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Watch our life we can coverage of the Miami Book Fair this weekend on cspan2s booktv. Next, to Foreign Policy advisers for democrats and republicans debate healthcare policy including benefits, challenges of the current law, the gop attempts to repeal and replace it. Good morning. And hope you enjoyed the dinner last night and are bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning. Do we have a couple of panelists in the wings here somewhere by chance . Rumor had it i did. I see them, and theres a hand w...

Am pleased to offer unlimited 233 i have been asked to make it clear right from the nature of this amendment, it is to try and follow the advice of about every witness that testified in this room about how to stabilize the change. The three things we should do is make clear that these costsharing reductions would offset copays and deductibles. That was one thing. Number two they said to put in place a Reinsurance Program. A look at patient care. Number three they said we should retain the indivi...

Against an epidemic brought to us by opioids. It does not matter where you live. This crisis has touched every corner of american society. While new england and the ohio valley regions represent states hardest hit by the epidemic, Health Officials from the south and reaching across the Mountain West all report a dwroeg number of Overdose Deaths in those counties. The latest figures from the cdc is astounding, 91 americans die every day from an overdose. Now more than ever we must come together a...

Good morning. Thank you very much for being here. Know,e surgeon as you the Surgeon General is with us. The Surgeon General, all of you should know. I did not want you to hear the secret things i was saying. Now can you hear me . Do you want to hear me . [laughter] that is the most important thing. Ajoke i tell all of the time, man was giving a speech to about 500 people. A guy in the back raised his hand and said, senator, i cant review. A medially, a guy in front row jumped up and said i can a...

And chairman gowdy, were honored to be a part of the House Oversight and government reform committees efforts find Meaningful Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic. Thank youall for being here today. It is no secret that were in the throws throws of a crisis thats reached Epic Proportions throughout our country. Baltimore is no exception. In 2016 we average nearly two fatal opioid overdoses in this city per day. This is a problem in desperate need of thoughtful answers. As both an anchor institution ...

Todays hearing to serve on secretary of health and Human Services. It will vote on the nomination. We will each have an Opening Statement and then former secretary and former governor who we welcome today good to see you and senator young will introduce him after his testimony each will have five minutes of questions. We already have a good turnout. I anticipate a good vigorous questioning period. Youll be overseeing medicare and medicaid National Institutes of health and excellent leadership. T...

Please come to order. ,odays hearing is on alex azar the nominee to serve as secretary of the department of health and Human Services. The committee will vote on the nomination. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then the former secretary and governor of you call who we younge today, and senator who is a member of this committee, will introduce mr. Azar. Senators will each have five minutes of questions. We have a lot going on today in the senate but we already have a g...

This in the committee will please come to order. Cesars hearing is on alex alex azar. While the Health Committee holds a courtesy hearing on the nomination, the finance committee receives the paperwork and will vote on the nomination. Senator murray and i will each of the Opening Statement and then former secretary and former governor of utah who we welcome today. Good to have you back. Senator young who is a member of this committee will introduce mr. Azar after his testimony, signatures will e...

Human services. The Health Committee holds a courtesy hearing on the nomination of the secretary, the finance committee receives paperwork, it will vote on the nomination. Senator murray and i will have an Opening Statement and former secretary and former governor of utah Michael Leavitt who we welcome today, good to see you and have you back and senator young who is a member of this committee will introduce alex azar after his testimony then senators will each have five minutes of questions. We...

Department of health and Human Services. While we hold a courtesy hearing on the nomination of the secretary, it finance committee receives his paperwork and will vote hon the nomination. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then former secretary and governor of utah whom we welcome today. Mike, good to see you and have you back. And senator young, whos a member of this committee, will introduce him after mr. Azars testimony, senators will each have five minutes of questi...