veterans in a decade. the proposal would remove a 15-year time limit on benefits which would make more money available. it s an effort to fill coverage gaps in the gi bill. awesome. ainsley? ainsley: thank you, brian. the parents of 11-month-old charlie gard storming out of a british courtroom where they were making a final pitch. a final plea to keep their young son alive. the u.k. s high court set to rule on whether the terminally ill infant how see here can come to the united states for experimental treatment or be pulled off of life support. catherine glen foster is the president and ceo of americans united for life and she is an attorney smawrgt charlie gard s family. catherine, you were there i know in the courtroom yesterday during that emotional hearing. tell us what the latest is. well, there is going to be another hearing today. so this case is not settled. but, yesterday s hearing was explosive. we saw a doctor testify that
the street. and we re reduced to crowd funding for our basic needs. and these coverage gaps can happen in so many different ways that i m afraid that it s going to cause even more people to fall through the cracks because you can lose your employment, you can lose you know, you can turn 26 and not have something immediately lined up through the exchange and they haven t really made clear what they re going to do about the exchange. well, kati, part of it you re right and this is as i understand it from s as much as we understand now, that s anyone who allows their health care to allows a gap there, who has a gap there for 63 days that they ll have to face a penalty. so yes. what are your biggest concerns then with the republican approach? my biggest concerns is that it just it s so hard to put into words. it s just it seems like
new republican bill will affect you? i do. and i am very concerned about one thing in particular, which is i may be an error in this. there will be a 30% surcharge on people with pre-existing conditions if they have a coverage gap of 63 days. and that might not seem like a big deal for people with pre-existing conditions that don t have ongoing treatment, but for people like me with ongoing needs, people who even with the aca protections have unmanageable out of pocket expenses, you know, for example i m having to raise over $61,000 in out of pocket expenses this year alone. i m having to crowd fund on my site. y-o-u-c-a-r-i-n-g.com just to afford a fraction of my bills. and people like me, we have to go around and shlup links like that on national television unfortunately like begging in the street. and we re reduced to crowd funding for our basic needs. and these coverage gaps can happen in so many different ways
let s start with you, kevin, because you are the florida guy here. are either of these polls accurate? is there a clear frontrunner in tonight s race? i think we have to remember this was a district where a guy was addicted cocaine was elected, so anything is possible here. it does look like kirk clawson is going to pull this out based on the polling that we ve seen. this is a tea party guy who, like you said, had the endorsements of michelle bachman and rand paul who ran on an appeal obama care message largely, which what is new? we ll have another republican congressman that wants to go back to a time where preexisting conditions would disqualify you from health care and you have coverage gaps on your health care. so, i mean, all of those issues are important aside, but, you know, these guys all agree. i think even the democrat in this case probably is on their side because they re all republicans essentially. indicateden, i want to talk to you about these national endorsements.
the best interest of the financial sector. the legislation includes ending the idea that banks are too big to fail, limiting the risks banks can take, and adding more transparency. the president is pushing to get a reform package approved this year. and for all the hard-working women in the office, change isn t coming fast enough. women in high-paying jobs are still making less than men in comparable positions. according to a study by a women s research group, women make an average of 77 cents to the dollar compared to their male counterparts. look for more on the job market when the employment report is released thursday. and finally, this is for all of you college seniors graduating this spring. many young adults will be able to stay on their parents health insurance until age 26 without losing coverage. companies like united health care and humana are changing rules several months before the health care reform bill takes effect to prevent coverage gaps. that s this week s gettin