Committee will come to order. The appropriations subcommittee on labor, health and human services, education and related agencies will come to order. Before my opening statement, i want to recognize melinda bikini, we had a chance to meet and talk about her cancer fight and the success shes made there when we were out in nih a few days ago, and we are glad youre here and i was just told that the youngest of your six children just got their drivers license so good luck with that. Good luck with all of that and we were glad to have a chance to meet with her, glad to have dr. Collins and the other Institute Directors here today. The budget, of course, proposes cuts that i think that you can rest assured the committee will find unacceptable. The 7. 5 billion cut from nih would according to analysts, this funding would cost nearly 90,000 jobs nationwide, result in 15. 3 billion of lost economic activity. In my home state of missouri that equates to a loss of nearly 1,700 jobs and 292 millio
Alexander announced he will hold hearings now talking about Bipartisan Legislation to strengthen the individual markets in 2018 so lets start there so what is your sense . I think there is a lot of consensus on what is needed to shore up or strengthenre the Affordable Care act marketplace. Into going into 2017 there is a lot of evidence that Insurance Companies are starting to find their footing but the policy of sir in the coming out of washington if they will repeal the aca all of that uncertainty is causing Insurance Companies very nervous about participation so Going Forward is we dont know those key decisions to give that confidence. But first that announcement that sabrina mentioned. Now they have some decisions to make so the biggest is if they commit to a monthly Insurance Companies that is called cost sharing reduction that basically means instead of paying 6,000 1,000 deductible it might be much lower that is big money. That is several billion dollars it is also a matter of g
There was an unfamiliarity with just how it big thing like this was supposed to behave. So people excited about it, there was a certain musical, kind of gracefulness, about a bridge like this. So people, i guess, just wanted to think there without anything wrong. These programs and more as cspans cities tour brings you to tacoma, washington, saturday at noon eastern on cspan2s book tv, and on cspan2, American History tv. And on cspan3. Visiting cities across the country, the cspan cities tour. Andhe white house reefing schedule just under one hour from now, 2 30 p. M. Eastern time. When a gets underway, you can see it live here on cspan. And sheldon, a conversation on Insurance Markets under the Affordable Care act until then, a conversation on Insurance Markets under the Affordable Care act. Host joining us to talk about health care, repeal or replace, or whatever might be happening on capitol hill, we have two guests. Sabrina corlette from the Georgetown University center on Health I
There was an unfamiliarity with just how it big thing like this was supposed to behave. So people excited about it, there was a certain musical, kind of gracefulness, about a bridge like this. So people, i guess, just wanted to think there without anything wrong. These programs and more as cspans cities tour brings you to tacoma, washington, saturday at noon eastern on cspan2s book tv, and on cspan2, American History tv. And on cspan3. Visiting cities across the country, the cspan cities tour. Andhe white house reefing schedule just under one hour from now, 2 30 p. M. Eastern time. When a gets underway, you can see it live here on cspan. And sheldon, a conversation on Insurance Markets under the Affordable Care act until then, a conversation on Insurance Markets under the Affordable Care act. Host joining us to talk about health care, repeal or replace, or whatever might be happening on capitol hill, we have two guests. Sabrina corlette from the Georgetown University center on Health I
For the upcoming fiscal year, a testimony from the secretary, jennifer granholm, live coverage here on cspan3. The chair will recognize himself for a fiveminute Opening Statement. Welcome to the hearing to review the department of Energy Performance and fulfillment of the statutory responsibilities and to examine the departments fiscal year 2025 budget request to congress. Welcome back to the committee, secretary granholm. The department of energy has National Security responsibilities to protect Energy Security and oversee the Nations Nuclear weapons program. They conduct an overseas taxpayerfunded research and development, providing loans and grants to help commercialize energyrelated technologies. These hearings are essential to ensure that the department is taking to its core mission and is a responsible steward of taxpayer resources. These hearings are essential. Members will also have an opportunity to examine the department of energys expanded budget request as this year they ar