Washington and the leadership in some parts of the republican party, particularly the senate, and that is what is driving him. Want afterward senate and 9 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan2 possible tb. Now, to the house and Senate Conference meeting on tax reform. Committee members talked about the two tax reform bills passed separately out of each chamber. Good afternoon, everyone. I am deeply honored to tear this Conference Committee, the first Tax Reform Conference Committee and 31 years. And to be here with all of you as we move forward with this historic effort. Before i deliver my opening remarks, i want to take a moment to welcome everyone to discuss the format of todays meeting. I would also like to thank all of the members of congress trying us today from both sides of the capital, and both sides of the aisle. I also thank all of the members of the house and senate and our professional staff who have worked so hard on tax reform for the past several years, and in particular, the memb
Distinguished news man. He was kind of embarrassed by this. He was moderating but he disappears for sometimes five or more minutes at a time. Today, you would not have a moderator jumping in every 30 seconds. Sunday night at 8 00 eastern and pacific on cspans q a. Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari met with president obama to talk about the boko haram and violence in nigeria. Later, president buhari spoke in an event hosted by the u. S. Chamber of commerce. [applause] Muhammadu Buhari please sit down, ladies and gentlemen. When we read our speeches in the other room, the audience was so small. In fact, i wondered why some of the governors turned down our invitation only for me to find in here. I, too will reread my speech. [laughter and applause] the governors here. The governor of river state, b orno state, the central ground of boko haram. The governor of ibo state. The governors of other states, and the rest of my team. Ambassador adefuye. And corporate sponsors and captains of ind
Senator sessions look, its not going to be an in person entity. Proper background check. You need to be defending the peoples public safety. If you need more money to do this, you need to ask for it. If you want to rubber stamp the process, keep doing the way youre doing it. Ms. Saldana, section 1373 of title 8 of the u. S. Code provides among other things quote, a federal state, or local Government Entity or official may not prohibit or in any way restrict any Government Entity or official from sending to or receiving from i. C. E. Information regarding a citizenship or immigration status lawful or unlawful of any individual. Close quote. Dont you think that resolutions by City Councils or state governments or sheriffs in certain jurisdictions, directing their officers not to honor detainers or otherwise notify i. C. E. That they have arrested someone thats unlawfully in the country could violate or would violate section 1373 . Secretary saldana well, all of that is part of litigation
He was the first africanamerican student body president and his law degree from new york university. After law school he spent a month in new orleans playing trumpet and becoming friends with wynton marsalis. Then he worked in a law firm and later served in the u. S. Department of justice and on the staff of the house judiciary committee. He returned to charlotte in 2001 to work in a law firm there and got elected to the Charlotte City council in 2005, and he was reelected in 2007. He was elected the citys mayor in 2009, the youngest person ever to hold that job, and he was confirmed as the 17th transportation secretary in june of 2013 by a vote of 1000 a rare moment of bipartisanship. So much for biography now on to the everpopular process portion of our program. As always, were on the record here. Ive been told our guest may commit news this morning and so youre listening to the following ground rules your listening to the following ground rules is important. As is always the case at
Question, and before you do that, identify yourself and your affiliation if you have one. Yes, sir . Hi. My name is steven spitz. I have two related questions on costs. One, i had an experience in the hospital where they said that i needed a certain common procedure, and i asked what the price was. I gave them my insurance information. And they came back and they said, we dont know. Id like to know how common that is, and what is being done to try to let folks actually know what something costs . I might add, i had at the time a high deductible so it was an important question about my outofpocket costs. The second question is Medicare Part b, when i noted it in the biography to mr. White, was involved with in 2003 has a provision prohibiting the government from negotiating prices with the drug companies. And my question is why is that bill in the law . Do you want to take that one, ed . Why dont you start. Ill do the first one, and the second one real quick. The first one was, why cant