As you can in stating your question, and before you do that, identify yourself and your affiliation if you have one. Yes, sir . Hi. My name is steven spitz. I have two related questions on costs. One, i had an experience in the hospital where they said that i needed a certain common procedure, and i asked what the price was. I gave them my insurance information. And they came back and they said, we dont know. Id like to know how common that is, and what is being done to try to let folks actually know what something costs . I might add, i had at the time a high deductible so it was an important question about my outofpocket costs. The second question is Medicare Part b, when i noted it in the biography to mr. White, was involved with in 2003 has a provision prohibiting the government from negotiating prices with the drug companies. And my question is why is that bill in the law . Do you want to take that one, ed . Why dont you start. Ill do the first one, and the second one real quick.
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Require the Vice President to break a tie. Education secretary betsy devos. Two republican senators announcing they are opposing her. On the issue of religious liberty, what does it mean to you . For republicans. 202 7488000 for democrats. 202 7488002 if you are an independent. Twitteryour thoughts on or join in on the conversation on facebook. Front page of the Washington Post has this headline with overnight developments. The department of Homeland Security is halting the enforcement of that entry band. The u. S. Reversing the travel ban over the court ruling as President Trump fumes. U. S. Authorities have rolled back a controversial travel ban on people after a judge suspended it. The state Department Said it was reversing cancellations of visas. Trump, the verdict ridiculous. Airlines began allowing them to board flights to america on saturday. The full story is available online. We will get to your calls in just a moment. We want to focus on the issue of religious liberty. Heres