In my view, is exceptional. And, in effect, theyve given us the opportunity to take this flawed system of setting a kind of medicare budget known as sgr, Sustainable Growth rate, theyve given us the opportunity to repeal and replace this slogged system with one that i think is going to make a huge difference in the days ahead by pushing the goal of good quality Affordable Care up and doing it in a bipartisan way. And i hope that these colleagues will take it as a compliment that the sgr bill now before the senate incorporates all of that good bipartisan work that theyve been doing along with the work that was done on the Senate Finance committee. I see our colleague from North Carolina here who has contributed mightily to that effort. Of course, the president of the senate, senator brown, who has been such an eloquent spokesperson particularly for those without political power and political clout. And i thank both of them for their efforts. Now, to be specific, the legislation that i i
Morning. We will stay on the Affordable Care act and get your experience with the law. 2025 853 881. Democrats, 2025853880. , 20 25853882. Journal cail us, span. Org. Let me begin with the front page of the Atlanta Journal constitution. Health law is delayed. The deadline has been pushed back amid technical issues. This is what they report. From the Associated Press the white house said Late Wednesday that it would allow purchasers more time to sign up without facing penalties. So that from the white house last night. The penalty being postponed. Both the Los Angeles Times this morning healthcare rollout under friendly fire. That from two papers this morning. We are getting your take and we want to hear your experience with the Affordable Care act not just since the launch of the website but since the law was put on the books in 2010. What has been your experience with it . Good, bad, or otherwise, we want to get your take this morning. The white house has created a youtube website, po
While it is an historic day for samesex couples in Washington State, there is also a battle over the legalization of pot on the horizon and well find out what Business Owners are doing to cash in on the new law. But first, a live look at fedex field. A dreary start to the morning. Lots of people out there already, getting ready for the crowds. Will it clear up in time for the game . Gwen tolbert, what will the weather be like for the afternoon . Weve got the clouds going and weve got the rain and its really not going to be too much of a change. The seats are definitely going to be wet out there. Be prepared, everybody. Lets take a look at radar. Weve got a fair amount of rainfall moving in acrossea. Weve got a frontal system to the south of us thats going to move to the north as a warm front before its said and done. The rain, off and on throughout the day with the drizzle, so do be prepared. Lets go to the weather maps. Heres a look at fog advisory currently in effect, this until 11 0
Humanitarian reasons. Any way i can help, please let me know. My time hassedexpired. The chair recognizes the Gentleman Program thank you for being with us today. As youre aware the House Appropriations Committee Just released the Homeland Security appropriations bill which contains the detention bed something has been talked about here today, and it says, quote, thats funding made available under the funding shall maintain level of not less than 34,000 detention beds through 2015. Close quote. Whats the purpose of detention . Public safety. The purpose is, as i understand it, to ensure that it complies with court proceedings. Is that correct . Those with Immigration Court proceedings, some are released pursuant to conditions. If we dont think theyre a risk of flight or Public Safety. But those that are considered to be a risk to Public Safety should be detained. Thats that what im asking. Be intent is to ensure that these undocumented immigrants wind up appearing in court. Isnt that w
Dial in the arrangements in which Henry Kissinger reached effectively in the early 1970s. Which was a strategic accommodation between washington and beijing based on a common strategic between the soviet union. And the subsequent unfolding of what then become modernizing china, as well. Have we reached a new point at which that fundamental access has changed. I think personally that the shanghai meeting represents the culmination of the forces which have been in work for quite some time in the china russia relationship and the china u. S. Relationship which begin fundamentally to alter the premises of the 1972 strategic concord. The second point i would seek to go to how then our analysis to one side is this reality viewed from beijing . And then finally, and though i am no russia file, russia expert and no sovietologist by training, how some of these realities have viewed from moscow, as well. On the china view of reality, i think its always important to go back to the fundamental pri