Joining us in a minute, it is not a bait and switch. It is great to see you all here. And we were initially planning this event, we were originally going to have an in a smaller july, because it is students are gone, faculty are mostly not around, so we figured we would not attract a large audience, we did not have to worry about that it turns out. The justice obviously has serious star power. Outoon as the event was set sent out, we had an ornament an enormous member of rsvps. We had to shut down the link within 24 hours. Have a satellite venue. Please come on in. Running us is ruth, victoria, and justice in bird. [applause] thank you so much. Bill you are about to be treated to an Extraordinary Program that will focus on Justice Ginsburgs legacy on gender inequality in life and in the law. For our first panel you will hear a conversation between the justice and two of her former law clerks. Ann and dori bernstein. They will be in conversation about her life and the current state and
The day he will take questions from the house intelligence committee. Both open sessions. Mr. Muellers report into russian interference in the 2016 election will air live on cspan3 online at cspan. Org or listen with the free cspan radio app. Much of puerto ricos medicaid funding conspires at the end of september. Puerto rico and other u. S. Territories are on a separate medicaid system nan the rest of the u. S. Congress funds them through block grants. So when the territories are hit by hurricane they go through funds faster and deplete the grants early. The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on why states get continuous medicaid coverage while the territories do not. The committees meeting today today to hear testimony on the impact of the end of medicaid funding for the insular areas under the Affordable Care act also known as the insular areas medicaid cliff. And the Committee Rule 4 f any oral Opening Statements at hearings are limited to the chairman and the ranking
Bill the justice will be joining us in a minute, it is not a bait and switch. It is great to see you all here. And we were initially planning this event, we were originally going to have an in a smaller venue, because it is july, students are gone, faculty are mostly not around, so we figured we would not attract a large audience, we did not have to worry about that it turns out. The justice obviously has serious star power. As soon as the event was sent out, we had an enormous member of rsvps. We had to shut down the link within 24 hours. Have a satellite venue. Please come on in. Our first panel. Ruthanne, dori, and justice ginsberg. [applause] thank you so much. But sit down. Bill you are about to be treated to an Extraordinary Program that will focus on Justice Ginsburgs legacy on gender inequality in life and in the law. For our first panel you will hear a conversation between the justice and two of her former law clerks. Ruthanne and dori bernstein. They will be in conversation a
Welcome. Orning and the subcommittee on Higher Education and workforce investment will come to order. We are happy you are here. I know a quorum is present. I want to ask can sense they be permitted to participate in todays hearing with the understanding your questions will come after all members have completed their questions. The committee is eating to hear testimony on engines of economic mobility. The Critical Role of Community Colleges, historically lacked minorities serving and institutions preparing students for success. ,ursuant to Committee Rules Opening Statements are limited to the chair in the Ranking Member and this allows us to hear from our witnesses sooner and provide all members with adequate time to ask questions. I recognize myself now for the purpose of making an opening statement. We will examine the Critical Role of historically black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and universities, and committee colleges in providing low income students and students o
Test. Test. Captioning performed by vitac this hearing on the medicaid cliff currently facing the u. S. Territories. The medicaid funding is provided provided by the aca is set to expire this calendar year and the lack of a funding solution will be particularly harmful for American Samoa as i know it will be for the other territories. Id like to thank our witnesses for making the long trip to washington to testify before the committee today. Welcome. Each of your firsthand experiences will provide congress with an accurate assessment of the situation. Acas first allotment of funds became available in july of 2011, long before i and many of us here were elected to congress. Those funds were only accessible after the normal annual allotment was exhausted. Medicaid and chip payment and access commission, otherwise moan as mack pack published a fact sheet for American Samoa which has a list for cal table of total medicaid spending from fy 11 to fy 17 taken from reported expenditures from t