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
And lee hamilton speak an event hosted by the bipartisan tom king and lee hamilton speak an event hosted by the bipartisan next, look at a report on Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health issues. Health and Human Services secretary tom price took part in the event hosted by the Substance Abuse and Health Services administration. This is one hour and 40 minutes. Good morning welcome. Im director of the Sampson Center for mental Health Services and umc for today. Each year sampson releases most recent findings from the National Service on drug use and health. Its commonly referred to as listed. Were releasing results from the 2016 survey and privilege to have our assistant secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse here today to present the key Substance Use and Mental Health indicators. Today marks the 28th annual recovery month observant thats special to me. I among men in the room and thousands across this nation is your proof and evidence that treatment works and people do recove
Thank you very much. You forernoon and thank all being here. It is my great honor to welcome his highness, the amir of kuwait am a two going house. The United States and quite share a strong and enduring partnership. The 27thly commenced day of remembrance of saddam ,usseins invasion of kuwait which we all remember so well. The United States is proud to have contributed to the and foron of kuwait, the friendship we have built together in the years since. Today, we reaffirm our commitment to our shared security and trust and recognize kuwaits critical contributions to regional stability. We also thank kuwait for its humanitarian leadership and its partnership in the fight to destroy isis. During my trip to saudi arabia, i spoke to the leaders of more than 50 arab and muslim nations about the need to confront our shared enemies, murderous terror groups that threaten all civilized people. Every responsible nation must Work Together to strip these groups of their territory. Their financing
I call this joint hearing of the subcommittee of the house of Armed Services committee to order. We are here in honor of memory of the seven uss fitzgerald. Enate sailors and the 10 uss John S Mccain sailors. We are very grateful we have a mother here with us today. We send to you our give his sympathies and profound sorrow for your loss and appreciation for your sons service to our nation. I want to welcome our members to todays hearing. Recognizeespecially that we have with us the committee chairman, donald mac thornberry. He has been the leader of our ongoing efforts to mitigate our military Readiness Challenges and i want to thank him for his leadership and for being here today to hear about the challenges in limited by the tragic collisions in the pacific. To send a warm welcome to congresswoman Elizabeth Este from connecticut and congressman rodney davis from illinois. That ananimous consent member not a member of the committee be a lot to participate in todays hearing after all
Of caffeine. Were going to get going. Well, welcome everyone, i am jason with Bipartisan Policy Center and its a real pleasure to welcome a group of friends and experts to a conversation about reports that we are releasing today. Defeating terrorists, not terrorism. Assessing counterterrorism policies from 9 11 to isis. Our goal here today is to take an unsparing look at the United States efforts to confront and engage terrorism over the last decade and a half. Were also seeking to engage in a difficult question, which is to try to understand the role that extremist ideology plays in the violence that continues to wrack the globe. This is a question that many have wrestled with for a long time and this is a focus of the study that well talk about. Its important, of course, to begin this morning by remembering that 16 years ago, nearly 3,000 innocent lives were taken in new york, washington and pennsylvania through a vicious and senseless terrorist attack. Its an attack that, i think, f