Hssa is our tax free accounts can be used to pay for medical expenses. This is two hours. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the American Enterprise institute. Im resident fellow at aei. Were at a bit of a low week where things are not moving as theyve pretended to move for the last couple of months. The efforts in the senate for repeal and replace ened up in delay and depart for a recess week and perhaps more to come. What it first brought to me to and let me just tell you todays forum is called broughtening inbenefit for health and Health Savings accounts. But in light of the Senate Efforts what i was thinking of a competition that used to be held for Young Athletes between the ages of 6 to 15 to show their skills in the nfl. It was called the bunt, pass, and kick competition. It appears that thats actually being discontinued. The announcement came in may after 55, 56 years of it. But it looks like the senate is up to the task in terms of punting, passing, or kicking approach. And
Good morning everyone. Today the subcommittee of oversight and investigation holds a hearing entitled combatting the Opioid Crisis battles in the states. Now, make no mistake the term combatting and battled are entirely appropriate. Our nation is in the midst of devastation around every corner of the nation. In 2015 there were more than in the u. S. , more than 33,000 deaths involved in opioid. 24 increase from the prior year. Overdose death rate in 2015 was almost seven times the rate of deaths from the heroin epidemic of the 1970s. For 2016 weve already announced from New York Times weve lost roughly 60,000 people to Drug Overdose and that is more in one year than all the names on the Vietnam Veterans memorial wall. And likely that number is underestimated because much of the data will not be in until the end of this year 2017. Its staggering. For every fatal overdose its estimated there are 20 nonfatal overdoses and for 2016 that could be near 1 million. More than 183,000 lives have
Journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern monday morning. Join the discussion. State officials discuss efforts to combat opioid addiction. Two hours, 15 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Today the subcommittee of oversight and investigation holds a hearing entitled combatting the Opioid Crisis, battles in the states. Make no mistake, the terms combatting and battles are entirely appropriate. Our nation is in the midst of a tremendous fight against death and devastation affecting over corner of our nation. In 2015 there were more than 52,000 deaths from Drug Overdose in the u. S. With 33,000 involving opioid. 23 increase. In 2015 it was almost seven times the rate of deaths from the heroin epidemic of the 1970s. In 2016, weve lost roughly 60,000 people to Drug Overdoses, more in one year than all the names on the Vietnam Veterans memorial wall. And likely that number is underestimated because much of the data will not be in until the end of this year, 2017. Its staggering. For every fatal overd
The proceedings of the United States senate are being broadcast to the nation on television for the first time, not that we have operated in secret until now. Millions of americans have set in the galleries and observed Senate Debates during their visits to washington. But today, they can witness the proceedings in their own homes. We might say that the nation is tuning in late. Woodrow wilson said that the informing function of congress should be preferred to its legislative function. Today, as the u. S. Senate comes out of the communications dark ages, we create another historic moment in the relationship between congress and Technological Advancement in communications through radio and televisi. That was june 2, 1986, 30 years ago this month, the and the occasion was the first day of permanent television of the United States senate. We would use the opportunity of the 30th anniversary to look back at the senate and how it is changed in the era of television. We have two guests that
Years ago this month, and the occasion was the first day of permanent television of the United States senate. We are going to use the opportunity of the 30th anniversary to look back at the senate and how it is changed in the era of television. We have two guests that have been with the senate for 40 years and their careers there, theretired, and they span age of the television before senate and after, so they are ideally suited to help us understand how the institution adapted to the coming of Television Cameras. Let me introduce them to you. Alan frumin is a Senate Parliamentarian emeritus, and as i mentioned he spent 40 years in , the Parliamentarian Office rising to the chief parliamentarian position. Thank you for being with us. Mr. Frumin i am delighted to be here. Don ritchie has set down at our table many times. Historian emeritus, again, 40 years in the United States senate and served as the chief to 2016 androm 2009 has written a number of books. Nice to see you and thank you