This hearing is about taking one small step. A small step on the big issue that has been locked for seven years, Health Insurance. It is a step Congress Needs to pick by the end of this month. By the end of this month. To the 18 million americans, songwriters and selfemployed farmers, those that dont get their Health Insurance from the government or onthejob committees 18 million by their Health Insurance in the individual market and about half of them have zero Government Support to help buy that insurance. 18 million is only 6 of those who have Health Insurance in america. So thats the individual market. Nearly 300 million have Health Insurance, e. 18 million have the individual market that is 6 of all of the insured and 9 million of the 18 million have no government help to buy their insurance and are the ones hurt by higher premiums and copayments and deductibles. A 35yearold making 48,000 a year in lynchburg would receive no tax benefit to cover her 7,100 a year premiums. 7,100dol
Market. The governors of massachusetts, montana, tennessee, utah and colorado spoke with members of the Senate Health committee about issues including allowing states to innovate and create healthcare pools. The hearing is just over three hours. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] the Senate Committee on Health Education labor and pensions will come toward her. Were holding are second to four hearings on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to the individual Health Insurance market for the year 2018. That is our focus. We are delighted and honored to have the governors of five states here with us today. Thank you gentlemen. We know how busy you are. You have come long distances to be here. We appreciate it with the court learning from you. Senator murray and i will have an Opening Statement to introduce the five governors. Sounds like a singing group. Then senators will have an opportunity to ask witnesses five minutes of questions. We just left
Discuss their recommendations to stabilize individual Health Insurance markets while lowering cost. Earlier today virginia congressman dave spoke to reporters following a republican Conference Meeting with leaders and treasury secretary steven mnuchin. In the meeting he urged gop lawmakers to vote on a bill linking Hurricane Harvey aid to the debt ceiling increase. The congressman spoke about the tone of the meeting which occurred before lawmakers voted to approve the bill. Heres a look. Some people feel it was intellectually insulting. People were framing this as if it was a harvey, or is this. [inaudible] thats not the way, everyone in that room was going to vote for harvey or debt ceiling increase. For 20 trillion in debt. We never put a debt ceiling increase on president obama. We have the house the senate and republicans, Strong National defense and fiscal sanity. Are we doing anything on fiscal sanity . No. So they came over today. Thats the frustration. Put it on paper. Where is
[inaudible] Insurance Market for the year 2018. That is our focus. We are delighted and honored to have the governors of five states here with us today. Thank you gentlemen. We know how busy you are. You have come long distances to be here. We appreciate it with the court learning from you. Senator murray and i will have an Opening Statement to introduce the five governors. Sounds like a singing group. Then senators will have an opportunity to ask witnesses five minutes of questions. We just left a meeting where the governors met with senators [inaudible] our committee, we had 30 senators there similar to yesterday we had state Insurance Commissioners here. Thirtyone senators most [inaudible] the Committee Meet for an hour and then we had 22 of 23 members. For two consecutive days weve had half members of the United States status and focus on a single narrow objective. What can we do in the next couple of weeks . Thats a tall order. The next couple of weeks that the senate, the house c
With the new age of american prosperity are the crushing tax burden the taxes are crazy. Highest taxation and royalty will turn that wound around. [applause] once in a generation in an opportunity and i am honored to be delayed of those fantastic leaders to share this goal with us. Senator . Data. And to do a fantastic job. Come up. Governor, come on up. A beautiful job. Lt. Governor. The governor told me he is the best lt. Governor. We will check it out. Congressmen kramer. [applause] and i have to say these are great people and they work hard. And then you see that with what is happening. Nobody can get anything from Congress Need support. Everybody says what you doing up there . [applause] theyre all in good company together. In to make it the best place in the world we love our country we love our people to have the great friend than the true american visionary who was treated thousands of jobs in north dakota and all over the country and a friend of mine from the beginning he said