If i knew that these costsharing reduction subsidies were coming, it would be 10 . I can eliminate 20 of the anticipated increase in premium cost if these subsidies came through. Well, its pretty clear to me, this is sound policy on a bipartisan basis that would have a dramatic impact in reducing the costs of the subsidy the cost of premiums to many individuals. That came through loud and clear in every meeting we had with senators murray and senator alexander. The second thing they talked about was state reinsurance. And i dont understand that as well as some, but it has worked in states where the state picks up a share of the liability for Health Insurance between certain dollar amounts, and so the private Insurance Companies dont end up with that burden. Because of this reinsurance, they are able to keep premium costs down. The third thing is to provide states with more flexibility without undermining some really fundamental issues, without undermining, for example, preexisting cond
In washington dc and trickle down. It bottoms up. People come forward and say that is not the way to go and say here is the way to make our lives better. I yield the floor. I note the absence. Mister president. Senator from massachusetts. I request permission to speak. Senator is recognized. Mister president , seven weeks since the senate voted down three versions of republican bills to repeal the Affordable Care act from each of these terrible bills would have stripped healthcare coverage from tens of millions of american and raise costs for millions more. During the seven weeks followed the last of those votes no one has clamored for another try. With calls for republicans to go one more round in their efforts to rip up the Medicaid Program, emails and letters asking for legislation to jack up the costs for people with preexisting conditions, tweets and facebook posts dont demand insurers get the chance to drop coverage from Mental Health issues and addiction treatment. Instead the f
Said people are excited about tax reform and that the house is moving to get it on a fast track to the senate so that tax cuts can be passed quickly. President trump tax reform would cut the number of tax brackets by more than half and cut taxes for the working class and Small Businesses. A plan that reagan and democrats did. The democrats like Walter Mondale would oppose. This screaming class warfare. Our democrats today are either who opposed the reagan tax cuts. Reagan 149 states. With that plan. And a brandnew voting block was born. The reagan democrats. We will get to the backlash of trumps plan in a moment. Rich larry is with me now. What you think. They are going to pass the budget relics solution. It gives them another revolution window. They can pass a tax reform plan with 50 votes in the senate. The big significant fishhook in that plan as we saw in healthcare i can only lose three votes in the senate. Give a lot of independent operators in stubborn minded people are they sho
Makes it to the ground. As for temperatures, theyre cooler than yesterday morning. Feeling like fall. 43 for mt. Pocono. At 52 right now in pottstown. 57 in philadelphia. Low 60s farther south. These temperatures will rise to about the midtoupper 60s by the afternoon hours. The temps trend in philadelphia, mid 60s by 2 00 p. M. I want to talk about the forecast highs across our neighborhoods coming up. Well look at the weekend forecast. Right now, well go to traffic and Pamela Osborne. Thank you. Still watching the accident in cinnamon cinnamon send, new jersey. Ill show you where this is happening here. We know the southbound lanes completely closed. Heres the way around it. On route 130, you can take it to a point. Youll get off the taylor lane or cinnamonsen avenue. You can take broad depending which direction youre going to get you around the accident and the backup because of it. We have a bridge construction replacement. Theyre demolishing a bridge near allentown. Closures will g
Told that the fire crews are being more aggressive because the conditions allow for that. They had the back fire operation and doing more of that around the fires. Heres the first briefing for october 13. We will continue to provide information on the fires burning in napa county and what is relevant to the residence. I will say that today is a better day than yesterday. We have confirmed that the cal fire is 27 contain, yet misfire is 18 contain, and these fires are coming together, the cal fire chief will speak on that. The numbers will change. What i want to assure the residents of napa county is that youre getting the help, help is here and arriving by the hour and progress is being made. Your safety is our top priority. We continue to address the fire on two fronts, the life safety obviously is the most important part of what we are doing. We also will continue to fight the fire on the front lines and establishing the hard perimeters. The fire crews are working diligently and they