Because our financial position , we havecarious considered to raise prices above the rate of inflation. It is important we discussed this issue today. Directspects have a bearing on pricing decisions that may impact the health of our customers. Quicklyic service is moving down a path to becoming a massive longterm burden to the american taxpayer. The legislation is a great starting point to get as off the path of disaster and onto the path of continued financial stability. We agree with the overall approach that provides important pricing and product flexibility and a strong framework for restructuring. Meet the goal of generating savings of 20 billion by 2017, the legislation must resolve our longterm Health Care Costs. I believe this is achievable. I am greatly encouraged by discussions we have had on this topic which i know we will continue to discuss next week. I would like to thank the committee for tanking this. I look forward to supporting your work. This concludes my remarks. T
And Niels Lesniewski is a reporter for roll call. You worked very hard on the farm bill. It was not included in the fiscal cliff bill. They not include the extension that you wanted and that you had worked out with congressman lucas. What do you feel was lost by not including either the farm bill or the extension that you wanted . The most important thing is what you said in terms of the house. We passed a bill, as you know, back in june, strong bipartisan effort, deficit reduction of 24 billion dollars altogether, reforms that were needed, did away with cubs to with government subsidies that did not make sense. We sent it to the house. We were very close on the full bill. To my sheer surprise and shock among the house never surprise and shock, the house never took it up. I have never seen that before in my life, where the speaker of the house would not think that the 16 alien people that work in 16 Million People that work in agriculture across america were not important enough to bri
What steps will the epa take to ensure that electric consumers will not be harmed . Please explain regional flexibility sent some areas will feel more impact than others. That is a good question and let me make a note for myself so i dont forget. In this rulemaking, we have to keep in mind that this is about future power plants, new power plants so, really, we needed to understand what technologies were available and we needed to make sure that we wrote a rule that took advantage of the most costeffective technologies given the fact that any investment as large as a power plant will be hanging around for a while. We are going to be lagging with that plant and those Technology Choices for decades to come. We dont think that is a regional issue. We think that is just about how you build a new power plant and how you use the most effective technologies. However, when you look at flexibility, when you look at two of the changes that you saw in the role that is different than the original p
Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., the ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, on Tuesday released a farm bill framework that is similar to the GOP-written farm bill that the House Agriculture Committee passed, but with.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and three Democrats who sit on the House Agriculture Committee today told anti-hunger advocates they must lobby against the House farm bill provision that would stop any future.