Votes on some of those amendments in the 4 00 hour. Now to live coverage of the u. S. House here on cspan. All mighty and eternal god we pause this morning to express our gratitude. Especially give thanks and pray for our nation. Praying for unity where there is division. Praying for peace where there is discord. Praying for love where there is hatred. Praying for the eradication of l forms of racism, sexism, gism, inequality, and poverty. Praying for an end to xenophobia, homophobea, and all othererphobias that might plague and oiceon our nation. Poison our nation. Praying we continue to strive for justice and peace for all people. And always respect the dignity of every human being. O lord, bless these united and for united we stand divided we fall. May we be more loving and compassionate, more understanding and giving, more inviting and welcoming. And bless all elected officials , the communities they serve, and every state, every commonwealth, every city, every district, on every s
Hot Button Health issues impacting campaign 2024. We begin during this womens History Month with a question on women in elected government. We ask americans of this country would be better governed if more women would be in political office. If you believe the country would be governed better with more women in office, call 202 7488000. If you thi it would be governed worse, 202 7488001. If you think it would not make a difference, 202 7488002. You can also text 202 7488003. Please include your name and where youre from. Otherwise catch up with us on x at cspanwj and on facebook, om cspan. Here is where things stand what can when it comes to women officeholders in the u. S. , representing between a quarter and a third of elected leaders in the United States women make up 29 percent of the u. S. House of representatives, 20 5 of the u. S. Senate, 24 of state governors, 33 of state legislators, 34 percent of large city mayors, and 32 percent of municipal officeholders. The question that
Four Health Care Issues that you the 2024 elections. Two the democrats are focusing on, two the republicans are focusingguest i will say at th, there are lots of issues this year for the election and youre hearing inflation, order, foreign policy, but health care is so personal that it can be easily politicized so i do think this could be toptier sue. For republicans, you know, we are now out of a pandemic but i could see republicans harkening back to covido policies. What they see is covid overreach during the pandemic and i could also see them tying border politics with the illicit flow of fl. Ny have an overdose epidemic in this country. Democrats will focus on Prescription Drug costs and what costs and i think they will focus on Reproductive Health choices including abortion and ensuring access toy those optis and finally, there is the Affordable Care act. And you hear President Biden talking about it and former President Trump at times also evoke the Affordable Care act. It is rea
Care. The Senate Aging Committee hearing is about one hour, 40 minutes. The Senate National committee on aging will come to order. As chairman, my top priority is keeping our promises to Older Americans and to americans with disabilities. We owe it to have the necessary information to decide when, where, and how to receive care as they age. That has motivated my advocacy, for example, for home and committeebased services. Every american wants to receive care. It has similarly motivated my work to ensure Nursing Homes are providing safe, quality care for all of their residents. We need to address the chronic underfunding and understaffing for the state agencies that conduct nursing home oversight so they can effectively protect the health and safety of residents. And this core mission of the aging committee brings us to todays topic, the topic of assisted living. And that landscape. It has been 20 years since this Committee Held a hearing on assisted living. With the dramatic growth of
The Senate National committee on aging will come to order. As chairman, my top priority is keeping our promises to Older Americans and to americans with disabilities. We owe it to have the necessary information to decide when, where, and how to receive care as they age. That has motivated my advocacy, for example, for home and committeebased services. Every american wants to receive care. It has similarly motivated my work to ensure Nursing Homes are providing safe, quality care for all of their residents. We need to address the chronic underfunding and understaffing for the state agencies that conduct nursing home oversight so they can effectively protect the health and safety of residents. And this core mission of the aging committee brings us to todays topic, the topic of assisted living. And that landscape. It has been 20 years since this Committee Held a hearing on assisted living. With the dramatic growth of the assisted living industry in recent decades, it is long past time for