An unidentified speaker urged senators to vote this Thursday to extend health care coverage and called on President Trump to intervene to prevent the loss of coverage for millions of Americans.
"This Thursday, senators will be voting on whether or not to extend health care for Americans," the unidentified speaker said, adding, "I call on them to vote to provide this health care coverage." The speaker went on to appeal directly to the President: "And I call on President Trump, who, by the way, is making a speech, I think today. All he needs to do is direct them to provide this health insurance, to not take away health care coverage for millions and millions of Americans, including those here in Massachusetts."
The transcript does not identify the speaker by name or title and does not record any formal motion, vote, or official response. The speaker used the phrase "millions and millions of Americans" but provided no specific figures. The remark that the President "is making a speech, I think today" appears in the transcript as uncertainty about the timing of that speech.
The exchange in the transcript is a public appeal rather than a record of legislative action; it documents a call to elected officials but does not show senators' votes or any institutional response. The next procedural step implied by the speaker is the scheduled vote by senators on the health-care measure, but the transcript contains no detail about the bill text, vote tally, or which senators are expected to vote.