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Rich Hunter via Change.org


My son Nixon “Wildcard” Hunter is truly a miracle. After a premature birth he’s faced serious health challenges, including a most recent death defying hospital stay — the doctors say he’s lucky to be alive. But our medical provider, United Healthcare, didn’t cover the cost of everything, including his cochlear implant surgery.

I started a petition asking UHC to cover my newborn son’s cochlear implant surgery and it quickly grew to over 45,000 signatures, including yours. Less than a month later UHC called to tell me that his cochlear implant surgery would be covered!

As a parent, I was scared that I didn’t know how my wife and I were going to afford all of the procedures Nixon needed. Seeing the outpour of support on our petition from people across the country who had gone through the same thing inspired us to keep fighting — without those stories and signatures of support, we couldn’t have won. 

My wife and I are excited to move forward from this uncertain chapter of our lives and be a family again with our new son. Thank you so much for all your help.

Rich Hunter

Tustin, California

Shouldn’t Government Be Easy to Use?


Watch live to find out how a new management agenda is improving government.Shouldn’t Government Be Easy to Use?

President Obama is devoted to making government smarter — improving disaster response, reducing waste, and opening up government data. We’ve made some big progress, but there’s more to do to make government user-friendly for Americans.

That’s why, today, President Obama is highlighting a new management agenda — directing his cabinet to continue to bring this government into the 21st century, and make it easier than ever for Americans to get the services they need from government.

Watch live at 11:50 AM ET to find out how a new management agenda is improving government.

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the Senate considers S.1238,StudentLoanRates ~~ CONGRESS ~~ the House


Obama Launches DNC Campaign Tour At Illinois State Capitol

  • The Senate stands in adjournment until 10:00am on Tuesday, July 9, 2013.
  • Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized.  It is expected he will renew the motion to proceed to S.1238, the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013. The time until 11:00am will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half.
  • At 11:00am, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #97, the nomination of Jennifer A. Dorsey, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada.  There will be up to one hour of debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form.  Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 12:00pm), there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the Dorsey nomination.
  • The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow the weekly caucus meetings.
  • During Monday’s session of the Senate, cloture was filed on the motion to proceed to S.1238.  Under the rule, that cloture vote will occur one hour after the Senate convenes on Wednesday

12:01pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Jennifer A. Dorsey, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada;

Confirmed: 54-41

WRAP UP

ROLL CALL VOTE

1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #97, the nomination of Jennifer A. Dorsey, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada; Confirmed: 54-41

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Adopted S.Res.151, A resolution urging the Government of Afghanistan to ensure transparent and credible presidential and provincial elections in April 2014 by adhering to internationally accepted democratic standards, establishing a transparent electoral process, and ensuring security for voters and candidates with a committee-reported substitute amendment and a committee-reported amendment to the preamble.

EXECUTIVE ITEMS

Confirmed the following:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Executive Calendar #192 Daniel R. Russel – to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs)

Executive Calendar #193 Geoffrey R. Pyatt – a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine

Executive Calendar #194 Tulinabo Salama Mushingi – a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Burkina Faso

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 Last Floor Action:
10:00:23 P.M. – The House adjourned. The
next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on July 9, 2013.