i want to congratulate secretary becerra for the swift implementation of the inflation reduction act which unfortunately was a very tough vote that took place in 2023, but it is paying off and will -- in real life benefits for 53 million elderly and people on disability who rely on the medicare system to get their lifesaving medication and drugs. again, this is real change that, again, means something in real life for people. hopefully with this new congress we are going to follow up with with this. we can extend that prescription drug benefit by passing the lower drug costs for american families act, which would extend these medicare cost controls for prescription drugs to working age families, to peoples' employment base plans, why not? why should they have to pay more than just not now their fellow americans, but also people all across the globe. pass that law. let's help the americans of this country in the next congress. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings -- the chair now recog

health secretary javier becerra says that's largely because of enhanced tax credits. the administration put into place to lower the cost of monthly premiums and expand to qualifies for coverage. the affordable care act's health insurance plans are the best deal in town. quality health care coverage for an entire month. about $10 a month in your premiums in some cases but the future of the aca is in doubt. republicans have repeatedly criticized it. i think the promises of the affordable care act proven to be false. president-elect donald trump tried to dismantle the program in his first term and with his second term just days away. democrats like senator tim kaine are concerned. we're expecting the same level of >> vigorous attack on the affordable care act by the incoming trump administration. while the trump administration hasn't offered a concrete plan to replace the aca. senator eric schmitt says he does want to see reforms. health care is way more expensive than it was when the aca went into so i'm always open to new ideas. plus the enhanced tax credits are set to

in a post from the health secretary, xavier becerra, he is saying his department stands ready to supported by these devastating fires. of course the quality of the air very poor as a result of the —— any health invocations of that. to help aid the emergency medical response. the powerful winds and parched ground after months of no rain mean that the california fires have been described as the perfect storm. today, it's been confirmed that last year was the hottest ever recorded — temperatures were 1.6 degrees higher than the pre—industrial average. european scientists are warning that the paris climate agreement target of 1.5 degrees, to avoid the worst affects of global warming, is in danger of being permanently breached. let's speak now to mark maslin, the professor of earth system science at ucl. professor, thank you very much forjoining us. and i think there's a huge desire from people to understand more about how this happened and why it happened, how it spread so quickly. what can you tell us about that?— about that? isaac the most important _ about that? isaac the most important t

this is also declared by secretary becerra.our smoke advisory has been an issue has been issued that will be likely extended through next week. malibu, pacific palisades altadena pasadena. downtown los angeles and areas nearby. the fires currently have unhealthy air quality. everyone in areas with visible smoke or the smell of smoke should limit outdoor activities. if you must go outside, we strongly recommend wearing an n95 or 9100 mask to remove smaller particles from the air at home. close your windows and your doors. run air conditioning or air purifiers and check your filters regularly in your car. close your windows or your vents. turn air conditioning on to recirculate. do not use leaf blowers or other actions that will push ash into the air. i know we're working to clear areas. we're not using these blowers. there is currently a do not drink notice for pacific palisades and adjacent communities north of san vicente boulevard, under evacuation notice. ladwp is distributing bottled water at the westwood recreation center

this is also declared by secretary becerra. our smoke advisory has beenish shouped that -- been issued that will likely be extend thed through next week. malibu, pacific palisades, altadena, pasadena, downtown los angeles and areas nearby the fires currently have unhealthy air quality. everyone in areas with visible smoke or the smell of smoke should limit outdoor activities. if you must go outside, we strongly recommend wearing an n99 5 or 9100 mask to remove smaller particles from the air. at home close your windows and your doors, run air-conditioning or air purifiers and check your filters regularly. in your car close your windows or your vents. turn air-conditioning on recirculate. do not use leaf blowers or other actions that will push ash into the air. i know we're working to clear areas. we're not using these blowers. there's currently a do not drink notice for pacific palisades and adjacent communities north of san vicente boulevard under evacuation notice. ladwp is distributing bottled water at the westwood recreation

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were such a hard-fought negotiation in congress and then sent over and administered by secretary becerra and president biden. saving 9 million seniors on $.5 million in out-of-pocket costs in just one year. will they continue those negotiations? will they continue into next year 15 more drugs and 50 more drugs with billions and billions of dollars at stake. will they give big pharma a sweetheart deal. these are the questions we will be asking the nominees. what they commit to letting americans keep more of what they earned when they have children, when they have families in the child tax credit or will they give billionaires and corporations a massive tax break that would add tillie -- trillions to the national debt. the treasury department study released friday found that extending the tax code for people that make more than $400,000 a year would cost $2.4 trillion and that would give the top .1% a tax cut of 314,000 a year. if they are willing to work with us on what happens for regular people to bring down costs, we are there. if they're messing around forgiving a bunch of people to t