Experts on bio defense discussed the process for developing drugs and vaccines to protect against a chemical, radiological, biological, or nuclear attack. This is an hour and 10 minutes. Morning, everybody. If we can please go ahead and take your seats, well get started in a moment. Good morning. I want to welcome all of you to todays event entitled budgeting for bio defense are we prepared . For those new to bbc our mission is to actively seek to combine the best ideas from both Political Parties to promote health, security, and opportunity for all americans. We drive principled and politically viable policy solutions through the power of analysis, negotiation, and advocacy. Yesterday, former senators tom daschle and judd gregg released a bbc report outlining options for policymakers to optimize funding that supports the present curement of medical countermeasures needed in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear event. Today well hear about the findings from thi
Part of the Affordable Care act is coverage of Mental Health as well as Substance Abuse which gets to the heart of the issue of this problem. Since the aca Medicaid Expansion is more than 1. 6 million americans have gained access to Substance Abuse treatment. Could you speak to how individuals enrolled in medicaid are using the program and whether or not we are seeing an impact on folks suffering Substance Abuse problems . [inaudible] you would think i would know how to do this by now. National surveys, not having adequate access to Insurance Coverage and, one of the biggest reasons, the Affordable Care act did a number of things as related to increasing access to care. Substance abuse treatment and Mental Health treatment are the essential Health Benefits by Medicaid Expansion. Those are on par with other benefits. And increased access to care, under the Affordable Care act, the Medicaid Expansion population, they had higher problems than Substance Abuse than the general population. T
And later, a sunday sit down with jon hamm on the sometimes bumpy road to mad men fame and now life after don draper. You always think im never going to work again. Thats really what it is, for me anyway. Im just like, i will never work again or i will never work at that level again. You live in that fear. I try not to live in it, but its always there. Our sunday sitdown with jon hamm plus a return to orlando one year after the pulse nightclub shooting a bit later in the show. Lets begin this morning with the Ongoing Investigation into the trump campaigns alleged ties with russia. And news that attorney general Jeff Sessions has now agreed to face the Senate Intelligence Committee Days after former fbi director james comey did the same. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell is in branch burring, new jersey, not far from the president s club where he is staying this weekend. Kelly, good morning. Reporter good morning, willie. When the attorney general sits down with members of the Senate Intelligence com
Bashing biggest problems and lobbying the bills fixes. Less than 24 hours after he said drop, it let it implode, we dont want it on the democrats. President trump said senators should not leave for august recess until a Health Care Bill. Tomorrow was tax reform, now a Health Care Bill on his desk saying he favors repeal and then replace. Hes got his pen in hand and rushing to sign. Blake burman rushing with the latest on Trump Health Care demands and a preview what we might hear from the president in this hour. Yes, were expected to hear more from President Trump. And congressman rodney davis worked with democrats to fix one part of obamacare that would help Small Businesses and military veterans. Can the republicans do it again as the house turns its focus on the budget and taxes . Plus bob hormats former assistant secretary of state, hell tell us the most important thing that must come out of todays slightly tense, slightly awkward but crucial talk between treasury secretary Steve Mn
To come over here. Where do you entered . Im interning with the Young Leaders program at the heritage foundation. And tell us what you like about judge neil gorsuch. What if you learned about him that you think you should be confirmed . I really like that judge neil gorsuch is a constitutional conservative. One of my favorite quotes find that came up recently asked a judge if the like all your decisions are almost certainly a bad judge. Basically just speaking to the fact that you can have the law your weight and you cant just put your own feelings, your own emotions and what you think is the correct interpretation of the law. The correct interpretation of the law is what it is at that stands apart from your own views. You said youre an intern at heritage. Where did you go to school . The university of texas at dallas. How have you become a conservative . Why are you a conservative . Thats a good question. I was raised in a conservative household with conservative Irish Catholic parent