Committee with ample time to go through them. And after that, most likely tomorrow morning, we will have another walkthrough and give members an opportunity to discuss and ask questions about the modification. Long story short, no one needs to be talking about the individual mandate at this point. Its not part of the mark. Arguments, questions, or statements about the individual mandate are a distraction from the meet weerg having nre havi frankly theyre a west of this committees time. Members have told me they have additional questions about the mark, and i want to be reasonable, accommodating. So i ask, do any members have any questions or comments about anything other than obamacare or the individual mandate . I do, mr. Chairman. I do. Mr. Chairman . Yes, yes. Lots. Thank you, mr. Chairman. First, the press is reporting that what will be offered tomorrow will contain a repeal of the individual mandate under the Affordable Care act. Are those press reports correct . It quotes mitch m
Order. The purpose for this is to discuss the details of the chairmans mark. We are not here to speculate about those that may or may not end up in the house bill. We are not here to debate items that are not part of the chairmans work. As of now, there is no official or final version of the modification so to make clear we are working to find highlights the details. When that work is done i will be provideit willbe provided with o go through them and after that most likely tomorrow morning we will have another walkthrough to give members an opportunity to discuss and ask questions about the modification. Long story short, no one needs to be talking about the individual mandate at this time. The statement about the individual mandate are already distractions in the meeting we are having now and frankly they are a waste of this committees time. I want to be reasonable and accommodating, so i ask, do any members have any questions or comments about anything other than obamacare or the in
Annual profile and courage award at the john f. Kennedy library in boston. Ladies and gentlemen, at this time we are beginning our livesteam of tonights john f. Kennedy sentinual award ceremony. I am delighted to welcome our audience of online viewers. There are many, many people who take credit for our decision to go online. One of the most important ideas came from the person who constantly gives us great ideas on how to use technology and other initiatives at the library and that is my friend who claims to have a day job but i doubt it ed slotsberg but i doubt it. I thank ed. [applause] and you will be happy to know, ed, mike barnacle, seconded the idea. We thank him for that. We have so much to celebrate tonight including president and ms. Kennedys deep appreciation for the arts. Our next guest is a multiple grammy award winner whose songs are among the great pillars of american music. His music spans generations and his songs have provided the soundtrack across decades of our live
Has the first a ray has the first alet forecast. All about the timing here and the timing has changed a little bit. Earlier on. So this could impact this evenings commute. And maybe not even so much tomorrow. So were going to have to see how much falls overnight but we have you covered here. It looks like the know is already falling but this is not reaching the ground. Because theres such ad air in place it evaporates. We have a lot of dry air to overcome before things stick on the ground and a lot of the roads are treated. Thats good news. Much of the hack tilt still back out of here Activity Still back to the west through West Virginia and charleston and around kentucky and they are getting good snow out there. I dont think were going to have too many problems but where are we going to see the most . Areas to the north and west. Once you get through upper Montgomery County and 270 all the way up through frederick, all could have 1, 2 inches of snow. The totals really havent changed m
Modi in a joint meeting of congress on june 8th. Well have live coverage of his speech on cspan. Employing people with disabilities and disorders was the subject of a hearing on capitol hill yesterday. Members of the Small Business Committee Heard testimony on the role the businesses play in creating Job Opportunities for the disabled. This is just over an hour. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] Committee Comes to order. I want to thank everyone for being here today. Before i give my Opening Statement id like to welcome here the cochairs of the conference. Chris smith from new jersey is here, and mike doyle from pennsylvania is the democratic counterpart and we thank you for your work. And when this Committee Meets its to discuss the challenges facing Small Businesses. Today, however, we get to talk about some of the truly inspiring opportunities they have been offering. Small businesses are not just the backbone of the American Economy but t