Officials talk about usmexico relations during the trump presidency. Nasa is being renegotiated and the president has proposed building a border between the two countries. The Texas Tribune possible hosted this event just last month. Hello everybody and welcome to this panel called trump in mexico. Allow me to introduce the panel. I will start on the end over there. Congressman henry, a democrat from texas was elected in 2005 to represent district 28. He served on the house of the Patient Committee and on the subcommittee of Homeland Security and transportation housing and urban development. Previously, he served as a secretary of state of texas and before that he was as we say house trained in the texas house of representatives. A republican from texas has served as the cultural commissioner since 2014 and also has served six terms in the texas house and thats why wanted to put you together [inaudible] he is an eight generation rancher and served on the state agricultural and served o
Congressmen served in the texas house. I want to put you to together. He is an eighth generation farmer and rancher who served on Agriculture Policy board and energy council. Previously she served as county commissioner for precinct to and a member of numerous boards in el paso. Has focused on border policy, education, and youth leadership. She works for the 16th congressional district. The fromerved as 2002 two 2009. He served as the texas secretary of state and is chairman of the Texas Railroad commission. Of a Management Consulting firm managing crossborder business development. He is not housebroken. [laughter] he has served as the mexican state from web county to brownsville since 2016. He previously served as mayor in a border city and as a federal senator. As the governor has advocated for greater cooperation between texas and mexico. He was born in texas, with a his go there, and is the only dual National Governor in mexico. The fiveour of panelists were born along the border.
District 28 here and he serves on the House Appropriations committee and on the committees of homeland security. As housey, he served trained in the house of representatives. Then we have the then, thisonal congressmen served in the texas house. I want to put you to together. He is an eighth generation farmer and rancher who served on Agriculture Policy board and energy council. Previously she served as county commissioner for precinct to and a member of numerous boards in el paso. Has focused on border policy, education, and youth leadership. She works for the 16th congressional district. The fromerved as 2002 two 2009. He served as the texas secretary of state and is chairman of the Texas Railroad commission. Of a Management Consulting firm managing crossborder business development. He is not housebroken. [laughter] he has served as the mexican state from web county to brownsville since 2016. He previously served as mayor in a border city and as a federal senator. As the governor has
Meeting will come to order. This senator whitehouse. Let me ask first to put into the record a letter from our governor in rhode island which said in rhode island, we have seen exchange premiums decrease in two of the last three years. This has saved consumers 220 million since 2012. The story on the Affordable Care act is a good one. I would like to put this graphic into the record. To explain it briefly, the cbo estimate of where our healthcare costs are going to go in 2010 and then at this time, 2016 after the aca was in place they took a look at the Actual Experience and did new projections Going Forward based on the Affordable Care act, just in the following ten years, from 2016 to 2026, they are forecasting 2. 4 9 trillion in federal healthcare savings that relate back to the Affordable Care act. This is where that came in. We throw this thing out at our peril if you care about saving medicare, the savings to which are a significant part of this 2 . 9 trillion. With nothing to re
Meeting will come to order. This senator whitehouse. Let me ask first to put into the record a letter from our governor in rhode island which said in rhode island, we have seen exchange premiums decrease in two of the last three years. This has saved consumers 220 million since 2012. The story on the Affordable Care act is a good one. I would like to put this graphic into the record. To explain it briefly, the cbo estimate of where our healthcare costs are going to go in 2010 and then at this time, 2016 after the aca was in place they took a look at the Actual Experience and did new projections Going Forward based on the Affordable Care act, just in the following ten years, from 2016 to 2026, they are forecasting 2. 4 9 trillion in federal healthcare savings that relate back to the Affordable Care act. This is where that came in. We throw this thing out at our peril if you care about saving medicare, the savings to which are a significant part of this 2 . 9 trillion. With nothing to re