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Watch our life we can coverage of the Miami Book Fair this weekend on cspan2s booktv. Next, to Foreign Policy advisers for democrats and republicans debate healthcare policy including benefits, challenges of the current law, the gop attempts to repeal and replace it. Good morning. And hope you enjoyed the dinner last night and are bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning. Do we have a couple of panelists in the wings here somewhere by chance . Rumor had it i did. I see them, and theres a hand waiting. Very good. Chris, lanhee, good to see you. I was afraid i was going to to do you look weak o...

Am pleased to offer unlimited 233 i have been asked to make it clear right from the nature of this amendment, it is to try and follow the advice of about every witness that testified in this room about how to stabilize the change. The three things we should do is make clear that these costsharing reductions would offset copays and deductibles. That was one thing. Number two they said to put in place a Reinsurance Program. A look at patient care. Number three they said we should retain the individual mandate, if we decide not to have something that is just as effective in getting young and Heal...

Against an epidemic brought to us by opioids. It does not matter where you live. This crisis has touched every corner of american society. While new england and the ohio valley regions represent states hardest hit by the epidemic, Health Officials from the south and reaching across the Mountain West all report a dwroeg number of Overdose Deaths in those counties. The latest figures from the cdc is astounding, 91 americans die every day from an overdose. Now more than ever we must come together and strengthen our commitment to fight this malady. I expected tos members will bring to the forefron...

Good morning. Thank you very much for being here. Know,e surgeon as you the Surgeon General is with us. The Surgeon General, all of you should know. I did not want you to hear the secret things i was saying. Now can you hear me . Do you want to hear me . [laughter] that is the most important thing. Ajoke i tell all of the time, man was giving a speech to about 500 people. A guy in the back raised his hand and said, senator, i cant review. A medially, a guy in front row jumped up and said i can and i will trade places with you. [laughter] i hope none of you trade places. Sheriff, good to see yo...

And chairman gowdy, were honored to be a part of the House Oversight and government reform committees efforts find Meaningful Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic. Thank youall for being here today. It is no secret that were in the throws throws of a crisis thats reached Epic Proportions throughout our country. Baltimore is no exception. In 2016 we average nearly two fatal opioid overdoses in this city per day. This is a problem in desperate need of thoughtful answers. As both an anchor institution and steward of health care for our local communities, hopkins takes this problem very seriously. We ...