kathleen sebelius: i would do a quick answer to the first. this is a major framework, assuming supreme court cases are survived, that's will evolve over time. were looking at the 50th anniversary this year of medicare and medicaid, which looks very different now. it has evolved and been updated. hope this sets a new chapter new framework can do just the same. the early results are pretty impressive with millions of people with coverage, but also reforms and costs. five years into aca, all the issues are trending in a positive way. we will see. but i think this will evolve over time. eric cantor: i'm not sure i follow the question with the facility fees question in there. i would elaborate on that -- ask you to elaborate on that. audience member: there are patients who are concerned to go to the hospital a lot and get attacked on fee and they had not received it before. i was wondering if it was caused by the aca not caused but something that is possibly to do . eric cantor: i don't think it is the aca. i'm not familiar with what you are refer

5 i am not. -- kathleen sebelius: i am not. there was negotiations that the president was asked at the table and went to every aspect of the bill. there were different approaches. when the massachusetts senate seat was lost, you then had to retreat to reconciliation, which is a procedure that only allows some things to be considered and others not. i think at the end of the day there are a lot of things that have to be fixed. the individual mandate did go into effect this year for taxes. it is fully in effect, the way it was exactly written. the employer mandate will kick in, but frankly, for employers folks who have 50 or less employees are exempted from the law anyway. that is the way it was written. that is about 94% of employers. for those -- they are in, but most of them offer health insurance anyway. things around administrative burden had a balance -- had to balance with the packages are of benefits right now. every state has the state mandates that they have passed included in the benefits package. we now have i think t

kathleen sebelius did visit the white house tons of time during that time period, despite what peter schweizer and his institute made up and convinced oftentimes reasonable outlets to print as if it were fact. so that's peter system chweizer and his research institute they're back in the news. he's releasing a new book on may 5th called "clinton cash" the untold story of how and why foreign governments and businesses helped to make bill and hillary clinton rich. the book reportedly delves into the donations giving to the businesses helped to make bill and hillary clinton rich. the book reportedly delves into the donations giving to the clinton was secretary of states and looks into whether she did any resulting favors for the people making those donations. the odds thor's conservative research group is already calling it their new book. you kind of see how this fits into a pattern of things, right? this is not a surprising turn. when you take a closer look at the organization and who is backing him, it is a who's who of big right-wing funders, including one of the guys behind the med

health care system with former house majority leader eric cantor and kathleen kathleen sebelius part of a discussion dealing with technology. this is an hour. >>> good evening, everyone, i'm director of nyu washington, d.c. and happy to welcome you to the auditorium. tonight, we are honored to host the forum for discourse in the public square which provides nyudc for thoughtful discussion of controversial topics and issues. special thanks to the foundation for the support of the program. we are grateful for the institute of public health arming the next generation of health pioneers with the critical thinking skills, accum accumand approaches to address the world's most pressing health problems. join me in welcoming the dean of public health and nyu director of public health introducing our topics and special guests. [ applause ] >> thank you michael for the kind introduction. good evening, everyone, delighted to welcome you to the development of discourse on the public square cosponsored by nyudc and institute of public health and thank you for the support for this important event.

first i'd like to welcome secretary kathleen sebelius who served as the 21st u.s. ecretary of health and human services from 2009 through 2013. she also served as governor of kansas from 2003 through 2009. secretary sebelius is staunch supporter of the aca. we're honored to have her with us tonight. we're privileged to have with us former house majority leader eric cantor. he served the 7th congressional district of the state of virginia in the u.s. house of representatives from 2001 through 2014. congressman cantor has been a strong voice in opposition to the aca. on a sad note, congressman cantor's father, eddie cantor, passed away just over a week ago. congressman, all of us here convey our heartfelt condolences to you and your family. finally, it will take a strong moderator to guide this discussion. professor steve mack man is perfectly suited to this challenge. steve is an attorney and cofounder of purple strategies llc. he got his start in politics on the senate and political staff of edward kennedy and worked on dozens of senate, gubernatorial and mayoral ca

first i'd like to welcome secretary kathleen sebelius who served as the 21st u.s. secretary of health and human services from 2009 through 2013. she also served as governor of kansas from 2003 through 2009. secretary sebelius is staunch supporter of the aca. we're honored to have her with us tonight. we're privileged to have with us former house majority leader eric cantor. he served the 7th congressional district of the senate of virginia in the u.s. house of representatives from 2001 through 2014. congressman cantor has been a strong voice in opposition to the aca. on a sad note, congressman cantor's father, eddie cantor, passed away just over a week ago. congressman, all of us here convey our heartfelt condolences to you and your family. finally, it will take a strong moderator to guide this discussion. professor steve mcmahon is perfectly suited to this challenge. steve is an attorney and co-founder of purple strategies llc. he got his start in politics on the senate and political staff of edward m. kennedy and has worked on dozens of senate, gubernatorial and m

menendez went straight to secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius asserting melgen wastreat unfairly. >> i'm anger because the prosecutor as tt justice department don't know the difference between friendship and corruption and have chosen to twist my duties and a senator and friendship as improper. they're dead wrong and i am confident they will be proven so. >> still menendez who is a leading voice here on capitol hill on international affairs sent a letter last night to the democratic leader harry readid he will be temporarily stepping down as this criminal case goes forward. >> all right. thank you, nancy. >>> duke university this morning is condemning the apparent latest act of racism on campus. students held protests as authorities investigate who hung a noose from a tree on campus this week. jericka duncan shows how this is the latest charged incident to rock north carolina this year. good morning. >> good morning. they say the new does not reflect the university's values but at least one organization seized on the incident that the university is not a safe place

kathleen sebelius might be a good candidate. hillary clinton does have a lot of experience, and she is carried out obama's -- what he wanted. host: barack obama did not vote against the war, but he did give a speech and oppose the war. he was not in the u.s. senate when that book to face after 9/11. republican line, we awake the announcement of hillary clinton. caller: thank you for taking my call. as a christian i am for the independent man. i believe god put man hear to be leaders in their homes. as a 77-year-old woman i do not feel this is a right time for hillary, especially with all the things going on in the middle east. we know how middle east men think toward women. i think the timing is all wrong for a woman to be president. host: our last call is from fort lauderdale, florida. democrat line. caller: hello. i am amazed at my former governor bush getting into the race by criticizing hillary clinton. on her role with the obama foreign-policy. bush had no policy as the governor of florida. she has no policy as a candidate

menendez went straight to kathleen sebelius asserting he was being treated unfairly. the senator insists he'll be vindicated. >> i'm angry, because prosecutors of the justice department don't know the difference between friendship and corruption and have chosen to twist my duties a as senator and my friendship into something that is improper. they are dead wrong, and i am confident that they will be proven so. >> reporter: senator menendez is one of the leading voices here on capitol hill on international affairs, but last night he sent a letter to the senate democratic leader harry reid informing him that he would be temporarily stepping down as the ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee as this criminal case goes forward. >> all right. thank you, nancy. >>> duke university this morning is condemning the latest "parent act of racism on campus. students held protests as authorities investigate who hung a noose from a tree on campus this week. jericka duncan shows how this is the latest racial incident to rock the school this year. good morning. >> re

. - eric can for and health and human secretary kathleen sebelius. whistle blowers from the veterans department spoke about retaliation used against them for reporting wrongdoing. employees told members of the house veterans affairs subcommittee that they faced demotions and public embarrassment for their actions. u.s. special counsel carolyn learner was also a witness and spoke about the number of whistleblower protection claims. this hearing is two hours. >> good afternoon. i would like to ask unanimous consent that the admiral -- seeing no objection additionally i would like to ask unanimous consent that three statements be entered into the hearing record two from whistleblowers. hearing no objection, so order. the hearing will focus on the department of defense -- i'm sorry. within the department of veterans affairs particularly, the types and levels of retaliation that they experienced when reporting problems. it will serve as a follow up to the hearing conducted by the committee on july -- in july 2014 where we will address what progress the de

. >> do a kathleen sebelius collection. >> my goodness. >> okay, all right. >> are we done here? what are they go to go do about it. >> reporter: i think so. target is spend ago lot of money, on their strategy. ceo says they are planning to spend $1 billion on technology in the coming years. hopefully they will get this together but then again they always sellout of this stuff because it is part of their entire marketing line, to get you to go and try and line up and be disappointed and not get stuff and hope for next time. >> on your computer there in front of you, is what your pass word. >> mine? >> yes. >> it is lily pulitzer. >> good one. >> that is a good one. >> i can figure it out with this new device. thank you, we will see you tomorrow. >> when it comes to protecting your personal information you need a very strong pass word well this company has come out the with a device you can buy over the count their will figure out your pass word. that has got to be stopped. >> yeah, really. >>> and good morning, jen fred. >> good morning, or get ready to say this and listen to it

. >>> former house majority leader eric cantor and kathleen sebelius outline the current health care landscape in the u.s. they focus on the health care law and hospital care reforms. this event was hosted by new york university in washington. >> good evening, everyone. i'm michael orr, director of nyu washington d.c. and i'm very happy to welcome you to the abramson family auditorium. tonight we are honored to host the third annual weisberg forum for the discourse in the public square. this is for thoughtful and respectful discussion of controversial contemporary topics and issues. special things to nina wiseburg around the wiseburg foundation for their generous support of this program. we're greatful for the support institute of public health. the institute is working to arm the next generation of global public health pioneers with the critical thinking skills, acumen and entrepreneurial approaches necessary to help solve the world's most pressings public health problems. please join me to welcome dr. cheryl hilton, dean of global public health and director of the nyu institute of