holtz-eakin and mr. kaplan. seniors may lose benefits and access to doctors and be forced to pay more for the coverage, plain and simple. and i yield back. >> the gentle lady for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. welcome to the panelists this morning. from what i have read over all the medicare beneficiaries should expect and responded to the question that we are answering today. in part those improvements are made possible by the savings that came from equalizing the reimbursement of medicare advantage and those of traditional medicare. as a family physician and an old fee-for-service, i especially think that with the reform that the outcomes from both can be equally beneficial to the beneficiaries. but i represent a territory of the u.s. virgin islands and sometimes we have unique circumstances and suffer unintended consequences. i want to ask a question on behalf of my colleagues from the puerto rico. with the revised methodology for medicare advantage plans using benchmarks based on the fee-for-servic

douglas holtz-eakin-- he served on the council of economic advisers under george w.h and as adviser to john mccain's presidential campaign. he's now president of the american action forum, a policy think tank. and romina boccia-- she is a heritage foundation fellow on federal budgetary affairs. welcome to you all, so stipulating that none of you thinks this is a perfect deal, let's talk first about whether congress should approve it. and doug holtz-eakin, i will start with you, you are a republican who thinks on balance this is something congress should approve, why? >> yes, the value of this agreement is above and beyond what's in the agreement. it's addition by subtraction. you don't close the governments. there political value. you don't shake the confidence of people when you shut the government and you don't harm the economy. and there's some policy value. you don't cut 19 billion from defense and then turn around and put it back over the next two years. why do a u-turn for no apparent purpose this is not an ideal agreement from either side's perspective. but ta

that's the number one thing they can do. >> reporter: both holtz-eakin and lee point out that today's low-wage workforce is both older and better educated than it was a few decades ago, a fact they attribute to the poor job market. >> woodruff: now, on the day after his death, what nelson mandela meant to the people of south africa. jeffrey brown has that. three south africans currently >> brown: tonight we hear from three south africans currently teaching in this country: penelope andrews is president and dean of the albany law school. mzamo mangaliso is a management professor at the university of massacusetts, amherst. charles villa-vicencio was the national research director in the south african truth and reconciliation commission. he's a visiting professor at georgetown university. penelope andrews i want to start with you. if i can frame it personally first tell us what nelson mandela meant to you growing newspaper south africa, how did you see him? >> well, for me growing up in south africa, certainly nelson mandela was a in many ways a mythical figure. but he also became a sim

holtz-eakin and to mr. kaplan. we've heard the bipartisan concern to, and we want to make sure we take care of our seniors. but we can say over and over again the affordable care act is so negatively affecting our seniors with their medicare advantage plan. just coming from a completely bipartisan perspective, what can we do now moving forward? what would you like to see in medicare advantage that we can move to that we can actually make a difference? because we are going to have to make changes in medicare, yes, and i would like to know from both of you what your thoughts are on what we need to do in medicare so that we can make it better for our seniors. >> well, i think it's very important that we have a sustainable social safety net for seniors. medicare needs to be a different program in the future both financially and because of the care that seniors need that's different than when medicare was founded. medicare advantage is a great steppingstone to the future. it's not the end but it's a great steppingstone

douglas holtz acre --, holtz akin, one of the most credible people in this town, estimates this legislation would save american taxpayers $2.37 trillion in its first decade alone. according to the analysis of mr. holtz akin, compared to current law this would produce smaller premium increases on average, yielding lower premiums than current law, nearly 19% for single policies and up to 15% for family policies, increase patient access to physicians, produce a 10% increase in medical productivity, and increase the number of insured individuals by 29%. americans are looking for an alternative to obamacare. this legislation is a step in the right direction and provide americans an alternative that empowers patients, families, and doctors to make medical decisions, not in washington, d.c. mr. president, i find of interest in a "wall street journal," there's an opinion piece, obamacare's care troubles are only beginning, by michael boskin, a very well-respected economist, and says be prepared for eligibility, payment and information protection debacles and longer waits for care. he says -- and i

stephen holtz had a solid first half. he does it in every way. game tied at 11.nails a three and he wasn't done. later in the half, holt hits a three from the corner. and he also has some defensive holt with the steal finishes with the lay-in. he had 18 in the first half. they win 82-74. the warriors lost to the rockets last night and now about to play five games in eight days. coach mark jackson wants his team to get back on track when they face the suns tomorrow. >> well, the one thing that jumps out, they play extremely hard at every position. they get after it. they play with an edge. done a very good job with that basketball team. and you added bledsoe. obviously, they have two guys in bled doe and dragic that can get anywhere they want on the floor. and they create offense, but the most important, the most impressive thing for me about watching those guys is they play extremely hard at every position, which is the first step to changing a culture. >> phoenix from what i've seen they're deep. they've got some bench production. bledsoe and dragic are playing

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traditional holtz of birth of jesus took place below this church in the early hours of december 25th.after 12:00, the sounds of mid night mass filled st. katherine's chapel. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: holland tingeses, pilgrims, pal still vinnie christians all marking christ's sacrifices and playing for pea peace. >> hope for your homelands and families through the new year. >> reporter: the jerusalem arch wish oven who is jordanian blessed the crowd in six lang wins, telling pal stun wednesday to stoppage fighting, praying for all in the holy land. this is the renovation i see. just a few feet away. their prayer for the future. he is overseeing the church's first face lift in over 600 years. >> it really needed to be renovated. especially the roof. this is water. >> reporter: all water damage, right. parts of this church are 1500 years old, 2 million pilgrims visit each year. but the building has been neglected. >> we would all worried about the situation of the church. when it starts raining water comes down through the walls and the leaks and it's all over. >> reporter: repairs will begin on

chairman and douglas holtz-eakin.do you have any thoughts on the 14 billion-dollar excess costs for medicare advantage the chairman reference to? >> the reimbursement should be aligned with quality and i think the most important issue is the quality of care under medicare advantage has posed for the fee-for-service medicine. >> i was here through the entirety of how i habit came thh the kennedy and through congress and it's becoming pretty obvious today that there were some assumptions of some promises that were made in the affordable care act but have now turned out to not be true and i would submit that those were not just errors, those were actually purposeful deceptions. if the administration had been honest with americans about this bill, it's very likely would have never passed. so the affordable care act does take $716 billion out of the medicare program; is that correct? and the portion for medicare advantage is about 150 billion; is that correct? so that's taken away from the seniors and the medicare advantag

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cbo director douglas holtz akin. >> for most american families, the biggest is the payroll tax and theyartisan basis, they try to get them off the tax rules. charles: we keep hearing the notion of fair. and what i'm calling it, what i think it is, it feels like 99%. in other words, hear me out in the spirit of working and i'm having to make 75 grand a year. all of a sudden, i'm jealous and envious. the presidentnt seems to span matt. >> does, he does. and it used to be thate saw the 75,000-dollar individual say that i can be that person. i can work a little bit more than i can make sure that we an get ahead and save a little bit. but now we see is them saying you n't have to do allhat, we will get that money and you deserve it. charles: where do you think we can go? let's just say that the president were to get everything that he wanted. i could tell you that economic data shows that the entire continent is rebounding except for france. probably instituting the idea is to lose loosen the administration's point of view. >> the fact is that they could jack up tax rates on the rich and per

former director of management and budget and douglas holtz aiken on the minimalist budget deal. is the best congress can do good enough for the economy? >>> and the consensus driven speaker of the house busts loose. >> are you kidding me? >> john boehner and the tea party, the president and the promise, the governor and the bridge. our political panel and their discussion. this is "state of the union." >>> good morning from washington. i'm candy crowley. a political tug of war brewing in the ukraine. a country sandwiched between russia and europe. ukrainian protesters are upset with their president for refusing to sign a trade deal with the european union. it's a move that would align the former soviet blocked nation with the west. instead, the president is turning his financially strapped country toward russia, which has offered economic assistance. nick payton walsh is in kiev as demonstrators gather for a mass rally today. nick? >> reporter: in many ways this country is split in two, candy. then in the west speaking ukrainian wanting to turn their eyes towards the european un

holtz again. we've heard the bipartisan concerns here and we want to make sure we take care of our seniors. we can see over and over the affordable care act is so negatively acting your seniors with their medicare advantage plans. just coming from a completely bipartisan perspective, what can we do now moving forward, what would you like to see in medicare advantage that we can move to, that we can actually make a difference because we are going to have to make changes in medicare, yes. and i would like to know from both of you what your thoughts are on what we need to do in >> it is important that we have a sustainable social safety net for our seniors. medicare needs to be a different program in the future both financially and because the care seniors need is different than when medicare was founded. it is not the and but it is a great stepping stone. it needs to be preserved and not wither on the vine. >> we need that financial backing. is a serious concern in terms of funding. >> very quickly

. >> hello, welcome to our special coverage of the death of nelson mandela at cnn center, i'm john holtzcome, i'm natalie allen. the iconic leader who has every reason to hate but instead chose to forgive was 95-years-old. he guided south africa from apart hi aapartheid to democracy. jacob zuma told the world the news. >> fellow south africans, our beloved nelson mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation has departed. he passed on peacefully in the company of his family around 20:50 on the 5g9 of december, 2013. >> and there it was, the announce. . mandela retired from pub leg life years ago him he hadn't been seen in public since 2010 when south africa hosted the football world cup, where you are seeing him here. his health had been failing for quite some time. in recent years, he was in and out of the hospital t. south african press reports mandela's body has been moved to a military hospital. >> for 26 long weeks, south africans have been living with the knowledge that nelson mandela was gravely ill. let's go live now to robin kurnow. she has covered nelson mandela exte

. >> that is a little bit about the organization, douglas holtz-eakin's organization. >> doug was formerhairman of the council of economic advisers, american action forum, policy shop. >> you had the unlucky or lucky task of reading the novel rule, all 70 pages. about 800 pages of explanation. is that accurate? >> 800 pages of preamble, trying to address 18,000 comments that were filed last several years. >> does anyone understand how this is going to work? when you have that many pages of explanations, caveat, back up a minute and let viewers know the volcker rule is supposed to prevent banks from taking risks with their own money known as proprietary trading, there's a broad definition that could include marketmaking, a bank making the market for a customer and sell stock, and to buy and hold it. does anybody understand it? the second thing just answered or mentioned, the marketmaking part, is that under this law? >> what you were getting at is the fact that if you are looking at fine lines, explicitly exempt markets they can enter which specifically u.s. securities and -- >> to buy u.

douglas holtz-eakin is former director of the congressional budget office and president of american actionnt affairs the economic policy institute. good to have you guys and good to have you with us today. christian, let me start with you to boil this all down around the numbers. if we pay people more, will that be better for our economy? >> jenna, it absolutely will be. it is obviously better for those workers who will have more disposable income, be able to keep themselves out of poverty. will certainly lift the living standards for american families to a dramatic degree but it is also good for businesses as well. it reduces their turnover. it increases their efficiency. and it gives them a larger customer base of people who can spend money. also better for us overall, jenna, because we reduce the pressures on our social safety net. jenna: before i get to doug, let me ask you, christian, if you could raise minimum wagings, where would you put it on federally, at the federal level? >> the senate proposing in the senate to raise it to 10.10 an hour is rhinable. that level would put it back

holtz-eakin, i want to follow up on the stuff we were talking about earlier in that first round. it appears in washington today there is a crisis in common. the president has sold the affordable care act on just a raft of false premises. you can keep your plan. false. you can keep your doctor. faults. these are broken promises and these in fact are the opportunity cost that americans are paying for the affordable care act. there s aom there was a promised me to seniors as well. the promises we are going to use medicare dollars as a piggy bank to fund the affordable care act. in doing that, we will improve medicare to last seniors to keep doctors if they like. so do you have an opinion as to whether or not this is yet another broken promise? >> it is. >> and is it fixable? packages fix about medicare advantage. i don't believe fee-for-service medicare and his fixable. the focus should be on fixing medicare advantage in the way we described earlier. the promises are just that. their promises it if you like your individual, keep it. the funding are the odds of promise. the promise c

ted holtz was his name and he was a very dedicated, on his own initiative, working with director of intelligence analyst, decided to go through all the archival imagery of bosnia, and the goal was to see what that imagery would tell us about the accountability for ethnic cleansing. and when he finished, or they finished, the work, it showed that if the pattern, going through several hundred villages in bosnia, was that the orthodox churches and institutions were preserved. muslim and in some cases catholic institutions were destroyed. and the result of that assessment was that, that we asserted that about 90% of the ethnic cleansing was the responsibility of serbs. now, within our own analytic community there were some people who said hey, we know this. this isn't news. but it had a great impact and i knew it had an impact public because i was getting calls and complaints. .. and just some talking points before we actually published it, he brought us into the con friends room in the state and send down some paintings and called everybody in because he knew where it was going. he though saw that