Im Claire Richards and welcome to the show democratic candidate joe biden has won the u. S. President ial election after sealing victory in the battleground state of pennsylvania with 99 percent of the vote counted in pennsylvania biden it garnered a 49. 7 percent and trump received 49. 2 percent while the 20 electoral votes biden won in this state allows him to surpass the 270 that magic number needed to win the election according to projections by the Associated Press was also picked up 6 and nevada giving him a total of 290 electoral votes to republican president Donald Trumps 214. And democratic supporters across the country have been reacting to the news of president elect biden success from philadelphia to black lives matters plaza in washington to new yorks times square people showed signs of relief and excitement here some of those reactions to me me everything my mother is a disabled woman who knows the caribbean medicaid and medicare and to know. How to and you can no longer
Us to deal with. And i love the way you two talked about whats happening and whats going to happen. Well, i mean, shes setting the tone for the administration. We have actually heard a lot from the new president in the past eight days. He has spoken publicly a lot. But we are hearing even more from jen psaki in the briefing room, and shes setting this tone of normalcy, accountability, Expository Work that tells us what the administration thinks the problem is, what they are doing to work on it, who is in charge of that work. And that person will be answering questions about it, as will jen psaki on behalf of the entire administration. Its just basic accountability, which is basic small deed democracy, which is just something we were used to before. We lost it for four years, and now it just feels so radical to get back to it. I hope it never i hope we never take it for granted again. I think we have, for this year, a series of rachel and jen conversations coming up at 9 00 p. M. Interm
5000 day of the Affordable Care even reate a choice, either adjust or pay the tax. In 2017, congress did not change sub a or b, it just reduce the amount of the tax of tax to zero. This still protects presents a choice, buy insurance and do nothing. That does not harm anyone or violate the constitution. Respondents insist that the 20 17th amendment to tear down the entire aca that rests on two untenable arguments, first respondents contend that congress transformed it into a command when it zeroed out the tax. That is contrary to this construction of the same tax, it is at odds at how congress and the president understood the amendments, and it would attribute to congress and intends to do exactly what this court said would be unconstitutional. Seconds, second, respondents argued that if this is unconstitutional, every other provision must also fall. The starting part of any remedial analysis would be the presumption in favor of severability, and here the text and statutory structure c
God save the United States and this honorable court. We will hear argument this morning in case 19 840, california versus texas and the consolidated case. Mr. Chief justice and may it please the court, this Court Construes section 5008 of the Affordable Care create choice. Either obtain the Health Insurance or pay the tax in 2017, in 72 congress did not change sub a or sub b. 5000 a still presents a choice. Either by insurance or do nothing. That provision does not harm anyone and it does not violate the constitution. Respondents insist the 2017 amendment requires the court to tear down the entire aca. [no audio] instruction of the same tax. It is at odds with how congress and the same president understood the amendment and would be understood to do exactly what this court said would be unconstitutional. Second, respondents argue that provision isgle unconstitutional, then every other provision must fall. The starting point of every remedial analysis would be the strong presumption in
We couldnt have had it in a more to say a more formal setting because it may been better attended. Im not sure any hearing we have had would be any more important in the spirit her witnesses will be the director of the Congressional Budget Office and jeans are darl who is the comptroller general of the United States in the head of the u. S. Government Accountability Office. With that i will make my Opening Statement and turned to Maggie Hassan my Ranking Member and then i think Ranking Member wise and for the entire committee for statement you would like to make as well. Again thank you all for being here. Im grateful to all who are joining us via the internet. Today we will address the topic a with refer to shy away from addressing her nations run away debt and deficit could when it comes to our Health Care Choices arent so easy. We exercise we want to relax and eat healthily when we preferred a splurge. These promote health and fitness and is worthwhile for her overall wellbeing. Sim