Come to order. I just want all members to know that our Witnesses Today have to leave at 5 00 p. M. The questions for the first panel on the hhs budget with secretary, and, welcome, mr. Secretary, will be limited to four minutes. The second panel on the minutesl case, but only 10 members will be able to ask questions during that round. I will have to be strict with the gavel, since the witnesses have a tight timeframe. I know that you will all cooperate with that. Let us begin. Welcome, mr. Secretary. We are glad that you are here. We have a lot to take up. Every bit of it is, obviously, serious. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. Let me begin with mr. Secretary. I think that the confusion is the enemy of preparedness. Confusion is the enemy of preparedness. I believe that the administrations lack of coordination to the Coronavirus Response is on full display. We all know that. Markets are reacting, i think, at least in some parts, to the lack o
Moines registers chief politics reporter brianne pfannenstiel. Abby the top six democratic president ial candidates are in place. This is their final debate before the first votes of the 2020 president ial campaign. The Iowa Caucuses are 20 days away. Brianne before we begin, a reminder of the ground rules. Youll each receive 75 seconds to answer questions, 45 seconds for responses and rebuttals and 15 seconds for clarifications. Please refrain from interrupting your fellow candidates, as that will count against your time. Wolf all right so lets begin right now. Just this month, the United States and iran were on the brink of war, which has reignited the debate over americas role in the world, and which of you is best prepared to be commanderinchief . So lets have the debate right now. Senator sanders, why are you best prepared the best prepared person on this stage to be commanderinchief . Sen. Sanders yes, i think my record speaks to that, wolf. In 2002, when the congress was debatin
Im wolf blitzer, along with cnns abby phillip, and the Des Moines Registers chief politics reporter brianne pfannenstiel. Abby the top six democratic president ial candidates are in place. This is their final debate before the first votes of the 2020 president ial campaign. The Iowa Caucuses are 20 days away. Brianne before we begin, a reminder of the ground rules. Youll each receive 75 seconds to answer questions, 45 seconds for responses and rebuttals, and 15 seconds for clarifications. Please refrain from interrupting your fellow candidates, as that will count against your time. Wolf all right, so lets begin right now. Just this month, the United States and iran were on the brink of war, which has reignited the debate over americas role in the world, and which of you is best prepared to be commanderinchief . So, lets have the debate right now. Senator sanders, why are you best prepared the best prepared person on this stage to be commanderinchief . Sen. Sanders yes, i think my recor
At the antisemitism attack in tust. Live covera u. S. Online cspan. Org. Or listen live on our cspan a. Congressman Kurt Schrader at our table today here to talk about Prescription Drug pricing. The house passed hr 3 last year. What is it and what will it do . Its the first attempt since the passage of Medicare Part d 20 years ago to reduce drug prices for americans. We hear again and again drug prices and Health Care Costs are the Biggest Issue for americans right now and this would allow the United States Government Health and Human Services to negotiate drug prices. We negotiate drug prices in our private lives. We negotiate them with unions and businesses. Why cant seniors, why cant americans negotiate drug prices . Its a market based principle. Republicans and democrats should be able to agree to that. If your drug costs go beyond a certain point, seniors are on the hook for 35, 40, 50,000. Both democrat and republican bills would limit that to 2 or 3,000. Weve learned in energy a
Live coverage here on cspan 3. Congressman walker, we are on the record so i will repeat what i said previously, because our friend who is injured because he tried to wrestle me, he has made the decision to briefly pause his career in Public Service and i dont believe it is the last chapter by any sense of the word, but to say so definitively on the record has been one of the greatest honors of my life, serving on this subcommittee with m mr. Walker and i look forward to serving with you in many different capacities for many years to come, sir. So this subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony on confronting the rise in antisemitic domestic terrorism. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the subcommittee in recess at any point without objection, members not on the Committee Shall be permitted to sit and question the witnesses. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. And i will make it quick, because im very eager to hear the testimony of the experts b