Since 2000 focusing on alzheimers disease. The burden of the disease, a state of the research and the challenges faced. Going back many years we have heard predictions from experts about the farreaching consequences this disease will have on the quality of life for American Families and the burden that will place on our economy in the years ahead. Last april and a major study predicted that these consequences will be far greater than previously imagined. We will hear from the author of that study today on the next panel. Reviously imagined. Well hear from the author of that study today on the next panel. I wont steal his thunder, but i note this study commanded the attention of the nati, there are few americans whose life has not been tested in some way by alzheimers disease life hasnt been touched in some way by alzheimers disease. Whether through a Family Member or a friend. Its the most common form of dementia among Older Americans and its risk increases with increasing age. For tho
You said of baghdad he and and Islamic State are now trying to be the new al qaeda, how much indication do you see that out there in lebanon, libya, message ishat starting to resonate. Were seeing an alignment with the United States. Have seen individuals, including influential individuals within some of the either oft state some casesnce or in more affinity for the successes that they have had and tactics. Situation. Ynamic the competition and a queue on the other. A concern we have that perhaps to demonstrate they are the leader they would seek to carry that wouldck establish bona fide. Very dynamic situation. I go back to the propaganda points. We focus on the english language propaganda but they are using propaganda and a range of languages across the region. It is not just focused on u. S. Or western audiences. Obviously an area of grave concern for us so we are watching the situation very closely. Lex thank you very much. Is to be ahe prize local Jihadist Group and attack the hom
You know, i made reference to the i. R. S. Employees union asking to be exempted from obamacare, and the union sent a letter that they asked their members, please send. Mr. President , i want to read that letter. This is prepared presumably by the aoupb bosses union bosses at the i. R. S. Employees. Dr. Leader reid and mrs. Pelosi, when you and the president sought our support for the Affordable Care act, you pledged that if we liked the health plans we have now, we could keep them. Sadly, that promise is under threat. By the way, who is saying this . The i. R. S. Employees union, the people in charge of enforcing obamacare on us, the American People. Right now unless you and the Obama Administration enact an equitable fix, the a. C. A. Will shatter not only our hardearned Health Benefits, but destroy the foundation of the 40hour workweek that is the backbone of the american middle class. I think this letter i am reading may not be the i. R. S. Employees union. It may be in fact the te
Well as we can and one of the areas that you also touched on is making sure that they are workable for this Global Market as well as strong and robust working not only with the chairman on these, i have the benefit of his prior rulemaking but our International Counterparts but totally committed to getting them down. The point was made that the resources are getting pretty thin. Is that the satisfaction at the sec . Its absolutely the case. We can talk the talk here about how you are going to get things done, how important and critical but if we dont provide you resources you cant get it done. I very much appreciate that. Also i think we have to be focused on once these rules are finished we have to implement them and enforce them and that takes resources. Let me shift quickly gears u[ because weve talked whats already on the table, you got to get done, some of my colleagues suggested other things you should be interested in. One of the issues is Cyber Security, madam chairwoman. You ha
Companies should be required to cover overthecounter Birth Control because they dont do that now. A couple of things. One, i see this becoming more common in many different races. You see colorado and North Carolina in particular. A couple of senatorial candidates. I think that the fact that the left has reacted so loudly shows you that its working. I think they realize this is no longer a tactsic they can use. They can no longer caricaturize our position. When i originally offered this idea, we were following the recommendations at that time, the recent recommendations, of the medical societies themselves. The doctors themselves think this is a safe product, should be offered over the counter. Two things. One, allowing the product to be offered over the counter doesnt stop a woman from being able to get the product with a prescription through her doctor, therefore it would still be covered. Some of the democrats are trying to attack these Republican Senatorial candidates saying the In