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Lester spence was asked about the best approach. Heres what he had to say. The approach the city has taken before was actually have monuments toto the put them in context. They were just put up. Before the statue was taken down there was a plaque next to it basically saying that it was that the statue was erected as part of a lost cause project voted to the confederacy and White Supremacy. That was ok. Gone, i thinkare what i would like to see is the base maintained. For the statues themselves are removed but the bases stay there in order to reflect on the one hand the fact that there was a political project dedicated to White Supremacy that had a long history that is deeply tied with the creation of the nation. And then that there was another political project created in order to remove them. I think thats actually the best that was the best approach in this circumstance. Other potential approaches. Maybe leaving taking pieces of the statues. Butbe maintaining them erecting another st
Lester spence was asked about the best approach. Heres what he had to say. The approach the city has taken before was actually have monuments toto the put them in context. They were just put up. Before the statue was taken down there was a plaque next to it basically saying that it was that the statue was erected as part of a lost cause project voted to the confederacy and White Supremacy. That was ok. Gone, i thinkare what i would like to see is the base maintained. For the statues themselves are removed but the bases stay there in order to reflect on the one hand the fact that there was a political project dedicated to White Supremacy that had a long history that is deeply tied with the creation of the nation. And then that there was another political project created in order to remove them. I think thats actually the best that was the best approach in this circumstance. Other potential approaches. Maybe leaving taking pieces of the statues. Butbe maintaining them erecting another st
Like to mention we have a proposal improve the Small Business provisions of the Affordable Care act to try to both simplify and make the tax credits better for Small Businesses. That is feedback weve received. About that, and that is something that is included in our budget. Now turning to a couple i think, hopefully more substantive questions that i could get to with you, madam secretary, i was pleased to see the democratic chip reauthorization bill included in the president s budget extended medicaid primary care increase. Rate of increase was initially included in the aca is absolutely critical. For the last two years boosted payments to doctors treating most vulnerable populations making access achievable goal not just a tar get. The payment at end of last year will result in medicare provider payments cut on average of 43 . Over 50 in some states. Impact on wait times could be drastic and immediate. I was hoping madam secretary you could comment on importance of parity to medicare
Is availability. How do we insure stability for these Academic Medical Centers and patients they serve if we put gme funding at risk . We believe and hope that our proposal does not do that and meets the objectives of making sure we are training appropriate physicians for both primary care and specialties where we dont have as many as we should. At the same time, making sure we target it. There is 100 million for pediatric and a wider pool for competition. It is an issue we want to meet the same objectives in the same time and do it in a fiscally responsible way. Thank you. Mr. Guthrie, five minutes for questioning. Thank you, madam secretary, for coming. I look forward to the next years as vice chair. First directing your attention to the cost Share Reduction Program contained in the aca. Sections 1402 and 1412. Does any part of this budget that we are talking about today request any new authority including any transfer authority to pay insurers under the cost Share Reduction Program