Not be wise after five years of negotiations with among 12 Different Countries, to try to renegotiate the agreement, particularly considering it was reached only as it relates to the argument he is making about deep concerns that he has for the Financial Wellbeing of the pharmaceutical industry, the fact is in these 12 countries what the pharmaceutical industry had been advocating for our 12 years of Data Protection of their products to ensure generic versions of their drugs cannot be sold for 12 years. They have a legitimate argument in terms of making a case. There should be some protection that they are afforded so they continue to have an incentive to invest in the kind of research and development that would yield new lifesaving medications. So their desire for some protection is reasonable. What they have suggested is that peri of protectiono should alsod partnership. The agreement is in place an effective standard of eight years among the tpp member theons, and so pharmaceutical
That from thend perspective of our refugee, there is no rights to enter a country career you have to somehow reach another countrys territory to claim that protection. Term it doesnt injure into the picture. Unless you are under the jurisdiction of another country. There are a lot of controversies over maritime indictments. A shipe ship flying knee flag obligates you. No agreement on that. The Supreme Court of the u. S. Said no. The convention, are convention obligations in their view do not apply extra territorially. Primarily maritime crisis. What that does is create an incentive to prevent people from lending. We have not seen that happening so far in this crisis. Bush backs from the shores of europe and god for bid we should ever see that. There are forces within europe who would like to see that. Turkey,ussions with other countries, are aimed at keeping people in the region. Disrupting those close to europe for all kinds of good reasons and perhaps some bad ones as well. Role, a h
To accommodate that request from our folks. And it began doing that. The situation is dire, and we are doing everything we can to preserve the network of providers to make sure their policyholders will continue to have coverage through the end of 2015. Now state regulators have the unenviable task, as i have had, of trying to wind down a company, at the same time conserving it in my state, unlike tennessee without the protection of the Guaranty Fund to assure the Health Care Providers that their bills would be paid. Let me talk for a few minutes about our relationship we do not have minutes. Youre out of time. Heres the thing, we have one vote. He . Lso have staff, is mr. Chairman, the problem is there down to two or three minutes. I dont think they will hold open for us. With all due respect, i will invite my members to go down and vote. Unless someone wants to be very quick. Come back as quickly as possible. We should be up to reconvene in about 10 minutes. Thank you. We are joined b
Great pleasure to root talk with katherine who is roaming around our great nation promoting her new book. Then schaede the way we talk about abortion rights today and changing hearts and minds. I went like to invite her to read for a bit then we will have a discussion if there is time we will take a few questions from the audience. Ere on this beautiful but rather warm day. I am going to read the introduction to this book which is called pro reclaiming abortion rights because it gives you a taste of what is to come in the book. I never had an abortion, but my mother did. She did not tell me about it, but from what i pieced together after her death from all line in her fbi file, which my father, the old radical, had requested along with his own color it was in 1960. So like almost all abortions back then, it was illegal. The agent to counter file wrote that she was in the care of the physician for gun logical problems below which i like to think was his chivalrous way of protecting her
[applause] [inaudible conversations] every weekend booktv offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more here don caller and watch any of our past programs online at booktv. Org. Katha pollitt 11 talked about her latest book pro reclaiming abortion rights at the texas book festival in austin. This is about 45 minutes. [applause] good afternoon. This afternoon i have the great pleasure of talking with Katha Pollitt who is running around our great nation promoting her new book pro reclaiming abortion rights which is most definitely shaping the way that we talk about abortion rights in this country today and changing hearts and minds we hope. So i would like to invite Katha Pollitt to read for a bit and after that we will have a discussion and if there is time, perhaps take a few questions from the audience. Thank you so much for being here on this beautiful but rather warm day. I am going to read the introduction to this book which is called pro reclai