Hearing senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and will introduce our five witnesses. After their testimony senators can ask the witnesses five minutes of questions. To begin, we ought not take for granted the three hearings this committee is had over the past ten days. For seven years, hardly civil word was spoken between republicans and democrats on the affordable character. It was trump care versus obama care, day in and day out. For the last ten days senators have engaged in serious discussion for several hours at a time about what congress can do between now and the end of this month. To help limit premium increases for 18 million americans next year. And begin to lower premiums in the future. And also prevent insurers from leaving the markets for those 18 million americans by insurance. Last week between the meetings held before hearings like the we had today and the hearings half of the senators participated in bipartisan conversations about Health Insurance. I
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Good morning. Senate committee on Health Education labor and pensions will please come to forward. Were holding our fourth hearing this morning on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to insurance in the individual Health Insurance market for 2018. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then well introduce our five witnesses. Welcome to you. After their testimony, senators will have an opportunity to ask the itnesses five minutes of questions. To begin with, we ought not to take for granted the three hearings this committee has had over the last ten days. For seven years hardly a civil word was spoken between republicans and democrats on the Affordable Care act. It was trumpcare versus obamacare day in and day out. But for the last ten days senators from both sides of the aisle have engaged in serious discussion for several hours at a time about what congress can do between now and the end of this month to help limit premium increases for 18 illion americans n
After their testimony senators can ask the witnesses five minutes of questions. To begin, we ought not take for granted the three hearings this committee is had over the past ten days. For seven years, hardly civil word was spoken between republicans and democrats on the affordable character. It was trump care versus obama care, day in and day out. For the last ten days senators have engaged in serious discussion for several hours at a time about what congress can do between now and the end of this month. To help limit premium increases for 18 million americans next year. And begin to lower premiums in the future. And also prevent insurers from leaving the markets for those 18 million americans by insurance. Last week between the meetings held before hearings like the we had today and the hearings half of the senators participated in bipartisan conversations about Health Insurance. I want to thank senator murray again for her leadership in helping make that happen. These have been focu
Subcommittee meeting is 1 45. Id hilike to call the meetg to order. I would like to thank our witnesses. First of all, its early. One thing thats true about washington, d. C. Theres uncertainty around us. Because of other meetings scheduled and planned we asked for you to come early, and i do appreciate it. And it shows you in the interest of our colleagues, that theyre here this early. So thats great. No matter first of all, weve got folks from as far away as alaska and close as pennsylvania. No matter how many miles youve traveled to be with us, were grateful for the time and financial sacrifice youre making to share your expertise today. I want to mention that even though they did not send someone to present oral testimony, i appreciate the Environmental Protection agency providing us with written statement to include in our hearing record. I ask that unanimous consent, without object, ion so ordered. The agency has agreed to take written questions for our hearing. This is highly un