levin: thank you. . i just want to close by stating it can be done very briefly, the importance of this legislation, i think we've heard eloquent testimony to it. and i hope we can proceed to a -- on a bipartisan basis as has been true before. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: in closing, i'd like to reference the title of this bill. protecting our volunteer firefighters and emergency responders. democrats and republicans coming together today are here to make sure that's the law of the land. we're protecting our volunteer firefighters and emergency responders. this bill deserves our support and i urge its pass and. i yield back all time. the speaker pro tempore: all time having now expired on this bill, the question is, will the house suspend the rules and . ss the bill, h.r. 3979 those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting havi

alexandra levine: the transmission rate for h.i.v. in the united states from mother to infant is about 25 to 30%. we can lower it to 8% risk by use of anti-h.i.v. medicines given to the mother during pregnancy, given to the mother by vein during the entire time of the delivery, and then given to the infant for the first week of life or the first month of life. progress against the disease in many other parts of the world, is not as promising. it's decimating populations in parts of central africa, in parts of southeast asia, in parts of the indian subcontinent, and it's affecting whole generations of individuals. we know, for example, that there are probably about 25 to 30 million people in the world infected with h.i.v. this year, and that that number will continue to increase quite rapidly in the next few years, especially in those parts of the world where prevention efforts and treatment are very minimal. david bennett: the impact of h.i.v./aids in africa has been incredible. to lose the young people who are really the productive s

pamela levine. >> pamela le vin. we brought a list of vendors that would be part of a blackout period for the issuance of the rfp for the cobra and fsa administration. in looking at those vendors that list that was given, an hewitt did more diligence and came up with few vendors that we wanted to identify with you and pg & e group and advantage group. we were hoping to have, if we are lucky it will be tomorrow, if not, monday. it would be based on the board policy to not communicating with any of these vendors or if there are additional vendors that may come to you and ask you questions about this subject matter. thank you. >> we have a motion on this? >> so moved. >> second. >> okay. any public comment on this item? >> all in favor say, all in favor say, "aye". >> aye. >> opposed? unanimous. >> item 13. >> approval request for qualification pamela levine. >> pamela levine. hhs. we are in review for qualification for services. we hope to issue that later this month or at

what did senator levin and the reporters find? senator levinor to these investigations and now what they have found is caterpillar. the company was able to either avoid or deferred to point $4 billion of taxes over the last her teen years. they did this with the help of price waterhouse cooper. .- price waterhouse coopers that is the big top line number, pimm. $2.4 billion over the last 13 years. >> the senator looking into this report. what happens next? tomorrow, what does caterpillar do? do they come back and rebut this report? >> we have a statement from caterpillar. they have known that the senate committee was looking into this. their point is this -- nothing we did was illegal. in structure is entirely line with u.s. tax policy, u.s. tax law. of 29%,, we pay a rate the highest on long international companies. they are standing by what they did. i think the key point is senator levin is going to go after them. the way it works is they have a subsidiary in switzerland where they are using third-party vendors to purchase some

levin, as well as that of mr. waxman. they have been two champions on the subject of health care in america and doing so in a fiscally sound way. and while i appreciate the concerns that they expressed here, and i share them, and i will speak to that, i do think that we have to think carefully about the decision that we make. i know that they have. this is an example -- the leadership bringing this bill to the floor on the short fuse that the expiration date is march 31 without most people in this room without ever having on what is in the bill what is a missed opportunity. we should be considering right now a bill that would permanently, permanently speak to the s.g.r. for those in the public, i know it's inside baseball talk, s.g.r. that is the rate that docs are compensated for treating medicare patients. so don't think of s.g.r. think of the patients. and that's what we're doing here. think of the certainty that they need in terms of their health care, and that is our seniors. think of the certainty that a permanent f

author hillel levin interviewed larry hall. >> it was a very cluttered household. the neighbors say their mother was domineering. the father drank and sometimes turned violent. he worked at the local cemetery. what was it like growing up next to a cemetery? was it creepy? >> no, not at all, not for me. at 12 years of age, larry and i started working at the cemetery. >> as he grew older, larry had problems fitting in at school. >> he was always the backward twin. i was the more dominant outgoing twin. he hung out with what my wife and i and a lot of fellow classmates called "the misfits" or the "stinky" crowd. >> still, the boys were best friends and as young men, gary and larry developed a unusual hobby as civil war re-enactors. >> met a lot of new friends during that time period. i was able to travel around and meet him at battlefields and go on tours and stuff. it was a lot of fun. >> larry was hooked, even growing the mutton chops from his hair line to his jowl. though the re-enactment helped larry make friends, he still struggled with women. >> what was larry l

levin, i'm prepared to close if you are. mr. levin: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask that it be placed in the record the following letters from american health insurance plans blue cross blue shields, the california medical association and also from the alliance for retired americans. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. len levin these are just a few -- mr. levin: these are just a few examples of the letters from opponents. you know, you can boil this down to just a few words. the republicans are so intent on manipulating everything so that they think they can strengthen themselves for ovember that they put a poison pill into a bipartisan product. a product that we worked months shame, ct so there's no so march is irrelevant, november seems to be everything. this bill cannot become law. this is an effort simply of a political nature. i very much urge you at this last minute, rethink what you're doing. it is so transparent. . is so transparent the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: mr.

sander levin? -- senator levin? >> thank you. your response about providing documents, you said that you would do so if appropriate. that is a big loophole. what is not appropriate? give us your menu. what documents do you believe are in the possession of the cia that we should not see? pre-decisional, i assume legal, right? counsel is general in a different position. were i to be confirmed, i would make sure that you are provided with an explanation of the legal basis. on some occasions, stephen preston provided the committee with an oral briefing as well as a written paper explaining the for classified matters and i would, of course, be comfortable doing that as well. whatever would best serve the committee's understanding of the legal basis. in terms of what is appropriate, i think that -- >> what would not be appropriate for this committee to see? >> i am not sure. i am not having insight into what types of documents the cia has and generally provides or does not provide to the committee. but it would seem that the presumptio

. >> approval request for qualification pamela levine. >> pamela levine. hhs. we are in review for qualification for services. we hope to issue that later this month or at least before the next board meeting. this rfq will allow to have a prequalified list of vendors that we can then contract for and without having to go through a full rfp process. the communication, the vendors would be for health benefits and wellness communication consulting services. these are large rubrics of services. it's communication strategies, design, eligibility, website engineering, wellness tuesday and digital support services. so we cannot come forward right now and give you a list of vendors that we ask to not talk to you. we try to get as much as possible prequalified list of vendors and we continue to work on the website or work on the communication strategy for the wellness well being strategy. so, in looking at the advice that we would like to get in terms of the blackout period, we went back to the governance policy and when there is a provision that is not possible when a

still l coming up, bob will be n e set with business mentor mariss levin. that is after the break. ♪ [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all a along the way. whether you're working or recharging, do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. ♪ >> welcome back. one of the most important factors in the success o of any business ia strorong banking relalationship. many banks are willing to invest in a persosonal relations up wih a business s owner r as they bud toward the owner's success. how do you find the right bank? how here to o take you, marissa levin, ceo of from inforormatitn , ceoerts, a and michellee boggs of mckinley marketing partners, along with their bigger, b bob pincus, chairmrman of eaglebk. why do you think the banking relalationship is s something pe need to focus on? >> because every business needs a solid banking rtner that will get them throrough the groh rve as well l as times when there might be a retracti. we need workining capipital to inve in our pe

show, mark levin. come on! thank you very much. what it is all of this for? happy anniversary. it is an honor to be with you. you are an inspiration to me and millions of others. the fact is today we live under a lawless president, a feckless congress, and an all-powerful supreme court. the federal government consumes nearly 25% of the entire economy and gobbles up whole industries. we are $17 trillion in debt. 100 trillion dollars in unfunded liabilities. not enough on the planet to pay that back. the overall debt when it is combined is $7 trillion a year. this president proclaims the era of austerity is over. [laughter] the federal government is the largest creditor and debtor and lender and employer and consumer, contractor, property owner, tenant, insurer, health care provider, and guarantor. so much for limited government. it unleashes thousands of regulations and rules every single year over the course of a decade and it fills nearly one million pages of the federal register. we are being devoure

pamela levine. >> pamela levine. there is a change that has occurred between last month and this month for the trust fund. that is we are projecting $2.2 million greater -- one second. let me back up. we started the year with the 77 700-0000 fund balance. we then have reported as we've gone along every month that that has been increasing. now we are projecting a fund balance of 98.3. the difference between that month and this month is that we have increased an increase in admin fees for blue shield and then we offset, we reduced our projection for transfer to ibnr for flask so that change results in $2.2 million change between months. it's very small when you think of the larger amount of money that we are dealing with and we have been just bouncing up and down about 2 million, $3 million over the last couple of months. in terms of the general fund as the director lisa mentioned, we have a significant number of vacancies over this fiscal year and we are projecting that we are going to end the fiscal year with a balan

senator levin? >> thank you. your response about providing documents, you said that you would do so if appropriate. that is a big loophole. what is not appropriate? give us your menu. what documents do you believe are in the possession of the cia that we should not see? pre-decisional, i assume legal, right? >> yes, but general counsel is in a different position. were i to be confirmed, i would make sure that you are provided with an explanation of the legal basis. on some occasions, stephen preston provided the committee with an oral briefing as well as a written paper explaining the legal basis for classified matters and i would, of course, be comfortable doing that as well. whatever would best serve the committee's understanding of the legal basis. in terms of what is appropriate, i think that -- >> what would not be appropriate for this committee to see? >> i am not sure. i am not having insight into what types of documents the cia has and generally provides or does not provide to the committee. but it would

toward this end, and as a result of our efforts as well as those of many others including chairman levin and ranking member inhofe, important provisions that all of us agree on have been signed into law as part of this year's -- this past year's national defense authorization act. among those provisions is legislation that i coauthored to extend the strong act to the coast guard. in addition, senator mccaskill and i wrote provisions mandating a dishonorable discharge or dismissal for any service member convicted of sexual assault. we also allowed a commander to relocate an alleged perpetrator of a sexual assault crime rather than the survivor. why should it be the survivor who has to move? senator gillibrand and i authored a provision that eliminates the elements of the character of the accused from the factors a commander could consider, making it more like what would occur in the civilian system. senator gillibrand and senator mccaskill and i authored a provision that eliminates a commander's ability to overturn a conviction by a jury post-trial for major offenses. madam president, i m

i want to thank senator levin and senator mccain. these are thorough investigations. this one has been extremely difficult in terms of getting information. the report is comprehensive. i also would think the present leaders of credit suisse for, one, admitting culpability and, too, coming to testify and being open and honest with us. and the final point i would make is that the tax treaty that has been negotiated needs to be completed. and then we need to put the pressure on to enhance further improvements to that so that we will not have the same thing is occurring. with that, i yield back. >> thank you so much. the likelihood is that we will be at recess approximately from one until 3:00 p.m. and we will begin this second panel. the reason i say that is the likelihood is because we don't know precisely when his panel will be over, and if it goes beyond 12:00 -- 12:31 p.m., we will continue with this panel until it is concluded. i don't know if that came out clearly, but it is the best i can do at the moment. we will now call a first panel for this morning's hearing.

levin, and then we will conclude. >> thank you. well, welcome to i just want to ask that we enter into the record, mr. chairman, the three documents relating to the medicare advantage rates. one from the secretary to the speaker, one, an article from "the new york times," and one letter from beneficiaries. >> without objection they will be entered into the record. >> and also asked that the cbo table on 4015 that will be coming up in the next couple of days with your amendment showing about 13 million people would become more with the uninsured. >> without objection as well. >> thank you spent thank you for your time this morning. appreciate that. with that, this hearing is now adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> while the u.s. does not officially support taiwan independence, it does conduct trade and maintain diplomatic ties to the asian island. that's off the coast of mainland china. a state department official will testify about u.s. relations with china. live coverage star

show, mark levin.plause] >> come on! thank you very much. what it is all of this for? happy anniversary. it is an honor to be with you. you are an inspiration to me and millions of others. the fact is today we live under a lawless president, a feckless congress, and an all-powerful supreme court. the federal government consumes nearly 25% of the entire economy and gobbles up whole industries. we are 17 chilean dollars in -- $17 trillion in debt. not enough on the planet to pay that back. the overall debt when it is combined is $7 trillion a year. this president proclaims the era of austerity is over. the federal government is the largest creditor and debtor and lender and employer and consumer, contractor, property owner, tenant, insurer, health care provider, and guarantor. so much for limited government. it unleashes thousands of regulations and rules every single year over the course of a decade and it fills nearly one million pages of the federal register. we are being devoured by the very governme

levin, as well as that of mr. waxman. they have been two champions on the subject of health care in america and doing so in a fiscally sound way. and while i appreciate the concerns that they expressed here, and i share them, and i will speak to that, i do think that we have to think carefully about the decision that we make. i know that they have. this is an example -- the leadership bringing this bill to the floor on the short fuse that the expiration date is march 31 without most people in this room without ever having on what is in the bill what is a missed opportunity. we should be considering right now a bill that would permanently, permanently speak to the s.g.r. for those in the public, i know it's inside baseball talk, s.g.r. that is the rate that docs are compensated for treating medicare patients. so don't think of s.g.r. think of the patients. and that's what we're doing here. think of the certainty that they need in terms of their health care, and that is our seniors. think of the certainty that a permanent f

randy levine is back with me here.he focus now to the global environment and appetite for baseball, which may have been expended -- expanded by your recent acquisition. sum, years at a staggering $155 million. he has been described by sports illustrated as a ready-made ace. what goes into your thought ross s in terms of investing that kind of money in a player? around, based on the needs of our team. we needed a young, great starting pitcher. he was available. we met with him. we had scouted him for a long time. >> how long is a long time? >> over a year. they loved what they sawr. so far we are expecting real big things out of him. we think he is exactly what we need. >> it is an investment, like anything else. 100 55 million dollars. you are confident it is worth it -- $155 million? you're confident he is worth it? >> we think you will be enormously successful for a long. of time. the yankees are all about reinvesting in our franchise. that has been the steinberger way, the yankee way for a long time. that is what th

cripta de un anciano sacerdote, mientras le deja ba flores observÓ el rosario que tenÍa en sus manos, levin que al tomar la cruz orÓ para tener la mitad de misericordia que tuvo el difunto, sacerdote que fue con fe sor de papa juan pablo segÚn de y desde entonces lleva esta cruz cerca de supe cho y cuando piensa mal de antes la mano me viene aquÍ siempre, siento la gracia. >>> pone la mano sobre ella y siente la gracia. el padre estuvo en kw es esa reuniÓn y dice... >>> no se considera un pecado porque simplemente pretendÍa un recuerdo de un sacerdote a quien admiraba. >>> lo quiso hacer como un recuerdo de su amigo. >>> no digo que sea un ejemplo pero lo hace ver mÁs cercano a nosotros. >>> uno de los 10 mando mientras tos dice no robaras pero muchos no entiende esto como un pecado. >>> creo que es un ejemplo para catÓlicos confesarlo que hace por lo menos. >>> francisco, tambiÉn pareciera tener el don de convertir peca dos en ejemplos de misericordia. reiterÓ a los sacerdotes que la iglesia debe ser como un hospital en campaÑa que debe salir al encuentro de los herido esta nueva sorpresa

now, some parents stay levins grabbed the player and was dragging him off the ice. charged with breach of peace and risk of injury to a minor. >>> if you have a house in the bay area and you are looking to sell, now could be the time. the bay area has been named the best place in the country to sell a home. zip realty based the top len list on median sales prices and housing inventory. last year, the sales price went up 35% verses the national average of 11.5%. and the ratio of homes per resident in the bay area is about 1-1. nationwide, it's nearly 7-1. some realers attribute the economy for the rise to the top. >>> low interest rates and low inventory. i think you are seeing tremendous job growth in the area. >>> five of the top ten places on the list are here in california. sacramento, san diego, orange county, and los angeles also made the list. >>> well, coming up, a renowned bay area pilot turns 100. the challenges he faced when he first started to fly and the names he made for himself in the industry. >> reporter: police and firefighters are searching for an

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levin: i rise in strong support of this bill. as ukraine is fighting for its independence and the people of ukraine are fighting to preserve and to deepen their democracy, we must stand squarely with them. it's been said here, including by the majority leader, that this is a first step. and i'd like to make very clear we really should be taking in this bill another step. we should be in this bill as was proposed in the senate and by many of us some assistance to make sure that the i.m.f. can perform its fullest role. that was the preference of president obama. he made it clear we should ac

. >> arthur levin has been phenomenal on this. we him to permit has been just angry -- leon cooperman has been just angry. >> michael lewis will be joining "surveillance" thursday at 7:00 a.m. eastern time, author of the new book "flash boys." question, loaded which is why we are asking it today. our twitter question of the day -- it is a loaded question. weekend in new york city. we hope you had better weather. it was a four-hour meeting with the secretary of state of u.s. and the foreign minister of russia, agreed to disagree. should the future of ukraine look like switzerland or canadian federation or some approximation of the union of soviet socialist republics? a private citizen who worked with the army intelligence in afghanistan and with the pacific can, adam parker with us as well. talking on the equity markets. wonderful to have you here. what was the backstory of the non-discussion this weekend? actingia is not really --e a responsible citizen international citizen. i'm not optimistic despite reports about troop movement

. >> celebrities like adam levine. >> it say resent obsession. >> get that sprinkle ball out of the wayrn about the addictive nature. >> don't play that game, it is not just candy it is evil candy. >> candy crush has become a global craze, the game's masterminds are cashing in. >> delicious. >> here on wall street, investors are getting their chance. just to understand how popular candy crush s you have to go underground to the new york city subways. >> in the tunnels of go tham city, it appears to be the go-to game. >> trying to occupy my time on my commute. >> how often do you play it. >> every day on the train. >> king says half the people who play candy crush in the u.s. do it on subways, trains and buses, and the minutes definitely add up. >> do you play candy crush? >> yes, i had to delete the app, it was taking over my life. >> even she has issues. >> vispent hundreds of dollars playing the game. >> hundreds of dollars. >> literally. >> players like megan spend big bucks on tool that is get them to higher levels. helping to propel king to $150 million. king could become one of th

radio talk show host mark live victim -- levin thinks so. mark, you talked about how republicans were whooping it up and you were saying it's a far cry from the attitude they had prior, which was this guy was a pariah. what happened? >> what happened was last friday, the national republican congressional committee, and the speaker's office and the republican establishment, thought jolly would lose. so they good to their save rid source -- favorite source, politico, and trash this guy and dump all over this guy, and i read from it, and day point out they went to three other republicans but couldn't convince them to run and they were stuck with jolly, and when jolly came out of the january primary he didn't have any money and didn't hire the right finance director. a few days before the election they're going on about how his staffer -- >> we should explain. the there is motivation. he was trailing in almost all polls. >> they had internals looking like he was going to lose. they had a libertarian running. running against a well-known, formida

. >> they are -- mark levin. >> how about donald trump? >> these people -- >> oh, okay. >> donald trump, too. >> he may still run. >> here's my point though, that the conservative movement is -- it's alive. it's kicking. we're covering it. everyone is talking about it. >> alive and kick iing. >> because christie was beat up by the liberal media, the reason he got a standing ovation, that's why they brought him in there to spite the liberal media. >> that's all right. >> for the invitation, i think if you look at one of the people that -- i don't think he got a standing ovation, doesn't matter, got a good reception was mitch mcconnell of the senate. 2014 is so much more important than 2016. the house is probably solid for the republicans, but what matters for the future of the country, if you think this is the most important election cycle of your life, then the senate, winning back the nat is the most important thing, and mitch mcconnell, that's why he was there this morning. >> the focus should be there. great point. >> i think christie i

and the department of justice should be pursuing that and i think that the behavior that senator levin uncovered with respect to this institution is both illegal and highly unacceptable and it should be pursued. >> so certainly a criminal action being referred to the department of justice is appropriate. but you also have powers. you have powers for how banks operate in the u.s. that are separate and independent of the department of justice. should the federal reserve being used -- these powers in reaction to this type of criminal behavior? >> well our obligation has to do with safety and soundness, and to the extent that these practices are illegal and we have an institution that is discovered not to be complying with the law, we have -- we have an obligation to act to make sure that it comes into compliance. and if we dedekt behavior -- detect behavior that is criminal it is our obligation to refer that to the justice department for prosecution. >> so one of the powers you have directly is to remove executive of banks when they misbehave and is it your intention to pursue this situat

. >> ed levine is one of the outspoken proponents. he has been interested in guns all his life. >> i have a shotgun. it has a mounted light. i'm pretty much -- i would say pretty much armed 24/7. as i sit in this home, someone could kick in the door. i would have five seconds of warning from my alarm system going off. you never know when that will happen. you always have to be at the ready. >> levine has no personal experience of crime. when i carry, my main goal is protect me. if my family is there, i'm going to protect my family. i'm not there to protect society. sometime those of us that open carry we get together and have a dinner. we are also raffling off an ar 10 that we sold tickets for. >> i think the right to carry a firearm is not only a god given right. it is a right from the constitution. the places that don't let you carry are actually infringing or violating your rights. >> where is your hot wife? >> in fact, if someone says where do you want to go to dinner? >> inner harbor. >> well, i love you, but i love her more. >>

my name is john levine. you can see the buildings that are cutoff. mine is 1823 landmark victoria. ian -- i am one of the most impacted by the 5th floor and the building blocking my views. i think i want to speak more to the question of preserving a neighborhood, a neighborhood which sort of defines what san francisco is and a cultural institution which does likewise. i think that this has to be a consideration taken into account when you look at decisions made as to why this building conforms to the marsh and fits in with historic district and to be a good neighbor and not a thumb in the eye of the community. >> good evening. my name is gabriel medina for economic housing community for low income family districts. we expressed concern about this project earlier. i want to express the need for affordable housing. we are very much interested in having below market unit on-site at this project. any consideration you would make having to first consider that and we did advocate for community institution, the marsh. they do serve low income families of many different races and we are ve

speakers included republican representatives you king of iowa and radio talk show host mark levin. >> tonight, the tea party movement celebrates its anniversary with a convention. we always needed to have the grassroots rise up in america from the left. you are doing it. [applause] i think back in those years going back. i watched what happens when nancy pelosi became these eager of the house. i am sitting there you all, i can roll the rock uphill, and they rolled piece after piece over the top of us.

lowe levine a well-known forensic ontologist but chose not call him as a witness. >> i never finishedis, in my notes, in fact, i have one note on one of the photographs that if what i was looking for, what i thought was an upper was in fact an upper, i would exclude mr. brown. >> so the innocence project petitioned the court for permission to test the victim's red t-shirt found at the cream scene, thinking it might contain saliva. >> it's not impossible to find dna after a 15-year case, but it makes it more difficult. >> analyst tim goebel examined the shirt with an alternate light source, saliva and other biological materials will fluoresce when hit with this light. >> there were a number of florescent stains on the t-shirt and some were made by the markings of the previous examining. >> not surprisingly, the stains were near the bite holes, an indication they were left by the person who bit the victim, presumably her killer. global removed the fabric, and performed str dna testing which is a more advanced form of pcr testing. the result, the dna profile from the saliva on the t-shir

sandy levin of michigan, thank you. >> thank you for having me. moving and shaking this hour, oculus ceo just got a little bit richer after facebook announced it would buy their virtual reality device company for $2 billion, oculus makes a ski goggle like device that people can wear to play 3-d games. bendan iribe spoke with bloomberg recently. goggle, a decade from now, our goal is to get closer to sunglasses. out, ray ban sunglasses that look cool. they are wearable and they are portable. you can throw them in your >> the competition with google and sony, for more on this deal, david kirkpatrick joins us from detroit. ceo and founder of a tech company and author of "the facebook effect." get past the $2 billion valuation. what was your biggest take away? the big take away for me is if you look at whatsapp as facebook 's purchase to secure growth and the poor parts of the world by adding inexpensive and free , this is a way of trying to bolster business among the rich part of the world. the people who have money and will do the high-end technolog