We will be moving around the state as we can. Banners ofhave our our sponsors up. Different rooms, says as you will see on your tables, you will see the list of our sponsors and the list here. Without them, we cannot do this great series that has taken place for so many years and inrted by our own fred coker 1997. [applause] i know that many of you are saying the same thing as the man with perfect attendance, jim brett, ive never gone to any event he was supposed to be that and was not at. Every new England Council event, he is always there. Today he is unfortunately at a funeral. He is not here today, so larry will do the q a part. We have been training him on this for days on end. [laughter] he is very good. Next week we are back at the institute of politics. A whole series of things coming up in the future. Very excited. We have a very special governor who has come quite a long way this morning. Governor Steve Bullock, montanas former attorney general and was elected montanas 24th g
Finally we found our way here. It is a great location for our series. We will be moving around the state as we can. Banners ofhave our our sponsors up. Different rooms, says as you will see on your tables, you will see the list of our sponsors and the list here. Without them, we cannot do this great series that has taken place for so many years and inrted by our own fred coker 1997. [applause] i know that many of you are saying the same thing as the man with perfect attendance, jim brett, ive never gone to any event he was supposed to be that and was not at. Every new England Council event, he is always there. Today he is unfortunately at a funeral. He is not here today, so larry will do the q a part. We have been training him on this for days on end. [laughter] he is very good. Next week we are back at the institute of politics. A whole series of things coming up in the future. Very excited. We have a very special governor who has come quite a long way this morning. Governor Steve Bul
Committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a vereces of the committee at any time. This full Committee Hearing is convened regarding the administration ee administrations attack on the aca. I recognize myself for five minutes to give an Opening Statement. We are hear today because of on march 25th, 2019, the Trump Administration filed a two sentence letter with the United States court of appeals with the fifth circuit reversing its own previous position in the case of texas versus United States and asserting for the first time that it would not defend any portion of the Affordable Care act in the court. If the Trump Administrations position prevails and the entire aca is struck down, there will be catastrophic implications for millions of americans in the entire United States Health Care System. Ive often said that voting for the Affordable Care act was the most important vote of my career. And let me tell you why. When Congress Passed the aca in
Future of the Affordable Care act under the Trump Administration. The House Oversight and Reform Committee heard from advocates, opponents of aca, as well as patient who benefited from the law. This hearing is just under four hours. Committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. This full Committee Hearing is convening regarding the administrations attack on the aca. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an Opening Statement. We are here today because on march 25th, 2019 nk, the Trump Administration filed a twosentence letter with the United States court of appeals before the 5th circuit reversing its own previous position in the case of texas versus United States in asserting for the first time that it would not defend any portion of the Affordable Care act in court. If the Trump Administrations position prevail s and the entie aca is struck down, there will be catastrophic implications for millions
Yale Law School Professor of health law. Got under way about 40 minutes ago. Live here on cspan. Move to mr. Gibbs. Let me say to our patient witnesses, again i want to thank you for being here. I think your testimony is so important. Mr. Cummings so often here on capitol hill we look at and we read about problems. But there is nothing like having people who go through it second of their lives. Mr. Gibbs. Thank you. Mr. Gibbs thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank you, members of the committee, for giving me the opportunity to speak today. Today i have heard this law referred to as commonly is by the names either the Affordable Care act or obamacare. For me its important to call this law by its full name, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care act because the Patient Protections of the a. C. A. Have been a gift from god for people like me and families like mine. My Health Care Story begins in 1974 when my twin brother and i were born with serious medical conditions. He had a condition call