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Chairman isakson call this meet of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee together. I apologize again for being a little bit late i want to make sure were on the right track. I didnt mess anything up. I want to welcome secretary shulkin, who has had a great start. I dont think anybody in this administration started out with a better unanimous vote than he. Doing better than unanimous when you are confirmed. I think the vote last week on accountability was extraordinary. And the way we got to the ...

[inaudible conversations] this morning epa administrator scott pruitt testifies before House Appropriations subcommittee on Donald Trumps fiscal year 2018 budget request for the agency. Live coverage at 11 00 am eastern on cspan3, cspan. Org and the free cspan radio apps. Next, Veterans Affairs secretary doctor David Shulkin testifies on the president s 2018 budget request for his department. The hearing also has representatives of veterans groups talking about budget proposal. This hearing is a...

I wanted to make sure we were on the right track and i didnt mess anything up. Wanted to welcome secretary. I dont think anybody who had a better unanimous vote. It was extraordinary and the way we got to the decision working together and was extraordinary. I commend the Ranking Member on his help doing the same. We have some thing to talk about budget wise. We can keep the same tempo and same commitment to make sure we all know what happens before it happens and well be better off. I appreciate...

Expected today as we prepare for a heat wave that kicks in starting tomorrow. High pressure is going to settle into our area for the next 6 days, meaning hot temperatures for everyone. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Golden gat bridge than 30 min from 37 to the Richmond Bridge drive min from the toll to 101 mark breaking news. President trump has just confirmed that he is under investigation by a spe...

Legislative uncertainty created instability and chaos in the Insurance Market resulting in the Cost Increases for consume consumers. The president and ceo of care h source adventure that offers plans through the Insurance Marketplace. The rate would increase by about 2 in 2018 compared to 2017. Now the company says thent Administration Stopped the m costsharing payments and refused to commit to make the payment rate would increase by a minimum. This is real healthcare and real life and death dec...

People were flocking toward the coast to beat the heat. We are at the beginning of a heat wave as we head into the first few days of summer. The heat advisory has now been extended to thursday as the strong ridge of High Pressure is expected to stick around until then. Theres a little breeze but not as stong as yesterday. If youre going out tonight the temperatures will be very warm to mild away from the coast. We are starting to see some fog forming near the coast. Thats a sign that at least so...

New version of trumpcare by the end of the month. Its now june 19, and therk American People are still in the dark about this bill. There is no text. There is no legislative analysis of this bill, no scoring of what the financial ramifications are. The American People, and much of the senate, is in the dark. In the dark about how much costs are going to rise. In the dark about how many people are going to lose insurance. He in the dark about whether a aga preexisting condition will once again be...

Mr. President i want to thank my colleague from new mexico for his advocacy on behalf of the pieces and parts of the healthcare systemhealthcare syso important to the state of new mexico. Things like the rural hospitals, and opioid treatment from india and countries you spent incredible champions on that and thats part of the reason why both of us come to the fore to be given what is at stake. Last month President Trump and House Republicans rushed through a disastrous healthcare bill that would...

House republicans rushed through a disastrous Health Care Bill that would leave average new mexico families paying thousands of dollars more for less healths coverage. It would destroy the Medicaid Program as it currently exists in our state, and though our through our entire Healthcare System indicators. Nelson republicans are drafting their own version of a similar healthcare bill incomplete secret behind close doors without come with absolutely no, not bipartisan input. This lack of transpare...

Forecast. It will call come the cost of rising debt. Haidi later on, under pressure by the stock surge to develop big bets. Rishaad and stormy skies. For backtoback annual loss. Were also talking about nafta and the renegotiation. I want to bring out chart 1358, which give some context. Canada and the United States meet in washington for the first round of talks to renegotiate the deal. Donald trump calls nafta the worst deal ever made and vowed to withdraw from it. Mexico and canada want to agr...