This is two hours and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the meeting will come to order. Senator whitehouse is next followed by senator young. Senator whitehouse. Thank you, chairman. Lets me ask first to put into the record a letter from our governor in rhode island, which says in rhode island im quoting here we have actually seen exchange premiums decrease in two out of the last three years. Ended that this has saved consumers nearly 220 million since 2012. So, the story on the Affordable Care act in rhode island is a good one. I would also like to put this little graphic into the record, which to explain briefly, the red line along the top is the cbo estimate of where our healthcare costs were going to go back when they were making the estimate in 2010. Then, at this time 2016, after the aca was in place they took a look at the Actual Experience up to that point ended a new new projection Going Forward based on the Affordable Ca
Statement or a closing summation, each will be questioned in turn, each will have an opportunity to comment upon the answer of the other; each reporter will ask only one question in turn. He is free to ask any question he chooses. Neither candidate knows what questions will be asked and only the clock will determine who will be asked the last question. These programs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to present their philosophies and programs directly to the people and for the people to compare these and the candidates. The four reporters on Tonights Panel include a newspaperman and a wire service representative. These two were selected by lot by the press secretaries of the candidates from among the reporters traveling with the candidates. The broadcasting representatives were selected by their respective companies. The reporters are paul niven of cbs, edward p. Morgan of abc, alvin spivak of united press international, and harold r. Levy of newsday. Now the fi
Until this series have americans seen the candidates in facetoface exchange. Tonight, the candidates have agreed to devote the full hour to answering questions on any issue of the campaign. And here tonight are the republican candidate, Vice President richard m. Nixon, and the democratic candidate, senator john f. Kennedy. Now, representatives of the candidates and of all the radio and Television Networks have agreed on these rules. Neither candidate will make an Opening Statement or a closing summation, each will be questioned in turn, each will have an opportunity to comment upon the answer of the other; each reporter will ask only one question in turn. He is free to ask any question he chooses. Neither candidate knows what questions will be asked and only the clock will determine who will be asked the last question. These programs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to present their philosophies and programs directly to the people and for the people to compare
Now representatives of the candidates and of all the radio and Television Networks have agreed on these rules. Neither candidate will make an Opening Statement or a closing summation, each will be questioned in turn, each will have an opportunity to comment upon the answer of the other; each reporter will ask only one question in turn. He is free to ask any question he chooses. Neither candidate knows what questions will be asked and only the clock will determine who will be asked the last question. These programs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to present their philosophies and programs directly to the people and for the people to compare these and the candidates. The four reporters on Tonights Panel include a newspaperman and a wire service representative. These two were selected by lot by the press secretaries of the candidates from among the reporters traveling with the candidates. The broadcasting representatives were selected by their respective companie
Fivethirtyeight. Com, nate silver is here, everybody. Lets get straight into it with an international controversy. The queen of england, known mostly for her hat collection and her 1975 hit single Bohemian Rhapsody yesterday got into a spot the trouble. We begin with a private conversation at a garden party thats causing an international commotion. Talk about an embarrassing international incident, Queen Elizabeth caught on camera criticizing the chinese government. Trevor oooh i knew she was going to snap one day. Come, shes been bottling that up inside for 90 years. When the queen blows up, its all going to come out like bleep happened ages ago. bleep , china. You can kiss my wrinkley royal ass, and you, too, churchill, you fat bastard. I dont want to be the queen. I want to date boys. So what does the queen say. Trevor thats it . She called the chinese rude . Thats not the queen being scandalous. Thats just the queen being british. laughter every british person thinks that everyone