Please come to order. ,odays hearing is on alex azar the nominee to serve as secretary of the department of health and Human Services. The committee will vote on the nomination. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then the former secretary and governor of you call who we younge today, and senator who is a member of this committee, will introduce mr. Azar. Senators will each have five minutes of questions. We have a lot going on today in the senate but we already have a good turnout, so i anticipate a good, vigorous questioning. Hes confirmed to lead the department of health and Human Services, you will run a 1. 1 trillion organization, that almost signals the total of 12 Appropriations Bills that Congress Passes each year to find everything from National Parks to National Defense to national laboratories. You will be overseeing medicare and medicaid. Our nations government run Insurance Programs for the poor and elderly, Mental Health and substance abuse, or yo
This in the committee will please come to order. Cesars hearing is on alex alex azar. While the Health Committee holds a courtesy hearing on the nomination, the finance committee receives the paperwork and will vote on the nomination. Senator murray and i will each of the Opening Statement and then former secretary and former governor of utah who we welcome today. Good to have you back. Senator young who is a member of this committee will introduce mr. Azar after his testimony, signatures will each have five minutes of questions. We have a lot going on in the senate but we have a good turnout so i anticipate a good, vigorous questioning. Lead,ar confirmed to youll the leading a 1. 11 trillion organization that equals the total of the 12 Appropriations Bills that Congress Passes each year to Fund Everything from National Parks to laboratories. Youll be overseeing medicare and medicaid. Our nations government run Insurance Programs for the poor and elderly, Mental Health and substance ab
Vote on the nomination. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then former secretary and former governor Michael Leavitt who we welcome today good to see you and have you back and senator young, a member of this committee will introduce mr. Azar. After his testimony, each will have five minutes of questions. I anticipate a good, vigorous questioning time. Azar, you will be running a 1. 1 trillion organization. That almost equals the total of the 12 appropriation Bills Congress passes each year to find everything from National Parks to National Defense to national laboratories. You would be overseeing medicare and medicaid, our nations Insurance Programs for the poor and elderly. Mental health and substance abuse, where you will have to address the europe your crisis other issues. The National Institutes of health where with Francis Collins excellent leadership the United States is leading efforts to develop a cure for new treatmentd for cancer. The fda, where Scot