Health and Human Services secretary took questions on the president s proposed budget for 2019. He was asked about funding for medicare and medicaid, combating the Opioid Epidemic and the cost of Prescription Drugs. He testified before the Senate Finance committee. The committee will come to order. I want to express the sadness we all feel in light of yesterdays events in florida. I was personally horrified as i watched the news unfold yesterday though i was also moved to hear some of the stories of the heroism displayed by some of the students and teachers at the school. Am praying for those who were affected. May they all find peace, healing, and a speedy recovery. I welcome everybody here to todays hearing which will be hearing on final the president s budget for fiscal year 2019. We have already had the treasury secretary and hearing acting i. R. S. Commissioner appear before us. Today well be talking with secretary aczar from the department of health and Human Services. I want to
President s would weve ever had. And a grandfather, whirl wind johnson hosted a tennis camp including for Althea Gibson and arthur ashe. My grandfather, a phenomenal physician, but somehow managed to be a student of the tennis game and transform that learning into a program that would, for decades, provide players an opportunity for africanamericans to integrate the sport. Watch the cspan cities tour saturday beginning at 5 p. M. Eastern, sunday at 2 p. M. On American History tv on cspan 3. Working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. Health and Human Services secretary, alex azar spoke before the Senate Finance committee this week about the president s proposed 2019 budget. He answered questions on a range of issues, including funding for medicare and medicaid, the Opioid Epidemic, Community Based clinic training and autism and also discussed the administrations approach for lowering Health Care Costs including Prescription Drugs. Mr. Azar was sworn in as hhs secretary in
Planning and autism. He talked to senator or in chairs the committee. The committee will come to order. Before i begin i wantto discuss on behalf of the committee how we all feel. In light of yesterdays events in florida. I was personally horrified as i watched the news unfold yesterday, that though i was also moved to hear some of the stories of the heroism displayed by some of the students and teachers at the school. In times like these i know that the thoughts expressed by those of us far away can sometimes seem empty and meaningless in the face of such a terrible tragedy. I will simply say i am praying for all those affected by these acts of senselessviolence. That of course includes a member of our committee will i know is mourning the loss in his own state. May they all find peace, healing and a speedy recovery. I welcome everybody here. And todays hearing which will be our third and final hearing on the fiscal year 2019. Currently, we already have the treasury secretary and the
Commissions will please come to order. We are holding our second hearings on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to the individual Health Insurance market for the year 2018. Thats our focus. We are delighted and honored to have the governors of five states here today. Thank you, gentlemen. You have come long distances to be here. We look forward to learning from you. We will each have an Opening Statement and introduce the five governors after almost sounds like a singing group, doesnt it . Senators will have an opportunity to ask the witnesses five minutes of questions. We just left a meeting. We had 30 senators there, similar to yesterday when we had the state Insurance Commissioners here. We had 31 senators, most of them not on the Committee Meet for an hour and at the hearing we had 22 of our 23 Committee Members. So for two consecutive days we have had them focus on a single narrow objective. What can we do in the next couple of weeks . Thats a tall order. The next couple of
When a man opens fire killing more than two dozen people inside the youngest victim was just five years old the 26yearold gunman was shot and killed and tonight investigators are trying to figure out why he would have committed such an heinous act and the big story on action news is still developing from texas for a small town coming to grips with a terrible loss. At this hour the death toll stands at 26 and those Victims Losing their lives at the hands of a young man in Tactical Gear and bulletproof vests and motives unknown. During Morning Services at the Baptist Church in the town of Sutherland Springs about 30 miles southeast of san antonio. Action News Reporter Annie Mccormick is following developments all day and is live from the Satellite Center with the very latest annie. The death toll now does remain at 26 victims, 30 people are wounded. The shooter is among the dead. Now members of the Small Community are waiting to find out the names of all of the people who were killed, th