System of the Affordable Care act and change it into a block grant. States would get a set amount whatever they wanted care act, they could go single whatever they wanted in their Health Care System. They would take the dollars and implement a plan similar to the ffordable payer, or they can go a conservative route and undo some of the parts of the Affordable Care act particularly the consumer protexases that some folks like. The preexisting conditions, things like that. Governors would be able to undo those things and have this pot of money. Take a look at some of the details offered up by senator graham and well come back to our discussion. We keep medicaid in place as it is today. We try to give more flexibility because indiana is a good example of what can happen if you give states flexibility to help poor people. One thing about medicaid, is you get a headache you run to the emergency room. I want them to have some ownership. If you smoke thats something that ought to be considere
Im Brian Sullivan and power lunch begins right now. Welcome to power lunch. Im melissa lee. Stocks are Holding Steady right now, struggling to hold on to gains. The ruffle 2,000 hit another record intraday high s p, reversing yesterdays big losses financials are lagging today check out some of the movers were watching disney is lower. The Company Testing a revamp of its retail store format for the first since 2010 as well as launching a new shopping website today. And red hat shares are rallying. The company raising earnings estimates and its outlook. Darden taking a hit, expecting the hit from Hurricane Irma to be about double that of Hurricane Harvey brian . Mel, thank you very much. We begin today with fed chair janet yellen speaking in front of economists in cleveland, ohio we will go to that event live once she begins taking questions. Steve liesman, though, is here with highlights from Janet Yellens speech. An important speech fed chair janet yellen going further than she has in
Fractionally. Turn into an extensive gametime call off for a refund for the package viewers when it canceled because of the protests. Fbn am starts right now. Lauren good morning. By the one in the new york and wednesday, september 27th. Cheryl im cheryl casone. Just a quiet morning in new york. Transfer we dont even know what that is anymore. Drink is so much happening overnight and breaking. The show done in alabama where roy moore has defeated Luther Strange in the alabama special election taken a nomination for the u. S. Senate. Strange at 4524 of the victory of the President Trump Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell because they both strongly backed Luther Strange. Lauren congratulations to roy moore on his win in alabama. Luther strange started way back and ran a good race. A former state Supreme Court justice emphasizing unity and when to find unifying the party in his speech. Together we can make america great. We can support the president. Dont let anybody in the press think that
Race. Moore won binaril by nearly 10. Moores win, more impressive when you consider that Mitch Mcconnell, and republican establishment pumped 30 million into propping up strange. Paying nearly 150 per vote, that strange won. Moore won by double digits, he won 63 of 67 counties. President trump today quickly embraced moore, complimenting him for running a great race, and saying he is sure to win decembers general election. We have a man who will be a great senator, and i am very happy with that. I spoke to him last night, i never met him, i am happy with him. And i have to say, luther came a long way from the time i endorsed him, he ran a good race, but roy ran a really great race. Lou moores victory is a big blow to Mitch Mcconnell, having won of the worst weeks of his 32 years in u. S. Senate. Aside from backing the losing candidate, mcconnell yesterday was forced on call off a vote on the repeal of obamacare, his third failed attempt to muster 50 votes in the senate. Hours later, one
Race. Moore won binaril by nearly 10. Moores win, more impressive when you consider that Mitch Mcconnell, and republican establishment pumped 30 million into propping up strange. Paying nearly 150 per vote, that strange won. Moore won by double digits, he won 63 of 67 counties. President trump today quickly embraced moore, complimenting him for running a great race, and saying he is sure to win decembers general election. We have a man who will be a great senator, and i am very happy with that. I spoke to him last night, i never met him, i am happy with him. And i have to say, luther came a long way from the time i endorsed him, he ran a good race, but roy ran a really great race. Lou moores victory is a big blow to Mitch Mcconnell, having won of the worst weeks of his 32 years in u. S. Senate. Aside from backing the losing candidate, mcconnell yesterday was forced on call off a vote on the repeal of obamacare, his third failed attempt to muster 50 votes in the senate. Hours later, one