Jerry Moran
Senator for Kansas · Republican · United States
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 115 (Wednesday, July 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S4116-S4117] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET Mr. MORAN. Mr.”
“I welcome Leader Thune's intention to bring this legislation to a vote soon, to send it to the President's desk for his signature, and to its becoming law. Similarly, I call on our European allies to find new supplies of liquefied natural gas more quickly ahead of next year's deadline to phase out Russian purchases.”
“I welcome Leader Thune's intention to bring this legislation to a vote soon, to send it to the President's desk for his signature, and to its becoming law. Similarly, I call on our European allies to find new supplies of liquefied natural gas more quickly ahead of next year's deadline to phase out Russian purchases.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 115 (Wednesday, July 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S4116-S4117] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET Mr. MORAN. Mr.”
“The ingenuity and courage of the Ukrainian forces have reduced Russian progress to incremental gains and in some places have achieved reverses, but they still suffer a manpower shortage and, most alarmingly, lack critical air defense interceptors.”
“COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on nominations.”
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“We know things aren't as they should be at the Department of Veterans Affairs. All of us in this Senate have staff members who work on cases--what we call casework--to try to solve the challenges that a veteran meets in dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs. We all walk the streets of our home States. We have meetings and have conversations with those. And, often, it is a veteran who comes to tell us the story of what help they still need. While I continue to believe that nearly everyone--most who work at the Department of Veterans Affairs, many of whom are veterans themselves, are working diligently to make sure their colleagues-- veterans they shared that service with--are treated in a fashion that provides them with the best quality care and provides them with the benefits they have earned.”
“Madam President, reserving the right to object, clearly, this is an important issue and one that has received attention by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and will continue to make certain that the decisions that are made by Department officials and by the administration are compatible with the well-being and best interests of those who served our Nation and are now veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs does need reform. The status quo is not acceptable. We need to make certain that every veteran, every member of our military who is now a veteran and seeks services in the Department of Veterans Affairs, that their needs are met. It has been a longtime goal of mine to make certain that the promises that were made to those who served are promises that are kept.”
“If you are a young family and you are looking for a place to live or you are a young family who has grown up in a community in the absence of access to healthcare--and it is broader than just hospitals. It is the hospital; it is the nursing home; it is the community pharmacist; it is the physician; it is the nurse practitioner; it is the chiropractor; it is the optometrist. All of those individuals and their professions matter as to whether or not communities across my State will be around for time to come. I want to highlight this issue today because the process is beginning that will set the stage for whether or not the future is bright for individuals and the communities in which they live in Kansas and across the country. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority whip.”
“The instructions to the Senate Finance Committee are to cut $1 billion. Now, in both of these circumstances, these are minimum amounts. But I wanted my constituents to know that, in my view, before this product is concluded, before this legislative endeavor is concluded and we have sent the instructions to the committees and the bills come back from the committees, I want to make sure that we take into account the importance--the importance--of people who are low-income and have disabilities and the importance of Medicaid to them but also the broader issue of what it means to a community to lose its hospital. Often, that hospital is the largest employer in communities across Kansas. That is a component. The reality is that our citizens move away.”
“That revenue doesn't exist. Eight hospitals have closed in our State since 2015. I have visited every hospital in Kansas--most of them numerous times. I have talked to hospital administrators and patients and board members and the CFO. I know one of my standard questions is often: So, are you in the red or the black? The most common answer to that question is: Well, it depends on what day you ask. My point in making these statements is that as we debate reconciliation and as we debate the instructions--in the case of the House, instructions to the Energy and Commerce Committee, and in the Senate, instructions to the Finance Committee--those instructions in the bill that we are considering right now are significantly different. The instructions to the House Energy and Commerce Committee are to cut $888 billion from Medicaid.”
“So a significant portion of that effort of mine to preserve, protect, and defend rural Kansas--and our State generally is rural--is to make sure the hospitals have the capability and the revenues necessary to provide the services the community needs. Medicaid is a component of that. Nine percent of hospital revenues come from Medicaid. It is also true that Medicaid only covers 65 percent of the costs of the healthcare provided to someone who receives Medicaid benefits. The average operating margin for a Kansas hospital is a negative 7 percent, meaning that the revenues don't cover the costs, and there is $1.1 billion in uncompensated care. In other words, the hospitals of Kansas, our healthcare providers, have a shortfall. They take in a certain amount of revenue, but that revenue is $1.1 billion for uncompensated care.”
“During COVID, we took extraordinary steps to make sure we didn't lose a healthcare provider and that the citizens of Kansas and the country could access healthcare. One of the components that pays for that healthcare is Medicaid. It is not the hugest component. Medicare, private insurance, other sources, and private pay are utilized for the hospitals to generate the revenue to be able to keep their doors open. This keeping of hospital doors open matters. As I stated, my goal is making sure that rural communities have a future, but that future disappears in the absence of having access to healthcare.”
“Senator and before that as a Member of the House of Representatives is trying to make certain that rural America--rural Kansas in particular--has a future and that the community that I grew up in--now with a population of less than 2,000-- has a future and an opportunity for people to come there, live there, raise their families there, educate their children there, and to retire there. Rural America is hugely important to me and, in my view, is hugely important to the country. One of the challenges we face in rural Kansas and in Kansas generally is having access to healthcare. Our community hospitals are hugely important. Our ability to maintain those hospitals and keep their doors open is a major priority for me.”
“I want to highlight from my own [[Page S2146]] personal point of view how valuable that is, the necessity of our finding ways for low-income individuals and individuals with disabilities to be able to access healthcare. As this conversation and debate continue, I want to make certain that my colleagues know, in my view, the value of making certain we do no harm to those in desperate need of healthcare in Kansas and across the country. I am certain--perhaps without a doubt--there are flaws in the system and that abuse occurs, and our focus should be on eliminating those flaws and that abuse. I want to also talk about another aspect of Medicaid funding. A lot of what I have worked on as a U.S.”
“Mr. President, we are in the process of reaching a conclusion in debating at least the first step--maybe now the second step--of reconciliation. It is an opportunity for us to make the Tax Code more permanent, an opportunity for us to reduce spending and to hopefully get the budget better in balance to bring our debt under control. But, today, I just want to highlight a small portion of what this debate ultimately will consider, and that is the issue of Medicaid. As does the Presiding Officer, I come from a very rural State. Medicaid is a component of how we provide healthcare to low-income individuals and how we care for and provide medical treatment for those with disabilities.”
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Medicaid”