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answering emails and using health i.t. effectively, using nurse practitioners, allied health professionals, implementing wellness programs whatever it takes for their beneficiaries to get better health outcomes and lower costs. this is part of most of the healthcare reform proposals that are being considered right now. and again, focuses on accountablity for costs across diverse practices and it's designed to be compatible with other reforms things like paying for health i.t. or care coordination, bundled payments, things that are considered part of healthcare reform can help move in this direction of getting to what we really want, accountability and payment based on better outcomes and lower costs. and this can be done through multistakeholder collaborations as well. there are a number of these going on around the country. i'll mention those briefly in just a second. but the idea is as patrick was saying there's some things that are best to collaborate on and other areas that are best to compete on.
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or emailing us. for more information, go to our website at www .press .org. thank you very much.e are adjourned. [applause] >> up next, a portion of yesterday's house floor debate on the energy and climate change bills. and live at 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on " washington journal." >> this week saw the release of thousands of minutes of the nixon tapes. more from the newly released tapes this afternoon on c-span radio. >> some house floor debate on legislation for global climate change. the final vote was 219-212. here's a portion of that debate. s co the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. waxman: we're taking a decisive action to support america's security and create millions of clean energy jobs to drive our economic growth. this bill, when enacted into law will break our dependence on foreign oiling make our nation the world leader in clean energy jobs and technology and cut global warming pollution. as a result of these new policy settings, we will create millions of clean energy jobs for america and restore our technological leadership in clean e
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you can also email us or send us a tweet. we have other economic stories this morning. this is from "the washington post." there are signs that the firm wants to spend again. united airlines is planning a major purchase of airlines in the next few years. host: that host: is from the washington post this morning. -- that is from "the washington post" this evening. there will be an apple event this weekend. mortgage rates hit a six-month high. the piece points out that rates have risen to the highest levels in six months. it is threatening to the late housing turnaround by discouraging potential homebuyers. the issue this morning is unemployment. it is at 9.4%. robert is up from new york city on the democrats' line. caller: thank you so much for having me on. it is surprising that they are showing 9.4% in terms of the rate of unemployment. the line directly beneath that says that it is the most in 25 years. i had an opportunity to work with an organization hiring individuals for customer service representatives. it over the last few months, we have seen an enormous amount
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host: david gallagher email us some questions. he asks if it is true that a portion of every health care dollar goes to an insurance company. the second question is why not a single payer system? guest: i am not certain about the 43 cents out of every dollar. i do know there has been good work done by dartmouth university that estimates that easily 30% of health-care spending is what they call pure waste. it may be administrative. a lot of it is unnecessary tests and procedures. we hear a lot about going to one doctor and they take an x-ray. then you get sent on to a specialist. the x-ray may not have made it to the specialist. the specialist may not think it is good enough. they do another one. it is this sort of duplication and replication of tests and procedures that add to a lot of the health care costs. dartmouth says that could be 30% waste. host: this next tweet says that single-payer is the best. they say their canadian relatives are very happy. guest: absolutely. i hear from many people in canada and europe. i lived in me
host: david gallagher email us some questions. he asks if it is true that a portion of every health care dollar goes to an insurance company. the second question is why not a single payer system? guest: i am not certain about the 43 cents out of every dollar. i do know there has been good work done by dartmouth university that estimates that easily 30% of health-care spending is what they call pure waste. it may be administrative. a lot of it is unnecessary tests and procedures. we hear a lot...
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in the world is not going to be able to close down our voices, the thousands of people that are emailing us on our congress.org and they know we're with them and we're going to keep this. the democrats are with them for the most part. we are going to make it happen. the president is with them. mr. ellison: if the gentlelady will yield back, i want to remind everybody by saying that president obama did say if we were starting a health care system from scratch, he would be pushing single payer, but we're not. you have people who have vested interests, who have settled expectations, and so, you know, if people aren't committed to the plan they have, there are people who want to do that. under no circumstances can they deny people for preexisting conditions and things like that. do you want to take another question? here is an important question people have, why can't the public have the same insurance that members of congress have? 953 people wanted to know that. ms. schakowsky: that's what we're talking about, making sure everybody has a plan at least as good as the members of congress. it ca
in the world is not going to be able to close down our voices, the thousands of people that are emailing us on our congress.org and they know we're with them and we're going to keep this. the democrats are with them for the most part. we are going to make it happen. the president is with them. mr. ellison: if the gentlelady will yield back, i want to remind everybody by saying that president obama did say if we were starting a health care system from scratch, he would be pushing single payer,...
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remind folks they can email us at 30somethingdems@mail.house.gov. if you got any questions for us, any feedback on what you have heard this evening, www.speaker.gov slash 30something is where you find us on the web. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from missouri, mr. akin, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. akin: thank you, madam chair. we get the flip chart set up here and be started in just a minute. there was a sin erikal comment that was made by people who take a look at history. they say that one of the things we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history. i don't know that that's universally true, but certainlier for our subject today -- certainly for our subject today for this evening, that will certainly be the theme that we are not learning very much from history. we are going to be taking a look at the fruit of fiscal mismanagement and particularly what's going on in our country in
remind folks they can email us at 30somethingdems@mail.house.gov. if you got any questions for us, any feedback on what you have heard this evening, www.speaker.gov slash 30something is where you find us on the web. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from missouri, mr. akin, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. akin: thank you, madam chair. we get the...
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uses wide search, email -- >> maybe social network services. >> exactly. hen a user opts out, we opt them of the delivery of targeted advertising but we also recognize that users may not want us to have that much information about them so we take great pains to deidentify the data as soon as we can. we spent over a year looking at every single product, every single data system at yahoo! to try to minimize the amount of time we hold data about users. >> right. and i know we got limited time so miss wong and then mr. kelly. >> sure. i think it's roughly the same answer that i gave earlier which is we really collect very little data from users when they're searching the ip address and the cookie and the opt out for our interspace advertising is an opt out for those targeted ads and what it means is that the cookie you're getting is not uniquely identified. it just drops query that you sent us or the data that we've gotten into a bucket of all opt-out cookies. >> because our service is based on sharing personal information with others, we inevitably end up coll
uses wide search, email -- >> maybe social network services. >> exactly. hen a user opts out, we opt them of the delivery of targeted advertising but we also recognize that users may not want us to have that much information about them so we take great pains to deidentify the data as soon as we can. we spent over a year looking at every single product, every single data system at yahoo! to try to minimize the amount of time we hold data about users. >> right. and i know we got...
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you can send us an email at c-span journal.com or you can tweet us. you wrote an article in the baltimore sun where you write the summer the city of baltimore plans to spend $8 million on summer-based programs enincluding title i funds intended to improve the opportunity of the disadvantaged. tell us what are title i funds and where is this money going? >> title i dollars are dedicated to improve educational opportunities for kids in low-income muents and so title i dollars are dedicated to provide equity in education, really help close these gaps, so it's very encouraging to they're department of education encouraging more school districts to use title i dollars and really focus on this time of year. when young people don't have enough choices or opportunities. and then the city of baltimore. it's a great example of a school district that's thinking differently and it's not just an issue for school districts but for community-based organizations and parks and recreation and a time when we need to max mize currently whatever resources and we also need
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if you are not getting our email announcements, please let us know so you can be included on the list. >> good question. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> there is still time to get your copy of suspense 2009 congressional directory. with information on house and senate members, the cabinet, governors, and supreme court justices. it is $16.95. you can get it online or by calling the number on your screen. >> in a few moments, president obama's speech to the american medical association. he outlined his plans for the future of health care. the speech is one hour and after that reaction from leaders of the ama and congress. later, treasury secretary speaks on the a economy. on washington journal tomorrow, we will discuss the supplemental spending bill with jane hampshire -- hamsher. we will also speak with two other guests after that. "washington journal" live on c- span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. a couple of live events to tell you about on our companion network on c-span3. a hearing will
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email at c-span.org, and twitter us at c-span/wj. aside from the funding issues, which we will get to, could you walk us legislatively through the process that is going to take place over the next couple of weeks to set up the agenda for a vote on health care. >> sure. it is a critical couple of weeks. before the july 4 recess, the three committees in the house that are working on health care reform are supposed to put out their draft bill potentially this week. this week is a big week for the senate finance committee. expecting a draft bill tomorrow. there will be some blacks, but they're expected to fill in by friday, and they are going to start their markup next tuesday. again, wednesday, the senate health education, labor, and pensions committee was scheduled to begin in markup today, but if push it to tomorrow. -- to begin a markup today, but they have pushed it to tomorrow. at the same time, potentially leaving tens of millions of people uninsured -- that is the calendar in the next two weeks, but whether the committees release
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from the situation is that i have had an extended but not always welcome email correspondence with ted leonsis and another used to be at aol. >> well, there are a bunch of questions in that one, but the deal is if we hear about someone performing in a bad way on the side, we, you know, what i have done, when i can, and it in a bad way on the site -- when we hear about someone performing in a bad way on the site, we, you know, what i have done, when i can, send us the link. >> hello, i just wanted to speak up on one of the questions you asked craig about him being involved singlehandedly in the demise of all the newspapers, and there is our seven organizations used in the internet technologies are not killing these things. they are just providing an avenue for people who would not have paid for that material in the first place, people who would not buy nikola advertisements, they will do it now on craigslist because it is free. >> i just do not dig the relationship, what is going on with the ria and all of that stuff, and i have a feeling instead of trying to respond in a way that will lead to their survival an
from the situation is that i have had an extended but not always welcome email correspondence with ted leonsis and another used to be at aol. >> well, there are a bunch of questions in that one, but the deal is if we hear about someone performing in a bad way on the side, we, you know, what i have done, when i can, and it in a bad way on the site -- when we hear about someone performing in a bad way on the site, we, you know, what i have done, when i can, send us the link. >> hello,...
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these students use the internet almost everyday, from email to social networking sites to online interaction, teaching forums, online encyclopedias. the internet provides students and teachers with numerous benefits every day, however, there are many dangers inherent with technology as well. children, especially young children, are at risk of becoming victims of numerous internet-related crimes. including child pornography, cyber stalking, predators posing as children or even more hainious crimes, including murder and rape. in addition to falling victim to internet-related crimes, children can be exposed to age-appropriate or harmful materials while browsing the internet or conducting research for homework. we know at the most effective way to prevent children from becoming victims of internet-related crimes is to educate them as to how to avoid dangerous situations. there are several internet sites and software programs that advise parents on how to talk about the subject with their children. what the dangers are, how to teach children to avoid them and how best to monitor their children's
these students use the internet almost everyday, from email to social networking sites to online interaction, teaching forums, online encyclopedias. the internet provides students and teachers with numerous benefits every day, however, there are many dangers inherent with technology as well. children, especially young children, are at risk of becoming victims of numerous internet-related crimes. including child pornography, cyber stalking, predators posing as children or even more hainious...
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and one morning i get an email from obama that says david, if you want to attack us, fine, but you're only throwing in those sentences to make yourself feel good. like yep. he got that. he's also a real intellectual. somebody who really reads. one -- one afternoon i was interviewing over the phone and late afternoon, he was tired. the interview was going nowhere. he was a little cranky. and out of the blue i asked him, have you ever -- this guy named reinhold nabor. a 19th century theologian and i asked him what he means to you and he described for the next 20 minutes his theology in perfect paragraph. and believe me, there are not a lot of u.s. senators who can do that. there used to be one and now there's none. and that's incredible testimony to his intelligence. he also as you've seen is a man with incredible self-control. and the story i tell about that concerns one. presidential debates, and it was the one bob -- bob sheefer was hosting on -- schiefer was hosting on cbs. mccain wrote his talking points as politicians tend to do when they're on stage. obama didn't write a word. bu
and one morning i get an email from obama that says david, if you want to attack us, fine, but you're only throwing in those sentences to make yourself feel good. like yep. he got that. he's also a real intellectual. somebody who really reads. one -- one afternoon i was interviewing over the phone and late afternoon, he was tired. the interview was going nowhere. he was a little cranky. and out of the blue i asked him, have you ever -- this guy named reinhold nabor. a 19th century theologian...
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and reading of immense numbers of emails to and from united states citizens, being done without any warrants calls to mind the abuses we discovered in the f.b.i.'s use of national security letters. how do we -- i don't know how we justify continuing the expands of authorities, whether it's fisa or the powers authorized by the patriot act being the expanded authorities are being abused this way. what's the department -- what's the justice department doing looking into these reports of abuse? >> well, the department works closely with those in the intelligence community to ensure that national security's conducted in a way that's consistent with the legal authorities that are designed to protect privacy and our civil liberties. there's a framework, i believe, that we always try to follow. congress establishes staff wear safeguards in statutes among them, fisa. the department of and the intelligence agencies follow really strict regulations when we actually do these surveillance. >> but the article today and the concern i have is that we more and more we find out about these -- the kind of abuses, not from the intelligence agencies, not from our govern
and reading of immense numbers of emails to and from united states citizens, being done without any warrants calls to mind the abuses we discovered in the f.b.i.'s use of national security letters. how do we -- i don't know how we justify continuing the expands of authorities, whether it's fisa or the powers authorized by the patriot act being the expanded authorities are being abused this way. what's the department -- what's the justice department doing looking into these reports of abuse?...
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email what has the unknown rebel done for the world. i answered, he has set an example for humanity and he has shown us that peace is far more powerful than any tanks or violence. when conshe knowable men in all humanity witness that scene, no one, no one -- look at that, tell me, do you notice the tanks? instead all we will notice is the power of that one man. what we know is that he, a mere mortal man, and the righteousness that symbolizes are far more powerful than any tanks or weapons. in conclusion, i would like to reiterate that justice is far more powerful than violence and that peace will triumph violence. our mission is to severely punish the corrupt officials in china, to end the chinese communist one party authoritarian regime and create the third republic. we firmly believe that we, the chinese people, will one day live in an era which respects freedom, democracy, and human rights. thank you very much. [applause] >> mr. kumar of amnesty international. you are here? could you come forward to the stage, please? kumar? kumar of amnesty international? >> i'm sorry, mr. kumar is not here at this time. may i ask mr. tashi. mr. tang
email what has the unknown rebel done for the world. i answered, he has set an example for humanity and he has shown us that peace is far more powerful than any tanks or violence. when conshe knowable men in all humanity witness that scene, no one, no one -- look at that, tell me, do you notice the tanks? instead all we will notice is the power of that one man. what we know is that he, a mere mortal man, and the righteousness that symbolizes are far more powerful than any tanks or weapons. in...
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using the 3g at&t laptopconnect card. he won't. so i can browse the web faster, email business plans faster. all on the go. bill kurtis and i'm faster than floyd mayweather. (announcer) switch to the nation's fastest 3g network and get the at&t laptopconnect card for free. do you remember when making dinner meant finding just the right stick for your hot dog? when every new fork in the trail led to a new adventure? then keep the tradition going with great father's day gifts from bass pro shops. like the bass pro hammock chair for only $19.94. and a garmin nuvi 255 gps for only $149.94. and don't miss the family summer camp going on now with lots of free activities. details at >> the lakers defended their home court advantage in game one, now kobe bryant three games from a fourth ring. dwight howard's team knows how to fight back. it's game two of the nba finals. coverage begins sunday at 7:30 eastern on abc. i well and that's what kept him out there, but i think we should have kept him at six or seven minutes. >> after sunday's game two and after superman and kobe are done doing work, you can hear what the
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use our ability to gather intelligence. we also want americans who are not subject to any criminal investigation -- to have emails that can send back and forth. some artists seventh and doing it. we have had similar things where we saw the irs looking into people's report of interest. this goes way beyond that. i hope you will look into it. i would also hope you would redouble your efforts to work with me on a bill. do you want to respond to any of that? >> i think what i would say is that there are some members who are frustrated at the lack of a position with regard to those measures. what we have seen to the paper today is an indication that some of the things we look at and consider. we want to take into account how these measures have been used, see if there are issues or problems. i note some do not expire until december or some other time. we want to get as much experiential information as we can. >> the chairman would say that with regard to this, i do nothing there would be any difference between intercepting and e-mail as part of a legitimate intelligence mission than intercepting a telephone call. there is no except
use our ability to gather intelligence. we also want americans who are not subject to any criminal investigation -- to have emails that can send back and forth. some artists seventh and doing it. we have had similar things where we saw the irs looking into people's report of interest. this goes way beyond that. i hope you will look into it. i would also hope you would redouble your efforts to work with me on a bill. do you want to respond to any of that? >> i think what i would say is...
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almost 50 million of us have to choose between basic necessities and line the pockets of the big insurance companies just to stay healthy. i hear every day from nevadans in emailed, phone calls, and other communication, and here that people are turned down for health coverage by insurance for writers to care more about profits than people. i hear about people who lost their health coverage when they lost their jobs and have no means of getting it back. i hear about people in nevada who play by the rules and rightly demand our healthcare system is governed by common sense. that is what this debate is all about, nothing more and nothing less. >> going live now to the annual convention of the american constitution society. the topic, how legal change can be achieved into today's policy environment. the participants are getting ready their. some of the people taking part are white house counsel greg craig, white house secretary lisa brown, and john podesta, chief executive officer for the center for american progress. we'll have more live coverage with the radio and television correspondents dinner beginning at 8:25 here on c-span. president obama will deliver remar
almost 50 million of us have to choose between basic necessities and line the pockets of the big insurance companies just to stay healthy. i hear every day from nevadans in emailed, phone calls, and other communication, and here that people are turned down for health coverage by insurance for writers to care more about profits than people. i hear about people who lost their health coverage when they lost their jobs and have no means of getting it back. i hear about people in nevada who play by...