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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...

Voices were heard around the capital and on the senate floor. A vote in favor of the motion to proceed will mean deep cuts to medicaid. Maybe even deeper than in the house bill. It will mean people with preexisting conditions will be left high and dry. President trump meeting with lebanese Prime Minister today. We move forward to truly Great Health Care for the american people. We look forward to that, this was a big step. There is still a lot of questions of what the final measure will look lik...

50s. They had been in the upperto mio weeks straight. Ovee lousy in terms of humidity. This is nice and comfortable. Well keep it that i way for the row. 68 in allentown. 71 in philadelphia. 69 in look at that comfortable cool in the mountains, poconos reporting 9 00 a. M. Temperature 62. Not too bad. You wonder why so many rave its comfortable and theres no humidity and not a cloud in the sky. Mostly sunny and delightful. 83 degrees is the forecastedhig. As i mentioned a few seconds ago we have...

This is two hours and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the meeting will come to order. Senator whitehouse is next followed by senator young. Senator whitehouse. Thank you, chairman. Lets me ask first to put into the record a letter from our governor in rhode island, which says in rhode island im quoting here we have actually seen exchange premiums decrease in two out of the last three years. Ended that this has saved consumers nearly 220 m...

Meeting will come to order. This senator whitehouse. Let me ask first to put into the record a letter from our governor in rhode island which said in rhode island, we have seen exchange premiums decrease in two of the last three years. This has saved consumers 220 million since 2012. The story on the Affordable Care act is a good one. I would like to put this graphic into the record. To explain it briefly, the cbo estimate of where our healthcare costs are going to go in 2010 and then at this ti...

Meeting will come to order. This senator whitehouse. Let me ask first to put into the record a letter from our governor in rhode island which said in rhode island, we have seen exchange premiums decrease in two of the last three years. This has saved consumers 220 million since 2012. The story on the Affordable Care act is a good one. I would like to put this graphic into the record. To explain it briefly, the cbo estimate of where our healthcare costs are going to go in 2010 and then at this ti...

Welcome and best which is best wishes to all the new members of the legislature joining us today. Nk each of you of bringing each of you for bringing your life experiences. I have the privilege of introducing newly elected Supreme Court justice to this chamber and the ohio judiciary. Congratulations madam justice. The new year bring some key departures from our executive branch of government. Im sure you will join me in wishing kevin godspeed in his new National Responsibilities after two eventf...

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Lieutenant governor stak, speaker turzi, leader korman, lead leader costa. Family, friends, mom. [ applause ] and most important, my fellow pennsylvaniians. I have always believed in the potential of our great commonwealth. Pennsylvania is where i grew up. Its where francis and i raised two wonderful daughters. Its where i signed the backs of paychecks when i was a Forklift Operator and wh...