[indiscriminate chatter] rep. Neal will members and their guests please take their seats . The ways and Means Committee will come to order. That morning and welcome. We are here to discuss a difficult issue that confronts nearly every family in our nation and that is how to care for our loved ones as they age. It is certainly appropriate that we work to address this matter in november which is alzheimers Awareness Month and u. S. National family caregivers month. It is a deeply personal issue for many of us in the room, for those of us who have not personally struggle to ensure an older relative receive the care they need, you most certainly know someone in your life who has. Fragmented and insufficient longterm care system not only be confusing and emotionally taxing but also enormously expensive, indeed, even unaffordable. Inhome careock costs about 180,000 a year, it costs over 80,000 a year to live in a nursing home and assisted living causes 43,000 a year. These high prices certai
Democracy. Young diabetes patients and officials in the field of research testified in front of the Appropriation Committee on efforts to develop a treatment during the testimony the highlighted nutrition and the rise of diabetes among children this is an hour and 15 minutes. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] good morning. Good morning. If we can get everybodys attention. Thank you. Good morning. This here it is that Senate Appropriations would please come to order we are here for a very important reason and the first is to thank all the young people who are here today for your commitment to coming in fighting for yourself and for many others. To talk about the special Diabetes Program and its critical work that supports Life Saving Research for millions of kids and people across our country and the world who are living with type one diabetes. And in particular we are here today to
Democracy. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] good morning. Good morning. If we can get everybodys attention. Thank you. Good morning. This here it is that Senate Appropriations would please come to order we are here for a very important reason and the first is to thank all the young people who are here today for your commitment to coming in fighting for yourself and for many others. To talk about the special Diabetes Program and its critical work that supports Life Saving Research for millions of kids and people across our country and the world who are living with type one diabetes. And in particular we are here today to hear from kids living with type one diabetes about why this program matters. Ill before i started i want to welcome all of you to washington d. C. And to congress but i know many of you have traveled from all over the country to be here today. I want you to know th
Democracy. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] good morning. Good morning. If we can get everybodys attention. Thank you. Good morning. This here it is that Senate Appropriations would please come to order we are here for a very important reason and the first is to thank all the young people who are here today for your commitment to coming in fighting for yourself and for many others. To talk about the special Diabetes Program and its critical work that supports Life Saving Research for millions of kids and people across our country and the world who are living with type one diabetes. And in particular we are here today to hear from kids living with type one diabetes about why this program matters. Ill before i started i want to welcome all of you to washington d. C. And to congress but i know many of you have traveled from all over the country to be here today. I want you to know th
Democracy. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] good morning. Good morning. If we can get everybodys attention. Thank you. Good morning. This here it is that Senate Appropriations would please come to order we are here for a very important reason and the first is to thank all the young people who are here today for your commitment to coming in fighting for yourself and for many others. To talk about the special Diabetes Program and its critical work that supports Life Saving Research for millions of kids and people across our country and the world who are living with type one diabetes. And in particular we are here today to hear from kids living with type one diabetes about why this program matters. Ill before i started i want to welcome all of you to washington d. C. And to congress but i know many of you have traveled from all over the country to be here today. I want you to know th