Look to the state of california to clarify those although the government has said they last sector as colleen said did say we may have discrimination of all drugs placed on the highest tiers but they kind of not mitigated it but they added to this in a way that wasnt helpful in saying the plans could also use another factor to see why the drugs are tiered at the highest level not showing a factor that is discriminatory so what i was going to do into into depth at the state level to make changes i pointed out i started with this as a presentation because of the lack of understanding of the speciality drugs i put speciality drug in quotations this may be based on costs the important point i want to make awhile making progress in california if we enact all the things in our tool dheft well not make a difference until the pharmaceutical Companies Come to the table theyre not there yet and extremely highpriced drugs make it difficult for Insurance Companies to make them affordable and the r
So in conclusion supervisors the question where do we go from here we concluded that the Economic Strategy is 7 continue action areas as ted mentioned this is exactly what youre asking about clearly ted showed open the slide that showed you disproportionately costs driven by high housing costs that is important we focus on the thirty thousand unit of Affordable Housing and thirty percent of Affordable Housing down payment assistance and range of things you supervisors are familiar with are critical in insuring the citys economy remains competitive we want to make sure the recipe have pathways to job mobility and job investment being able to have a job as the mayor likes to say one of the key things to the have and have nots and to make sure that people under bloid or wish they made more money to have greater Job Opportunities as well we need to streamline the business permitting process this committee has been incredibly supportive of the business protocol we are doing that now continu
Passage. We have a rare moment for the Senate Foreign Relation Committee and the senate as a whole to demonstrate this. And coming together to demonstrates our ability to give constructive input on one of the most Important National Security Issues of the day and strain our divisive influences in this body and demonstrate our ability to overcome them and show the relevance and Work Together to come together in the best interest of our nation. With that, madam president , i yield the floor. Next, the Supreme Court Court Hears Oral Argument in several samesex marriage cases. Then we open it up to you and later a debate on samesex marriage on todays washington journal. Throughout the day we have been seeing comments from a number viewers. This one from maxwell who says it has been legal in the uk for a while and their society is still entact and no one elses marriages have been ruined. Get the government out of marriage all together. Facebook. Com cspan. And on twitter jennifer who covere
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Act was signed. Reports are that the bill does not mention Sexual Orientation but some believe that the bill could allow Business Owners to deny service to gay and lesbians. In our first 45 minutes, we want to get your thought on states, and particularly businesses within the states, using these sorts of laws. Religious freedom and businesses. Your thoughts. 202 7488000 our line for democrats. 202 7488001 our line for republicans. And for independents, 202 7458002. If you want to post on social media, you can do so on twitter cspanwj. On facebook, facebook. Com cspan. You can send us an email too journal cspan. Org. Heres a story saying the nations battle for religious rights closed on thursday when indiana governor signed a controversial religious freedom law. His action followed two days of intense pressure from open itm opponents. Senate bill 101 prohibits state or local governments from substantially burdening a persons ability to exercise their religion. It takes effect on july 1.