Opportunity oversight hearing on veteran homelessness. I want to apologize first for being a little late. I had another obligation in my responsibility on the budget committee. And my breathe brad winstrup, chair of the Health Subcommittee will not be able to make it and so im going to preside. We have the vha subcommittee chair Julie Brownley and her capable leadership. Thanks for being here. Then my friend from texas and Ranking Member of the subcommittee for Economic Opportunity, orourke is joining me as well. Our chairman is joining us. Thank you, dr. Rowe, for coming, i want to begin by also asking for unanimous consent for congressman mike kauffman, congressman scott peters and i guess thats it to set in on the dais and participate in todays hearing. I dont hear any objection. So ordered. Im going to cut through my remarks here and break from my customary reading a script and just say that this is a subject that is heartbreaking. And when you look at the statistics on veteran hom
F. Kennedy school of government. Teresa miller, Insurance Commissioner an honor to have you here. Gary cohn very similar to the capital. Former deputy Administrator Center for medicare and Medicaid Services. To our distinguished witnesses coming your testimony today is very important to s. Because the marketplace is essential to the success in good health of the American People. It is my privilege not to call to order our hearing action now updating and improving the Affordable Care act to lower costs and ensure options for families. Democrat take great pride in the success of the aca lowering costs them are protecting health and financial situated families. Cover more than 20 million. But that is just the beginning of it. We talk about the additional names. That is important. What is also important are the over 100 Million People in the 350 Million People who have expanded and if it in one access under the Affordable Care act. This quality for every american no matter where they get t
Thank you for coming. Im grateful for your presence and voices. Today the gentlemen, president of the United States told thousands of American Service members that though they will lay down their lives for us, that he, that we, will not fight for him. As we defend our freedom, many of which we take for granted every single day, we will not offer them the most basic freedom in return, the ability to be true to yourself. The president dared to question the patriotism of our military, and in doing so, questioned our nations greatest strength, its greatness and its goodness. The haphazard, and hateful policy shift threatens not only the livelihoods of thousands of Service Members and families but calls intod, question some of our deepest values as well, and he didnt even have the courage to look them in the eye when he did it. Inside a house they give life and limb to defend. He attacked their humanity and basic human rights. Manvery single transgender , onwoman in our military our shores
Tilde News Conference talked about President Trumps announcement on twitter that the u. S. Military would no longer accept Transgender Service members. This is just under an hour. Thank you for coming. Im grateful for your presence and voices. Ladies and gentlemen, today the president of the United States told thousands of American Service members that though they will lay down their lives for us, that he, that we, will not fight for him. As we defend our freedom, many of which we take for granted every single day, we will not offer them the most basic freedom in return, the ability to be true to yourself. The president dared to question the patriotism of our military, and in doing so, questioned our nations greatest strength, its greatness and its goodness. More than that, the haphazard and hateful policy shift threatens not only the livelihoods of thousands of Service Members and families around the world, but calls into question some of our deepest values as well, and he didnt even
[applause] wow. The science room is rocking today at the Convention Center. Unbelievable. We are here to hear dr. Michio kaku who is just amazing. I love this guy. [applause] just a footnote i am joe from the washington post. It i assume you knew that i love the big cosmic questions and there is no one better than asking the cosmic amazing questions than dr. Kaku. He is a genius at it. He is the cofounder of the strings. Has written multiple bestsellers. He refers to them as New York Times bestsellers but i dont use that term. [laughter] this book begins the first, his new book is the future of the mind is the name of the book and a first line is the two greatest mysteries and all of nature are the mind and the universe. We start from that and he asks the questions do we have a soul . What happens to us after we die . Who am i anyway . Where do we fit into this great cosmic scheme . Thats just on the first page. [laughter] this is the stuff that when youre in college at 3 00 in the mor