Lines. For those of you in eastern and central time zones, 2027488000. Mountain and pacific time zones, 2027488001. You can text us, 2027488003. Make sure you include your name and where you are texting from. On twitter we are cspanwj and on facebook, the post is up. We would like to hear from you, facebook. Com cspan. It is a poll that came out earlier this month from usa today dominated usa today in early december, a poll they did with sauce ipsos. A number of articles in this extensive peace piece. Here is susan page, the Washington Bureau chief of usa today, she writes about this poll, americans are united on this, they are sick and tired of being so divided. , social media,s and the news media have exacerbated and exaggerated those divisions sometimes for their own benefit. She writes more than 9 of 10, about as close to unanimity as a National Survey usually reaches said it is important for the United States to reduce that divisiveness. Some of the reporting from that poll on the
We cannot lose sight of the fact that none of this would be possible without that spectrum, and that is owned by the American People. That spectrum is essential. As a result of the efforts of some swamp creatures, both in and out of government, we came that close to having this spectrum, which belongs to the American People and is worth as much as 30 billion to 60 billion, given away in a back room through a private auction to three Satellite Companies, which happen to be domiciled in foreign countries. The excuse given was that these three foreign Satellite Companies can conduct an auction themselves and allocate it to the american Telecommunication Companies faster than the f. C. C. Can, even though the f. C. C. Has only conducted about 100 of these public auctions, generating about 123 billion for the American People. Why . Because the American People own the spectrum thats being auctioned off. Its theirs. But there was a proposal that came that close to passing at the f. C. C. To j
Also a surgeon and author of several books. His latest is the price we pay what broke American Health care and how to fix it. If you had to pick a Tipping Point for health care in america and where you saw the first break, where would that be . Guest really, if you had to identify the issues that are driving our affordability crisis, that nobody is talking about, that we need to talk about, it is number one, pricing failures, number two, the middleman industry, and number three, inappropriate medical care. Collectively, there is broad consensus in america about addressing these issues. But unfortunately, our discussion has been sidetracked into this false choice we have into whether or not you are pro or con health care. Sidetrackede choice we have into whether or not you are pro or con health care. I have yet to meet somebody who thinks that any industry has gone from nontransparent pricing to transparent pricing and then said this is a bad idea, lets go back to hiding prices. People
Policy at Johns Hopkins university in baltimore. Policy at Johns Hopkins university in baltimore and also there. H or surgeon his latest book is the price we , good morning dr. Mccarrick. If you had to pick a breaking point for American Health care, where would you put it . Guest if you had to identify the issues that are driving our affordability crisis, it is number one pricing failures, number to the middleman industry, and number three in appropriate medical care. Collectively there is broad consensus in america about addressing these issues. Unfortunately our discussion has been sidetracked into this false choice we have into whether or not you are pro or con health care. I have yet to meet somebody who thinks that any industry has gone from nontransparent pricing to transparent pricing and then said this is a bad idea, lets go back to hiding prices. People are getting hammered out there. People are getting crushed. They are hungry for honest pricing and health care. It is ironic.
Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The senate will be opened by the senator from oklahoma, mr. Inhofe, and he will lead us in prayer. Mr. Inhofe let us pray. Almighty god, creator of all, as we gather here today, we are grateful for the Service Members who are deployed in the defense of our great nation under god. We ask for your comfort of the families who continue the duties at home with the courage to maintain the home front in the absence of their loved ones. Protect our service men and women with the shield of your strength as they discharge their Sacred Mission and keep them safe from all evil and harm. May the power of your love enable them to return home in safety, that with all who love them, they may ever praise you for your loving care. Assist with your spirit of counsel and fortitude for the president and other government leaders of these United States. May they always seek the ways of righteousness, justice and mercy. Grant that