Yu Lieutenant Governor stanford. It is a pleasure serving with you, appreciate all that you are doing, and appreciate the fact you are staying so close to your kids. I cant even get through the first line. This guy is amazing as a dad, a partner, former cfo, he is exactly what the state needs it is a key part of what we have gotten done as well. [applause] governing is a team effort and there are three branches of government and we are well represented here today. We have four of the five Supreme Court justices that serve our state here today including the chief justice, longestserving justice in the history of north dakota but lets honor our judicial court, if you guys could stand to be recognized. [applause] and we have a fabulous turn out of state legislators hear from across the state, they have different from all over, these people serve all of you, not just when they are in session but all year round so if we could have all our state senators and representatives today please stan
The dean of the john f. Kennedy school of government from Harvard University, welcome. The pennsylvania insurance commissioner, we are honored. Gary cohen, similar to the capital, warmer deputy administrator for medicare and medicaid services. To our distinguished witnesses, your testimony today is very important to us because of stability of the market, in the marketplace is essential to the success and good health of the American People. It is my privilege to call to order our hearing, action now, updating and improving the Affordable Care act to lower costs and ensure options for families. The democrats take great pride in the success in the aca lowering costs and protecting families. Ensuring previously uninsured americas are covered americans are covered just the start of it. But whatre important, is also important are the over 100 Million People who have expanded benefits at lower cost and more access under the Affordable Care act feared quality for every american no matter where
Our roundtable focuses on the issue of the border adjustment tax, which is being talked about as a way to offset the growing deficit. And adam pozen will be here tomorrow morning for your calls and comments. The nations governor meeting here in washington, d. C. , will be at the white house tonight for a dinner hosted by the president and first lady. Live coverage on cspan from washington, d. C. , the winter meeting. We have a lot of good work to do. I am torticollis, first lady i am dorothy, first lady of virginia and chair of the south Leadership Committee and it is my pleasure to welcome you all to this very special winter meeting, joint session for today, we are talking about ending child hunger, improving lives and investing in american future. I want to thank all the governor here and their spouses and all the many Partner Organizations who are in attendance. It is my i will say understanding it has been several years since there has been a joint session at the nda nga, so we are
Good morning, everyone. Good morning. And i think we should get started. It is another important, big day nga and we have important work to do. Im door to mcauliffe, first lady of virginia, and chair of the spouses leadership committee, and it is my honor to welcome you all to this very special winter meeting, joint session for governors and thousand. Today, we are talking about ending child hunger, improving lives, and investing in americas future. I want to thank on the governors here this morning and espouses and the many Partner Organizations in attendance this morning. I will say it is my understanding that it has been several years since there has been a joint session of this nature at the nda, so nga, so im excited for the unique opportunity to have the spouses at the table. I want to give my acknowledgment. Excusednd does have an absence this morning. Hes currently at fox news extolling the good work being done here this weekend for the nga. He will be joining us later in the s
I believe there is an understandable lack of trust in the vas explanation. I urge all my colleagues to support this motion and i yield back. Thank you mr. Coffman. Thank you mr. Chairman, i want to remind my friend and my colleague from colorado that congress and of the morning hours, approved over a billion dollars to augment and there were projects over concerns of minorities that more conditions sort of have been attached and that the funding should have been sunlightbmitted careful. I am engaged in this how we should hold the va accountable for. Again, i find it a bit rich that Congress Approved that funding in the middle of the night over, i think the concerns of the minority. Today i am concerned that you are asking us to exercise our subpoena power when it maybe unnecessary. You have denied my request for witness for violating committee rules. How can we as a committee to Work Together to make the right decisionings f decisions for veterans. I am requesting today that we hold a