The Senate Special committee on aging recently held a hearing on reducing Health Care Costs. Witnesses discussed different cost saving models and innovations such as telehealth. Maine senator Susan Collins chairs the aging committee. The committee will come to order. Good morning. First, let me apologize to our witnesses that we have a bit of a media circus, i guess, is the right word for it outside of the hearing room today. But that does not detract from the important work that were doing inside this hearing room today. And i very much appreciate your patience with getting through the hoards of reporters and protesters and others, because the issue that were focusing on today, like so many issues that are confronting the senate right now, are extremely important. According to a recent poll, for more than a year now, americans have listed health care as the most important issue facing our country. This should come as no surprise. Health care is deeply personal, its a complex issue tha
And i very much appreciate your patience with getting through the hoards of reporters and protesters and others, because the issue that were focusing on today, like so many issues that are confronting the senate right now, are extremely important. According to a recent poll, for more than a year now, americans have listed health care as the most important issue facing our country. This should come as no surprise. Health care is deeply personal, its a complex issue that affects each and every one of us. It compromises one sixth of the american economy. In 2016, we spent 3. 3 trillion on health care. If we want to improve the affordability and accessibility of health care, we simply must get a handle on the cost while also focusing on improving the quality and patient outcomes. This committee has already addressed Health Care Costs from several different angles. We have focused on how market failures and a lack of transparency affect the pricing of Prescription Drugs. For example, we hav
Worry around the coronavirus pandemic builds. His coronavirus advisers were grilled on capitol hill today. Instead the president choosing to focus on an issue he hopes unite and invigorate his political base. At least right now the votes arent there. And progressives are skeptical. In fact, one of the leading progressive adds vo cats for Voting Changes who happens to be from georgia, snubbed the president , electing not to show up in atlanta today White House Correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. Good evening,. Peter peter good evening, bret. The president isnt even back here yet the naacp is already pressuring him to back up todays big talk saying in a statement Voting Rights should not simply be a priority it must be the priority. Its not the only thing on the president s plate as covid continues to spread more than ever. Its worldwide. Its not slowing up very much. Peter covid cases in this Country Climbing higher, 1 and a half million new positiv
Thinks he needs to protect property. He says he wants to put out a fire, but the first thing he does is drop the Fire Extinguisher on the ground. His ar15 isnt going to put out a fire. So why is he really there . And we all agree you cant use or threaten deadly force to protect someone elses property. You are here to decide whether or not his actions are legally justified, not to buy pathetic excuses that might be given to you. As a teacher, when a student says to you, the dog ate my home work, thats an excuse. It doesnt get you out of the home work assignment. If you panic in a situation that is not reasonable, that is an excuse. It is not a legal justification. If youre 17, if you dont have training or experience, if you put yourself in a situation where youre in over your head, if youre scared, those are excuses. Those are not legal justifications to kill. They do not erase your personal responsibility for your own actions. The court has read to you the instructions in this case. Th
[laughter] dana: if you do, i hear it counts for two votes. bret: two votes, all right. thank you bret: good evening. i m bret baier, we are coming to you live from bedford, new hampshire for the second voting and first primary of the 2024 presidential election cycle. we will set the stage tonight for the now two candidate race in tomorrow s primary election in just a moment. first breaking tonight, federal agents can begin removing razor wire southern border in an area texas has taken over. 5-4 decision seen as a big win for the biden administration and comes as texas officials officials are refusing to back down installing new barbed wire fencing in that area. immigration and border patrol officers, the border issues actually were top issues for voters during the iowa caucuses. they are trending issues here new hampshire. bret, the decision that came down just hours ago, really does effect what happens here in shelby park. can i tell you border patrol from what i co