Overwhelmingly, and it made it with Social Security actuarially sound for the next half century. That was 1983. So, those folks knew how to get along. Chairman nelson, Ranking Member collins and members of the committee, thank you for holding this hearing. And especially for the opportunity to testify about the future of the longterm policy. The perspective that im about to share comes from my work over the past 20 years of the office of management and budget as a person responsible for the Medicaid Budget. And also the last ten or 15 years consulting to a nursing home providers and assisted living providers and working with a number of my colleagues here on the panel and ideas including the class act. I just want to start by saying as many of you have noted we spent over 200 billion but we pay for very little care. We depend on over 60 million americans to provide most of the care and they provide it on paid and they do this because most americans are not insured against the financial
Environmental concern, the financial concern, which is a lot of individuals in oakland. It is this in the feeling of sadness when you see wasted food. There is something within us that we cannot name, and it is difficult to talk about. That is something we are trying to tap him as well. We have different angles. Thealk about how 25 of freshwater used in Food Production goes to food we never eat. We talk about how one in six people in Alameda County do not know where the next meal is going to come from. The majority are children or Senior Citizens. We talk about the financial implications that up to 2200 a year for the average consumer and what they are spending on food they never eat. We do a lot of different levels. I think the Biggest Issue is it is coalition building, working together. We need macro and micro change. In the trenches, we need more food recovery programs. We need people working on gleaming programs. We need to figure out different ways that in everyday practice we get
Susan trust is a huge issue. You can come with all the money in the world, and you can set it right on the table, and you can lease. Do you understand what im saying . If you want to have a relationship with me, understand what it is you are living in. We are living in this together. How do we get past everything that we have been told, what i have been told, what you have been told, the myths, the misnomers, all of that . I actually am the americorps vista leader here at tulane at the center for public service. Vista, and a team of a lot of them are recent college grads. They finished in may or maybe a couple years before that or they might be grad students. We have a couple of folks outside of that range, like myself, the we are really a minority but we are a minority. Training, asking about race and gender or equality or inequality, one of the things, especially with the Trayvon Martin case that was mentioned before, one of the things that i think a lot of us conversation with peopl
This week on press pass, norman leer. In the 70s and 80s his name was synonymous with humorous but sometimes politically edgy television. He highlighted the struggles of families in a way none had done before on Network Television. He is out with a new autobiography called even this i get to experience. He joins us today. It is an honor. It is my pleak÷kpi my honor. And even this. Well there you go. Lets start with looking back. When you were doing all in the family at the time, did you know it would become this morning politically watershed moment, not just in the history of television, but maybe in the Cultural Impact that it had on American Society . I was a broke dad with a couple of kids who was making a living in television. I got my break, a show went on the air and i just had to do what was on my mind or the way i saw comedy. I really didnt think i was i didnt even think i was breaking a mold. Its interesting, because you got your start working for dean martin and jerry lewis,
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