And ill ask that you identify yourself. And if youre directing your attention to any particular panelist, to let that panelist know who youre directing your questions to. Thanks. Hi. Im diane eikenberry. Im a senior attorney, and i work with detained children in o. R. Custody in virginia and maryland. I sort of have two questions but theyre related to training and stakeholder relations and sort of two parts for barbara and maria. First maria, i want to thank you so much for the wonderful work that the young center does. Thanks. Ive had the pleasure of working with one of your child advocates out of the office in harlingen. You make a great difference. Im so excited youre opening new offices because we need more of your work. Thanks. But barbara, you mentioned theres expanded training for the Immigration Judges. Can you speak a little bit about that . And also maybe generally about what kind of training, if any, is required for Immigration Judges around issues relating to these unaccomp
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Is just kind of your theory on whether we should be helping the less fortunate of not, which is the idea of the Affordable Care act, provides care to people that cant have it or havent been able to have it and cant afford it. So, were looking a lot at high deduct i believe plans, as the next big project were working on. Because it is going to be, i think the big story of the next year. Host so Affordable Care act, has it caused employer plans to higher . That was a very inarticulate question. Host but i know what you mean. Theres a lot of blaming and scapegoating of the federal government in the law going on. Its difficult to prove but certainly this past year there were not so many costs that Companies Really could legitimately, regularly say sorry folks, your plan is going to cost you more because of the Affordable Care act. That was very convenient in a lot of cases. However they are going to have these cadillac plans, the really good plans that provide so much and so little out of
Previously mark also served as of the tant director 2011 and 20113 months at analyst known as reduction the super committee. Next we have steve bell who director of ior economic policy. On the that steve worked staff of senator pete and budget 1981 to 1986 and last but not least we have bob, he executive tkroebgter of the Concord Coalition. He served a member of the debt force, also no one as the commission who pro a solution for addressing the fiscal challenges. With that ill pose the first panel and each of the panel will have ten minutes to answer and open it up for questions. What do you is, see as the major opportunities for progress in the upcoming can lawmakers w best take advantage of them. Well start with mark. Here and ou for being thanks to the Concord Coalition nd ben for organizing this event. I have entioned substantial experience failing a grand bargain. The concept was relatively traightforward and it was a concept that was pretty broadly to. Eed would have to agree o c