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The fire is about five acres but could grow to 20 acres. This is live over the scene right now. A lot of smoke and flames. Firefighters say the flames are moving quickly, and cal fire is assisting firefighters in that battle. Again, two houses burned so far on claytor way. This is a very active firefight. Were getting word from the parks and Rec Department director that allen rock park will be closed tomorrow, no matter what, as a precaution as they fight this fire right there. Smoke, you can see, spreading uphill along with the flames and folks are really watching out for this one. You see a ...

Journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern monday morning. Join the discussion. State officials discuss efforts to combat opioid addiction. Two hours, 15 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Today the subcommittee of oversight and investigation holds a hearing entitled combatting the Opioid Crisis, battles in the states. Make no mistake, the terms combatting and battles are entirely appropriate. Our nation is in the midst of a tremendous fight against death and devastation affecting over corner of our nation. In 2015 there were more than 52,000 deaths from Drug Overdose in the u. S. With 33,000 involving ...

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the newly refurbished, excuse me, well, i want to call it the oversight Investigation Committee room which is sometimes used by energy and commerce, and what a but beautiful room. It is more conducive to the good hearing. This is the the first one of the 115th congress and welcome here, and welcome in the Witnesses Today. This is the and welcome back to my friend and colleague Ranking Member from colorado. This is our Medicaid Oversight Committee on existing problems and ways to strengthen the program. We are convened to examine a critical component of the Af...

That is the discussion we need to be having. Is it fair to say most of the people who are in the waiting list who are develop mentally disabled traumatic brain injured people and those with serious Mental Illness are on medicaid, a different type of population and what has been your findings with the governors with respect to how most of them would like to take care of this population if there are consensus among governors, what is the governor, the legislature to deal with respect to the population. I will say there are exceptions to that rule. How did they do it. And they are focused on thos...

But the congress and the government created a situation where the states are rewarded for cutting traditional medicare which deals mostly with children and people who are in greater need and that because of that disincentive or incentive to spend it on the new folks, the newly found undermedicaid, under the new categories, we create the situation where states have to make a decision as to whether they quicken the shortage on the waivers, get rid of the waivers as fast as they can or spend money somewhere else. Is my understanding correct . Yes, theres both direct and indirect outcomes as relat...