This first portion is just under three hours. The Senate Committee on health education, labor, and pensions will come to order. Today is a busy day. Very important votes will be taking place. Democrats will be meeting in their caucuses, so people are going to be coming in and out. I also think that this hearing is important enough that we extend the time for questioning from the usual five minutes to seven minutes. Let me begin by welcoming the ceos of bristolmyers, chris verner, we thank you for being here. The ceo of merck, and the ceo of johnson and johnson for being with us this morning. Thank you very much. There is a lot of discussion in our nation about how divided our people are on many issues and that is absolutely true, but on one of the most important issues facing our country, the American People, whether they are democrats, republicans, independents, conservatives, progressives, could not be more united, and that is the need to substantially lower the outrageous prices of
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To enable Public Participation sfgovtv is broadcasting live and we will receive public ment for each item on the agenda. Each speaker allowed up to 3 minutes you will hear a chime at 30 seconds. I should hear the hearing live. And you will need to wait for the item you are interested in speak to for Public Comment to be announced. Enter star 3 to raise your hand and once you raised your hand you will hear, you have raised your hand. Wait to speak until the host calls you. When you hear, you are unmuted you can begin speak. If you are joining web ex enter password c pc 2023 and used raised hand icon to ask a question. Call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and mute volume on your television or computer. In person, lineup on the screen side or to your right. I will ask we silence mobile devices that may sounds off. At this time, i would like to take roll. President tanner. Here. Commissioner braun. Here. Diamond. Here. Imperial. Here. Koppel. Here commissioner ruiz. Here co
To enable Public Participation sfgovtv is broadcasting live and we will receive public ment for each item on the agenda. Each speaker allowed up to 3 minutes you will hear a chime at 30 seconds. I should hear the hearing live. And you will need to wait for the item you are interested in speak to for Public Comment to be announced. Enter star 3 to raise your hand and once you raised your hand you will hear, you have raised your hand. Wait to speak until the host calls you. When you hear, you are unmuted you can begin speak. If you are joining web ex enter password c pc 2023 and used raised hand icon to ask a question. Call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and mute volume on your television or computer. In person, lineup on the screen side or to your right. I will ask we silence mobile devices that may sounds off. At this time, i would like to take roll. President tanner. Here. Commissioner braun. Here. Diamond. Here. Imperial. Here. Koppel. Here commissioner ruiz. Here co
To enable Public Participation sfgovtv is broadcasting live and we will receive public ment for each item on the agenda. Each speaker allowed up to 3 minutes you will hear a chime at 30 seconds. I should hear the hearing live. And you will need to wait for the item you are interested in speak to for Public Comment to be announced. Enter star 3 to raise your hand and once you raised your hand you will hear, you have raised your hand. Wait to speak until the host calls you. When you hear, you are unmuted you can begin speak. If you are joining web ex enter password c pc 2023 and used raised hand icon to ask a question. Call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and mute volume on your television or computer. In person, lineup on the screen side or to your right. I will ask we silence mobile devices that may sounds off. At this time, i would like to take roll. President tanner. Here. Commissioner braun. Here. Diamond. Here. Imperial. Here. Koppel. Here commissioner ruiz. Here co