Floor. I want to begin the afternoon by offering condolences to the family and friends of christopher foley. He was killed last wednesday when his truck collided with an amtrak train carrying many of my fellow lawmakers to a conference. He was just 28 years old. He leaves behind a fiance adriana, and ryland, their 1yearold son. My thoughts are with them along with all of his family, his community and his colleagues. They and all of those who were injured in the accident are in our prayers, our heartfelt thanks or with the First Responders who rushed to the scene. Its too easy to take for granted that are very lawenforcement, firefighters, and Emergency Personnel will be there for us on our states. Forgetting that, for them, heroism and service are every day realities. Id like tona think some of my own colleagues who immediately sprang into action to help the wounded. Senator cassidy and many others are all doctors by training so are senator cassidys wife laura and congressman wife cath
Through archival footage. This sunday will feature ronald reagan. And on cspan saturday night at 8 30, the steamboat Freedom Conference debate looks at the effect of legalized marijuana in colorado and other states. Sunday evening at 6 30, coverage continues with former Maryland Governor and president ial candidate martin omalley. He will speak at a townhall meeting of the university of New Hampshire in durham. On cspan2 book tv, starting at 4 00, it is the boston book festival featuring nonfiction presentations. Including Jessica Stern on isis. Iraq and on two Afghanistan War veterans. Connectionsn the fiction writing and life. Sunday night, a Book Discussion with former first lady of massachusetts, anne romney. About her journey with multiple sclerosis. Get our complete schedule at cspan. Org. More than half of the Nonprofit Health Insurance Companies created under the aca have failed. andy and several of mandy and several others testified mandy cohen and several others testified. Ex
Internationally respected. It had been in the Health Insurance business until the 90s when they sold off the health plan to humana. So with their credibility and their experience and expertise, i was hopeful and optimistic that we would be successful. In hindsight, it was too much into short. Of time. Plus all of the other problems described. Another five minutes. This is what i was talking about in my opening statement. The aca started in 2010. Then these coops started a couple years later, he had a couple years to get going. It was not like we were trying to stand up 22 companies all at the same time we were doing the enrollment on the website and all that. This was staggered, is that right, mr. Morrison . Yes or no will work. Mr. Morrison the awarding of the loans was staggered. That is true. So really, part of the problem is that there was no support as it went along. With that be a Fair Assessment . That is kind of what i want to talk about. The coop was initially conceived as a g
To accommodate that request from our folks. And it began doing that. The situation is dire, and we are doing everything we can to preserve the network of providers to make sure their policyholders will continue to have coverage through the end of 2015. Now state regulators have the unenviable task, as i have had, of trying to wind down a company, at the same time conserving it in my state, unlike tennessee without the protection of the Guaranty Fund to assure the Health Care Providers that their bills would be paid. Let me talk for a few minutes about our relationship we do not have minutes. Youre out of time. Heres the thing, we have one vote. He . Lso have staff, is mr. Chairman, the problem is there down to two or three minutes. I dont think they will hold open for us. With all due respect, i will invite my members to go down and vote. Unless someone wants to be very quick. Come back as quickly as possible. We should be up to reconvene in about 10 minutes. Thank you. We are joined b
Now sign up for the vaccine that they need. In the end zone wide open. Touchdown. Ainsley today the house is expected to move forward with its plan to force President Trump out of office. Brian by the way the browns trounced the steelers. Speaker nancy pelosi says the Vice President does not invoke the 25th amendment they will move for a second impeachment. How does that help . Steve that would be historic. Mark meredith is live in washington with reaction. Good morning to you, mark. Steve, good morning to you. It appears House Democrats plan to move quickly to oust President Trump from office it. All starts today when the house meets for proforma session. Democrat will plan to introduce a resolution to urge mike pence to invoke the 25th amendment. They want pence and the cabinet to force the president out of the white house. In a letter the speaker writes quote we are calling on the Vice President to respond within 24 hours. Next, we will proceed with bringing impeachment legislation