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And then in their conclusion, they say that the u. S. Has been under investing in our Transportation Systems far too long. The impact is being felt in every state and town. With the interstate system beyond capacity and design life, this underinvestment is costing u. S. Businesses and individuals time and money. I think this is very important, so well put those in the record and get started with you, doctor. We are just about finished with those, but go right ahead. A little bit busy on the floor this morning, so i apologize. This is wha when i really do wao give my Opening Statement in. We have an area where senator boxer and i agree closely. I want to make sure Everybody Knows it. And so i do thank you, and the panelists, for taking time to be here as well. Its no secret im one of the strongest advocates of ....
Is but heres a point that people miss. Seven other times the president has decided himself that parts of the law were unimportant and the law he side in fact was not going to endure. What about the preexisting Condition Program . This law was sold on the backs of people with preexisting conditions across this country and yet when someone showed up on february 1st of this year to enroll in the pcip program, they were told, sorry, sister, the program is closed. For 11 months people with preexisting conditions who were promised relief are simply wandering the country what they were supposed to do. Shop exchanges put off to 2015. Delaying final contracts with contractors. Delaying the employer mandate. Removing outofpocket caps. No premium information. This was promised to me by the administrator of cms in july in this committee that i would have this information by september 15. Mr. Cohen we are going the long way now to september ....
Sure. Thank you. I would only say in the view of many economists, the issue about how to correctly measure inflation is a completely different discussion. And the issue of whether we can fix poverty in old age. And in my view, personally, if the chained chiropractic pi is a better way to measure the cost of living for senior, we should do it. We need to focus on the issue of inadequate ability in control over resources. We did provow the not going there we proposed a change in the indexization of benefits prior to retirement nap generated enough money to raise survivor benefit which are important. And raise minimum benefits to 120 of the poverty line. So lets just stop there. I want to bring it to your attention. Senator. If i can. I want to go back to the point senator machin raised. When he talk about the decision between using a chained cpi for some people err not others you are acknowledging as its been laid out, were talking about over time a cut in benefits. I think that senator ....
[captioning performed by national captioning institute] on the next washington congressman Lynn Westmoreland and georgia talks funding of theop healthcare law. And representative from illinois discusses a debate over a possible Government Shutdown. From themacher National Journal on capitol hill. And Charles Clarke of the Government Executive Media Group examined the effect the shop Government Shutdown would have on the public at large. Washington journal is live every morning at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. The book tells a story. It tells the story of a Nuclear Weapons< ....
Ben pershing covers d. C. , maryland, virginia scene for the Washington Post, he joined the post in 2008 as a congressional blogger after a decade at the capitol hill newspaper roll call. Last but not least, aaron gilchrist, coanchor of news 4 today, lived in richmond for 23 years where he began his career, covered four virginia governors. The former chairman of the democrat nation democrat, Terry Mcauliffe and ken cuccinelli. Lets hear a round of applause. Mr. Mcauliffe, by virtue of an earlier coin toss you will go first with your two minute opening statement. Go ahead. Thank you, chuck and thank you to Fairfax Chamber for hosting us tonight and to all virginians watching at home. I would like to recognize my wife dorothy who is with me here tonight. For the last two decades we have been raising our five children he ....