Twopart hearing with drug company leaders. It is three hours 35 minutes. Welcome to todays hybrid hearing pursuant to House Speaker rules some members will appear in person and others will appearer remotely. Some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance of the house attending physician, all individuals attending this hearing and person must wear a face mask, unless you are speaking. Members whono are not wearing a face mask will not be recognize recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for these members appearing in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you. When they are speaking and what is known as web act as active speaker view. A timer is visible in theib room directly in front of you. For members appearing know youre all familiar with web ex by now, but let me remind you of a few points. Whether they are in person or remote song as they have their web ex set to ac
Program schedule. And now live coverage to the u. S. House here on cspan. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Universe, weof the give you thanks for giving us day. Er lord, you are powerful and strong, yet, you bend to your show them mercy in sustaining grace. Elp the leaders of our nation make wise decision in our day. Ay they look to you for guidance every step of the way ntil we stand in your light forever. Set us all on a path that will security. Ace and bless us this day and every day and inspire us to be grateful blessings we enjoy and the good work that does take nations capital. May all that is done within the your s house be for greater honor and glory. Amen. Speaker the chair has examined the journ
Pennsylvania education secretary pedro rivera appear Healthy Schools campaign ceo Rochelle Davis in this discussion. Well, good morning, everyone want to welcome all the title is education and health twin pillars for driving students. Good to see all of you. For those of you new to bpc the mission is to actively seek and take the best ideas from both parties to health, security as well as opportunity for all americans. We try principles and politically viable old policy solution through the power of analysis, negotiation and advocacy. Todays event focuses on the bidirectional impact of education and health. It is part of a project bpc is involved in health and all policies. The idea that policies outside the healthcare have a profound impact on health and therefore Health Impact should be a consideration for policymaking in these areas. To this and it is understood that education is important for health outcomes. In addition, it is a that facilitates learning and is the Education Secto
Good morning a wonderful way to start of monday working on issues that our more important or topical and that is why people want to be here but everybody will want to have questions if you have a question and fill out the card. It to get that broadest diversity of questions and then scott will be working so we will go as fast as possible. Is something should happen follow my instructions. In those that go down close to this and then take to lefthander in san across. We will celebrate our survival with i. C. E. Cream. We will be just fine. I am not competent to introduce u. S. Treasury secretary fortunately i have those who are one is a close personal friend that one of the things he is most interested in is a trade representative and his office could come up to make a formal introduction. [applause] good morning there are two other ambassadors he could take care of. [laughter] i was privileged to hold this job a long time ago. It used to say economics are Economic Policy a bit isnt a f
Republicans and the majorityir about their effort to rip apart our Health Care System and jeopardize the protections for people with preexistinghrow of millions of people off of their this now, it is deeply troubling ates this point that we have less exd than 24 hours to the expected vote come we dont even know which version of repeal republicans hope to pass. The do republican support the Better Care Reconciliation Act, a bill that according to the Congressional Budget Office would cause 22 million more americans to become uninsured, which would drive up Health Care Costs and dismantle the Medicaid Program. Do they support the ted cruz amendment which would bring back junk insurance plans that offer virtually no protection and drive up outofpocket costs for Vital Services . Or will they rally behind their backup option, a plan to repeal the Affordable Care act and replace it with nothing . Thats nothing. An approach that would add 32 million more americans to the ranks of the uninsure