The senate live here on cspan2. Next, a look at the challenges of caring for Senior Citizens with caregivers testifying on the lack of affordable longterm care for the elderly. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] would members and their guests please take their seats . Ways and Means Committee will come to order. Good morning and welcome. We are here to discuss a difficult issue that confronts nearly every family in our nation, and that is how to care for our loved ones as they age. It is certainly appropriate that we work to address this matter or in november, which is alzheimers Awareness Month and u. S. National Family Caregivers month. It is a deeply personal issue for many of us in the room, and for those who havent personally struggled to insure an older relative receives the care they need, you most certainly know someone in your life who has. Navigating a fragmented and insufficient longterm care system can be not only confusing and emotionally taxing, but also
We want to go outside of washington to get your take. How confident are you in president obamas Foreign Policy . 202 5853880, 202 5853881, interests. Join the conversation on facebook. Com. Here is the headline in the wall street journal this morning, front page above the fold, pressure is upped on putin. Here is what the president had to say at the white house yet. We emphasized our preference to resolve this issue diplomatically, but that we have to see condition greet actions and not just words that russia, in fact, is committed to trying to end this conflict along the Russia Ukraine border. So far russia has failed to take any of the steps that i mentioned. On top of the sanctions weve already imposed were therefore designates selected sections of the russian economy as eligible for. And we are blocking new financing of russias most important banks and energy companies. These sanctions are significant but also targeted, designed to have the maximum impact on russia while limiting a
Water, theres no guarantee. Itll destroy our tourism which brings in to northern minnesota about 200 800 million per year. How many jobs will be lost when it leaks . How many . Doesnt matter which party you are, but we have to do the right thing. Both my opponents here Say Something completely different short term. I dont. I look for a long term. We need that here in northern minnesota. We need someone looking after our children and after our future generations. It may not happen in our time, but 20, 30 years down the road it will. Moderator thank you very much, mr. Sandman. Well get back to the mining issue in a minute. In the meantime, im going to offer the each of the candidates a chance for up to a one minute rebuttal if they want it on these negativetype stereotypes. Congressman nolan, would you like nolan yeah, i would. Mr. Mills says theres never been a federal Government Program that worked. Stewart, i submit you might want to take a look at Social Security, medicare, and i kno
Enforcement of colorado because they believe that will improve public safety. If we know whos driving and make sure we can identify them. Moderator element, we have a brief amount of time and i have a feeling that you are both eager to do that. So let me ask you come a brief answer, incentives, why do you think so many people hate congress and what is the number one thing you can do about it . Mr. Romanoff. Romanoff the main reason so Many Americans are disenchanted with congress is because they see politicians in congress who are fighting for them. Theyre trying to concentrate the benefits at the top and not the middleclass to suffer. When i get to the u. S. House of representatives in january, i will do everything in my power to grow the economy by strengthening the middle class, ensuring equal pay for equal work, advancing transition to a Clean Energy Economy. And they making Higher Education more affordable, which is the real ticket to the vendor class. Not by cutting programs, not
Thats a failing grade from the National Rifle association and again if anybody to did they do that, they can go to the record. Com and see how he got that great or good for the National Rifle association themselves. It will settle the debate pretty quick. However, he also voted for a national gun registry. He wanted to ban handguns back in the 70s and then he gets back to washington, d. C. And goes on the talkshow circuit and starts talking about banning semi automatic rifles, the ones that look scary to him and to have the government tell us how many bullets we can have in our guns. You know what kind representative has more than earned his failing grades in washington, d. C. I will stand up for your Second Amendment rights. Think you moderator i support as a veteran david trained to use guns but there needs to be some tweaking at the registration in the background checks to keep the psychopaths and from getting their hands on that. So we need to dig deeper into the background checks