Lets see how we are fairing, right around 2. 2, somewhere in there. I say it from memory. We wont show it to you. Hanging in there around 44, 42 for wti. Lets get to our road map. Investors seemingly in for a repeat of yesterdays losing session at least at the open. The final hurdle cleared in its largest acquisition ever. An exclusive interview with ge chairman, jeff immelt. Former treasury secretary, Larry Summers, standing against a fed rate hike, will join us shortly. Stock futures giving up some early, early gains, extending their losses from yesterdays clothe close. Jobless claims down 6,000 to 275,000. Import prices falling 1. 8 . That was the biggest drop in seven months. All of this one day after wednesdays big game turned into a big selloff. Another 400point intraday swing in the market. Intraday reversal has become the name of the game in wall street. It is nothing like what we started at here in the morning. Another 400point swing. Yesterday, it was spread out a little bit.
Questions. Thank you. Chairman issa, Ranking Members cummings, members of the committee, thank you for an opportunity to be here. Cms strives to be as responsive as possible. I understand that we have already provided over 140,000 pages of documents to this committee. Transparency is important and thats why im pleased to be here today and have the opportunity to answer your questions. We will continue to produce documents. In the almost five years that ive had the privilege to work at cms, my focus has been on how we can best serve our beneficiaries, including seniors on medicare, adults and children on medicaid and chip andenrolli marketplace. I work ro to reduce cost, improve quality in ways that make a difference. Were making real and important progress. As of august 15th this year, we have 7. 3 million americans enrolled in the Health Insurance marketplace coverage. These are individuals who have paid their premiums. We are encouraged by the numbers of consumers who have paid their
Of the team to make those decision, its very difficult as a thirdparty partner participant to make that kind of assessment without the actual knowledge and data. As a former businessman, i would say that a site that couldnt accommodate a few hundred people simultaneously signing on and people waiting for weeks or months, security wasnt the reason that that should not have launched, but i appreciate that youre here on security today. The gentlelady from new york, a place where i. T. Comes first for many of her constituents is recognized for five minutes. Thats true, true of the west coast, too. I just want to note that this is the committees 29th hearing on the Affordable Care act and the sixth on the website. Oh, come on, please. I want to focus on some very positive things. And thats the cost growth is slowing to historic lows and that was one of the huge challenges that we confronted k the whole time that ive been in congress, is the just the whopping cost in health care in our coun
Personal care brings this planet, and the entire universe into existence by your creative word. May we not lose our capacity for wonder, to listen and care for your creation. It is wisdom and contemplation that allow us to read the signs of the times. You put these signs in our hearts through music and dance, poetry and prose, arts and sciences. We thank you as day begins, and the energies of your daughters and sons are focused on the days business. Inspire those here assembled with the gifts of peace and justice, as your word inspires them to courage and compassion for all. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore majority leader. Mr. Reid mr. President , we know that you help in the senate every day, but tod
Record to reflect the views of mr. Van hollen earlier about not having amendments where we can fully discuss in the house the twoyear funding for the syrian rebel army, and also to make sure that we do not have combat troops actively engaged in iraq. But, mr. Speaker, i am rising right now to strongly state my deep disappointment in a version of the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange act that was included in the National Defense authorization. Heres the National Defense authorization bill, and in here are some land bills. Now, one of the land bills in particular that have been included in here is extremely controversial and it is nongermane and will lead to the destruction of sacred sites for two major tribal nations in our country. And when it does that, when it destroys these sacred sites, it benefits a foreignowned Mining Company with troubling ties to the government of iran. Id like to submit for the record a long list of tribal organizations and other groups who oppose this proposal