Coronavirus cases in the united states. Hello and welcome to axios virtual event, health care 21. I am sam baker coming from my home in washington, d. C. I would like to thank United Health group for making these conversations possible. I would like to welcome our audiences. You can follow along on twitter using the axios events. Over the next 30 minutes we will unpack the best way to unpack Health Insurance access and Health Insurance coverage in the united states, and what that path forward looks like both following the president ial election and in the midst of a pandemic that is getting worse every day. Our first guest today is senator thune smith of minnesota. Smithr, senator tina of minnesota. Thank you for joining us. Sen. Smith thank you, sam. It is terrific to be with everyone today. Sam i would like to start off to frame this conversation obviously, Health Care Access and Health Insurance coverage has been a very hot topic for a long time, but i think the pandemic has set of
Information and hope says the professor at the roosevelt family estate. They would listen to the president explain what the government was trying to do. Reporter they were few in number but symbolic of a connection between the patrician, roosevelt and those suffering with poverty. Something the president understood because he suffered. I would say that the symbol of his presidency, of his life is warm springs, georgia. Reporter roosevelt was stricken with polio and never walked again. He built a facility in warm springs, georgia for other polio sufferers and took charge of the operation. It helped him to relate to all kinds of people that is leaving a life of kindness and of respect and responsibility for the people that we know as well as for the people that we dont know. That is the modern basis of democracy. Roosevelt unleashed a flock of programs. They went to work building the infrastructure of the country in ways that are almost unimaginable now. They built 39,000 schools. They b
History have paved the way for this moment tonight. Shattering the glass ceiling. While i may be the first woman in this office, i will not be the last, because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities. The Campaign Ends with celebrations and protests across america. [ crowd chanting ] as President Trump confronts defeat, the president elect prepares to lead, grappling with a raging pandemic, a faltering economy, a nation divided by race, region and politics. Announcer from abc news, this is a special edition of this week, your voice, your vote 2020. Here now chief anchor george stephanopoulos. Good morning, and welcome to this week. The week america chose to end the trump presidency. After four years of division and tumult, assaults on truth and treasured institutions, voters turned out in record numbers to turn the page, replacing a reality tv star raised in wealth with a career politician from the working class. In his first speech as president
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