Not be wise after five years of negotiations with among 12 Different Countries, to try to renegotiate the agreement, particularly considering it was reached only as it relates to the argument he is making about deep concerns that he has for the Financial Wellbeing of the pharmaceutical industry, the fact is in these 12 countries what the pharmaceutical industry had been advocating for our 12 years of Data Protection of their products to ensure generic versions of their drugs cannot be sold for 12 years. They have a legitimate argument in terms of making a case. There should be some protection that they are afforded so they continue to have an incentive to invest in the kind of research and development that would yield new lifesaving medications. So their desire for some protection is reasonable. What they have suggested is that peri of protectiono should alsod partnership. The agreement is in place an effective standard of eight years among the tpp member theons, and so pharmaceutical
That from thend perspective of our refugee, there is no rights to enter a country career you have to somehow reach another countrys territory to claim that protection. Term it doesnt injure into the picture. Unless you are under the jurisdiction of another country. There are a lot of controversies over maritime indictments. A shipe ship flying knee flag obligates you. No agreement on that. The Supreme Court of the u. S. Said no. The convention, are convention obligations in their view do not apply extra territorially. Primarily maritime crisis. What that does is create an incentive to prevent people from lending. We have not seen that happening so far in this crisis. Bush backs from the shores of europe and god for bid we should ever see that. There are forces within europe who would like to see that. Turkey,ussions with other countries, are aimed at keeping people in the region. Disrupting those close to europe for all kinds of good reasons and perhaps some bad ones as well. Role, a h
To accommodate that request from our folks. And it began doing that. The situation is dire, and we are doing everything we can to preserve the network of providers to make sure their policyholders will continue to have coverage through the end of 2015. Now state regulators have the unenviable task, as i have had, of trying to wind down a company, at the same time conserving it in my state, unlike tennessee without the protection of the Guaranty Fund to assure the Health Care Providers that their bills would be paid. Let me talk for a few minutes about our relationship we do not have minutes. Youre out of time. Heres the thing, we have one vote. He . Lso have staff, is mr. Chairman, the problem is there down to two or three minutes. I dont think they will hold open for us. With all due respect, i will invite my members to go down and vote. Unless someone wants to be very quick. Come back as quickly as possible. We should be up to reconvene in about 10 minutes. Thank you. We are joined b
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
Everyone here wants the same thing and that is to serve americas businesses the best we can. Those of us out here on the dais at the lincoln advantage of issue and let us know how we are doing all the time and on an ongoing basis as head of an agency i sometimes worry that too often you most fear from your own folks and from other washington bureaucrats fear that is the only explanation for why the six to nine gao identified concerns and problems havent been addressed. Yesterday wasnt the first time these issues have been raised. Yesterday we heard some pretty serious concerns both by members of this committee and from our gao witness who testified here yesterday about the management of the sba. Administrator maria contrerassweet, since you are with us yesterday will recap is briefly although im sure your staff is already given you a rundown. I told the gao witness yesterday that this kind of reminds me of being a parent. If your teenagers room is the mass and then stuff from all over