30 million americans losing their Health Insurance means more americans will die. Thats not a dramatic hyperbolic statement. That is the truth. When Health Care Coverage goes down, american mortality rates go up. What else do we know about this legislation is. Is that it still raises costs like the other versions of trumpcare. This version of this partisan repeal plan will still force hardworking americans to pay more for actually worse care. It would abruptly end the critical assistance subsidies that have allowed millions to afford care. It would end support for people in the very marketplaces that two other bipartisan senators through the help committee are trying to discuss how were going to stabilize those markets to give people that very access. And we know that as a result of this repeal plan, americans can see their deductibles increase by several thousand dollars, and we could once again once again with those increases see bankruptcy rates increase after dropping dramatically
Affordable care act and strengthen the Affordable Care act. This is coming about because of a crisis. In january of this year, leading from december, we even had people like Standard Poors talking about how stable these exchanges were. Weve seen over the last months many actions that have taken place threatening cost sharing, not advertising the markets, many actions taken by the Trump Administration has weak end the markets and put the markets in crisis. Its actually not the markets that are in crisis. Its fellow americans, people who want the same thing, whether theyre republican or democrat, from the west or east or north or south or in the heart of our country, they want the same thing. They want Affordable Care thats quality. Weve come a long way to where we are right now. Under the Affordable Care act, we have increased the number of americans who have Health Insurance by over 20 million. Weve been actually able to bend the cost curve. Actually the Affordable Care act has taken u
Half of america. Social security numbers, birth dates, home addresses, phone numbers, even credit card numbers all in the hands of criminals. Ive heard from working families in massachusetts and all across the country since then. The equifax is a nightmare. At best it is a giant hassle. Time on hold with credit reporting agencies, fees for this service and that service, confusion about whats been stolen and what to do about it. At worst, it could be ruinous, a lifetime of responsible spending and borrowing wiped out by Identity Theft and fraud. People are outraged and rightly so. Bad enough that equifax was so sloppy that they let hackers into their system, but the companys response has been even worse. First, equifax hid the information about the breach for 40 days 40 days. Equifax gave criminals a 40day head start to use the information they had stolen while the rest of us were left in the dark. And then, when equifax fine lily decided to disclose the breach, they didnt call or send
Pending is a bill citing Defense Department programs for the next budget year. Live coverage now of the senate. [inaudible conversations] the president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Holy god, who causes wars to cease, bring peace to our nation and world. Let that peace first begin in our hearts. Use our lawmakers to bring a spirit of concord instead of chaos to our world. May they set aside time each day to be still in your presence. Lord, help them to know that time spent with you is never wasted. Permit this daily contact with you to motivate them to exalt you in their lives, as you use them to provide examples of how people can live if they put their trust completely in you. Lord god of hosts, continue to abide with us in sunshine and shadows. And, lord, be especially with the people of puerto rico. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in recit
His home in september. He says nothing as he is escorted by detectives. His hearing lasted minutes before he posted bail. The d. A. Says his alleged crime went on for years. He admits he knew it was illegal, however, he didnt try to explain why he was doing what he was doing and why he was collecting and disseminating and uploading and downloading these horrendous images. Reporter he was reported by yahoo to be trading child pornography. Once Police Identified the i. P. Address they moved in seizing his computers. I believe the only regret is being caught. Reporter the files discovered date back to 2013. An xl spreadsheet which contained over 1,000 website addresses of child pornography sites. Disturbing. Reporter lou clark, a republican, says ahr should resign. Police say the images are not only of children being abused and assaulted but abuse by animals. Now, investigators are also saying that ahr continued to hold his position, however, colleague are asking that he does resign that