Watch afterwards on cspan 2s book tv. Tom price recently testified before the Senate Finance committee about the president s 2018 budget request for his department. Lawmakers also asked about the current state of the Health Care Law and proposed cuts to medicaid. This hearing runs just over two hours. The committee will come to order. Were going to first listen to the distinguished senator from oregon who has to go to another Committee Hearing so well show that deference to him. I welcome everybody to this mornings hearing on the president s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018 with specific attention to the department of health and Human Services. But let me i want to thank secretary price for being here. These hearings are an annual event for the finance committee and, secretary price, since this is your first time around, ill just warn you that these hearings can be a little grueling. Of course, you already know that. Im grateful for the president and that the president and hhs are
Targets, with having advisors on the ground . Should we be at war in yemen . Cspan programs are available at cspan. Org. Right on our home page or by searching the video library. Up next, testimony from health and Human Services secretary tom price on President Trumps proposed 2018 budget request for his department. He discussed a range of issues including proposed cuts to medicaid and allowing businesses to opt out of providing insurance that covers Birth Control to female employees. Held by the Senate Finance committee, this is just over two hours. The committee will come to order. Were going to first listen to the distinguished senator from oregon who has to go to another Committee Hearing so well show that deference to him. I welcome everybody to this mornings hearing on the president s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018 with specific attention to the department of health and Human Services. But let me i want to thank secretary price for being here. These hearings are an annual e
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They put a Battalion Commander in jail. They resupplied and got back and took over district center, but it took them a couple of weeks to do that. They eventually got that done. They did that much quicker and within a couple of days they were inside the city and theyve taken a hard look to figure out why that happened and that it doesnt happen no where else. Its a sign of government that wants and cares for their security forces. Thats different than what we had before. I appreciate that. In fact, i think about our own history of the United States army, 40 years after the formation we left the capital exposed and it was set on fire. Im glad that our nation didnt give us on us at that time. The authority to strike, are you allowed any independent or prohibitions on your commandlevel to strike dausch. To our forces. Thank you, and thank you, sir, for your dedicated service to our nation, i yield back. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Good to see you again. Thanks for continued service to our cou