Cross. Online at cspan. Org. We are going to leave for live coverage of todays House Small Business Committee meeting on sba management and its administrator Maria Contrerassweet testifies. It should get underway in just a moment. An audible conversations [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning. I call this hearing to order and i want to welcome back the smallbusiness administrator area contrerassweet. I think everyone here wants the same thing and that is to serve americas Small Businesses the best we can. Those of us up here on the dais have an advantage. Our constituents let us know how we are doing all the time on an ongoing basis. As the head of an agency i sometimes worry that too often you mostly hear from your own folks and from other washington bureaucrats. Thats the only explanation for why the 69 gao identified concerns and problems that havent been addressed. Yesterday wasnt the first time that these issues have been raised. Yesterday we heard some
Oregon shooting or threats against philadelphia area campuses that was supposed to happen yesterday. Lets go back to action News Reporter vernon odom live on the scene there in the Spring Garden ex is. Vernon. Rick, the tension is easing here and police are starting to stand down after the capture of an alleged gunman this morning starting after 10 a. M. This morning when they have reports of a man with a gun. They got a complaint from student here that he would be confronted with someone he knew and someone whom he had a ongoing dispute and poyted a group at him alleged gunman nraed and ran away from the building. That is the last time he was seen. Police and squat teams converged on campus mindful of what was going on College Campuses and other place around. They searched for an hour, hour and fifteen minutes before they found the suspect. He was in the business and industry building of the Community College and 18 and calohill. Thats where they took him in custody. Heres commissione
No, no no. Old testament. If youre christian the it goes out. Turn the other cheek. Right here. Take it more seriously than i am. I am not taking it seriously. I will have a wonderful time tomorrow night at 9 00 at drake university. But you deirdre other gop contenders want to take advantage of trumps absence. Weve got a venue at western iowa tech. It is already reserved. I told donald he can invite half the people. Well invite half the people. I think anyone that wants to win the eye Iowa Caucuses owes it to show humility and answer voters questions. If donald trump actually believes is treated unfairly by the press that is pretty laughable. Shows when he gets criticized he cant take it. That is a shame. I dont think as president you will take it that way. I have got a double win. Im in the main debate and dont with to put up with donald trump. I dont think he added much of substanes. I dont think he is really conservative. He has a right not to come. You cant force someone to come. I
A high rate of satisfaction, and approximately 28 of Medicare Beneficiaries have chosen to participate in Medicare Advantage. The Affordable Care act, aca has noted in a july 4, 2012 Congress Shall Budget Office report cut 716 billion from medicare, including 308 billion from Medicare Advantage of load. In april of 2010, the medicare act projected that these payment cuts would result in an enrollment decrease in the program in as much as 50 . The aca also required cms effective january 1, 2012, to provide quality bonus payments to the plans that achieve four, 4. 5 and five stars on a fivestar quality Rating System developed by cms. Rather than implemented a bonus structure lead out in the law which would have led to these cuts going into effect in 2012. Cms announced in november of 2010 that it would conduct a nationwide demonstration. The m. A. Quality demonstration from 2012 through 2014 to test and alternative method for calculating and a wording bonuses. The general accountability
Affordable care act demanded that coverage at policies have minimum coverage requirements, and thats why because the cost of many of those policies have gone up and people have been notified and then they cannot get those policies january 1 of 2014 because the there demandedo include some an additional things. Why would Medicare Advantage not cost more . Because there are more things in it, more provisions, Preventive Care, annual physical examinations, a nurse checking up to make sure that the patient got the medications filled, return for their appointment and timely follow up. So together that program and thats what this is all about, im looking forward to what the witches has to say about it. It made no sense to cut 300 billion out of a program that 29 of Medicare Beneficiaries had chosen, and its gone up over the years, each and every year but i just about. The gentlemans time has expired. The chair recognizes the Ranking Member americas mr. Dingell five minutes for an Opening Sta