that policy, but that is the policy we have and i think we need to be adults about it and understand that the message, the public policy decision on marijuana has been made, and if we do that we can keep it out of the hands of kids and quite reducet -- quite frankly the jug trade. rep. carney: i don't support legalization, i support the current status of decriminalization. i will remind people the program is not up and running. it seems to me before we take the step to recreational marijuana, we have some states that are doing it right now, we ought to see with the experiences. friends in the congress is from colorado. they have some unintended consequences with respect to being on the cutting edge with respect to that. i would like to see medical marijuana up and running before we do any change.

i spent a week traveling up and down our state talking to whose kids were addicted to it and many -- addicted to heroin, and the path they took. >> we need to hear from our students and the on questionnaires. we do have an online question. .his comes from cynthia she asks, if elected, what other public policy priorities would you support that would prevent cancer, treat cancer, find cures for cancer and quality of life for cancer patients and survivors? rep. carney: this is where we have had great success. i served on that committee and cancer able to reduce

mortality there and eliminate the difference between the african-american community and what population in determines the disease. now we need to a dress lung cancer, which is the number one cancer killer. we have great medical leadership on that consortium. we need to keep it running. and we need to make a commitment to really address lung cancer in our state, to really bring that number down. we used to be the top five of cancer mortality. now we're 13 and 15 and dropping like a rock. mr. bonini: we do need more resources. it goes back to this budgetary question. if we don't resolve our budgetary issues and state to end upe are going paying for two things, state employee health care and medicaid.

in order to free up resources for any of these including cancer research we have to get our own financial house to free up those resources. i know that is an upper-level question to say how are we going to get the resources. we need to have incentives for cutting-edge research. i am proposingou a fund to allow research funding for those researchers who can't quite follow up and aj. and i think this can play a significant role and quite frankly we can make significant progress not just on cancer but on other diseases. >> earlier you said you don't support legalizing recreational marijuana, but a survey by the university of delaware's found that 61% are in favor of making

it legal in the state compared to only 35% opposed. majority inear favor, is there not a clear >> mr. binney knee is first on this response, sorry about that. one minute. mr. bonini: i'm a little suspicious about that poll. they hold -- that same poll donald trump losing sussex county by 15 points, that england happened. >> actually he was winning. just what a clarify. mr. bonini: i do apologize. but the bottom line is regardless of the politics and support, we already made that decision. we have decriminalized it to the support where it is de facto legal.

a traffic ticket is actually more expensive, at the six ounces and marijuana -- six ounces of marijuana in delaware is a misdemeanor. regardless of if you do supported or not, that is a decision we have made. rep. carney: i don't make my decisions based on what the poll says. i think my approach is a smarter approach. saying iay -- i'm not won't be for fully glenn's asian sometime in the future, let's see what happens in washington, colorado, and other states. opinion and important part of any decision? absolutely. are elected to represent the people who elect us, so it is important to know you won't stay elected right away that stay elected if you ignore what public opinion is. concerned about this heroine problem and the

connection that marijuana -- connection to marijuana that exists. >> we are going to turn to the issue of the death penalty. issue -- this question from a senior at delaware state university. >> there's a moratorium on the death penalty. as governor, which he signed legislation that would eliminate death penalty is an option? carney bank i will let the supreme court's decision stand, frankly. -- rep. carney: i will at the supreme court's decision stand, frankly. i sat through three hearings, h of which were convicted to die and i did not vote so that the governor would grant them

clemency. said overn as i have they are 20%early of our population african-americans, which studies indicate are discriminatory against and are more likely to be sentenced to death. that is a big problem in terms of what is fair and just. mr. bonini: yes, i would sign it. you said you would let the supreme court decision stand, but would you veto any bill that would make it to your desk? rep. carney: i think i would. think it makes a lot of sense to signal an advance. this is one of those gut check kind of issues.

you don't make a determination based on what the polls say. i think you have to think about what is right, what is fair, and what is just. >> we are going to move to an online question. delaware prefers to remain in their own home as they age. if elected, what policies will you promote to support delaware ans aging inelaware place? i think most of us are going to face this. it is a significant public policy question, because it is dramatically less expensive and beneficial to and the government programs to have people age in place if you can as opposed to being put in an institution. of --k a big part of it

big part of it is education for caretakers. i think that needs to continue. i think we need to work with providers for education so that family members are educated and given the tools to keep folks at home who want to stay at home. i think we need to look at tax breaks if possible. >> i agree on this. -- rep. carney: i agree on this. it is going to be cheaper to do but the government isn't paying for that. is how do you develop a program where you use existing funds that quite havely are limited and we money at the federal level or at the state level for medicare and

medicaid, which are responsible once you get into assisted care when you pay the services, you are going to be adding costs or helping cover the cost of the family at home. >> i'm going to ask you a question that has a 32nd time 30 second time limit. would you want to do the same and if so was there somebody that you already have in mind from across the aisle that you would like to see is a part of your administration? seconds.ing you to 30 mr. bonini: the answer is -- i have never voted a straight ticket in my life. there's a chance i voted for somebody on this podium, i don't know.

a thin handsome guy. the answer is absolutely and we had some great managers. we have some of not thrilled about either. i feel strongly about what i believe. i would keep jeff bullock s secretary of state if he would work for me. i would keep a variety of people. >> mr. carney? rep. carney: well i certainly would reach across the aisle. thought about it from supporters and staff because first thing's first, i've done a lot of coaching here at university of delaware and the games that we lost our wins we took for granted. i'm not going to take anything for granted here in terms of the election. we will think about that after

november the eighth. >> that wraps up the questioning portion. we each now have one minute for a closing statement. we will begin with john carney. rep. carney: thank you for the sponsors of the university of delaware. last year i went to a holiday party and there was at a -- there was a retired chrysler worker there. he said i worked a chrysler for 36 years, a great salary, able to support my family. when you have a good job, you keep it. then he turned and looked me in the eye and said, what are you doing running for governor? this isr no illusion going to be easy. if you elect me governor, i will

make those tough decisions. who i work for. that is what i try to do for the when you sent me to be delaware's lieutenant governor. i look forward to your vote. mr. bonini: please vote for me. i'm asking you to do something very hard. change is hard. it is especially hard when your opponent is somebody using -- somebody you respect in life. one in six is on food stamps, one in four in delaware is on medicaid. five of our public high school graduates are not ready for work or college.

change has to happen. people inking delaware to make a very difficult decision and say we have to change course. i honestly believe we can lead delaware and that change. john is a friend and a good guy and a smart guy. i think delaware needs to go in a different direction. i am kindly asking for your vote. >> thank you, thank you very much for participating in this evening's university of delaware public debate. we appreciate it very much. i want to thank my audience and moderators for this section. this will be wrapping up this debate for tonight we thank you for joining us as well. >> delaware debates is a joint initiative of the central political communications and

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opportunity that was hard to believe school matters much. >> on c-span's q and day. wasandidates for iowa senate race are -- the debate covers presidential race, economy, gun control, at wildfire policy. it is about 30 minutes. >> president tatian -- presentation of idaho reports is made possible by the cunningham foundation. moretted to the laura cunningham legacy. >> seeking his fourth term in the eunice -- and the u.s. senate. sinceeen in public office 1984. challenger is a fifth generation

idaho with degrees in economics and law from brigham young university. we sit down with both candidates to discuss the issues. idaho reports starts now. >> welcome to idaho reports. thank you so much for joining us. senator crapo, you on endorse donald trump last week. made national headlines. you called his comments and the demeanor unacceptable. and you called and him to step aside. who you going to vote for? >> i have not decided yet. what i can take is this good the rest of my statement after indicated that i could no longer

endorse him is that we need to direct a conservative to the white house for very critical reasons. not the least of which is if hillary clinton were elected to the white house -- i cannot and will not vote for hillary clinton. the reason is if she were elected to the white house we would see the supreme court turned activist, we would lose the ability to attack the foundation documents of our nation. we would see the second amendment right to bear arms be dramatically reduced. we would see an explosion of government, more spending and i believe a much lesser support of individual rights and frankly continuation of what i consider to be the international or foreign policy of appeasement policies that we have seen so far under her leadership as secretary of state. we have concern about the

wikileaks, benghazi, the clinton foundation. >> there are other candidates on the ballot. have you ruled out floated for -- ruled out voting for trump? >> i have not made a decision yet. i believe the country is conflicted also. we have choices that are frankly disappointing to the country. i am facing that same kind of decision myself. i want to come back to what i was saying that it ago. there is a tremendous amount of discussion today about donald trump because of the things that came out last week and other things. i believe we need to include hillary clinton in this discussion as well. they are not only issues relating to her honesty and the way she has conducted the clinton foundation and so forth, but what will happen in the governing of this nation if we

elect her. what i can tell you is i cannot support and will not support hillary clinton for president. i am evaluating the rest of the race. i think we need to watch her a while. >> so you're not calling for donald trump to drop out and move aside when he made his comments on muslims, latinos or gold star family's? >> i strongly focus on the fact that we face in this country a critical decision point. all three branches of federal government on the line in this election. the presidency, the united states senate is on the line and that is the debate we are having here tonight, and the outcome of races will determine the future of the united states supreme court and the constitution itself. those are the things we ought to be dealing with very straightforwardly.

in the rest of the decision-making that goes on throughout this election. you have attacked senator crapo for his dui that he got a few years ago. at what point is the -- this a fair game for a campaign? >> thank you for hosting this debate. and thank you for being here, senator. i am grateful to those who are watching this tonight. i think the larger issue is that our government is broken. that we have people in government who are -- allowed washington, d.c. to influence decision allowed big money to flow into the government. politicians or making decisions have this subject half of sons

of -- sums of money. washington has had a toxic effect on our politicians. i think it has changed you. >> i would like to respond to that. i believe my advocacy for the people of idaho has remained constant and consistent. but with regard to the dui as you indicated, it was a terrible decision. that time in my life was the worst part of my service in the united states senate. i have apologized to him i have the filled my obligations to the law, and i have worked hard sense then to try to regain the confidence and trust of the people of idaho. in terms of the allegations that are made that somehow i have become a part of the system in washington dc, i reject that. the fact is that i have

consistently since i first was elected to office to fix it and make the changes that we need. my conservative record and i am a conservative, my record has stayed solid and terms of all the analysis and hiking and so forth -- rankings and so forth. i have not changed by voting or advocacy. i believe i have forked to break that gridlock. -- i have worked to break that gridlock. i have had good luck. i have a very good record of working to find solutions whether it is violence against women act, i am the lead republican on the national scale on that issue. the gang of six. we have not solve everything but we have put one of the best plans for dealing with the debt out there and it was a

bipartisan plan. we are still working on that. the initiative here in idaho a bipartisan effort to break past the good luck and build solutions. the forest fire issues that we're working on. trevor's law which recently passed with regard to cancer treatment. i think my record is solid. i stand on that. >> i went to ask you question because you indicated the you feel that d.c. has changed senator crapo. we couldn't find any indication that you have donated to any campaign that are federal except the campaign in 2008 except mitt romney. we also couldn't find that you have voted in one primary election. idaho only has two senators.

shouldn't it be somebody who is more physically engage? >> i spent my life and business and in community service. i've run companies. i have been responsible for families and employees. i have been involved with education, and conservation, with culture and did museum work for a while. i have also served in my church. i work with people who are struggling to make it on social security. i work with refugees. i work with families that have had to suffer with suicide and i am angry for those families. government is not helping those families. government has failed to help those families in idaho and elsewhere. people are just fed up with government.

i think they are fed up with the fact that politicians have allowed us to become compromised when vast sums of money that floated into campaign coffers. i started this campaign and had to raise money. you start with $5 million, i'm told. i was told it would be impossible for me to weigh in with the amount of money you had in your campaign coffer. that does not seem right. incumbents who have been there as long as you have have so much money to fend off the opposition. >> you spent your career in the legal and banking center. three top executives were fired over issues related to regulatory documents.

you talk about connecting to the everyday person and being able to get a business and money out of campaigns and out of d.c.. are you going to be able to make policy that doesn't benefit the people that you have worked with your entire career? >> i'm not sure i understand what you are referring to. if you are referred to sanctions affecting my -- those were minor , minor violations. i have nothing to do with that. frankly, it's a result of the fact that we do investment banking and are heavily regulated in a way that affects larger banks, not smaller banks. to me this is another bank down in the regulatory system, that the larger banks are regulated across the board and there is

not a separation between a regulation for big banks and small banks. there is not a distinction made between big business and small business. >> on that specific issue we agree on that. i am one of those in washington who is fighting hard to reform. frank so there is a distinction between the regulatory word and we put on small banks and others , because they are getting squashed by the regulatory. morehouse --morall. because i have been successful in raising some more that somehow means that i am changing the way that i advocate. the fact is that i do have support across broad segments of the economy across the country

and here in idaho. >> you have thousands of contributors but the majority of your money does come from securities and banks and quite frankly been a sister would -- and quite frankly businesses that would benefit from deregulation. my support is broad. there is a huge issue in a country today about what direction we take, whether we have more of the government or less of the government. i am one of the advocate for limited government and lower taxes, for strong focus on freedoms and a strong national defense. you can't say these things but you can't point to anything in my record that shows anything other

than i am fighting to attack small businesses and the small bank. i am leaving in washington on the effort to reform dodd frank so we can get the distinction between large and small banks. >> are you in favor of more regulation for large banks? >> actually i think we have an , aggressive set of regulations in place and we are now looking at increased regulatory decisions relating to the larger banks. i believe that will come in a way that will help to strengthen the system. >> you voted for the repeal of glass-steagall, removing the protections that favored consumers and protected takes and created an environment where we suffered from the mortgage crisis and the great recession, causing the largest transfer of wealth in our history. >> that was a vote in congress and took place years ago. i understand the people who want to blame the glass seagal on this. what happened is the housing market collapsed and fannie mae and freddie mac were operating like large hedge funds for

unsecured mortgages. it ended up costing $180 billion billion bail out by the federal government. i agree with congress making fannie and freddie do those kinds of things. congress drove those decision. i disagree with the government encouraging more and more effort to control our financials system and although i agree that we need to have strong regulatory protections for safety and consumer protection, i don't believe the answer to the problems is just more government . that is the solution that is being promoted by your candidate for president. it's what would be promoted by

your senate if you were to change the leadership. >> how do you know? who is my candidate for president? , i'd like to talk more about that. >> i would like to talk more about banking committees. >> who do you support -- since that has come up who are you supporting for president? >> i am not supporting donald trump. but i do understand the anger that people feel in this country. i understand the anger. it's not just your party or my party it is the whole government. the faith in government has to do with the fact that our -- the poison in government has to do with the fact that our government has allowed big money to flow into government and control decisions . and you can say you are objective but you have collected so much money from the financial

sector. you have been on that committee and the consumer protection finance bureau. you are questioning wells fargo and you receive money from wells fargo. >> let's get the conversation back to regulation. do you support more regulation of the big tax? >> i would support efforts to regulate the banks and consent -- protect the consumers. the point is regardless of all these issues the point is that it money has been allowed to flow into the government. >> i want to move on to the point when you are talking about your concern over who gets to be in the white house and who gets to pick the next supreme court justices. you brought up the second amendment. this is an issue that you highlighted highlight it on your page, the endorsement from the nra. there are more than 11,000 guns deaths in this country. are there any more burdens that would be worth saving lives from

nonviolent. >> you mean more gun control at the federal level? >> from your website you said we shouldn't be earning law-abiding citizens. talking about gun control. >> by restricting their second amendment's right further. let me indicate that first of all i do believe we need to get back to the question of hillary clinton. i have been asked many times and said clearly where i stand with regards to both of them. >> i will answer the come question. it's sad both candidates are flawed. the fact is that we the people are angry about the way our government is run. i know for having run for

government. i know how hard this is. thank you for serving. i know how hard this is. away. it is a process that drives people away. good people are driven away from government. i support hillary because she does the better alternative to donald trump. she has experienced. she shows she is willing to serve any causes that matter, children, families, etc. at the same time i understand the anger that people feel that front support for donald trump. moderator: you said he support hillary clinton getting the conversation back to the second amendment. do you support more gun regulation? >> look, people accuse the opposition of trying to take away guns. i support the second amendment. i grew up in idaho and spent time there as a kid. and frankly, i support the second amendment. we have plenty of gun laws on the books, and we have to have

guns out of the hands of bad people. people who or emotionally disturbed, and are suspected or terrorism. moderator: how would you do that? >> i was certainly keep those on the terrorist no-fly list from being able to get guns. >> let me answer that. i voted recently in the u.s. senate with regard to the no-fly list is you to support and document that would allow the fbi to focus specifically on those who are suspected of being terrorists on the no-fly list. and not allow them to purchase a gun.

i agree to that extent. the no-fly list itself has hundreds of thousands, potentially millions more people on it. even the aclu has said they think the ability of the president single-handedly to put names on that list created a huge danger. they support more gun control, but their point was giving the president the ability to establish a list is the wrong solution. and to prove that, right now president obama is directing his agencies to look at ways to put people's caps on the criminal back on track -- people's names on the criminal background checks. he is looking at veterans with head injuries, senior citizens that have difficulty with finances. moderator: what would you do differently? >> what i voted for. on the gun issue, allow the fbi to step in and stop the gun purchases of known terrorist suspects. and i voted for that and voted for legislation to allow law-abiding citizens to get their names off of the list. let me go further -- the

solution to gun violence in the u.s. focuses on things such as developing a stronger economy for our country. in my opinion, a lot of people to feel abandoned by what is happening in america today. they feel like their shot at the american dream is being taken from them. we need to strengthen our economy, improve jobs, and build economy. we need to recognize that some of her policies in regard to refugees could be allowing those who are not automatically vetted into the country. finally we need to address the question of mental illness. we hinted at the serious governance occurring in the u.s. in the past few years. -- gun violence occurring in the west in the past few years. that has been from our failures to identify those who have mental illness problems.

moderator: looking at the cause of the violence, the majority of these firearm deaths are not caused by refugees. well mental illness plays a part in that, the economy and refugees -- aren't those red herrings? >> no, started talking about the other issues with regard to the problems in the united states as well. we cannot solve this problem by taking the right to bear arms away from law-abiding citizens. moderator: one of the big citizens of fishing the west is -- facing west's wildfires. to get to another issues on idaho wins minds -- idahoans minds, how would you reduce the fire season in the state? >> i am involved with senator ron wyden and senator richard to put together what we believe is the right approach to the fire issue. the problem is we have multiple fires every year across the

nation. about 1% of the fires cost about 30% of the firefighting. it is these catastrophic fires that are the problem. our bill addresses that. we did to recognize that a catastrophic fire, just look at hurricane or a tidal wave, is a natural disaster, and we deal with it quickly and promptly. the dynamic that we have to break is that our federal managing agencies don't have the ability to fight the fires quickly and efficiently without having the support. so they stopped their management of the land. we have to break that cycle. moderator: i want you to respond. how would you solve the fire issue? >> i think it has to be solved at the federal level. transfer of public lands to state or private control is the wrong approach.

congratulations on this legislation. but it's seems like a lot trying to a complex --it seems like it is trying to accomplish a lot late in the cycle. we have allowed our forest management service to be underfunded. we are trying to catch up for underfunding these important forest management services in the first place. i think the point i would like i think the point i would like him and him and to make is that this is really -- this election is a choice. it is a choice between the people who have been in government for going on a quarter of a century and other career politicians, and people that are newcomers. if donald trump and i can agree on one thing, it is that it is time for change in our government. our government is broken. big money has been allowed to control our government. you have collected massive sums

of money from special interests. you have collected more money from special interests and banks than you have gathered from people in idaho. i would say you have been more than a senator for the special interests that you have been for idaho. you can talk about the fact that you have made these decisions, but how can you explain the fact that you have received so much money and that you can be objective? moderator: i did not hear an answer besides keeping fire the federal hands. moderator: i should -- >> i should agree that we should spend money to manage our forest in a way that prevents firefighters in the future having to fight file wildfires. -- fight wildfires. moderator: you both talked about veteran's health care. we get veterans when we go to

war. looking at the current international climate, that is a real possibility congress might consider soon. what would you consider if the vote comes across your desk whether or not to go to war? >> i would certainly look to diplomatic solutions first. i would never go to war without exploring every possible diplomatic solution. we have put too many people at risk in on a thoughtful ways in unfounded sources -- unfounded wars. we have spent a lot of money. you have been there. we have spent a lot of money. if we had spent money, the fact that we stopped in these ill-advised wars-- >> an individual decision has to be specific as to what these

circumstances are at the time. i agree we should look at every other option. we should frankly not intervene militarily unless our national security requires it. if our national security requires it, i believe we should does, wenecessary actions to it should take the necessary efforts to defend the nation. moderator: that is all the time we have. thanks. have a good weekend. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> presentation of idaho reports is made possible by the --

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each candidate will have two minutes to answer the question and one minute for rebuttal. welcome the candidates. >> blumenthal will be asked the first question. we will begin now. responsibility of the next president will be to nominate someone to the supreme court. if from four clinton came to you or clinton came to you, who would you choose and why would your choice be better than your opponent's. blumenthal: thank you for having us and thank you for the opportunity to speak to the people of connecticut? -- connecticut. i believe that merrick garland

is a supremely well-qualified candidate. this has to bey, a decision by the president of the united states as to the best qualified in the country. i can think of a number of candidates from connecticut, the united states attorney is one. believe that the senate must do their job before the end of the year and have a hearing, hold a vote. constitutional duty. the failure of the supreme court to do their job is because of the obstructionism of the republican majority. was a united states attorney and i have argued cases before

the court and i have reference for this court. we need to fill the seat. damaging tos are the country. tos is why i am fighting confirm the next justice for the supreme court. -4 deadlock on the court affects that branch of government with the kind of gridlock we have seen too often in the legislative branch. the supreme court should do h -- the hold a congress should do their job, nominatearing, and merrick garland. thisr: i appreciate having in the open and it is important. with respect to the supreme

court, we get the question of the supreme court. i do not think anybody should be against hearings and the republicans should have hearings. i would advocate hearing the case. whether or not garland is one we should put up, i don't know how you make that case before the hearings. , it is important to give the court the. ability to do their job -- the ability to do their job. look for somebody who is not a judicial activist on either side of the aisle. findke a look and we can that they are not biased, one way or the other, and that is important.

gridlock.en frankly, it is not the supreme court. it is definitely legislature. we will talk about this over the next hour. that is my answer. blumenthal: i think that the next justice on the supreme court should be a mainstream thinker who believes in the rule of law, regardless of partisan differences, and -- differences and has respect for past precedents. the next justice should be someone who has experience as a litigator, perhaps as a prosecutor, but hands-on. the decision should be made on the basis of the merits. merrick garland is a mainstream

thinker with experience as a prosecutor and he fits the profile of somebody i think should be confirmed. t the very least, the senate should do their job and have a hearing. the job of a u.s. senator is to look at your state's interest and bring home federal dollars. highe are unhappy with the cost of living here and the population is declining. what would you do to make the state more affordable? this is an important thing a senator should be focused on. ladies and gentlemen, we have had financial ruin here. we have lived through to large large taxses -- two

increases. some people are getting jobs out-of-state. we all know friends and neighbors who are leaving in droves. code, changes to the tax looking down the line, we have to make it fairer and flatter, reducing the brackets and the loopholes. important, would be in order to bring corporations back. other countries are bringing in companies to stimulate their economy. i don't understand why the united states is not an "tax haven."

at the end of the day, we have to get these corporations back into the night states and we have to control our spending. part of the problem has been out of control spending. it is the same at the federal level. $20 trillion in debt, we need to support balanced budgets. >> you have two minutes to respond. blumenthal: thanks for that important question. here is what i am doing to create jobs in connecticut. the federal government should do more to help. i am focusing on investment in

national defense, bringing job. investment in our roads, bridges, rails, and infrastructure through the transportation bill i helped to lead is bringing construction jobs to connecticut. people need the skills to fill the jobs that exist now. thousands of more jobs to be brought to the state by those investments. , taxurse, lowering taxes credits for investment in , newrch, development capital, machinery, lowering the medical device tax, all of this is accomplished through my will fight for

tax credits to bring jobs home and special rewards rights for companies that bring jobs overseas. this is part of the "bring jobs home." rather than tax rates for oil companies, billionaires, lowering the cost in connecticut involves roads, investment in defense, and skills training to provide the workforce we need to bring more companies to connecticut. carter: it strikes me that the answer to improving the economy is spending more.

i'm not going to argue about the crumbling infrastructure. we need to work on this, federal and state, to make that happen. i do not think the answer is to spend money on every different program. at the end of the day, we need to spend more wisely. with respect to the "bring jobs lies act, it does not team companies. it is not a big change or benefit to anybody and it does not help us. we need structural change in the way that we do business in washington. it is open. it is time to fix it. the people who have been there for 30 years have to fix it. >> the next question is about

gun legislation. there is now an effort to pass in congress. buy, do you support this? blumenthal: i strongly support the law that would prohibit people who are too dangerous to board airplanes from buying a gun, along with other sensible gun measures and taking guns away from domestic abusers who are under a court order. i have been working on this was at the sandy hook firehouse and the church with families, holding hands and working with loved ones of the

victims. this is a public health crisis or our country. these measures must be passed be congress must cease to complicit with the gun lobby. my opponent and i have a disagreement. ban ond against the domestic abusers having guns and he received an honest grade from the nra. that could be the reason. fight fortinue to these commonsense measures, terroriststhe ban on buying guns.

people are dying as country, and we in this country this as a health measure requiring immediate action. carter: obviously, there is a thing we agree on. we have a gun problem, with people dying on our streets every day. let me explain where i stand. after sandy hook, i propose universal background checks, ways to look at continuation training, and i addressed one of the important challenges in keeping firearms out of the of those with mental illness.

none of that was looked a t. the bill i voted against would have done nothing to friend sandy hook. i believe my legislation would. he does not get to corner the market on compassion. i understand how divided people are on this issue. i will tell you that people want to solve this and the way to do that is looking at illegal gun tracking in this country. the reason people voted against this bill is because they understand that the bill does nothing to protect lives. i say to you, my opponent, why is nothing getting done on this? ra theeep making the n boogie man. serious prom to go

after and they are raising money off of it, exploiting it, and using it for their campaign coffers. it is important to not have people who are labeled "a terrorist" being able to get a gun. at guns falling into the hands of the wrong people. blumenthal: congress has been complicit because of the nra h .ving congress in their gripo they give grades. we need to break that grip. strong,cticut, a to putsan majority voted connecticut at the forefront of this. is only as's law

protective as the weakest state's law. this is why we need a national law. it will not be easy. i will work with a bipartisan majority to get a mental health program and school safety. e-mailtor clinton's problem has been in the news and could be a problem, even if she is elected. what should be the punishment for somebody who does this? carter: that is a big question in this campaign. i don't think every public official should worry of not whether they are on a private or public server.

we have certain public officials who have access to classified information and that is the issue at hand with secretary clinton. i was in the air force and i had classified information. i was trained and i understood it. the question is, should somebody with the access to that information be using a private server? probably not. this has been controversial and it goes to a question of trust and honesty in washington and it is a thing we should be focusing on. we should have hearings on the supreme court because transparency is more important than ever and that is why i asked my opponent to have this opportunity to answer these questions. people do not trust the politicians in washington,

because they go to washington and say one thing and do something else. if it as classification, is ever proven that she had ed information, she should suffer the same punishment that any of the rest of us would. blumenthal: there are private servers that never have classified material. we get and see classified material, but only in a special room in the capital building the is designated for viewing of that material takingare barred from electronic devices into that. this is important, in light of

the potential of cyber warfare, ther attack increasing threat to national security and the united states should have stronger policies to deter those cyber attacks, which are a danger, even to the classified systems. hackers from around the world seek access to that system and deterrence has to be strengthened. cyber. a policy on -kind ando respond in which are aattacks, threat to all of our servers. ourve advocated that

electoral system should be considered, along with utilities system.financial >> mr. carter, one minute. carter: it is easy to go after providing resources for cyber terrorism. with respect to clinton, it is important that we handle classified information appropriately and i think they should investigate and find out more information about the e-mails. wrong, we something should find out. i don't think the electoral system is in jeopardy because of what is happening. venerablelot of people and good people running these elections, doing these

operations for the elections individually, not hooked into a big mainframe. i am not concerned about cyber warfare. we will pay attention to the news. parentaltates require notification for girls to get an abortion. ,hy shouldn't parents be told as their pare -- if their child is getting an abortion? do you consider 31 a day to be rare? blumenthal: abortion should be legal.are, and the law of the land is tha these decisions are to be made by women, in consultation with

family, and others involved. it should be their decision, not the government interfering. these health care choices are vital, as a matter of constitutional law and public policy. i have been a staunch advocate an's right to reproductive choice. i worked for the author of roe v wade. helped toy general, i that embodiese the standards of roe v wade. a woman makes a decision on whether she wants to consult her so,nts, if she wishes to do

without the government telling her what to do. rights are under siege in washington and i have led the just aso protect them, i did as attorney general. they are under siege in state legislatures, which is why a wrotethe health -- why i health protection act. there are obstacles that are being presented to stop access to reproductive rights. carter: this is an important choice and i recognize the right

to choose, as protected in the 14th amendment. i do not think we should go after that. there is no question about that. we should decrease abortions. we want fewer people to go through that. the way to do that is through education. a woman talking to her clergy and people who are important to her. it is important for her to have available.ormation i want to make sure that people the information available and that it is done on an even playing field. whenponent is on the money he says that he does not want things being treated as equal. too often, that happens in washington.

blumenthal. this issue goes to the core of what i tried to do in washington, which is stand up for people when special interests try to get their way to maken are entitled these choices about contraception, having a child. every time planned parenthood is under threat, and it has been five or six times, i stand with planned parenthood. planned parenthood provides education, contraceptive women to enabling avoid pregnancy, if that is their choice. in fact, only a tiny part of what planned parenthood does is

abortion. we want abortion to be safe, legal, and rare. >> i think some are frustrated by gridlock in washington. many bills raised do not get debated or voted on. what would you do to be more productive and make congress more productive? everybody is frustrated with washington and it is a huge issue. one of the problems is the different bills and things thrown out there and you just mentioned planned parenthood, a good example. recently, we spoke about the zika virus crisis and we were talking about this coming from gridlock in congress. they were putting money out

there and the democrats took a hold of it and they said, we are not going to give money to planned parenthood. instead of finding a way to give this money to the public health it.nels, they blocked i support planned parenthood. they made it a planned parenthood issue. this gets us in trouble. you say you support something. my opponent talks about equal pay for women. they put the paycheck fairness act in front of congress since 1997. it was filled with poison pills on the other side. bill called "a message ," giving people something to run on back home.

i crossed party lines and i support a bill that prohibits employers from talking about their wages and puts in a statute for women to be able to sue, if they think they have been infringed upon. i abandon party politics, whenever i can. >> blumenthal, you have two minutes. this job gives me the opportunity to fight for the people of connecticut in the face of great rock -- of gridlock. too often, the special interest at their way and my job -- get their way in my job has been to stand up to those special interests, consumers who are ripped off, women who want equal

, whoand for the veterans deserve quality health care. and, for all the people of connecticut, who simply just want a fair shake. special interests are anonymously donating and have virtually unlimited access to and theyical process are responsible for the gridlock that gets there. i make no apologies for opposing a bill that would defund planned parenthood as a price for meeting the zika crisis. the initial bill had a strong bipartisan majority, without the poison pills. and i haveetter reached across the aisle on that cutslike an act

regulatory burdens for pharmaceutical companies, when they develop new drugs for antibiotic-resistant strains of viruses. one act has gone through the senate and has been used by a connecticut company to create new drugs and jobs. carter: the bill they are talking about did not defund planned parenthood. planned parenthood did not qualify for medicaid at that point. it did not defund planned parenthood. we have been talking about special interests. let's talk about special interests. my opponent has millions in his campaign fund.

does it affect every vote? probably not. handedly-mindedly -- -- he single-handedly blocked a bill. i don't think he is putting veterans first. account for blocking an act when veterans are having the toughest time ever? >> we are running out of time. term limits comes up. senator leahy has been in office for 41 years. there are members of the house that have been there for decades. do you support term limits? blumenthal: we have term limits. elections.

some of the best have served a long time and the biggest area where we need reform is campaign finance. money,stence of dark with no accountability, no reporting, anonymous donation s, this is thepac greatest threat to the integrity of the system and i really have not supported term limits. i think the democratic process should work. the people who have exhausted the patient's of the electorate and failing to do their job should be ousted.

rubiose the marco accountability bill. it was not constitutional and would help nobody in accountability. alternativean bipartisan bill that i crafted with johnny isakson. onput together this bill accountability for caregivers and we created a bill that you limits bonuses for poor wrongdoers,removes and protects whistleblowers. i hope to see this will become law. speaking of term limits, we have a race with a powerful incumbent with a lot of money behind him and it is tough to

challenge. this is the first opportunity i have had a debate. trump got three. i'm ok with that. limits. do term states senate and congress want to do a constitutional amendment, i would be supportive of that. people do not trust washington and i think it is important to consider term limits and it may be time to not have the same people going to washington, year after year. how can we still have so many problems with our veterans? it becomes a punchline, when the politicians talk about veterans and nothing gets done. think i made my answer clear.

in legislature, we talk about veterans all the time and we all want to help them. i do not think that blumenthal doesn't want to. we all say it is a priority. we come back and we say we do. senator, you made a career out for the little guy and it feels like you are fighting the little guy. i think it is time that you give somebody else a shot. opponent fornk my his service, as i do for every veteran. i respect that service and i have worked in the senate and before i went to the senate so that this country could keep faith with its veterans.

and i my sons have served have a special affinity for this problem. that is why, in the wake of this debacle, i created a choice bill to allow people to go outside. 20 veterans in this country take their lives in this country every day and i will continue to advocate for this bill. in five states, the choice to legalize marijuana will be on the ballot next month. do you think the federal government should legalize marijuana? carter: this is interesting.

in the legislature, i have had this question posed to me a number of times. the medical marijuana shows promise for people and it can help with the bill attending ilitatings -- with deb conditions. the use of recreational marijuana is a struggle. i do not think we have the ability to regulate this in a way where we understand the n people who o operate machinery. think that, if we support recreational use, anyone who is proven to cause a problem in your development. that is a real problem for a policymaker.

there is a libertarian streak in me that says, why are we regulating a plant like this? why are we putting people in jail for this? this is another issue we have to handle. from the federal government side, we should handle the law enforcement activities, but not let the drug dealers off the hook. listeningminded to to hearings and i think this is something we have to face. we have real problems with marijuana. blumenthal: dennis, we are in greatest opioid abuse and heroin epidemic in this nation and we need to act more aggressively and robustly to save lives. and theyld roundtables

were heartbreaking. i would listen to stories of young people in recovery who prescribedopioids, to percocet, vicodin, or oxycontin. the maker of oxycontin for inadequate labeling. i won. i came up with a report with specific recommendations, including guidelines on pain management to prescribers and givers. officialsforcement told me that we will not arrest our way out of this crisis.

we need more treatment and investment. thesealso heard in that ables was legalization of marijuana will not solve this crisis. it will only aggravated. -- aggravate it -- it. i think this nation needs to do more to save the lives of people. we need adequate funding. carter: with respect to legalizing marijuana, it doesn't sound like we are far off. opioids, it is a plague in our country. than stronglymore

worded letters and roundtables. we need to make sure that we put things in place that address this issue. in my years in the legislature, i have been behind the prescription drug monitoring program in the state to make sure that we go after people who doctor-shopping -- shopping. my opponent talked about suing somebody. i believe that we need to work createakeholders and not abba searle relationships with business. -- adversarial relationships with business. >> many are saying that obama care needs to be improved to survive. some say it needs to be replaced

and others say it needs to be repealed. what action should be taken? blumenthal: i advocate improvements to the affordable care act, not that it is repealed. go back to a time when people were denied coverage under health care policies because of or womening conditions being charged more because they were women and they faced discrimination from insurance companies. there was a time where children could not be on insurance policies and they now can be, which enables people to get effective coverage. i'm not going to throw those people out of health insurance. their new suit the improvements. -- there needs to be

improvements. the cost of medical care should be reduced, as does the cost of drugs. reducing the cost of pharmaceutical drugs by allowing medicare to negotiate. is seeing thee increase of epipens., that is astronomical. i have asked for an investigation and want to continue the pressure on mylan to reduce the cost of epipens. the news to be more competitors in the market and lowering costs for small businesses is a major

goal. we must provide support and greater subsidies, so that people can afford it. carter: there is a lot of debate replaced,acare being repealed, or what to do with it. we know it is collapsing and we need to change it into something that works. with respect to pre-existing conditions, we understand that. we want to make sure that health care is affordable to everybody. we know that. let's make sure the system works. let's take some of the fixes that were proposed, that blumenthal voted against, which cost money to our hospitals. how difficult it is.

we need to make sure this program works and create something that looks more like -service, with decisions being made between a patient and a provider. businessesched small and deductibles go through the roof and it does not have to be that way. i do not know why there is so much gridlock in washington. both sides say that we need to fix it and we have not. it is interesting to me that senator blumenthal supported going toe, mandated untry andool in the co where were you when the epipen

up? went we don't do this through something heavy-handed. > you have a minute to rebut>. blumenthal: i supported these improvements in the affordable care act from the time i came to congress and the votes have been about repealing, completely eliminating, the affordable care time.me after lhe votes have been to repea and that is what the republican majority wanted. they did not want to improve this. this has to be the goal. i will continue to champion efforts to keep down the cost of pharmaceutical drugs.

them a leader in providing in schools. epipens can literally save lives and i will continue to advocate for them. that manys a concern companies find it affordable to relocate operations over six, -- overseas. support punishing companies that do that? carter: yes, jobs are moving overseas and we have to find a way to keep them here. it is not entirely because of labor costs. we know that, if we lower the ,ax costs and removed loopholes

creating a tax structure and a regulatory environment that was reliable, predictable, and something they could count on, we would be our own tax haven. we just need to not punish. blumenthal talked about the "bring home jobs" hill. bill. companies see a better tax rate and it is not like they just go and move over there. what they do is they build facilities and do construction. we have to make it reasonable and that will help us. we talk a lot about corporate taxes, which only bring in 10% of federal revenue. why are we so focused on this,

when it could be something that helps bring people back. back.o have to get people we need to remove barriers. we have tried for many years to get something where you can go to a restaurant and you can take ome a 64 ounce of draft beer. it addedat removed and $2 million to the state in taxes new revenue to the state. blumenthal: addressing that ourtion directly, susan, tax code is riddled with loopholes, special breaks, giveaways to corporations, special interests, and sweetheart deals. one of these concerns is moving

headquarters overseas to tax havens in the netherlands. companiesone of the that moved overseas in this way they move jobs overseas. it is a different kind of movinge and companies expenses and profits overseas. i propose they bring them back at a lower tax rate and that they have to invest in an infrastructure bank to invest in our roads, bridges, and rails. to closeways loopholes. these are only a fraction of the ones that should be closed.

the deductions for the big oil companies, the write offs for the companies that give bonuses to their executives, the kinds basic andes that deprive taxpayers of what we basically deprive taxpayers of what we deserve. investment,ward brought in the tax incentives -- incentives, as i have advocated. we need to extend wind and solar. minutehave a one rebuttal. carter: i don't think the senator knows how to create a job. this is all talk.

what i see at a federal level is a lot of gridlock and a lot of people who are talking about. what are not really acting on it, too busy working on other things. about it ,talking but are not really acting on it, too busy working on other things. i think that the american of the this is part trust issue we have in washington, d.c. it is easy to stand here and not find outs and whether or not there in a bill. we're talking about major loopholes. >> back to some of the formal questions. rapidfire have questions.

blumenthal, who is the best u.s. senator in connecticut history? blumenthal: the best u.s. senator in connecticut history? >> i will follow up. do you think the number of abortions in connecticut is rare? blumenthal: you are asking me this question? the number of abortions isn't the measure of the effectiveness of constitutional law. it is the individual exercising the right to choice that is important. way, i will fight to home.caps ofjobs

carter: no, not rare. tunnel?u support the carter: i would have to see all the details. it's a big deal. blumenthal: it is infrastructure that should be seriously considered. whether it is cost effective should be determined. >> who do you look up to? blumenthal: i look up to roll -- i look up to role models in this country and abroad. earl jo james monro nes. he overcame a speech impediment.

>> do you think the mascot is offensive? carter: it is not offensive. blumenthal: they should change it. it offends some people to have native american images and identities as mascots. i advocate the redskins change their name, as well. >> there are several colleges named after slaveowners. carter: we should not be renaming buildings. we should look forward and handle important issues. renaming buildings is not going to accomplish that. blumenthal: the decisions have to be made the individual institutions. i don't think a broad rule can be made. calhounollege -- college could qualify. racist -- isrump a

donald trump a racist? blumenthal: he is many things that disc off i him from the president to. -- disqualify him from the presidency. racism is plausible. know, i don't necessarily think somebody is a racist. i think it is about character. my opponent talked about vietnam service. i don't think that makes him a racist. >> what do you do in your free time? carter: for me? i like my kids. i have a dog, who is a rescue. i like to read. force --eft the air blumenthal: i like spending time

with my wife, who is here tonight, and our children. the pride and joy of our lives. > senator blumenthal: she is not a liar. i think hillary clinton is going to be a president that stands up for ordinary people. >> do you have a gun permit. >> i think malloy has failed the state. >> do you wan the governor to one for a third term? senator blumenthal: that's the governor's decision and more importantly the decision of the

people of connecticut and i hope they will choose me for a second term. mr. carter: going to be a strong year for republicans and hasn't done what is right by our state. >> do you support early voting? mr. carter: i do. senator blumenthal: i do. >> that is our time for our sunday morning. our candidates, senator blumenthal and dan cart her. >> election day is november 8 and we want to know who do you think who won this debate. page.o our facebook >> have a great rest of the weekend. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by national captioning institute]

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sylvia burwell on the open enrollment period. it begins november 1. this is about 25 minutes. >> 11 years ago, this coming december, fred is the name i gave to the brain tumor that was blocking the spinal fluid down my body. in january of 2006, i went down

to duke university and my dad's insurance paid $450,000 to have surgery and radiation to repair the damage that fred had done. when i was 22 years old at the time and after i got out of the hospital, i had to start paying for comple to keep the insurance to pay for my pre-existing conditions. in 2013, after exhausting cobra hat i lost a job, i was paying 55% of my income as an inhome support provider. that included out of pocket each month for my medication. . i was living on $8,000 for the entire year before the affordable care act went into effect. since the law has gone into ffect, i went from 55% of my

income to 7 1/2% of my income and $500 deductible. i was having far greater percentage of my income available for me to spend as i felt necessary. every year since the first open enrollment on the affordable .gov, i on healthcare found to save even more money. so with this gratitude and thankfulness that i would like o introduce to you the secretary of health and human services, sylvia burwell. [applause] secretary burwell: thank you very much, nathan. and i appreciate you joining us this morning.

we are quickly approaching an important and momentous date in november as a nation. we have faced what seems like years partisan of misinformation and people talking about it and many of you have spent column interests dissecting it one part or another. in truth, we have been building to this point for four years. i'm talking about november 1, the day that the health insurance marketplace is going to open up for for our fourth open enrollment and that is the opportunity for everyone to sign up for health coverage. and one day, with that day with less than two weeks away, i want to outline our vision and with the marketplace going forward. any conversation that looks ahead should start with a combit of a look back and it is easy to

forget where the health insurance market was before the affordable care act. americans with pre-existing conditions, people with diabetes or those who had beaten cancer found themselves left out. many of our family members would have been out of look if we lost our jobs. even for people who could have been able to buy coverage in theory, there was no easy way to actually compare plans or shop. middle class families who didn't have coverage usually got no help in paying for that coverage. women could be charged more just because of their gender and as a result, nearly 15 mileion americans had no health coverage. they didn't always get good value and comple deposit guarantee access to quality care. they weren't transparent about

what they covered or what the costs would be. because of annual or lifetime limits, millions of americans, families who paid by the rules were still just one illness away from the financial ruin or the real possibility that they would have to forgo care. the broken system was rapidly growing more and more expensive. families, businesses struggled. and between 2000 and 2010 premiums through an employer rose by an average of 8% every year. medicare trust fund was on tract to deplete its reserves next year, 2017. after years of talk, we took the biggest step forward. using ideas that were borne on the left and the right to create a marked-based solution. first, we made historic progress

on access. 20 million more americans have coverage. uninsured rate is the lowest in our nation's history. that can't be said enough. lowest in history. today, no american can be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition and young adults can stay on their parents' h' plan. we strengthen the quality of coverage. that is whether you are newly conched. today more than 138 million americans can get annual physicals, cancer screenings and other services without a co-payment. plans are required to required to cover core benefits. and no insurance can impose annual or lifetime limits on dollar coverage. and third, we finally started to bring health care costs under control. for the more than 157 million americans who have health

insurance through their employer, it has slowed. health care prices have been rising in the slowest rate. this is real progress. it's worth noting what hasn't happened. some claim that the law would be a job killer. u.s. businesses hadded 15.3 million jobs since the law passed and 79 straight months of private sector job growth. some claim that millions of people would be kicked off their employer's health insurance but the people who get coverage through their employer has stayed about the same while the share of people who are working but uninsured has plummeted. the predictions about the affordable care act have not come true and we are expanding and improving coverage and improving care. thanks to the law we are building a health care system

that makes communities healthier and american businesses stronger. while it is a modest slice. the marketplace is playing an outsized role in transformation. insuresers compete on the costs and variety of their products instead of trying to cherry-pick the healthiest consumers. thanks to the marketplace, we have a transparent market. consumers can shop and choose a product that meets their needs. this year there was an average of 10 planned choices which means people have different options in terms of cost sharing. with three open enrollments now the done, we are starting to see how these reforms are drying other important changes. the marketplace gave consumers the opportunity to shop and they are using it. last year, 59% of returning

customers shopped around for new plans. more than 60% of those actually switched plans. these high levels of engagement show that people who buy coverage are satisfied with their coverage as people who have insurance through their employer. for the first time, they are able to shop for coverage that works for them. second, the marketplace is playing a leading role in the broader transformation that i talked about earlier. it turns out that a marketplace that seeks to empower them to ake informed choices ensures people work together to deliver better care at lower costs. we have heard it from a few this summer. at our marketplace innovation forums, we heard that they are experimenting that pay hospitals and doctors for the quality and not the quantity of care.

we heard if from issuers to deliver more coordinated better care. the marketplace is supporting workers in our changing economy. entrepreneurs can now chase their ideas and innovations without being locked into a job just to keep their health insurance. if you work at a startup, you can still get covered. f you are taking time off to transition in between jobs, you don't have to lose access. watching this kind of innovation unfold, i'm confident about the future. that doesn't mean that the road has been perfectly smooth. building a new market is never easy. we expect this to be a thrans is period for the marketplace. issuers are adjusting their prices. and we are enhancing the stability of the marketplace and making it stronger for the

future. it hasn't helped that nearly every turn we undermined the law through legislation and litigation. these efforts would turn back the clock to the world that existed before the affordable care act. in this administration, our vision for the future isn't a return to the battle days. the marketplace is a necessary piece of sensible of solutions and can't look backwards and hopeful place for alternatives that aren't viable or don't exist. we do have to seize the opportunity to build on that progress but to make substantial changes, changes like public options to encourage competition, will need cooperation from congress and we are hopeful which we see bipartisan efforts. we put ideas on the table and want to work together.

we need a partner. we will work with the partners we have to use all the tools we have to build a more stronger marketplace. the biggest opportunity with a higher ritching place is in front of us. this is the last open enrollment for this administration and we want to make it count. as we have every year, we will confront challenges but we are confident and excited because we will enter with new strengths. most important we know from three years of spren that the marketplace offers a product that people want and people need. there has been much talk and discussion about rate increases this year, but they don't reflect what the vast majority of what consumers pay. most people shopping in the marketplace will be able to find plan that is less than $75 a month. consumers will continue to have

affordable options available and we will make it easier for them to find a plan that works for them and their family. during open enrollment, we will pilot and roll out new features to streamline the shopping experience and make it easier for people to compare plans based on physician networks, prescription drug conference and out of pocket costs. we will improve on the phone or tablet and no more clicking on tiny boxes. this year, we are going to draw on a range of new outreach strategies to get americans information about coverage and financial assistance. we are finalizing strategies to reach consumers through the right channels with the right messages at the right time. we are going to take advantage of digital platforms. so innovative that their very existence i didn't know about

it. before we made a partnership, i had no idea there was a live streaming service where you can watch people play video games and i had no idea that they have 10 million visitors a day. these are all good things to know once i have time in january and like in previous open enrollments, we will rampp our efforts for adults to act. ultimately, the market lace is strong and will continue to be strong and offering a product that people want and need. and going into this forced open enrollment and we are strengthening the marketplace. we project how many people will sign up for coverage because we think it's important to set a clear glole and this year the marketplace is strong and can grow even more. today we are releasing our

projection for this open enrollment period. we analyzed the best figures and the marketplace eligible uninsured. we are looking at trends for people who are purchasinging coverage off marketplace but might be eligible if they shop on the marketplace. the remaining uninsured are harder to reach. but with better data and smarter more targeted outreach, we have new and better tools to reach them. as we look to this new open enrollment period we project the marketplace will grow by another million people. by the end of open enrollment in 2017 wre expect 18. million people do have selected a plan. we know it won't be easy. and the quality affordable options that are available to

them. as the president said, we did not come to fear the future, we came to shape it. the affordable care act has helped to shape a better future, a future where our economy is stronger and millions of americans are better off. and they can get the coverage they need so they can turn around and pay it forward. with this open enrollment, we will go even farther with that future and with that, i'm happy to take some questions. >> raise your hand. >> could you tell me please how many uninsured out there that are eligible and how many people paid the penalty in 2015. secretary burwell: in terms of the estimates that are eligible, 10.7 million are those that are eligible that are currently

uninsured. with regard to the number of paying the penalty that is something i will defer to our i.r.s. colleagues. >> peter sullivan with "the hill." do you feel pressure at all to increase the overall enrollment numbers in terms of sustainability, the insurer concerns? do you think if you are not able to get young people in or boost theover all number that that is problem in terms of insurers' stability. secretary burwell: with regard to the question, we are at a place where the market is sustainable. we want to increase the numbers that we have coming in because we believe there are more folks out there that can get the benefits. with regard to the question of stability and issuers and

insurers, one of the things is we have focused on a number of things that contribute to that. you are familiar with all the changes we have done around special enrollment periods and you are familiar with the changes we have done around risk adjustment and one of the three programs put in place and how a person counts move in and out and how high-cost drugs are accounted for and help stabilize the market. we are bringing bringing players together and share the best practices of what is happening are all part of that. certainly if one can add to the ritching pool and change the risk pool that's something we want to do and relevant to the 10.7 i was asked about buse we know 40% of those folks are 18-34, younger group of people.

an important part of it. and it is one element of many, but our big focus is that 10.7 is out there. and people like nathan that is the big goal and objective as we go into the open enrollment. >> i know i'm with the los angeles times. you are hoping there will be congressional partnership to make adjustments to the marketplace. what would be the top two or three things for congress to do? secretary burwell: one of the things that would be very important beyond the issue of stabilization is getting to some of the important things that normally you would do in a complex piece of legislation and there are technical issues that could be done relatively quickly.

the definition of native american and it is different in different places and while it doesn't get to your stability there are things that are important to improving the function. with regard to the questions of stability, i think the president outlined some of the most important things that we think should be focused on. and number one of those, in markets where there isn't -- where we are having issues in trying to get greater competition in making sure that you have the backstop of a public option if you don't have that competition. number two as the president has mentioned, the idea of how we think about issues of further support for those who are in a band that aren't currently receiving support. and the third thing which is timely and important that is focused on is the issue of high-cost drugs and what are the best issues we have as a nation to address that.

in the president's budget we have a number of proposals. one i would highlight is can we negotiate on high costs and specialty drugs. >> there has been a lot of talk about insurers getting in on the risk pool payments. can you take any actions or some other means to make sure they can get the payments they requestioned. secretary burwell: it will be handled by the justice department. i will defer comments to them as far as the case moving forward and how it does. we'll do one more. >> as some insurers have been raising their rates, i understand tax credits will go up. c.b.o. has predicted three million will be unsubsidized, do

you have any concerns or thoughts about the coverage of affordability pfment secretary burwell: in terms of those who do face in the category of unsubsidized, there are a number of things that are important to reflect on and one is in the category of people who as we e 4% of income analyze of what happened to the uninsured in the united states during this period, there has been a drop of 40% there. people outside of the subsidized marketplace are people who are taking advantage, many of those people you might think can get into the system because they weren't blocked out. we have seen growth in that. the other thing and people who don't receive subsidies is the importance of shopping. and we know that we now have a marketplace and when you think there are choices within that that people can go in and shop

and giving people tools to do that whether it's including drugs you can shop for or doctors orer premiums and deductibles they have that ability. the reason shopping is so important, while it is not an analysis for that particular group, those for those who came in shop, the average savings was $500 a year. for many people that is an important alternative as they go into the important open enrollment period. they are using the tools in the marketplace and find the plan that is best for them. and with that, thank you all. and november 1. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by tional captioning institute]

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