You can see the schedule for this term plus a list of all current justices and search all their appearances on cspan. With video on demand, you can watch all the oral arguments weve aired at cspan. Org supreme court. Health and Human Services secretary nominee alex azor testified yesterday at his confirmation hearing about Prescription Drug prices, medicaid and medicare and experience at eli lilly. Tommy thompson and mike leavitt, former Health Secretaries under george w. Bush introduced him to the Senate Finance committee. [inaudible conversations] i think we better get it going. This meeting will come to order. Welcome everybody to this mornings hearing. Today the committeeg. Will consider and examine the nomination of alex azor to save as serve as the secretary of health, one of the most important jobs anywhere in the world. Like to welcome him to the finance committee this morning. Thank you for being here and for your willingness to serve in this important capacity. He certainly h
I think we better get it going. The committee will come to order. To this mornings hearing. Today, the committee will consider the nomination of alex to servee in the as the secretary of health and Human Services. I would like to welcome him this morning. I want to thank them for being here. Thisillingness to serve in capacity, as well. He has his work cut out for them. Health and Human Services is a massive, Sprawling Department that oversees trillions of dollars in spending and liabilities, encompassing all areas of our Nations Health care system. Confirmed, his decisions will impact the lives of every single american. Knowledge, experience, and most importantly, strong leadership. Our nominee brings all of this to the table after nearly do decades of experience after nearly two decades of experience. Hhs, mr. Azare at played key roles in implementing policies, including the Medicare Advantage program. He was also a leader in hhss response to the anthrax attacks shortly after 9 11, t
The committee will come to order. Welcome everybody to this mornings hearing. Today the committee will consider and examine the nomination of vista alex cesar to serve as a sect of health and Human Services, one of the most aboard jobs in any government anywhere in the world. Id like to welcome mr. Azar to the finance committee this morning. Thank you for being here and for your willingness to serve in this important capacity. Mr. Azar certainly has his work cut out for him. Health and Human Services is a massive, Sprawling Department that oversees trillions of dollars in spending and liabilities and encompasses all areas of our Nations Health care system. As a result, if confirmed, mr. Azars work will impact the lives of every single american. Thats a big job. It requires knowledge, experience, and, most important, strong leadership. Fortunately, our nominee brings all of this to the table, having nearly two decades of experience in the health care sector, including about six years wo
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