Thank you all for coming today. Im Education Research fellow at the American Enterprise institute. Thank everyone who is joining us here today, also, those who are joining on livestream and for our friends watching on cspan. Our event today, Charter Schools in the developing world with a keynote from the Liberian Education minister. George k. Werner. We have a Simple Program after a few introductory remarks were going to have a brief video, picture is worth a thousand words so well give you a couple minutes of those. The root of todays conversation about schools in liberian then well turn it over to mr. Werner for his keynote address. Following that a fantastic panel today with seth andrew from democracy builders, amy black from results from development and from the International Finance corporation. Ill introduce them in detail when the panel joins me here. Well have about 45 minutes of q a time with some opportunity for the audience to join, as well. For those following on social med
Act and the efforts on the republican side to repeal and replace . Guest i dont think there is any clarity. On where there is an agreement. I think democrats went through our exercise in trying to deal with health care by covering more people and helping people pay for it by intervening between the Insurance Company and the patient saying to have to cover certain things, giving them lifetime caps, preexisting conditions could no longer be a reason for denying coverage. You look at what the republicans are doing, they are throwing people off of health care. Cbo estimates say 22 plus million americans will lose health care. They got rid of the individual mandate which means premiums will go up. Other protections for seniors. Where is the Common Ground where we could come together . Quite frankly, i dont see any. Host what then is next because Mitch Mcconnell alluded to something akin to regular order, going back to committee and getting ranking members involved. Guest thats a novel idea.
Act and the efforts on the republican side to repeal and replace . Guest i dont think there is any clarity. On where there is an agreement. I think democrats went through our exercise in trying to deal with health care by covering more people and helping people pay for it by intervening between the Insurance Company and the patient saying to have to cover certain things, giving them lifetime caps, preexisting conditions could no longer be a reason for denying coverage. You look at what the republicans are doing, they are throwing people off of health care. Cbo estimates say 22 plus million americans will lose health care. They got rid of the individual mandate which means premiums will go up. Other protections for seniors. Where is the Common Ground where we could come together . Quite frankly, i dont see any. Host what then is next because Mitch Mcconnell alluded to something akin to regular order, going back to committee and getting ranking members involved. Guest thats a novel idea.
Years, i did litigation in courts, Public Interest law firms so i did religious liberty litigation. Served in the legislature for shortterm, little under two years. Was elected to a full term but never got a chance to serve it out because the seat became open when the predecessor ran for the u. S. Senate, and we jumped in and it turned out well. We round up with the largest winning percentage in my district. We are really blessed and privileged to be here. Tell us what made you decide to get into this race . What was the ultimate deciding factor . Rep. Johnson i am the father of four children under the age of my wife and i have invested all 16. Of our adult lives in trying to make a better opportunity for them, as all parents do. I come from the state of louisiana. In relative terms, it is a poor state or one of the less , welloff, lets say that, least welloff. There is a lot of concerned in my district. I represent 15 parishes or counties in louisiana. There is a lot of cultural diffe
Occurs in their body, that it is within their agency as human beings to make those decisions. For more of this weekends chedule, go to booktv. Org. Earlier today, a house subcommittee held a hearing on Gang Violence. Sex trafficking. And drugs. We heard testimony from federal, state and local Law Enforcement officials on the relationship between gangs and how social media has impacted the fight against these crimes. This is an hour. It is now 10 00. The subcommittee on crime, terrorism and Homeland Security will come to order. Without objection, the chairs authorized to declare recesses of the subcommittee at any time. Mr. Sensenbrenner let me say that we are to vote between 10 45 and 10 50. I will not make an Opening Statement, but put my Opening Statement into the record. I will ask every other member to allow us to hear the witnesses so that they recall able to get their testimony in before we have to leave to go and vote. So, without objection, all Opening Statements will be placed