You are watching American History tv all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. In september 1994, Senate Democratic leader George Mitchell announced the end of efforts to pass a Health Care Bill that year. The press conference followed a year and a half long effort by the Clinton Administration and members of congress. Up next on American History tv, senator mitchells press conference followed by reaction from republican leader robert dole. It is about an hour. George mitchell at the beginning of this congress, i said the passage of comprehensive Health Care Reform would be a high priority. I repeated that goal at the beginning of this year and said i would give it my close attention and all my energy. Two years ago, americans made the judgment at the polls that the nations problems had been subordinated for too long to problems abroad. The pressures on working middle income families from corporate downsizing, Defense Industry conversion, violent crime, college costs, and inflated Health I
Heard anecdotally that Child Welfare agencies reported an increase in foster care placement due to the prescription opioid abuse epidemic. How has hhs taken into account the needs of child for a population as they coordinate there is nonto this epidemic . One of the most important ways of making sure that the mother get into coverage in health care before she has the baby. This is also about the health of the baby and making sure we do everything we can and in colorado i did visit one of the Successful Programs. Making sure we have the coverage from the coverage occurred through the aca in terms of people coming into the marketplace in your own state with the expansion of medicaid we will reach more women. Step one is making sure we have the coverage. That too is making sure we are willing to come in. I hope the conversation we have publicly destigmatize because that is the other problem that the barrier. You dont have Health Insurance so you can pay for it. The question then theres di
Complicated belief is in a sense. If someone is just moving a few inches you dont see the whole guts, if someones moving from the left to the right and theres trauma and oppression an explosion of their lives, i think you can see they got guts of belief more clearly. Youre absolutely right. I also do not know whether it is or is not a more male phenomenon. The book is about six guys which i am a little bit embarrassed by. And like six white guys. The only defense i can mount for myself is as part of why i started with my own story, its kind of a struggle for me, im looking looking at people who remind me of myself and im wrestling with the beliefs of my father, my grandfather and people who kind of look like my father and and i dont know how good of an excuse, but why said if it feels like more of a male phenomenon but i do not know statistically if that is true. Actually related to this question is do you think theres some psychology, obviously there are plenty of people who have been
Position of the v. A. Secretary comes with tremendous responsibility and commands someone who understands the sacrifices and needs of both our veterans and their families. The next secretary of the v. A. Must be willing and ready to lead the v. A. In a new direction. While im grateful for the service of both general shinseki and acting secretary sloan gibson, and thousands of dedicated employees on the ground, i believe the current state of v. A. Affairs or the affairs at v. A. Demands bold leadership and a complete transformation in the culture at the agency. The problems facing the v. A. Did not happen overnight. Solving them will not be an easy task, but despite this, i believe with the right person at the helm, a person willing to work with congress and other stakeholders, the challenges facing the v. A. Can be met and expectations exceeded. At the end of the day, we must never forget our nations veterans. The sacrifice and service to this nation is second to none. Not only does it
United states. A quick followup on africa. Ways and means has pointed out that there could be a problem between the u. S. And africa u. S. And the event e. U. If the u. S. Begins to get preferences in the african market. You chose a different path. Two quick questions. One, will you have some flexibility so you dont harm u. S. Exports and, two, have you given any thought to a common origin rule perhaps being part of epa where excuse me being part of ttip where the u. S. Recking nices african inputs the recognizes african inputs the same as export to the u. S. And vice versa so this wouldnt promote african participation in the Global Supply chain. And the third very quick is on g. I. S some are concerned youre use r using the lisbon agreement to make some progress. Perhaps that should be better left for the negotiation of the ttip in terms of this very controversial issue of geographical indications. Thank you very much. Thank you. That was a lot of questions. On tpa we are, of course,