The entire island is now without power, the whole thing. A live update from san juan coming up. Maria is the third category 4 hurricane to hit u. S. Soil in a month. There has never been anything like this in modern history. The demands on the federal Emergency Management agency have never been greater. Brock long, is the director of fema. He will tell us how they are managing these catastrophes. Meanwhile the president is sitting down with World Leaders from the middle east, africa, and the uk. This as he says he is made a decision on what to do about the iran nuclear deal. Former u. N. Ambassador john bolton, we are so pleased he is here with us with his take. David we have an allstar lineup. Melissa sure do. David markets, dow, s p 500 at new record highs as Federal Reserve announces it will reduce its stockpile of u. S. Bond worth 4. 5 trillion. Also says they see a rate hike coming by end of the year. Phil flynn watching action in oil and gold in cme. Nicole petallides on floor of
Programs. Health program and faa programs are set to expire september 30. Speaking of the new Health Care Bill, President Trump spoke about an early today. Thank you very much. Will you restart aid to egypt . Is grahamcassidy going to pass . Good chance. Has a obamacare is a disaster, it is failing badly. You look at the rates, look at whats happening for premiums, they cannot afford obamacare, its been a catastrophic situation. I believe the grahamcassidy bill will do it the right way. There is tremendous support from republicans, certainly, we are 47 or 48 senators, others are looking at it positively. President knows health care, loves it. He might even want to say a few words about it. President trump made a commitment to the people that we would repeal and replace obamacare. Senator graham, senator cassidy are coming together to keep a promise to the american people. The president has said many times obamacare is collapsing. American families and american businesses are very the b
Burwell shares her experiences from implementing the Affordable Care act. After her remarks, well get a presentation from the ceo and president of independence blue cross. Good morning good morning it is wonderful to feel such energy in this room. My name is camille nelson, and im honored to be the dean of American University Washington College of law. It is my great pleasure to welcome you to American University Washington College of law for this exciting Plenary Session of the next steps in Health Reform 2017 conference. This year, in partnership with the American Society of law, medicine, and ethics, and with the generous support from our cosponsors, we are thrilled to have expanded the event to a threeday conference, attracting speakers and attendees from multiple disciplines, the academy, and practice. Importantly, this conference is also timed with the launch of our new health law and policy program, and i know that our faculty and our students will be partnering with you on your
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 225. The nays are 184. With three answering present. The journal stands approved. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on Armed Services be discharged from further consideration of h. R. 3891, and ask for its immediate consideration by the house. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3897, a bill to amend title x United States code to provide for the issuance of the gold star installation access card to the surviving spouse, dependent children, and other next of kin of a member of the armed forces who dies while serving on certain activity or reserve duty to ensure that a remarried surviving spouse with dependent children of the deceased member remains eligible for installation of benefits to which the surviving spouse is previously eligible, and for other purposes. The speaker pr
850 formally submitted comments. In december of 2015, the working Group Released a comprehensive document. In october of last year we issued a legislative discussion draft. Soon after that we finalized four of our policy proposals in its 2017 medicare physician fee schedule rule, and twon provisions from our discussion draft where included in the 21st century cures act which president obama signed into law this past december. In other words, sefrlt working groups policies have already been enacted and were working to get rest signed into law fully implemented. Toward that end, we introduce the latest version of the chronic care act, the bill that encompasses the working groups proposals in april. The legislation currently has 17 bipartisan cosponsors and has been endorsed by numerous organizations in the Healthcare Community. Today, is the latest step in our in our efforts. The next step will come later this week, as weve noticed a markup for thursday morning. I want to thank my collea