Stand out right away. First of all, the measure would lower the federal deficit by 119 billion over ten years. Thats an important number because as the senate is crossing their own legislation, theyre going to need to meet or beat that number. Thats a key number well be seeing over the next couple of weeks. Additionally, cbo is estimating that over the next decade, 23 million more people with the will be uninsured under the ahca than currently under the Affordable Care act. Thats a big number that democrats are going to focus on. Republicans have said that coverage shouldnt necessarily be the main issue particularly if people have coverage and they cant also use it. Additionally, premiums, those are a really big focus for people in the senate right now. A lot of Senate Republicans say that lowering premium citizen number one priority with this bill. Lowering premiums is their number priority with this bill. One cbo is projecting that premiums under this legislation, as they previously
Stand out right away. First of all, the measure would lower the federal deficit by 119 billion over ten years. Thats an important number because as the senate is crossing their own legislation, theyre going to need to meet or beat that number. Thats a key number well be seeing over the next couple of weeks. Additionally, cbo is estimating that over the next decade, 23 million more people with the will be uninsured under the ahca than currently under the Affordable Care act. Thats a big number that democrats are going to focus on. Republicans have said that coverage shouldnt necessarily be the main issue particularly if people have coverage and they cant also use it. Additionally, premiums, those are a really big focus for people in the senate right now. A lot of Senate Republicans say that lowering premium citizen number one priority with this bill. Lowering premiums is their number priority with this bill. One cbo is projecting that premiums under this legislation, as they previously
In 1997, i had an opportunity to work on an educational project with a gentleman named doctor samuel proctor. A number of you know him as a form present of North Carolina a t, hbcu, former president of Virginia Union university, private hbcu. He spent time in washington, d. C. , as a kennedy appointee to the peace corps but a number of you know him to his work as a pastor of the baptist church. In 1997 when opportunity to sit at a very lovely room similar to this with a donor and a donor who owns a very large and Famous Family foundation. The head of the walked into the room and made exchange niceties she said and ask you one question . He said yes. Is there a need for black colleges today . And doctor proctor leaned back in his seat having her discretion of most of life and he said maam, if you make him can restructure the question . The question is not whether there is a need for hbcus today. The question is, what would america be today without the hbcus . And so she nodded to dr. Pr
Command. This is hearing of fiscal year 2018 priorities and National Security Space Enterprise. Were honored to have a panel of expert witnesses in our Space Program to join us here today and before i introduce them, though, want to take a moment to acknowledge that while i cant imagine there being a better place to work and for the subcommittee on the House Armed Services committee, apparently somebody thinks theres a better job on washington, d. C. This will be the last hearing that steve can tell you will be in his current position. Hes going to work for the secretary of defense, assistant secretary of defense for space policy. Our loss is the secretarys gain. So were going to miss him. Hes been with us for a long time. I know hell do a great job for our country in his next capacity as well. So good luck, buddy. This committee does a great job for our country. Lieutenant general david buck, betty sapp, director of National Reconnaissance office and robert cardillo, spacial intellige
Its people. This was recorded in tempe, arizona in 2015. It is just under one hour. Susan southard is one of this community and thats what makes this event very special. She holds an msa in creative writing from Antioch University in los angeles and was a non she lives and works in tempe, where she is the founder and artistic director of essential theater. She has taught nonfiction classes at Arizona State universities piper studio, and she has directed creative writing programs for incarcerated youth and at a federal prison for women outside of phoenix. She has also raised her family here. As a matter of fact, her daughter was once a junior staffer in our kids section. Let me tell you, she was the darling of the kids book department, not only for her love of books but also for her , personal winning smile much like her mothers. So you can see susan and her family have been one of our regular patrons and readers for many years now and one of our dearest friends. So for many years we ha