes.
E
It's
got
to
be
approved
by
the
chairman
and
I
think
this
one
was
all
worked
out
and
everybody
agreed
on
that
rule.
43
was
amended
to
allow
members
to
request
to
be
added
to
the
legislation
electronically.
The
change
that
we
made
allows
first,
prime
sponsor
to
remove
co-sponsors
from
the
legislation.
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Rule
83,
section
10
was
amended
to
clarify
that
a
sponsor
of
a
bill
and
committee
must
request
a
roll
call
vote
before
any
vote
is
taken.
This
has
been
the
current
rule,
but
it's
not
been
in
writing.
So
we
put
that
in
writing.
Rule
83,
section
13
language
was
deleted.
That
required
hard
copies
of
sub-committed
calendars
to
be
distributed.
We're
going
to
do
a
lot
of
that
by
electronically
to
your
ipads
this
year.
A
lot
more
is
coming
out
on
that
and
and
for
build
filing
it's
going
to
be
electronic.
E
A
F
F
E
Speaker
pro
tim
marsh,
we
really
didn't
talk
about
that
that
wasn't
brought
up.
It
was
brought
by
one
of
your
members
that
wanted
this
to
happen
and
we
discussed
it
and
I
thought
it
could
already
be
done.
But
after
talking
to
daniel
and
tammy,
they
said
there's
no
way
to
take
somebody
off.
So
we
just
thought
it
made
sense.
F
C
A
C
F
Thank
you
for
addressing
that
and
thanks
speaker
protein
and
the
with
regard
to
virtual
meetings.
I
just
am
curious,
as
the
discussion
about
there
were
any
rules
for
allowing
us
to
meet
virtually.
I
know
I
participated
in
an
ad
hoc
committee
this
summer,
where
a
lot
of
stuff
was
discussed
about
certain
timelines.
E
G
E
G
E
G
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
pro
tem,
I'm
adding
you
right
now,
but,
mr
mr
speaker
and
mr
speaker,
pro
tem,
just
just
so
it's
on
the
record
a
lot
of
times
when
we,
when
we
stream
or
when
we
record,
live
or
you
know
in
the
clip
in
the
committees
or
on
in
the
house
chambers.
That's
the
easiest
way
for
our
constituents
to
see
what's
going
on
in
real
time
and
for
us
to
be
able
to
explain
or
translate
the
language.
G
G
I
didn't
understand
half
of
the
stuff
that
joe
was
saying
when
I,
when
I
first
got
here
to
the
when
I
first
got
elected
and
so
the
average
citizen
in
our
state-
probably
well,
maybe
I'm
below
average,
but
a
lot
of
people.
Don't
don't
understand
the
language
and
all
the
legal
jargon
and
and
what's
happening,
you
know
in
our
state,
and
so
you
know,
our
ability
to
stream
was
our
way
of
being
able
to
discuss
in
real
time
exactly
what
was
happening,
especially
when
it
was
bills
that
were
specifically
pertaining
to
those
citizens.
G
And
so
you
know
I
don't
know
if
there's
an
opportunity
for
y'all
to
give
that
some
consideration
or
some
reconsideration
or
not,
but
it
would
be
good
for
all
constituents,
not
just
mine,
but
everyone
in
here
who
represents
65
000
people.
You
know
the
ability
to
let
them
know
what's
happening
in
in
real
time.
Okay
and
mr
speaker,.
A
Speaker
pro
tim
marshall,
let
me
let
me
just
interject
here
representative,
we
have
to
answer
to
your
point
and
we
understand
the
issues
about
constituents
and
maybe
not
having
access
to
the
internet
website.
We've
instructed
the
clerk
to
do
a
facebook
page
and
move
our
live
streaming
to
live
facebook
at
the
same
time.
G
A
G
A
G
Last
last
point,
mr
speaker,
if
you
don't
mind
and
thank
you
for
your
indulgence-
I
appreciate
you,
mr
speaker,
pro
tem
on
the
the
other
rule
in
regards
to
stripping
members
off
of
legislation.
I
really
wish
that
we
would
reconsider
that
because
there
there
is
a
great
possibility
that
that
can
be
abused.
So
I
hope
you
get
this
consideration
speaking.
E
Pro
tim
marsh,
I
think
what
we
should
do
representative
parkerson
is
probably
what
we're
going
to
do
is
try
this
out
for
this
session.
If
it
doesn't
work,
we
can
change
it
next
time
and
move
it
back
like
it
was,
or
we
can
fix
it
and
another
thing
I
wanted
to
tell
you
about
the
live
streaming
and
the
pictures
I
was
told
by
the
clerk
that
they've
checked
around
in
a
lot
of
states.
Don't
even
allow
cell
phones
to
be
coming
on
the
house
floor
and
I
understand
in
washington
this.
E
I
Well,
that's,
okay.
Does
that
mean
just
a
question
for
the
speaker
pro
tem
in
reference
to
the
rules,
and
I
must
apologize
that
I
didn't
read
the
rules
through
the
email
and
I
don't
know
how
many
members
actually
read
the
rules.
I
won't
ask
them
to
raise
their
hands,
but
I
would
wow
just
a
few
very
few,
as
you
can
see
that
actually
read
the
rules
and
I
was
trying
to
write
them
down
as
fast
as
you
were
talking
about
them,
but
one
in
particular
I
think
representative
john
ray
talked
virtually.
E
Oh
yeah
yeah,
I
just
didn't
understand.
Yes,
we
put
it
out
that
anybody
could
bring
rule
to
change
to
the
committee.
It
was
it.
The
deadline
was
at
two
o'clock
yesterday
in
my
office,
and
we
got
him
went
over
them.
We
had
a
rules
committee
meeting
at
3,
30
yesterday
by
the
11
members
and
went
over
all
of
them,
so
we
had
an
opportunity
to
make
changes
representative
miller
next.
C
Mr
speaker,
yes,
as
far
as
amending
the
rules,
there's
no
new
proposal
on
that
it's
the
same
rule
as
before
rules
can
be
amended.
A
member
must
give
notice
that
they
are
seeking
to
amend
the
rules.
That
proposal
would
lie
over
a
day
and
then
it
would
require
two-thirds
of
the
body
to
then
amend
the
permanent
rules.
I
E
J
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
for
the
excellent
job.
Obviously
the
committee's
done
on
on
the
rules.
There's
one
thing
that
I
caught.
That
gives
me
a
little
bit
of
concern.
Let's
say
some
of
your
citizens
from
wherever
300
miles
away
or
200
miles
away,
150
miles
away.
They
come
to
one
of
the
committee
meetings,
okay
and
obviously
they
don't
know
the
nuances
of
what
we're
doing
as
members
and
they're
faced
with
doing
a
presentation
many
times,
maybe
four
or
five
minutes,
whatever
time
we've
allotted
for
them.
J
But
yet,
if
I'm
hearing
the
writing,
please
correct
me
if
I
am
not
hearing
it
right
with
understanding,
yet
when
they
are
faced
with
doing
a
presentation,
you're
saying
that
they're
going
to
be
constricted
on
how
they
do
their
presentation
and
they
have
to
get
prior
approval
to
use
certain
things.
Is
that
what
we're
saying.
E
Speaking
pro
tim
marsh
represent
towns.
What
we're
saying
is,
if
you
have
a
guest
or
a
somebody,
that's
testifying
on
your
bill
and
they
want
to.
Basically
if
they
want
to
speak,
they
have
to
get
approval
by
the
chairman
of
that
committee
beforehand
and
that's
normally
the
way
it
is
now
and
if
they
want
to
make
a
presentation,
a
powerpoint
or
a
movie,
they
still
get.
J
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
The
emphasis
I'm
trying
to
understand
or
present
is
that
we're
not
going
to
censor
how
they
do
their
presentations
is
what
I'm
trying
to
get
to,
because
if
they
decide
to
use
a
prop
as
a
you
know,
you
mean
people
do
things.
However,
they
can
it's
already
nerve-racking
enough
to
talk
to
us
many
times
many
times.
J
People
think
we
are
an
intimidating
body
and
they're
trying
to
make
their
points,
but
if
they
use,
if
they
decide
to
use
the
prop-
and
the
chairman
doesn't
want
that,
so
they
a
citizen
group
will
be
will
be
prevented
from
using
that.
That's
what
I
thought
I
heard,
and
if
that
be
the
case,
I
don't
think
we
should
contribute
our
citizens
as
long
as
it's
tasteful
and
professional,
no
vulgarity.
J
J
Obviously,
we
all
cherish
it
being
americans,
but
by
the
same
token,
they
don't
they're,
not
a
part
of
this
body
but
they're
part
of
this
government,
and
they
want
to
try
to
reach
us.
They've,
driven
400,
200
miles
or
whatever
50
miles
or
whatever,
and
they
need
to
be
able
to
talk-
and
I
was
a
chairman-
should
not
be
able
to
tell
them
they
couldn't
do
it
the
way
they
need
to
do
it,
and
that's
is
that
was
what
at
the
heart
of
the
matter.
For
me,.
E
I
think
you're
right.
I
think
that
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
have
an
orderly
committee
meeting
that
the
chairman's
in
control
of
and
that
he
knows
what's
going
to
happen
and
when,
when
we
go
to
a
presentation
like
that,
we're
out
of
session
and
the
member's
not
doing
the
presentation,
it's
a
testifying
person
that's
there
and
they
have
to
have
to
be
approved
before
they
put
props
up
or
or
movies,
or
anything
like
that.
J
Well,
this
is
what
I'm
gonna
suggest.
As
I
said
for
the
members.
It's
one
thing.
I
would
suggest
that
we
watch
it
and
that
the
citizens
begin
to
you
know,
push
back
and
complain
about
them,
not
being
able
to
that.
We
immediately
try
to
do
something
to
make
the
people
that
own
and
run
this
state
comfortable
when
they
come
to
this
house,
which
is
the
people's
house
that
they
can
do
their
presentations
in
a
way
that
they
think
is
effective.
I
don't
think
at
any
time.
J
We
should
be
too
heavy-handed
on
people
coming
here
to
try
to
persuade
us
to
see
what
it
is.
While
we
may
not
agree,
sometimes
we
will
agree
but
try
to
persuade
us
in
their
way
to
see
what
it
is
that
they're
trying
to
accomplish.
So
I
think
we
need
to
make
sure
we
monitor
that
as
it
benefits
all
the
citizens
of
the
state
of
tennessee.
Thank
you
also
for
your
hard
work.
A
Thank
you
represent.
Thank
you
representative.
I
will
just
add
to
that.
The
process
laid
out
in
there
is
a
process.
That's
been
used
by
every
chairman
since
so,
if
someone
in
the
past
is
wanting
to
testify,
they
have
to
get
approval
because
you
have
to
set
your
calendar.
You
know
your
time
limits
and
then
they're
also
told
if
you
want
to
present
something
we
need
to
know,
because
that
requires
additional
time
and
resources.
So
we
need
to
know
that
as
well.
This
isn't
an
attempt
to
censure
or
silence
anybody.
A
This
is
simply
an
attempt
to
make
sure
that
the
chairman
has
the
time,
knowing
if
it's
a
15
or
20
or
a
five
minute
presentation,
if
it's
powerpoint,
if
it's
not
so
that
the
resources
can
be
there
with
audio
visual
and
everybody
else.
So
that
way,
if
someone
comes
to
make
a
presentation,
they're
not
harmed
by
not
being
allowed
to
make
the
presentation,
because
no
one
knew
they're
making
the
presentation.
That's
the
simple
part
of
what's
happening
here.
Thank
you,
representative,
hardaway.
H
A
H
E
Representative
jernigan
brought
that
to
us
and
said
that
he
had
a
problem
a
couple
years
ago
that
and
didn't
allude
to
what
it
was,
but
I
I
would
an
example
that
I
would
think
about
is
if
you
were
having
legislation
about
an
alcohol
bill
that
you
were
passionate
about.
That
was
a
really
good
bill.
Maybe
had
a
little
controversy-
and
you
had
a
member
in
here
that
signed
on
to
your
bill
that
got
a
dui
and
you
really
didn't
want
them
messing
with
your
legislation.
E
E
H
H
H
There's
no
rationale
that
I
could
think.
I
heard
what
you
offered,
but
there's
no
rationale
that
I
can
think
of.
That
makes
any
sense.
When
I
vote
on
a
piece
of
legislation,
I'm
voting
on
it
on
the
merits
of
the
legislation,
I
don't
care
who
carries
it.
Okay,
I
voted
for
legislation
for
people
that
we
don't
see
eye
to
eye
on
anything
else,
but
perhaps
that
one
bill,
so
I
think
we're
going
to
end
up
having
to
revisit
that.
Sir,
just
a
couple
more
things,
mr
speaker,.
H
H
I
don't
get
it
it's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
stay
in
communication
with
our
constituents
to
better
educate
them
on
the
process,
the
legislative
process.
I
don't
see
how
it
offends
anybody.
I
don't
see
how
it
disturbs
the
the
order
of
the
the
body,
so
I'd
love
to
have
a
full
explanation
on
why
we
need
to
censor
the
members
when
the
media
could
come
in
here
and
show
everything,
and
I
don't
believe
that
the
rule,
if
I
read
it
correctly,
applies
to
the
gallery.
E
H
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
all
right,
I'm
I'm
looking
forward
to
getting
with
you,
sir.
After
I
get
complaints
from
my
constituents
on
why
they
don't
know,
what's
going
on
and
can't
find
the
link
or
can't
sign
on
to
the
link
or
don't
have
facebook
all
my
constituents,
don't
have
facebook
all
my
constituents
don't
have
the
internet.
H
H
H
H
I
didn't
see
anything
in
these
rules
that
address
masking
and
I
have
literally
had
dozens
of
friends
who
have
died.
I've
had
hundreds
who
have
contracted
covert
19
and
been
hospitalized
gone
through
the
most
severe
illnesses,
and
I'm
surprised
that
we
don't
have
any
rules
to
address
wearing
a
mask
to
protect
each
other.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Thank
you
speaker
pro
tem
thank.
A
You
representative
and
members,
just
so
that
you
know
I
know
media
is
here
so
on
that
note,
let's
just
clear
the
air.
The
clerk
sent
out
a
letter
email
last
week
on
thursday,
indicating
when
temporary
rules
was
going
to
meet
and
when
permanent
rules
was
going
to
meet
indicated
in
that
email.
If
you
had
any
rule
changes
that
you
would
like
to
submit,
it
was
coming
and
be
prepared.
Everybody
got
that
email.
A
lot
of
people
contacted
the
clerk's
office.
Some
people
submitted
amendments
to
the
rules.
A
To
that
meeting,
everybody
had
an
opportunity
to
do
that.
Both
parties
aside,
so
I
would
just
say
before
we
start
complaining
about
people
not
submitting.
No
sir,
just
because
someone
is
complaining
about
not
submitting
a
rule
does
not
mean
that
you
can
cast
a
shadow
over
anybody
in
this
room
other
than
yourself,
because
everybody
had
that
opportunity.
Representative
hazelwood.
K
A
A
A
A
M
Thank
you,
mr
speaker
and
members.
I
want
to
pause
today
and
recognize
that
this
is
the
founders
day
of
the
delta
sigma
theta
sorority.
This
is
their
108th
year
and
I
have
plenty
of
family
members
that
are
members
of
the
organization,
my
mother,
my
sisters,
nieces
and
aunts,
and
so
to
all
of
the
deltas
who
are
watching.
We
congratulate
you
on
108
years
of
service
to
our
community
and
our
nation.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Members.
A
Here's
the
committee
announcements.
We
will
have
a
copy
for
you
later
in
your
email
box.
If
you
don't
want
to
write
this
down
here,
we
go
agriculture
and
natural
resource
committee,
chair
curtis,
hawford
vice
chair
rusty
grills
committee
members
mark
cochrane,
barbara
cooper,
tandy,
darby
clay,
doggett,
j.a,
hardaway,
bud
hulsey
chris
hurt
jason
potts,
jay,
reedy
irish
rother,
johnny
shaw,
chris
todd
ron,
travis
dave,
wright,
agriculture
and
natural
resources
subcommittee,
chair
chris
todd
mark
members,
mark
cochrane,
tandy,
darby,
curtis
hoffer,
but
jose
chris
hurt
jason
potts,
jay
reedy
johnny.
A
Chris
hurt
harold
love,
john
reagan,
mark
white,
higher
education
subcommittee,
chair
justin,
lafferty
members,
charlie
bond
mark
cochrane,
tandy
darby,
john
gillespie.
You
see
fakim
antonio
parkerson
mark
white
education,
instruction
committee,
chair
deborah
moody
vice
chair,
terry
lynn,
weaver
members,
scott
sapicki,
vincent
dixie,
bruce
griffey,
tory
harris
curt,
haston,
tim
hicks,
eddie,
mannis,
sam
mckenzie,
antonio
parkinson,
john
reagan.
A
C
A
L
B
Thank
you
speaker
remember
the
motion
that
I'm
about
to
make
deals
with
suspending
the
rules
that
we
put
in
place
a
short
time
ago.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
move
that
house
joint
resolution
18
be
heard
of
the
insurance
subcommittee
this
week.
I
further
moved
to
spend
only
those
portions
of
the
rules
that
deal
with
the
following
for
house
joint
resolution.
B
B
Calendar
rule
number
67,
so
that
committee
and
subcommittee
meetings
can
be
held
at
times
other
than
those
specified
in
the
house
weekly
schedule
and
with
less
than
72
hours
notice,
how
rule
number
71
the
24-hour
rule
requiring
all
amendments
to
be
available
to
members
24
hours
before
consideration
on
the
floor,
rule
number
83
subpart
1,
so
that,
if
reported
out
of
subcommittee,
it
can
be
heard
on
the
next
full
committee
calendar
without
waiting
a
week.
Rule
number
831.
So
that's
reported
out
of
out
of
committee.
B
A
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
D
B
B
I
have
listened
to
many
of
my
colleagues
again
on
both
parties
giving
passion
speeches
about
doing
a
better
job
of
helping
our
constituents
when
it
comes
to
tenncare.
This
is
that
opportunity.
I
could
give
a
really
good
speech.
I
hope
on
why
this
is
a
good
idea,
but
all
I'm
asking
today
is
to
allow
us,
while
still
negotiating
with
this
administration,
to
actually
take
advantage
of
what
passed
this
house
floor
two
years
ago.
This
would
suspend
the
rules
and
allow
this
to
be
heard
in
the
new
committees
tomorrow.
B
If
you
disagree
with
this
after
you
hear
everything
about
it
over
the
next
couple
of
days,
then
you
will
have
an
opportunity
to
return
to
this
chamber,
debate
it
and
vote.
I
am
asking
for
an
opportunity
for
this
to
be
heard
so
that
we
can
potentially
take
advantage
of
an
opportunity
to
put
hundreds
of
millions
additional
of
additional
dollars
into
the
tenncare
program
in
a
way
that
will
not
cost
the
state
of
tennessee
anything
more.
B
I
would
merely
ask
in
a
few
moments
that
you
support
this
motion
to
suspend
the
rules
so
that
the
committee
system
can
work
yes
in
an
expedited
fashion,
but
we
live
in
unusual
times,
and
this
is
certainly
a
time
sensitive
issue,
because
we
have
no
idea
what
the
next
administration
may
or
may
not
offer
in
terms
of
a
waiver,
but
we
know
what
this
is,
and
I
think
we
at
least
should
have
debated
in
committee
and
take
advantage
potentially
of
this
opportunity.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
thank
you,
madam
leader,
for
your
comments.
F
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
thank
you
leader.
I
know
that
we're
going
to
debate
this
issue
at
length,
I
think
if
it
makes
its
way
to
the
floor
tomorrow,
so
I
don't
want
to
get
into
a
debate
on
the
substance,
because
we're
obviously
going
to
disagree
on
that
and
we'll
have
a
discussion
at
the
time.
What
my
concern
is
is
the
gravity
and
the
substance
of
what
we
will
be
debating
and
how
we're
fast
forwarding
this
process.
F
So
since
we're
arguing
or
discussing
the
the
motion
to
suspend
the
rules
that
we
just
passed
less
than
an
hour
ago,
the
people
of
tennessee,
hundreds
of
thousands
of
them,
will
be
affected
by
this
legislation.
We're
attempting
to
fast
forward
as
of
right
now,
they're
going
to
have
less
than
24
hours
notice
that
this
will
be
on
the
floor
for
a
vote.
F
It
requires
a
lot
of
debate.
It
requires
a
full
debated
process
to
fast
forward
it
and
run
this
thing
through
in
24
hours,
no
fault
of
our
own.
As
you
pointed
out,
we
did
this
two
years
ago,
your
the
people
in
washington
dc,
who
decided
to
to
do
this,
did
it
at
the
11th
hour?
That's
not
our
fault,
it's
not
your
fault.
F
We
cannot
fast
forward
something
that
is
going
to
deprive
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people
of
access
to
necessary
health
care
and
drugs
and
other
services
in
the
state
of
tennessee,
we'll
debate
the
substance
of
it
tomorrow.
I
appreciate
your
patience,
mr
speaker
and
mr
leader
appreciate
you
allowing
us
to
debate
this
motion.
F
This
is
not
the
way
this
type
of
legislation
should
move
through
this
body.
I
would
encourage
us
vote
against
the
suspension
of
the
rules.
Let's
hear
this,
let's
debate
this
bill
over
a
course
of
several
weeks
as
it
moves
to
the
committee
process
as
normal
when
we
come
into
regular
session.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
mr
leader
and
body.
B
B
But
this
is
the
step
that
gives
us
the
ability
in
this
chamber
to
debate
the
tenets
and
the
details
of
how
the
tenncare
program
works
for
tennesseans.
If
we
miss
the
opportunity
on
this
waiver,
I
don't
know
if
the
next
administration
will
grant
it
or
not.
But
I
know
this
opportunity
exists
now
for
us
to
be
in
control
the
elected
representatives
of
tennessee.
B
That's
why
I'm
asking
that
you
support
the
suspension
of
the
rules.
Not
so
you
can
vote
in
favor
of
a
piece
of
legislation
that
you've
not
read,
but
so
that
you,
sir,
could
vote
in
favor
of
literally
a
just
barely
over
two-page
document.
That
is
a
resolution
granting
the
governor
to
take
the
next
steps
and
then
come
back
to
all
of
us
to
debate
and
discuss
those
exact
details
that
you-
and
I
would
like
to
get
into.
This
is
literally
just
the
resolution.
F
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
just
want
to
follow
up.
I
I.
I
don't
agree
that
this
is
just
a
resolution.
This
resolution
is
much
more
substantive
than
that.
It
opens
the
door
up
to
a
lot
more
than
I
think
is
being
fairly
represented
here.
There
are
mou's
coming
back
and
forth
from
the
federal
government
to
the
state
that
the
state
can
sign
binding
of
this
us
to
this
for
at
least
a
nine
month
period.
This
resolution
has
serious
language
in
it.
F
I
don't
want
this
to
be
underplayed,
so
I
I
just
simply
disagree
with
your
description
of
the
weight
of
this
document
and
these
and
the
legal
implications
of
us
voting
on
this
resolution.
If
it
had
no
weight
and
was
completely
unnecessary,
we
would
not
be
suspending
rules
that
we
just
passed
an
hour
ago
and
breaking
with
tradition
and
bringing
this
up
during
or
on
the
tail
end
of
an
organizational
session.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak.
G
G
B
Representative
parkerson
and
my
friend
thank
you
for
those
comments.
I
appreciate
it.
I
filed
this
in
normal
order
of
business.
It
was
filed
yesterday,
one
on
the
website
as
soon
as
possible.
I
know
everybody's
busy
right
now.
It's
also
been
quite
a
bit
in
the
news
and
on
social
media
and
everything
that
this
had
been
granted
and
has
been
discussed,
and
I
it
was
not
my
intention
at
all
that
you
would
not
know
about
this.
B
It's
been
a
very
public
process
and
I
followed
every
procedure
that
I
knew
to
follow
in
order
to
make
sure
that
everyone
knew
that
this
was
coming.
This
was
not
filed
just
a
moment
ago.
This
was
actually
filed.
Yesterday,
again,
it's
been
in
the
news
and
everything
else.
I
do
apologize.
We've
not
had
an
opportunity
to
have
this
conversation
about
this.
That
is
what
I'm
asking
for
is
that
in
the
committee
process
we
be
allowed
to
have
that
debate
in
conversation.
N
N
There's
a
1.5
million
people
depend
upon
tenncare
for
their
health
coverage.
That
includes
a
lot
of
elderly
people.
It
includes
a
lot
of
disabled
people
and
to
ram
it
through,
without
those
people
being
able
to
con
contact
their
representatives
to
discuss
their
concerns
with
it
and
without
all
the
facts
of
the
experts
coming
out,
then
this
is
again
unprecedented,
and
essentially
this
is
an
insult
to
the
people
of
the
state.
B
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I
hesitated
a
while
ago.
I
would
like
to
remind
the
members
well,
I
do
appreciate
the
respect
the
member
indicated
by
asking
to
yield
that
is
not
necessary.
Once
you're
recognized
by
the
speaker.
It's
my
understanding.
You
can
address
the
body,
sir.
I'm
really
trying
not
to
get
irritated
at
some
of
the
comments,
but
I
find
it
insulting
the
reimbursement
rate
that
is
given
in
rural
health
care
clinics.
B
I
find
it
insulting
the
level
of
care
that
is
provided
in
some
of
our
hospitals
and
by
some
of
the
doctors
out
there.
They're
struggling
to
make
ends
meet
because
the
tender
care
reimbursement
rates
have
gone
so
low,
and
yet
their
hands
are
tied
by
the
inflexible
federal
guidelines
that
are
provided.
I
find
it
completely
and
totally
insulting
that
one
and
a
half
billion
tennesseans
get
subpar
health
care
coverage,
and
it
is
nothing
like
the
high
quality
coverage
that
you
get,
sir,
so
I
find
it
insulting
that
we
do
not
even
want
to
consider
this.
B
Certainly,
some
folks
in
this
room
would
not
like
to
even
debate
or
consider
an
opportunity
to
give
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
to
tennesseans
that
are
desperately
struggling,
something
that
you,
sir,
have
passionately
advocated
for
in
the
past,
and
it
is
a
slap
in
the
face
of
those
tennesseans
to
say
you
don't
even
want
to
hear
the
proposal,
I'm
just
asking
that
you
listen.
That's
all
and
again
I'll.
Try
not
to
get
too
terribly
passionate
about
that
subject,
but
it
is
something
I
care
deeply
about.
N
H
H
B
Yes,
sir,
the
resolution
again
this
is
this-
is
a
resolution
at
this
juncture
to
potentially
take
advantage
of
this.
There
would
be
more
than
likely
dozens
of
pieces
of
legislation
and
gavap
hearings
and
budget
hearings
and
different
issues
that
would
go
through
this
body
over
the
next
several
years.
Involving
this,
it
would
go
through
multiple
different
committees
and
may
change
and
mold
at
that
time,
and
at
any
juncture,
quite
frankly,
this
also
this
potential
waiver
would
give
us
the
opportunity
to
pull
out
of
this
agreement.
B
If
we
would
like,
I
humbly
believe
that
if
we
were
to
take
advantage
of
this
this
week
that
it
would
be
very
difficult
for
any
future
administration
to
pull
out
of
this
agreement,
I'm
not
saying
it's
impossible.
It
certainly
could,
but
I
do
hope
that
they
would
listen
to
us
and
respect
the
agreement
that
we
made
with
the
federal
government,
regardless
of
who
may
hold
what
position
within
that
federal
government.
H
Thank
you,
speaker,
sexton,
and
that
that's
all
well
and
fine
it.
I
don't
think
it
answered
my
question
on
whether
they
were
locked
in
or
not.
I
think
you
said,
no,
that
we
were
hopeful
that
the
new
administration
would
abide
by
whatever
the
agreement
is.
That's
eventually
worked
out.
Did
I
hear
you
correct
on
that.
H
B
Famous
speaker
and
again,
this
bill
was
passed.
Actually
the
bill
that
set
this
procedure
up,
I
believe
it
was
november
20th
2019.,
mr
clerk
november
20th
2019-
is
that
when
the
original
past
we'll
look
that
up
but
we'll
just
say
roughly
two
years
ago,
but
certainly
well
over
a
year
ago,
when
the
original
bill
passed.
During
that
time,
I
can
tell
you
there
have
been
a
number
of
conversations
with
populations.
B
Your
community
and
mine
have
hundreds
of
people
that
are
on
a
wait
list
that
if
this
waiver
is
at
least
considered,
we
potentially
can
clear
that
wait
list
and
also
addressing
state-specific
health
crisis
like
covet
19
any
other
pandemic.
Again,
sir,
there's
literally
nothing
bad
about
this
particular
agreement.
We've
gotten
such
a
good
agreement
from
the
federal
government.
I'm
a
bit
surprised
we're
having
this
debate,
but
I
understand
it
and
I
am
eager
to
continue
it.
But
this
is
just
on
the
rules.
I'm
trying
not
to
go
too
much
into
the
waiver.
B
This
is
just
on
the
rules
so
that
we
can
have
that
debate.
But
yes,
sir,
the
four
things
that
I
mentioned
definitely
affect
your
community
and
if
we
are
allowed
to
go
into
committee,
I'm
sure
you
will
hear
quite
a
bit
about
how
this
block
grant
waiver-
at
least
a
hybrid
block
grant,
would
significantly
improve
health
care
in
your
community.
H
H
B
Yes,
sir,
you
should
have
received
those
and
and
by
the
way
it
was
may
24th
of
2019.
When
we
passed
the
legislation
it
was
signed
into
law
a
bit
earlier.
It
was
submitted
on
november
20th
2019
to
the
federal
government
for
consideration.
The
the
just
rich
irony
of
the
debate
we're
having
right
now
and
the
rules
is
one
of
my
staff.
Members
had
alerted
me
that
your
caucus
was
actually
supposed
to
be
receiving
a
briefing
about
13
minutes
ago.
B
It
would
have
began
on
this
particular
waiver
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
would
have
about
it.
We,
however,
are
on
the
floor,
debating
the
rules
as
to
whether
or
not
it
can
be
considered.
We've
asked
that
those
folks
make
themselves
available
to
the
republican
and
the
democratic
caucus.
But
yes,
sir,
that
briefing
is
actually
supposed
to
be
going
on
right
now.
H
Hardaway,
thank
you,
speaker
sexton,
and
I
appreciate
all
of
the
information
you're
sharing,
sir,
but
it
still
doesn't
allow
my
people,
who
will
be
the
most
impacted,
whether
it's
those
who
will
actually
receive
the
health
care
or
provide
it.
Those
who
will
set
local
public
policy
it
will
not
allow
them
to
keep
up
and
be
able
to
communicate
back
to
us
in
a
timely
fashion
to
where
the
eventual
legislation
that
comes
out
of
this
will
reflect
the
will
of
the
people.
But
I
thank
you
for
indulging
me.
Thank
you,
speaker,
section.
M
B
That's
an
actual
question
for
the
folks
on
the
floor
just
below
us.
I
would
ask
them
that
I
mean
the
governor's
office
and
the
tenncare
team
have
been
the
ones
that
have
been
in
negotiations
and
conversation
with
the
federal
government.
I
have
no
idea
you
may
or
may
not
have
noticed
that
most
of
the
folks
in
my
party
were
rather
reluctant
for
there
to
be
a
change
in
administrations.
M
For
instance,
if
the
people
on
the
floor
below
us
have
been
in
communication
and
the
biden
administration
intimated
or
even
said,
we
will
not
follow
through
with
this
waiver
and
therefore,
if
you
want
to
get
it
done,
you
must
get
your
legislator
to
pass
it
before
we
come
in.
I
can
understand,
but
since
there's
been
no
communication
that
you
know
of
I
mean
I
need
to
go
and
ask
the
governor's
people
if
they've
been
in
communication,
or
maybe
we
can
pause
to
allow
the
governor's
people
to
respond
to
this
question.
M
Has
anybody
from
the
governor's
office
been
in
communication
with
the
biden
administration
to
determine
what
may
be
perceived
as
the
need
for
urgency?
Otherwise,
I
think
a
lot
of
my
colleagues
have
already
asked
the
question.
Why
would
we
suppose
that,
simply
because
there
is
a
different
party
coming
into
administration
in
washington
d.c
that
automatically
they
would
oppose
the
waiver?
And
so
that's
my
question
that
we
need
to
find
out
members
what
is
oftentimes
for
the
new
members?
We
say
what
is
the
legislative
intent?
M
You
know
why
why
now,
when
we
got
the
whole
session,
unless
there's
been
a
communication
that
says,
hey,
listen,
you
need
to
do
it
fast,
otherwise
it
won't
get
done,
and
so,
mr
speaker
and
mr
leader,
that's
that's
my
concerning
question,
and
so
I
hope,
as
the
governor's
folks
are
listening,
I
hope
they're
listening,
that
they
would
respond
to
some
of
us
to.
Let
us
know-
and
maybe
when
the
folks
from
tenncare,
who
are
supposed
to
give
us
the
briefing
at
4
30.
Possibly
their
response
could
also
be
representative
love.
M
B
Thank
you
to
my
friend
from
davidson
county.
I've
just
been
told
by
a
colleague
of
mine,
and
I
can
double
check
this-
that
there
is
also
a
30-day
window
in
which
to
accept
this,
and
if
we
were
to
wait
when
we
return
from
a
three-week
recess,
which
will
include
the
special
session
time,
of
course,
that
that
would
of
course
be
at
least
right
up
against
it,
if
not
passed.
So
that
is
part
of
the
urgency.
B
We'll
also
say
this:
if
you
have
negotiated
a
contract,
say
with
a
company-
and
you
know
that
that
company's
in
negotiations
with
another
company
to
be
sold.
But
you
know,
you've
got
a
good
contract
and
the
owner
that
that
has
that
company
right
then
calls
you
up
and
says:
hey
look
man,
I
don't
know
what
tomorrow's
gonna
bring.
Somebody
else
might
buy
us
out,
but
I
got
a
deal
that
I'm
gonna
offer
you
right
now,
that's
good
for
you
and
it's
good
for
me.
It's
good
for
our
customers,
good
for
everybody
else.
B
We're
gonna
offer
it
to
you.
It
would
be
to
me
to
be
very
bad
policy
to
not
at
least
consider
that
that's
the
rule,
suspension
that
we
are
debating
right
now
is
that
I'm
asking
you
to
consider
this
in
committee.
Ask
all
of
these
questions
and
again
the
administration
is
waiting
patiently
for
us
to
finish
this
debate.
They
had
a
briefing
with
the
republican
caucus
earlier
and
they
are,
I
hope,
willing
to
wait
as
long
tonight
as
necessary
so
that
the
democratic
caucus
can
get
that
same
briefing.
D
I
I
I
I
I
The
bike
administration
will
come
in
and
they're
going
to
reverse
this
thing.
I
know
it
and
you
know
it.
It
may
take
some
time
but
they're
going
to
reverse
it.
So
whatever
we
do
or
whatever
you
do
is
going
to
be
reversing
guess,
what's
going
to
happen,
then
this
state
will
file
a
lawsuit
against
the
federal
government,
guarantee
it
and
in
your
minds.
I
What
you're
saying
is
that
we're
going
to
take
this
thing
all
the
way
to
the
united
states
supreme
court
and
then
what
you
think
you're
going
to
do
is
win,
but
I'm
going
to
tell
you
you're
going
to
lose
so
in
the
results
of
all
that.
What
is
this
saying?
We've
lost
billions
of
dollars
because,
for
whatever
reason
we
decided
we're
not
going
to
expand
medicaid
this
country
in
this
state
now
we're
going
to
spend
millions
of
more
dollars
after
we
pass.
I
I
heard
something
today,
looking
at
the
debate
rather
to
impeach
the
president
of
the
united
states,
and
this
came
from
a
republican,
it's
it's
all
connected,
sir
promise.
She
was
connected,
it
is
connected,
but
an
individual
said
just
because
you
can
do
it
doesn't
make
it
right
and
that
came
for
a
republican.
B
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
my
friend,
thank
you
for
those
words
and
just
because
you
can
vote
no
today
doesn't
mean
you
should
so
I'm
hoping
you'll
vote.
Yes,
this
isn't
a
block
grant.
This
is
I
don't
I
mean
it
is
we
have
to
call
it
a
block
grant
that's
the
original
bill
that
filed,
but
it
is
far
afield
from
a
block
grant,
which
limits
the
number
of
individuals
that
can
participate
in
a
program
and
limits
the
number
of
an
amount
of
funds
that
are
available.
This
is
at
best
a
hybrid
block.
B
Grant
will
it
that
will
allow
us
to
utilize
the
savings
that
we
already
effectuate
here
in
tennessee
to
help
tennesseans.
I
sure
hope
that
no
administration
at
the
federal
level
thinks
they
know
better.
What's
for
your
district
than
you
do,
because
I
trust
you
to
come
down
here
and
advocate
for
your
district
in
these
halls,
not
in
the
federal
halls
of
congress
or
the
senate.
That's
what
this
does.
It
gives
you
the
power
so
again.
Thank
you,
sir,
for
your
comments.
I
have
missed
seeing
you
over
the
last
few
months.
D
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and,
and
I
know
it's
getting
late
and
I
just
want
to
take
a
few
minutes.
Last
year
I
had
a
bill
about
medicaid
expansion
and
I
really
believe
that
we
should
take
care
of
the
working
people.
I
really
believe
that
this
is
not
medicaid
expansion
guys.
This
is
not
what
this
is
about.
It's
about
something
that
we
passed
a
couple
years
ago
and
vetted
very
well
in
a
subcommittee
in
a
committee,
and
we
worked
on
this
bill
in
the
house
floor.
We
have
been
here
on
this
bill.
D
This
is
not
the
first
time
this
has
been
here.
This
is
not
our
first
time
and
I
have
read
this
bill
and
if
you
haven't
read
it,
you
need
to
read
it
tonight.
You
need
to
read
it
tomorrow,
because
guess
what
tonight
we're
going
to
pass
it
and
it's
going
to
go
through
the
process
tomorrow,
the
process
that
we
believe
in
in
this
house.
That's
what
it's
going
to
do.
So,
if
you
want
to
find
it,
you
read
that
policy
don't
come
in
and
just
say.
D
I
don't
believe
in
this
that
the
new
administration's
going
to
kill
it
when
it's
getting
there,
that's
not
going
to
be
what
we
should
be
looking
at.
We
should
be
looking
what
the
the
meat
is
in
this
policy
and
I
have
read
it
and
I
have
listened
to
it
and
I
have
talked
to
people
about
it
and
I'm
telling
you
guys
the
block
grant
that
we
passed
a
couple
years
ago.
K
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
appreciate
the
time
leader,
lambert
we've
talked
about
this,
and
but
it
was
it's
kind
of
hard
for
me
to
go
back
because
what
I
said,
what
I
wanted
to
say
was
really
more
appropriate
after
a
comment
that
you
made
earlier,
but
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
that
I
respectfully
disagree
about
the
process
of
what's
going
through.
I
don't
right
now.
We've
all
talked
about
we're
getting
into
talking
about
the
merits
of
the
bill
and
that's
not
what
we
want
to
do
here.
K
It's
about
the
process
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
stay
on
the
process.
If
this
was
an
average
resolution,
it's
apparent
that
this
is
not
the
average
resolution
it
has.
It
has
a
very
impactful
meaning
to
it,
and
it's
really
big
for
all
of
tennesseans,
and
I
think
that
we
have
to
not
have
to.
We
must
get
this
right
for
all
of
us
because
of
the
implications
that
it
has.
So
I
asked
that
we
we
have
had
ample
time
in
the
in
the
general
assembly
over
the
previous
sessions
to
get
this
right.
K
K
So
I'm
just
asking
that
if
it
is
a
great
bill,
if
it's
good,
if
it's
good
for
everybody,
it
doesn't
matter
who's
in
power,
it
doesn't
matter
which
party's
in
power
it's
going
to
make
it's
going
to
be
a
great
bill
to
help
all
the
tennesseans,
which
I
think
that's
what
we
all
are
here
for.
How
do
we
take
care
of
the
people
who
take
care
of
us
correct?
So
I'm
asking
you
to
slow
down
a
little
bit.
Let's
respect
the
process
that
we
go
through
the
rules
we
monitor
them.
K
We've
voted
on
them
earlier
today.
Let's
respect
the
rules
that
we
have
in
place
and
obviously
because
of
the
implications
that
this
particular
resolution
has
let's
slow
down.
Let's
get
it
right,
let's
talk
it
through,
because
if
it's
gone,
if
it's
going
to
be
right,
if
it's
good
and
it's
just
and
it's
right,
then
I'm
all
for
it,
but
give
us
time
to
go
through
the
proper
process.
A
A
K
All
over
everyone
in
the
foot
that
the
house
democrats,
if
you
could
go
to
your
office
after
this
and
we'll
set
up
the
meeting
immediately
after
this.
So
we
can
hear
the
tenncare
present
us
the
merits
of
this
legislation
and
we'll
do
it
via
zoom.
So
if
you
go
back
to
your
office
and
sign
on
and
we'll
get
the
chance
to
hear
their.