Mr. Obama was told back in 2010. Germany is sending Senior Intelligence officials to washington. This morning, senator jean shehay says the nsa needs to come clean about its. Surveillance programs. The reflations from snowden and the secrets that have been revealed are doing significant damage to our bilateral relationships with germany, with mexico, with the other countries where the suggestion is that we have listened in. So i think we have repair work to do, and i think we have hard questions we need to ask of the nsa about whats really happening in this program. This morning, the chairman of the House Homeland Security had a different point of view. The reality is the nsa has saved thousands of lives not just in the United States but in france and germany and throughout europe. The french are someones to talk. The fact is they carried out spying operations against the United States, both the government and industry. As far as germany, thats where the hamburg plot began, which led t
All legal residents residing in france. It is not, i repeat, it is not an example of socialized medicine like cuba. It is also not a National Health service as in the United States united kingdom. It is also not an instance of a government run Health System like our excellent Veterans Health administration. French National Health insurance in contrast is an example of public, social security, and private Health Care Financing combined with a diverse publicprivate mix in the provision of Health Care Services. The French Health care system reflects three political values embraced by americans. Liberalism in the sense of giving patients free choice of any doctor or any hospital they care to go to, with no networks, no restrictions. Second, pluralism. Everybody has a diverse choice. They can go to feeforservice, solo practitioners. They can go to group practices. They can go to Outpatient Health centers. The computer emergency risk, public or private hospital, consultations with specialist
Witt. We have new reaction from both signups happen really before the deadline on march 31st of 2014. Sides of the aisle to the obama care website problems just days very quickly here, a lot of ahead of a crucial congressional hearing on the matter. Reporting lately about the higher than expected prices for heres meet the press. Some of the new insurance plans, particularly in the rural areas. The things not working on a prices that were seeing, is it federal level yet, but its what you expected . Going to. You know, the advice i would you know, overall the prices give the news media and critics that were seeing across the up here is take a deep breath. Board have come in lower than you know, this is a process. Expected. Again, the fact that people now everybody wants to have a date have Financial Assistance for the first time to purchase these where they can declare victory or defeat or success or failure. New options is a huge relief to thats not what this is going to be all about. M
Just when riders thought it was over, the bart labor dispute is back. Remember the tentative contract that ended the bart strike . Management now says theres a glitch in it. Stuff happens is all that i can say. Things flip by. Bart Board Director told us buried in the contract, which is hundreds of pages long, is a provision that gives workers six weeks of paid family leave. Bart management says that provision should not have been in the contract. We did not know how it got in there and figure out that and work with the unions to resolve this isolated elements of the contract. But the union already ratified the contract and in a statement, atus president said bart management is attempting to go back on agreement that were part of the final deal. This is unconscionable. Bart Board Members plan to meet behind closed doors to talk about the problem tomorrow. Is there any possibility that worse case scenario, we could be looking at another bart strike . I dont think that has much potential
One plan would increase that tax by . 12 per gallon within the next two years. The as he taking on the debate take you to the debate on both sides we are asking your sock your thoughts on the your thoughts on the nations roads and bridges. Republicans can call in at you can also catch up with us on all your favorite social media pages, twitter, or email us. A very good saturday morning. Gearing up for what is going to be a busy travel week created an increase of 1. 9 percent in traffic over last year. This report coming out last week. An estimated 41 Million People will travel during the holiday. Nce day 89 of those will be traveling by car. Is 39 Million People using an automobile during the holiday. That means a lot of wear and tear on the nations roads. The mechanism used for funding road repair is on the road to insolvency. Heres the headline from the national journal. There have been some proposals on capitol hill for an increase in the tax. Sayre is what they had to in an editori