Down Prescription Drug prices. The witnesses at the hearing, representatives of the pharmaceutical industry and advocates for patients. Good morning, everyone. The Sub Committee on health will now come to order. The chair now recognizes for five minutes for an opening statement. Last week our Sub Committee held a hearing to essentially follow the money in the drug supply chain. We came away with much valuable information, but we also found there are many secrets. Secret decisions about how drugs are priced. Secret deals between Drug Companies and the pbms and secret agreements between pbms and insurers. Today were considering seven bipartisan bills that essentially unmask the secrets, that secret process, and ensure that low income seniors can afford their medications and build on the drug pricing package passed by the house last week. The first and very important bill ensures that seniors can afford their drugs. Representatives cunningham and bill araukus introduced a creating lower c
Congress. Former special Counsel Robert Mueller is set to appear before two committees of congress. The House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee on wednesday, july 17th, at 9 00 a. M. Eastern. Hell testify in open session about his report into russian interference in the 2016 election. Watch live coverage on cspan3 j online at cspan. Org or listen with the free cspan radio app. The house energy and Commerce Sub Committee on health heard from officials from two pharmaceutical trade associations. They testified alongside other policy experts. Good morning, everyone. The Sub Committee on health will now come to order. The chair now recognizes for five minutes for an opening statement. Last week our Sub Committee held a hearing to essentially follow the money in the drug supply chain. We came away with much valuable information, but we also found there are many secrets. Secret decisions about how drugs are priced. Secret deals between Drug Companies and the pbms and s
Well have oral argument on that case late they are week on the cspan networks. The house is gaveling in. Live votes will be at 6 30 here on cspan. Le 20. The house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass s. 772, the ashlynne apple bert act. In Indian Country to lerk s. 772, an act amend the protect act to make Indian Tribes eligible for amber alert grants. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from arizona, mr. Biggs, and the gentleman from maryland, mr. Raskin, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. Mr. Biggs mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks and include extraneous materials on s. 772, currently under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Biggs mr. Speaker, im honored to be the
And good riddance, we have to do it now. We also have this plan at the end of the show around just before Wendy Williams, alex holley and i will jump into a Crystal Clear pool in northern liberties, or jump into the Schuylkill River covered in slime. Which one would you rather do . Which would you choose . Whats the weather for either one . Oh, it is nice out there, yes, either one, youll be fine, this one be little greener than the other. Like a granny smith a. M. I thank you. I went to high school with the apple sisters, cory and seed i, do you know them . We know the story already, yes. Yes. We have a look now. Oh, my goodness. Ten out of ten, bus stop buddy and his sunglasses on, pleasant start, brightest morning. Week so far. Clouds past couple of morning temperatures little cooler than yesterday in the 50s and 60s see showers in ocean city marylandment look how pretty it is. 63 degrees, and northeasterly breeze at 7 miles an hour. Fortys up in the mountains, 50s to the north of u
Weather with crystal clie. The forecast is looking better than it was. Temperatures in the afternoon way different than what we were seeing. As we start out, a cold front is passing. Feeling as a result this morning not much effect, it is a nice start to the early a. M. Hours. Light and breezy winds are picking up. Moving into the afternoon, it will be much nicer. Talking 10, 15 degrees cooler for afternoon highs compared to just yesterday where we hit a high of 89 officially in our area. Cooler evening as well moving into tonight, tomorrow morning, next several mornings. Temperatures will be noticeably different and cooler, meaning feeling a lot more like fall. Here are temperatures now. 70 in philadelphia. Mid 70s around midnight. Get this. We dip to mid50s in the next few hours, then the afternoon bumped back to the mid 70s. This is a big difference from yesterday. 61 in allentown, 71 in wilmington. Atlantic city, 68 degrees. Temperatures will be nice moving through the weekend. We