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This is half an hour. Thank you for being here. There is a lot going on. I understand the urgency around gun control, but also the urgency around health care. We cannot afford to lose sight of that. We spent more than any other developed country on health care , and get by a most measure, we are less healthy. All three of us get asked all the time, how did we get to this point . How did we get to this point in the world . The key is not to fix the blame for the past, but accept responsibility fo...

Continues. Costello, a republican, also on the energy and commerce committee. We start by talking about the shooting in florida. Your initial thoughts. If there is a role for Congress Going forward . Uest it is horrific i dont know what other word to use. The role of congress, if we go back to the Church Shooting in texas, when that happened i think that i was doing an interview that night and did not know what a bump stock was. Upon learning that came to believe on the heels of las that the tex...

And speak directly to the people of alaska. Lieutenant governor, over the last three years you have been so much more than a lieutenant governor. You have been a friend, a brother, a shoulder to the wheel. Your fierce devotion to the state where we were both born inspires me every day. To my first lady of 40 years, donna, and to byrons first lady of 45 years, toni, thank you both for all you do of the people of alaska. Byron and i could not do our jobs without you. [ applause ] i also want to ac...

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 an idea of how many people are interested in this, senator murray and i invited senators who were not on our committee, which has about a quarter of the senate is on this committ committee, to come to a coffee with the five commissioners that weve just completed for an hour. We h...

The Senate Committee on health, education, labor and pensions will please come to order. This morning were holding our first hearing on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to insurance 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 an idea of how many people are intereste...

[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 ...

Possibility of if its approved for one doing it for all, but then having i would add to that, and i think that was part of the discussion, that there be a governor opt out of that particular thing, but i would add to that, and i know that there is a difference between when the governors they are around all the time and the legislators who are around some of the time. So ive always suggested that there be an opt out or an opt in by the governor, provided when the legislature meets they agree. I d...

Commissions will please come to order. We are holding our second hearings on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to the individual Health Insurance market for the year 2018. Thats our focus. We are delighted and honored to have the governors of five states here today. Thank you, gentlemen. You have come long distances to be here. We look forward to learning from you. We will each have an Opening Statement and introduce the five governors after almost sounds like a singing group, doesnt it ....

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...

Market. The governors of massachusetts, montana, tennessee, utah and colorado spoke with members of the Senate Health committee about issues including allowing states to innovate and create healthcare pools. The hearing is just over three hours. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] the Senate Committee on Health Education labor and pensions will come toward her. Were holding are second to four hearings on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to the individu...