protecting -- tammy. senator duckworth: mr. president, how are you? president biden: i am good. you did it. hey. it's good to see you, man. [inaudible] president biden: now, the last bill, protecting moms who served act of 2021. all right. here we go. [applause] thank you, thank you, thank you. you said you were going to do this. you did it. [inaudible] president biden: how are you? >> i'm good. how are you, mr. president? president biden: i tell you whatever she says i say yes. senator duckworth: we served together when we were lieutenants. president biden: oh, great. ♪ ["god bless america"] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> the house is back at 3:30 eastern time to debate bills on cybersecurity, the opioid epidemic, and h.p.v. vaccines. later in the week, the house is expected to take up legislation to provide short-term government spending. current funding ex-spires friday night -- expires friday night. when the h

the senate was championed by tammy duckworth. senator susan collins is also one of the pet projects that the vice president had when he was a united states senator and idon't know how many times i heard about what we have to do . in the house it was championed by a former representative lauren underwood and representative bill rockets and our country continues to have the highest mortality rates in the developed world. it's hard especially among black and native american women. for many years president and vice president harris has led the fight to address this tragedy in maternal mortality in our nation. our emphasis on the senate was reflected in our bill back better framework and our investment inmaternal health . to help expand and diversify the health workforce and improve maternal mental health, bolster community-based programs, training providers and enhance research and ensure maternal care is coordinated. as we continue that work we recognize that women veterans and there are more than half 1 million women veterans under

the senate was -- and this -- and in the senate, it was championed by tammy duckworth, a mom, a veteran, a senator, and senator susan collins. and it also was one of the pet projects that the vice president had when she was a united states senator, and it sticks with her. i don't know how many times i've heard about what we have to do -- and she's right. in the house, it was championed by a former nurse, representative lauren underwood, and representative bil -- bilirakis. and our country continues to have the highest maternal mortality rates in the developed world, which is hard — it's just -- especially among black and native american women. for many years president -- vice president harris has led the fight to address this tragedy of maternal mortality in our nation. her efforts in the senate are reflected in our build back better framework and our investments in maternal health. we're going to help expand and diversify the maternal health workforce, improve mental -- improve maternal mental health, and bolster community-based programs, train providers, enhance research, and ensure

senator tammy duckworth, a veteran and mother, cosponsored the protecting moms who served act. it aims to improve maternal care for veterans and stopping racial disparities in maternal healthcare. >> it will make it easier to coordinate their maternity care with the veterans of ministrations and the providers, will help them identify mental health and behavioral health risk factors throughout maternity care. it will offer childbirth preparation classes. >> another bill signed directs the va to recruit military medical personnel to fill open federal healthcare positions, including at the va. another piece of legislation orders a study on racial disparities and benefits to make sure every service member receives what they have earned. >>> today is giving tuesday, intended to encourage people to volunteer and donate. coming up, how charities are trying to raise money amid the pandemic and rising inflation. >>> i am live in oakland on this tuesday, we will talk about how you can help bay area families in need this holiday >>> looking live on capitol hill for a facebook whistleblowe

i thank senator tammy duckworth from illinois for sponsoring this bill on behalf of our fellow veterans. i urge my colleagues to support it today, and with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers. i'm prepared to close. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from illinois. mr. bost: thank you, mr. speaker. i have no more speakers, and i encourage my colleagues to support this bill. and with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from california. mr. takano: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing this important piece of legislation, s. 796, the protecting moms who served act of 2021, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 796. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having respon

host: you mentioned tammy duckworth for reelection 2022. her seat is considered a safe one for her the incumbent. dan in independence, missouri, independent. good morning. caller: good morning. hi, greta. host: good morning. caller: i would vote for cleaver every time. the democrats only have two seats representing missouri but missouri is pretty red anyway. host: you are kind of muffled. it sounds like you moved away from the receiver. caller: maybe i did. host: you are back. caller: coming from the home of harry truman -- his adopted home in independence, we are proud of harry truman -- i would not vote for a republican until they get over the trump thing. it does not matter how you spend what trump tried to do to this country. until the republicans figure out you cannot adopt a guy like that not to represent whatever ilk he is but to recognize he should not be leading the country and anybody who is an apologist for trump, i could not possibly vote for. host: here is dave in georgia, yes, i will vote for my representative again. marjorie

host: you mentioned tammy duckworth for reelection 2022. her seat is considered a safe one for her the incumbent. dan in independence, missouri, independent. good morning. caller: good morning. hi, greta. host: good morning. caller: i would vote for cleaver every time. the democrats only have two seats representing missouri but missouri is pretty red anyway. host: you are kind of muffled. it sounds like you moved away from the receiver. caller: maybe i did. host: you are back. caller: coming from the home of harry truman -- his adopted home in independence, we are proud of harry truman -- i would not vote for a republican until they get over the trump thing. it does not matter how you spend what trump tried to do to this country. until the republicans figure out you cannot adopt a guy like that not to represent whatever ilk he is but to recognize he should not be leading the country and anybody who is an apologist for trump, i could not possibly vote for. host: here is dave in georgia, yes, i will vote for my representative again. marjorie