scott bass, who will introduce our american university president, sylvia mathews burwell. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, dean nelson, and good morning to all of you. it's my pleasure to introduce the next keynote speaker, sylvia mathews burwell, the 15th president of american university. president burwell is a visionary leader with varied and extensive experience in public and private sectors. her career is a testament to a lifelong commitment of advancing solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges. her vast government experience includes positions such as the secretary of health and human services, director of the office of management and budget, deputy chief of staff to the president of the united states, chief of staff to the secretary of the treasury department, and special assistant to the director of the national economic council. in the private sector, she served as chief operating officer and president of the global development program of the bill and melinda gates foundation. she also has served as president of the walmart foundation. in respo

the former hhs secretary sylvia burwell in california congressman on the health care system. after that, james mattis and rex tillerson on the authorization to use military force. later, a discussion on the trump administration. >> next, officials from twitter, facebook and twitter. the topics included russian use of false advertising and micro- targeting. and suggestions for regulation of political advertising on the web. the subcommittee hearing is three hours. no one know. >> thank you. the subcommittee will come to order. i'll make an opening statement.

american university provost doctor scott who will introduce our american university president sylvia matthews burwell. thank you. >> thank you dean nelson. good morning to all of you. it is my pleasure to introduce the next keynote speaker sylvia matthews burwell, the 15h president of american universit university. president burwell is a visionary leader with varied and extensive experience in public and private sectors. her career is a testament to a lifelong commitment of advancing solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges. her vast government experience includes positions such as the secretary of health and human services, director of the office of management and budget, deputy chief of staff to the president of the united states, chief of staff to the secretary of the treasury department, and special assistant to the director of the national economic council. in the private sector, she served as chief operating officer and president of the global development program of the bill and melinda gates foundation. she also has served as presiden president. [inaudible] in response to toda

live coverage of remarks by former health and human services secretary will be a very well -- sylvia burwell, at a forum hosted by american university. coverage on c-span two. then a panel on capitol hill looks at managing health care costs and improving treatment outcomes. from industry representatives, business leaders, and academics at noon. in the afternoon, ruth bader ginsburg will talk about social justice with a group of law students from across the country. we will have law -- life coverage at 4 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can stream online at c-span.org and the c-span radio app code. on capitol hill, the house of representatives approved a budget resolution for 2018, allowing lawmakers to move forward with tax reform. announcer: richard rubin, how does the republican budget proposal specifically set up the next steps for tax reform in congress? >> it does two things. is known as reconciliation, this fast-track procedure that lets the bill moves through the senate, in particular without democratic votes. it can get on the floor with a straight up or down vote and the republicans have

it's my pleasure to introduce the next keynote speaker, sylvia matthews burwell, the 15th president of the university. president burwell is a visionary leader with extensive experience in public and private sectors. for careers a testament to a lifelong commitment to advancing solutions to pressing challenges. her government experience includes positions such as the secretary of health and human services, director of the office of management and budget. deputy chief of staff to the president of the united states. chief of staff to the secretary of the treasury department. in the private sector she served as chief operating officer president of the global development program of the bill and melinda gates foundation. she's also served as president of the walmart foundation. response to the session on healthcare i like to highlight her accomplishment and expertise in the health sector. in her recent role as secretary of health and human services she helped shape the vision to ensure every american would have access to the building blocks of a healthy and productive life. to this end, she

leave this event at this point and go live now as former health and human services secretary sylvia burwell, one of the featured speakers at a health care policy forum hosted by american university where she now serves as president. these will be her first comments on health policy since being appointed president of american university. a judicial order to denied the states requests to force the trump administration to continue to make cost saving subsidy payments. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. we have a remarkable panel here today to help wake you up with your coffee. today we're talking about-- well, first of all, i'm associate professor at school of public affairs here at

follow by sylvia burwell discussing her experience of the affordable care. then henry waxman talking about the price of prescription drugs and what lawmakers can do. . . . . first of all, i'm an associate pastor at the public affairs american university and i am delighted to moderate this panel. today we're talking about private insurance subsidy first ever selection. i'm sure everyone in this room knows prior to 2014 the private insurance market in the individual market was the wild west. people would buy health insurance that was fully inadequate and extremely expensive but on the other hand you had people with employer-based insurance who were very happy with it as the model if you like what you have, you can keep it. the aca was very much focused on changing and improving the private individual market but also preserving the employer supported insurance market. today we will hear from for experts with unique and intricate knowledge about the development, implementation of the future of private insurance and individual market and elsewhere. you have their

. >> sylvia burwell speaks at an inve event hosted by the washington college of law. c-span2.day, a panel on managing healthcare and healthcare quality from business and academia for a discussion starting at noon eastern on c-span. >>> this week on q&a. >> they're shoving, jostling. their target was charles murray. i was a little bit behind him. it kind of intensified. it looked like he would fall to the ground. at the time a 74-year-old man. i did what any decent human being would do when you see a 74-year-old man on the verge of falling to the ground. i grabbed him by the arm, to make sure he didn't fall. i was afraid of being -- it was a large -- i don't know how many. i was fearful being separated and left behind. i took his arm and when i did, that's when it turned on me. somebody pulled my hair and body slammed me from the other direction. >> middle school director allison, speaks about -- middlebury professor allison stanger. on c-span's q&a. >>> next, energy department officials testify about protecting the energy sector from cybersecurity threats attacks here and abro

follow by sylvia burwell discussing her experience of the affordable care. then henry waxman talking about the price of prescription drugs and what lawmakers can do. . . . .