Half of america. Social security numbers, birth dates, home addresses, phone numbers, even credit card numbers all in the hands of criminals. Ive heard from working families in massachusetts and all across the country since then. The equifax is a nightmare. At best it is a giant hassle. Time on hold with credit reporting agencies, fees for this service and that service, confusion about whats been stolen and what to do about it. At worst, it could be ruinous, a lifetime of responsible spending and borrowing wiped out by Identity Theft and fraud. People are outraged and rightly so. Bad enough that equifax was so sloppy that they let hackers into their system, but the companys response has been even worse. First, equifax hid the information about the breach for 40 days 40 days. Equifax gave criminals a 40day head start to use the information they had stolen while the rest of us were left in the dark. And then, when equifax fine lily decided to disclose the breach, they didnt call or send
Multiple sclerosis, a walk, she said things are so different this year, senator, than they were last year. I asked her, how so . She said a rear ago if our a year ago when our loved one was diagnosed with m. S. And had insurance they would have an annual or lifetime cap and run out of coverage. That is a terrible situation to be in because m. S. Is a mysterious and expensive disease. She said, if the individual didnt have insurance, they now have a preexisting condition and they wouldnt be able to get insurance. She said, now we have the peace of mind that if our loved one gets an m. S. Diagnosis, that individual will able to get the care they need. Isnt that just the summary of what swhied be seeking in our that the summary of what we should be seeking in the Health Care System, the peace of mind if our child or loved one becomes ill or injured he or she will get the care they need. Shouldnt that be what were fighting for . But instead we had the opposite. We had the Trumpcare Bill de
Text to his mistress. We begin this morning with a look with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. I resolve we will get to the bottom of this, no matter how long it takes. New details emerge on the las vegas shooter. The fbi spent the day questioning his girlfriend, hoping she could provide some insights, some clues, something. Lets be honest. Theres no reason for the motive. When the worst of humanity strikes and strike it did, the best of humanity responds. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson trashing an nbc report saying he had nearly resigned over clashes within the adm administrati administration. Can you address the headline where you called the president a moron . Where i come from, we dont address petty nonsense. He didnt just call him a moron. He called him an effing more ron. It was made up by the nbc, made up. Gulf of mexico this weekend. All that they drive it back. The best of the nlts. And all that matters. Cam newton is catching heat after a sexist kminlt he made to
Last night as promised. It would incorporate into the mark this morning. They will walk through the modification and members will get an opportunity to discuss and ask questions about the modification. Once that process is complete it will be open for amendment. Before we take these next steps id like to make a few initial comments. I want to thank my committee members. We were a able to include a number of their amendments in the modification and the mark and will be better for it. From the outset e of this process, producing this legislation has been a group effort as i have been joined and ably assisted by the majority members of the committee. I want to thank them and are the hours, days and weeks of hard work that have gone into this process. By producing this modification, we have taken another big step forward for tax reform. So once again, thank all of you for your hard work. Now lets talk about some of the highlights and the modification. Note that while we made some important
Meeting will come to order. Today we will consider we will continue our consideration of the chairmans mark for the tax cuts and jobs act. Last night, as promised, we delivered to members a modification that we will incorporate into the mark this morning. After that, we will walk through the modification and members will get an opportunity to discuss and ask questions about the modification. Once that process is complete, the mark as modified will be open for amendment. Before we take these next steps, i would like to make a few initial comments, however. I want to thank my fellow committee members. We were able to include a number of their amendments in the modification and the mark, and well be i think the mark will be better for it. From the out set of this process, producing this legislation has been a group effort, as i have been joined and more than ably assisted by the majority members of the committee. I want to thank them and their staffs for the hours, days, and weeks of hard