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With that in mind, starting on my immediate right. Senator Joseph R Biden junior of delaware. [applause] please, we save time for the candidates to speak. Former Arizona Governor bruce babbitt. [applause] jesse jackson. [applause] Massachusetts Governor michael dukakis. [cheers] junior of albert gore tennessee. [cheers] misery covers been richard gephardt. And illinois senator paul simon. ] may have remind the audience these men are restricted to a minute and a half of time and if you apply the ...

[inaudible conversations] please come to order. We are holding the first hearing on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to the individuals Health Insurance market for 2018. How to help the 18 million americans and the individual Insurance Market to give an idea of how many people are interested in this, we invited senators who were not on our committee, which has about a quarter of the senate on the committee. To come to. Weve got senators there so that is remarkable interest. We will each ...

This hearing is about taking one small step. A small step on the big issue that has been locked for seven years, Health Insurance. It is a step Congress Needs to pick by the end of this month. By the end of this month. To the 18 million americans, songwriters and selfemployed farmers, those that dont get their Health Insurance from the government or onthejob committees 18 million by their Health Insurance in the individual market and about half of them have zero Government Support to help buy th...

Across the country. Well start with shoons commissioners from oklahoma, washington, tennessee and alaska. The Senate Committee on Health Education and pensions will please come to ord order. In the individual Health Insurance market for 2018. We have five state Insurance Commissioners. Thank you for coming from long distances some of you to be with us to give your testimony on how to help the 18 million americans in the individual Insurance Market. To give a idea of how many people are intereste...

Testimony by state Insurance Commissioners and governors from across the country. Well start with shoons commissioners from oklahoma, washington, tennessee and alaska. The Senate Committee on Health Education and pensions will please come to ord order. In the individual Health Insurance market for 2018. We have five state Insurance Commissioners. Thank you for coming from long distances some of you to be with us to give your testimony on how to help the 18 million americans in the individual Ins...

We are holding our first hearing on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to into intervals Health Insurance market for 2018. We have five state Insurance Commissioners. Thank you for coming from long distances to be with us to give your testimony on how to help the 18 million americans in individual Insurance Market. Manyve an idea of how people are interested in this, we invited senators who were not on our committee, which is about a quarter of the senate on this committee to come to a cof...

York. He previously served as director of Economic Development for senator schumer. I look forward to your testimony, sir. Next, we have mr. Brian parker, of the Community Food bank of eastern oklahoma. Mr. Parker joins us today from tulsa, on behalf of the Community Food bank of eastern oklahoma. He is currently enrolled in the lo reisbeck taylor Culinary Trade Program, which provides training and professional skills for the Restaurant Industry. Previously, mr. Parker served in the navy on the ...

For the last several monthess i along with Ranking Member and colleagues on this committee have been working on a new farm bill. An important part of this process has been to hold hearings on each title. Im proud to say the committee has officially conducted the work, having held hearings so far on eight titles. Todays hearing covers the four and five. Two titles remain. The reauthorization process affords us the opportunity to review the full range of usda programs to insure that theyre operati...

To our second panel of witnesses, first, we have mr. Sam schaefer, center for employment opportunities. Mr. Schaeffer is executive director for employment opportunities, ceo in new york. Since 2009 he has worked to expand Employment Services provided by ceo to 18 cities, oklahoma, colorado, ohio, pennsylvania, california and new york. He previously served as director of Economic Development for senator schumer. I look forward to your testimony, sir. Next, we have mr. Brian parker, of the Communi...

30 million americans losing their Health Insurance means more americans will die. Thats not a dramatic hyperbolic statement. That is the truth. When Health Care Coverage goes down, american mortality rates go up. What else do we know about this legislation is. Is that it still raises costs like the other versions of trumpcare. This version of this partisan repeal plan will still force hardworking americans to pay more for actually worse care. It would abruptly end the critical assistance subsidi...