Vermont and they both serve between 2003 and 2011 are in the meat of the last recession and prior to it. So this panel is going to be a a bit of a History Lesson. Take this off depressingly wonderfully if we can say that as a phrase. Ive heard him speak a few times ive never had to be so negative so that is something to take into consideration. I cut it its got to be a bit of a History Lesson so i want to set the stage a bit for what was going on in the years in the months leading on so when the financial downturn started and so just a reminder of the Great Recession and thought it at the end of 2007 and i was the largest collapse in state revenue on record by 2010 states were looking at a loss of 191 billion dollars in total in revenue that they had lost between from the start of the downturn and of course when there are times of economic downturn hitters more pressure on social Safety Net Services and things that cost a more money and so you have that inverse effect of more budget pr
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If i knew that these costsharing reduction subsidies were coming, it would be 10 . I can eliminate 20 of the anticipated increase in premium cost if these subsidies came through. Well, its pretty clear to me, this is sound policy on a bipartisan basis that would have a dramatic impact in reducing the costs of the subsidy the cost of premiums to many individuals. That came through loud and clear in every meeting we had with senators murray and senator alexander. The second thing they talked about was state reinsurance. And i dont understand that as well as some, but it has worked in states where the state picks up a share of the liability for Health Insurance between certain dollar amounts, and so the private Insurance Companies dont end up with that burden. Because of this reinsurance, they are able to keep premium costs down. The third thing is to provide states with more flexibility without undermining some really fundamental issues, without undermining, for example, preexisting cond
During those seven weeks no one has clamored for another try. Or to go one more round letters said the mills are pouring in and with to raise a Facebook Post that they get a chance to drop coverage for Mental Health issues for an addiction treatment. The families i have spoken a with have told me there so believe republicans step back and came to their senses breeding just a little bit easier knowing medicaid will be there for their parents in the nursing home. The it it has eased up a there are not to worry about what agan of their childrens heart surgery back on the floor of the senate with this familiar ritual is to have these repeal bills and water redoing . In those that get the final say in those legislative instructions it with the repeal of the Affordable Care act once it expires september 30th. And to start over with a new set of instructions. And with us single democratic vote. The it is called the cassidy gramm proposal. And this says something new to offer. With those last
In washington dc and trickle down. It bottoms up. People come forward and say that is not the way to go and say here is the way to make our lives better. I yield the floor. I note the absence. Mister president. Senator from massachusetts. I request permission to speak. Senator is recognized. Mister president , seven weeks since the senate voted down three versions of republican bills to repeal the Affordable Care act from each of these terrible bills would have stripped healthcare coverage from tens of millions of american and raise costs for millions more. During the seven weeks followed the last of those votes no one has clamored for another try. With calls for republicans to go one more round in their efforts to rip up the Medicaid Program, emails and letters asking for legislation to jack up the costs for people with preexisting conditions, tweets and facebook posts dont demand insurers get the chance to drop coverage from Mental Health issues and addiction treatment. Instead the f