He will also deliver remarks. Live coverage on cspan gets under way at 5 p. M. Eastern, followed by your phone calls. The cspan city store visits literary and Historic Sites across the nation, to hear from local historians, authors and civic leaders, every other weekend on cspan2s book tv and American History tv on cspan3. And this month, with congress on its summer recircumstance the cities tour is on cspan each day at 6 p. M. Eastern. Today, we are in key west, florida, and aboard a u. S. Ship that sunk german uboats in world war ii. Thats at 6 p. M. , eastern time. Up next, medical researchers testify on capitol hill about developing a cure for alzheimers disease. The effectiveness of Current Treatment and the need for more funding to study it. Former model, actress and restauranteur, bee smith, who has been diagnosed with early onset alzheimers also appeared before the senate aging committee. [ gavel bangs ] this hearing will come to order. Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to conv
Early on set alzheimers and also appeared before the senate aging committee. The hearing will come to order. Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to convene this afternoons hearing to assess our nations process in combatting alzheimers disease since the enactment of the national alzheimers project app which i co authored with then senator in 2011. I dont need to tell the people in this room what a devastating disease alzheimers is it exacts a tremendous personal and economic toll on the individual and family and authority. In addition to the human suffering it causes. Alzheimers cost the United States 226 billion a year including 153 billion in costs to medicare and medicaid. These will skyrocket as the baby boom generation ages. Already our nations most costly disease alzheimers is projected to cost more than 1. 1 trillion in 2050 if nothing is done to change its current trajectory. Its also one of the leading causes of death. Its the 6th leading cause of death overall and the 5th leadin
30 eastern. Earlier today, Health Care Experts testified on the benefits of tell medicine technology. And how it can help better manage the care of medicare patients. Thises was held by the Senate Finance committee. Sen. Hatch meeting will come to order. I would like to welcome everyone to this mornings meeting on bipartisan policies to care for patients with chronic conditions. It was almost exactly 2 years ago today we reformed a Bipartisan Working Group cochaired by senators isakson and warner to work on legislation to address these issues. That working group spent many months listening to stakeholders in the health care community, both in person and through more than 850 formally submitted comments. In december 2015, the working Group Released a comprehensive policy options document. In october of last year we issued a legislative discussion draft. Soon after that, cms finalized 4 of our policy proposals in its 2017 medicare schedule role, and 2 positions from our discussion draft
Question. Yes. Lets check in with meteorologist tom kierein. Hes actually ventured outside right now. Tom, how does it feel out there . Its really nice. Bright sunshine here. Actually in the sun it feels okay but when youre in the shade, you can feel the frosty cold. In fact, in the shaded areas, theres still frost around. When youre out and about running around today, check out my app cast on the nbc washington app. As you are heading out, one of the big things to do today would be with the bright sunshine youll enjoy the chilly but brisk weather during the afternoon with the light breeze and a dry pattern does continue for much of the week ahead. Temperatures right now are hovering in the low to mid30s, above freezing just about everywhere. Reagan national is up to 41 degrees. And a great day for tree hunting today. Well have lots of sunshine. It will be chilly but most jx the region should be making it into the low to mid50s, even out in the rural areas should be a gorgeous day. Enj
Just worked through the budget at the Committee Level to be on the floor people can talk a good game but the fact of the matter is with sequester the house budget cuts below sequester on discretionary nondefense spending by 300 million. It is going to be devastating if the budget like that goes through it and the House Republicans are willing to support that that nobody should ignore of with the value of support with this board and a family is to have got it already. I have heard speeches about how critical our deficit is and how we have to address our deficit a pair of senators who said it is critical to invest more in National Security. Close to address National Security or close to address legal research, zero. The two primary operating principle of both budgets is that every tax loophole is sacred come and Everything Else comes 2nd and it is very frustrating to sit here and here you testify in such good faith and heres that prospects for progress and know how many people this illne