Forgotten the responsibilities of the place as well as all people who reside in their traditional territory. As guest we recognize that we benefit from their traditional homeland. Thank you, the next item is the approval of commission meeting. Commissioners you have the minutes before you. Which you have reviewed. If there are no amendments, do we have a motion to approve . So moved. Sektd. Public comment, please. Hi everybody, let me read a script for each agenda item. Members will have an tount make a comment for up to three minutes. However the process does not allow questions to be answered in the meeting or for questions from the public to, im sorry for members of the public to engage back and forth conversation with commissioners. Making request to the dph. Please note that each allowed to speak three minutes on one agenda. Written Public Comment may be sent to the Health Commission at the following address. If you wish toplease know that policies along with local law, prohibit c
Forgotten the responsibilities of the place as well as all people who reside in their traditional territory. As guest we recognize that we benefit from their traditional homeland. Thank you, the next item is the approval of commission meeting. Commissioners you have the minutes before you. Which you have reviewed. If there are no amendments, do we have a motion to approve . So moved. Sektd. Public comment, please. Hi everybody, let me read a script for each agenda item. Members will have an tount make a comment for up to three minutes. However the process does not allow questions to be answered in the meeting or for questions from the public to, im sorry for members of the public to engage back and forth conversation with commissioners. Making request to the dph. Please note that each allowed to speak three minutes on one agenda. Written Public Comment may be sent to the Health Commission at the following address. If you wish toplease know that policies along with local law, prohibit c
Forgotten the responsibilities of the place as well as all people who reside in their traditional territory. As guest we recognize that we benefit from their traditional homeland. Thank you, the next item is the approval of commission meeting. Commissioners you have the minutes before you. Which you have reviewed. If there are no amendments, do we have a motion to approve . So moved. Sektd. Public comment, please. Hi everybody, let me read a script for each agenda item. Members will have an tount make a comment for up to three minutes. However the process does not allow questions to be answered in the meeting or for questions from the public to, im sorry for members of the public to engage back and forth conversation with commissioners. Making request to the dph. Please note that each allowed to speak three minutes on one agenda. Written Public Comment may be sent to the Health Commission at the following address. If you wish toplease know that policies along with local law, prohibit c
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. The United States is leading efforts to develop a cart for efforts. A nonaddictive painkiller and new treatment for dancer. You also have an opportunity to implement what the majority leader of the senate called the most important piece of legislation last year. The 21st century cures act which members of our committee agreed on and gave broad new powers that included the first Major Organization they worked on Mental Health programs as well as significant new funding for the Opioid Crisis you ha
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 good turnout, so i anticipate a good, vigorous questioning. Hes confirmed to lead the department of health and Human Services, you will run a 1. 1 trillion organization, that almost signals the total of 12 Appropriations Bills that Congress Passes each year to find everything from National Parks to National Defense to national laboratories. You will be overseeing medicare and medicaid. Our nations government run Insurance Programs for the poor and elderly, Mental Health and substance abuse, or yo