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Meet Mike
Statement by the Honorable Mike Rogers on Harvard & Chelsea Manning
Contact: jordana@mikerogers.com
Washington, D.C. – "I applaud Harvard's decision to rescind the invitation to Chelsea Manning to serve as a visiting fellow. It should never have been extended in the first place. While I support, wholeheartedly, free speech and open dialogue, this does not extend to treasonous behavior such as Ms. Manning's. Harvard's decision to extend the invitation was tantamount to endorsing her behavior.
Ms. Manning's reckless actions compromised American national security and endangered lives. Her actions should not be rewarded with an opportunity at such a distinguished institution, where she would join accomplished former members of the Department of State, Department of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency and other government servants; individuals who risked their own lives and the lives of those who served under them to uphold our American democracy."
Statement by The Honorable Mike Rogers on FBI Director James Comey
Washington, D.C. – "The FBI is one of our nation's most important law enforcement agencies.
Today's news will undoubtedly lead to some uncertainty in the coming days as the Bureau and its fine women and men come to terms with the impending transition.
It is absolutely critical that this process is as smooth and efficient as possible to ensure that the FBI gets back on its feet and resumes its focus on its critical law enforcement, national security, and counter intelligence missions."
Statement by The Honorable Mike Rogers on the Recent Developments on the National Security Council
Washington, D.C. – "The United States faces significant, complex, and serious national security challenges across the globe. Successfully navigating this dangerous landscape requires the full marshaling of our country's national power towards carefully considered strategic objectives.
Recent developments present an opportunity to realign the National Security Council to ensure that the president and key decision makers receive the best intelligence product to make the most informed decisions possible. Regardless of whoever is the national security adviser, he or she will need to bring judgment and experience to the post, and the ability to deftly manage the national security architecture during times of crisis.
Make no mistake about it, our allies and adversaries alike are watching how we as a nation conduct our affairs."
The extreme risk of Trump's battle with intelligence agencies
By Mike Rogers
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
As the 2016 election receded and the New Year began, there emerged a curious confrontation between the President-elect and the intelligence communities.
Day after day, we saw news roll out of clashes over scheduled meetings, the accuracy of information and analysis, and what the future holds for the CIA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and indeed the future orientation of America's intelligence organs. This tension has continued unabated. It is important to recognize that there is always some friction between an incoming president and his (or, in the future, her) intelligence agencies. During the transition and the early days of the presidency, the occupant of the Oval Office and his intelligence representatives participate in a choreographed dance — each learning about the other and adjusting styles and tones (delivery, not facts) to suit respective needs.
What is unique about these most recent incidents is the public nature of the disagreements between President-elect Trump and the intelligence officials. Of course, in the past, stories of how and what intelligence the president consumed would leak out. It is part of the insider politics of Washington. However, never before have the disagreements taken on such a high profile in the media. President-elect Trump takes to Twitter to air his disagreements with, or criticisms of, the intelligence community and just as quickly the agencies themselves fire back.
While discomforting for many and interesting for others, there is an unrecognized consequence of these public disputes and one that greatly risks our future intelligence collection capabilities. Chief among these is the message it sends to our current and future intelligence professionals. Our greatest resource is the quality and capabilities of the hardworking, dedicated women and men that make up our intelligence cadre.
These disputes may well already be taking a toll on that workforce, with experienced professionals possibly choosing to leave for the private sector, rather than continue their service under these conditions. We can't afford to lose these individuals; the wealth of experience and knowledge they possess is immeasurable. Moreover, constant bickering between the Oval Office and the various agencies risks reducing the attractiveness of service to future applicants; why join to serve if your service and analysis will be belittled, ignored or be unappreciated?
Let's look internationally: Picture yourself as a government official in a foreign country that is hostile to the United States. For various and deeply personal reasons you have decided that you want to betray your country and begin passing sensitive, useful information to CIA officers. In so doing you are risking your life, the lives of your loved ones, and certain imprisonment, or worse, if you are caught. You do this not only for your own reasons, but because you believe that the information you will pass on to CIA officers will be accepted, reviewed and used to inform American policies. You fundamentally believe that you will be listened to and taken seriously.
This is how, and why, countless spies and intelligence "assets" have provided critical information to the United States. While some stood to gain personally, others were motivated ideologically, by pride, or something else, but all believed that in so doing they would be listened to and respected. In light of these very public disputes, it is entirely possible that they may no longer have that certainty. If the president and his intelligence chiefs are at odds, what is the likelihood that the intelligence information will be heeded? If there isn't a high degree of confidence, why would you risk your life?
Moreover, implicit in the officer-agent relationship is trust and secrecy. CIA officers protect their sources often at great cost. If the information is accidentally or intentionally disclosed, agents' lives are put at risk. Without complete confidence in their handlers, agents or potential agents will undoubtedly be wary of volunteering or cooperating in the future.
On an international level, we should be equally concerned about how this ongoing dispute appears to our partner intelligence services in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Some of our greatest intelligence successes have been due, in part, to the cooperation our intelligence agencies enjoy with their foreign counterparts. If it appears that the president does not trust the quality and accuracy of CIA intelligence assessments, why should Britain's Secret Intelligence Service or Germany's Bundesnachrichtendienst?
It is critical that the president and his intelligence team work to establish a good working relationship. While there will be friction and conflict, it is necessary that this takes place behind closed doors. Make no mistake about it, our allies and adversaries, potential spies and agents, and everyone in between are watching, listening and waiting. We can't afford for internal disputes to affect real-world operations.
-Mike Rogers is a CNN national security commentator, the host of CNN's "Declassified" TV series, and is the past chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.Read full piece on CNN here.
Kremlin disinformation and practiced intimidation
It seems that every day brings a new revelation of Russian aggression. From the invasions of Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2014, to the situation in Syria today, the Putin regime's actions have reached a level that not even the most paranoid Kremlinologists would have predicted just a few years ago.
Russia's exercises in blunt, hard power are complemented by a covert soft-power campaign, designed to insulate the state from challenges at home and abroad. And with the hacking of the Democratic National Committee by operatives tied to the Russian government, many Americans are only now becoming aware of what once might have seemed like a foreign concern.
The hacking of government entities and public institutions, the use of "troll factories" to silence and intimidate critics, and the dissemination of disinformation are just a few of the tactics employed to exert influence and sow division among the Kremlin's adversaries. Russia has always attempted to penetrate influential agencies and institutions that could give it a strategic advantage. But under Vladimir Putin, and using new technological means, the scope of these efforts has widened dramatically — with targets ranging from foreign governments and politicians, to Olympic athletes and NGOs.
In addition to the cyberattacks against entities such as the U.S. financial system, Europe is a particular target for manipulation — and perhaps an even more vulnerable environment, taking into account its physical proximity and adjacent borders. Russian military incursions into Ukrainian territory have been matched by an aggressive campaign to undermine core state institutions through cyberattacks. Most recently, Russians are believed to be behind this month's malware attack on Ukraine's Ministry of Finance.
Germany, France and the Netherlands will all go to the polls in 2017 amid fears of Russian interference; in Germany, the head of the foreign intelligence agency has warned that Russian hackers may attempt to interfere with the election in order to cause "political uncertainty" in Germany. German intelligence services believe Russian hackers working for the state were behind cyberattacks carried out against the German parliament in 2015. This combination of hacking to undermine trust in institutions and the dissemination of propaganda is corrosive to western democracy. It is one of the reasons the European Parliament is calling for institutional investment to raise awareness of Russian disinformation activities.
In the U.S., we must take action to prevent this activity, both for the sake of our own national security and the security of our European allies. The "Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act," co-sponsored by Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Republican, and Sen. Chris Murphy, Connecticut Democrat, was included as part of the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act and represents an important step. This bipartisan bill will establish an interagency center at the State Department to coordinate counterpropaganda efforts across the U.S. government. The legislation would significantly expand the range of tools available to confront the effects of disinformation spread by the Kremlin and other authoritarian powers that seek asymmetric means to undermine stronger economic, political and military systems.
That this issue has inspired significant legislation is a testament to the seriousness of the threat. That is one of the reasons why I've become involved with IRI's Beacon Project — an effort designed to expose and counter Russian disinformation in Europe, where the campaign to subvert democracy through these tactics is particularly aggressive. This month, the Beacon Project launched a new tool to collect and track the origin and dissemination patterns of these false narratives, helping decision makers gain insight into the nature of this problem in order to design effective policy responses.
Policy on such a strategic threat requires a concerted effort among the U.S. and our European partners, and that we further our constructive, communicative relationships. To push back against Russian propaganda, we must work together to maintain continuously factual, credible messaging that highlights the importance of our democratic institutions, as well as the irony and bankruptcy of Russian efforts to undermine them.
It's important not only that policy and media leaders understand the reality of Russian aggression, and the diffuse and often innovative ways the Kremlin has found to exert influence and intimidate opponents, but that American and European constituencies do as well. Our leaders must marshal their resolve and ingenuity to highlight and oppose these tactics in all their forms, and integrate our public affairs, diplomacy, and intelligence efforts accordingly.
-Mike Rogers, a CNN national security commentator, is the host of CNN's "Declassified" TV series, the past chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and a member of the Beacon Project.
Read full piece in The Washington Times here.
U.S. must not overlook North Korea threat
(CNN) North Korea's 32-year-old leader is often mocked online, on TV shows and in movies, but it is believed Kim Jong Un could have 50 to 100 nuclear weapons by 2020 — a reality that should give a chill to anyone tempted to dismiss Kim as anything less than serious. Recognizing the threat, this week the UN Security Council voted unanimously to introduce new sanctions, stating that North Korea should abandon its nuclear weapons program.
As the next administration takes power, it must recognize that we cannot use sanctions and food aid to bring North Korea to the negotiating table only to watch it continue its destabilizing behavior once it receives the aid. Let's learn from our past mistakes and be sure we address the nuclear elephant in the room. An Iran with "the bomb" clearly would be catastrophic, but we already have a nuclear armed rogue state — and its sophistication is growing.
True, many of North Korea's policies seem wildly belligerent. But they have often produced specific returns in the form of diplomatic or economic concessions. The big question, though, is where the political and military leadership align with Kim's own impulses.
Kim is ruthless in his pursuit of power — he has had dozens of senior officials executed, including reportedly by anti-aircraft cannon. And, like his father, Kim has continued policies that have left many thousands starving. Indeed, he is a man who has an absolute authority that rests on his whims — Kim is not the head of a democratic republic with political checks and balances, nor does he have to juggle the power structure within a more autocratic nation like China.
But he may not always be a rational actor. He executed his uncle not long after taking power, an official who was his strongest connection to China, his nation's economic lifeline. In a country that relies on aid packages and black market goods to try to feed its people, that should give you pause.
Continuing to demonstrate his autonomy from his patron state, Kim also recently ignored Chinese warnings about his weapons tests. This past summer, Kim tested a missile that for the first time landed within the Japanese air defense zone. It was fired from a submerged submarine, which passes a high technical threshold, and could present a greater detection difficulty to regional missile defense systems. Submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) are a technology few nations possess and allow force projection far outside of a nation's boundaries.
Kim's antagonistic behavior has apparently so ruffled the Chinese that they have joined the United States in facilitating sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations. Yet many Americans are probably more familiar with Kim Jong Un's late father, Kim Jong Il.
The second-generation ruler of North Korea tested two nuclear weapons during his 17-year reign, a number already surpassed by his son, who since becoming leader in 2011 has tested three nuclear devices. North Korea conducted its largest nuclear weapon test yet in early September, showing it is progressing in its development, not just deploying its current models to saber rattle.
Since taking power, Kim has continued anti-US rhetoric, brushed off warnings from China, increased his rate of nuclear and missile tests in continued defiance of UN sanctions and now has SLBM technology. The level of concern was enough to prompt reaction by US Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who stated last month that any nuclear attack on the United States or our allies would result in an "overwhelming" response.
All this suggests that while the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria — and the siege of Mosul — dominate what US TV news airtime is not spent on postelection coverage, the growing belligerence of North Korea under Kim should be getting greater attention.
The United States should leverage its diplomatic, economic, intelligence and military capabilities to deter and prevent continued North Korean weapons development. We must strengthen our regional allies' missile-defense capabilities, ramp up pressure on Russia and China to exercise their influence on the regime, convince China to end the black market flow of goods across the border and increase sanctions on the North Korean elite so they feel the consequences of their actions.
Periods of presidential transition in Washington, DC and the first days of a new government have been times in which our adversaries have tested us in the past. It is imperative that our national security leaders are ready to do more than simply fight terrorism, because our adversaries don't wait patiently in line.
Read full piece at CNN.com here.
Statement by The Honorable Mike Rogers on the Selection of Rep. Mike Pompeo as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. – "President-elect Donald J. Trump has made an excellent choice for the next Director of the CIA.
Congressman Mike Pompeo is a friend of mine and a friend of the intelligence community. Once confirmed, his military and legal backgrounds will serve him well in one of the United States government's most demanding jobs.
As Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, I watched how Mike Pompeo worked. Smartly, deliberately, and quietly. That ethos will fit in perfectly at CIA."
Statement in Response to Pat Caddell
Andy Keiser, Spokesperson to The Honorable Mike Rogers
"The mainstream media twisted Mike Rogers' words and the findings of the Benghazi report to protect Hillary Clinton. Mike Rogers lambasted Hillary Clinton and supported Donald Trump on television and radio for the past 18 months. The implication that he is soft on Hillary Clinton is absurd.
It is time that all media fact check their stories for accuracy. The House Intelligence Committee has jurisdiction over the nation's 17 intelligence agencies, not the State or Defense Departments. The House Intelligence Committee Benghazi report said that Hillary Clinton dismissed repeated threat warnings and denied requests for additional security in eastern Libya, thereby placing U.S. personnel at unnecessary risk. It also found that Clinton perpetuated an inaccurate story that matched the Administration's misguided view that the United States was nearing a victory over al-Qa'ida. Consequently, Congressman Rogers voted to create The Benghazi Select Committee to pursue further investigation into those failures.
Further, the House Intelligence Committee investigation into Benghazi was STRICTLY an intelligence investigation. The Committee interviewed every single member of the intelligence community who was in the fight in Benghazi.
Further, Caddell's comments are completely inaccurate and slanderous. There is absolutely no merit to this conspiracy story. Media must be held accountable to pushing such erroneous stories. "His wife" had no involvement with companies protecting the embassies or any embassy at that time. There was absolutely no conflict of interest. Caddell's comments are patently proven to be false. Specious and untrue accusations should not be tolerated in this important debate."
Response to The Weekly Standard
From Andy Keiser, spokesperson for The Honorable Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers lambasted Hillary Clinton on television and radio for 18 months. The implication by the "Never Trump" Weekly Standard that he is soft on Hillary Clinton is absurd.
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence's (HPSCI) investigation into Benghazi was STRICTLY an intelligence investigation. The Intelligence Committee has jurisdiction over the nation's 17 intelligence agencies, not the State Department. The Foreign Affairs Committee has jurisdiction over the State Department. The HPSCI report certainly didn't clear Hillary Clinton of wrongdoing, instead it pointed out numerous failures at the State Department and Congressman Rogers voted to create The Benghazi Select Committee to pursue further investigation into those failures.
The Chairman's Additional Views submitted as part of the Benghazi report, which was approved UNANIMOUSLY, stated:
"Senior State Department officials [I.E. Hillary Clinton] dismissed repeated threat warnings and denied requests for additional security in eastern Libya, thereby placing U.S. personnel at unnecessary risk.
Senior U.S. officials [I.E. Hillary Clinton] perpetuated an inaccurate story that matched the Administration's misguided view that the United States was nearing a victory over al-Qa'ida.
The Administration's failed policies [I.E. Hillary Clinton] continue to undermine the national security interests of the United States."
Chairman Rogers' OpEd in The Hill after the report was submitted stated:
"The Obama administration's White House and State Department actions before, during, and after the Benghazi terrorist attack on September 11, 2012, ranged from incompetence to deplorable political manipulation in the midst of an election season.
The State Department ignored numerous, consistent intelligence warnings about the threat environment in Benghazi and was woefully unprepared to operate in a high threat environment like Benghazi.
For months after the attacks, senior White House officials, including President Obama, grossly misled the American people about what happened and why. I believe that they did this to further their own inaccurate view that they had al Qa'ida "on the run"; and with an election looming they did not want to be responsible for a terrorist attack on their watch.
HPSCI interviewed every single member of the intelligence community who was in the fight in Benghazi. Because it is not within its jurisdiction, HPSCI did not interview Department of State or Department of Defense personnel. That is why Congressman Rogers voted to create the Benghazi Select Committee, to further look into the unconscionable Obama Administration failures in those areas.
Finally, Mike Rogers has repeatedly called all of the CIA personnel on the ground in Benghazi heroes. Were it not for their actions, every single American would have been killed that tragic night on September 11, 2012.
For months, Mike Rogers did everything in his power to elect Donald Trump, while the Weekly Standard did everything in its power to defeat him.
Response to Judicial Watch's Who Was Mike Rogers and Dick Morris' Lunch Alert
"Mike Rogers lambasted Hillary Clinton on television and radio for 18 months. To try to imply that he is soft on Hillary Clinton is absurd.
If Mike Rogers was trying to whitewash something, he didn't do a very good job.
There is absolutely no merit to the salacious, conspiracy part of this "story." Mike and Kristi Rogers are sought-after experts who happen to work in a similar field. Both have worked in difficult environments on behalf of the country they love – Mike for the United States Army and FBI in Chicago. Kristi – serving her country for the Department of Defense in Iraq. Last time I checked, that is called patriotism."
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Blog 2.0: Just like plastic surgery, but WAY cheaper!
There should be a shelter for abandoned blogs. Caring people could adopt them, give them baths, and make them feel special again. Then I wouldn't have to feel so guilty about the ones I've orphaned out there in cyberspace. I imagine their little electrons glowing as they hope someone will come post, but alas... they're left to gather... well... the virtual equivalent of dust. Whatever that is.
Current events-->Work: Have a stack of midterm reports on the desk that measures out to about four inches high. Let's see here... assuming an average paper weight of around 24 pounds, that yields an estimate of just under a thousand pages of stuff to read and grade by Tuesday. Should keep me out of trouble this weekend.
Current events-->Music: Been playing quite a bit. Highlights include a disaster of a gig at Disney's California Adventures Park (I'll skip the depressing details--suffice to say I'm boycotting anything Disney these days), a couple of R&B shows, a bit of big band playing, and, more recently, some legit playing on--gasp--my flute. I'm still practicing as much as humanly possible--it never seems to be enough to make the kind of progress I'd like to be making, but it'll have to do. Also started working on my jazz with Terry Harrington recently, which is both mind-expanding and frustrating. He's got an intriguing approach to harmony and this innate sense of groove that can make simple improvisations mesmerizing. Trouble is, that stuff is HARD to learn--at least for this relative latecomer to jazz--and I often find myself wondering if I'll ever be as fluid with my ideas as, well... anyone who knows what they're doing. Unfortunately, the only way to find out is to keep practicing, so that's what I do.
Current events-->General. We're still at war. Some dead celebrity who I couldn't care less about is still dominating the headlines. Democratic hopefuls are already slinging campaign mud at one another. And I don't know why I even bother reading the news anymore--nothing ever seems to change. The inane "random question" Blogger provides for our user profiles makes about as much sense.
R&B. Me on baritone sax. OPEN BAR from 8-9pm. What else could ya want?


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25% Of Physicians Are Born Outside The U.S. Can Immigration Reform Fix The Shortage?
Currently, more than one-quarter of physicians and surgeons in the United States are foreign-born.
For high-skilled workers such as doctors, visa limitations, additional educational requirements, tuitions, licensure, relocation, lower pay and xenophobia can all play a part in the difficulties associated with practicing.
Healthcare is a critical part of the U.S. economy, providing jobs for millions of Americans and trillions of dollars in expenditures. However, growing health needs of baby boomers, coupled with acute shortages of health workers, are straining the sector. Unfortunately, labor force issues will be exacerbated in the coming years as retiring baby boomers strain the system and up to one-third of physicians retire because they fall into that same age category.
Currently, more than one-quarter of physicians and surgeons in the United States are foreign-born. In addition to physicians, roughly one-fifth of nurses and home health and psychiatric aides, and more than one-sixth of dentists, pharmacists and clinical technicians in the United States were foreign born in 2010. When foreign-born professionals account for 16% of all civilians employed in healthcare occupations and one-fourth of practicing physicians, the system really does depend on a functioning immigration system. There are simply not enough native-born healthcare workers to meet the growing demand--especially in the geographic areas with the greatest need.
With the supply of U.S.-born medical professionals falling so far short of demand, real discussion of immigration policy has to begin taking place as it specifically pertains to healthcare. Current estimates suggest that the United States will face a shortage of 46,100 to 90,400 physicians by 2025. The current shortage is no surprise, however, as it was predicted as far back as 1990, when the National Center on Education and the Economy issued a workforce report discussing future high-skilled labor needs. Providing care to communities most in need--especially rural areas in the country–means foreign-born professionals will have to help fill those gaps.
For high-skilled workers such as doctors, visa limitations, additional educational requirements, tuitions, licensure, relocation, lower pay and xenophobia can all play a part in the difficulties associated with practicing. This can be especially true in rural areas where it is difficult to attract younger talent. For lower-skilled workers, part of the challenge is that U.S.-born workers choose more-lucrative positions in other industries. For example, workforce gaps also exist for lower-paid health jobs such as home health aides and technicians despite a growing demand nationwide. While foreign-born workers are well-positioned to fill these gaps in the health labor force (and have been doing so for years), the federal immigration system, along with complicated state-level credentialing requirements, can pose significant barriers.
Despite an increasing healthcare demand that necessitates a greater number of general and primary care practitioners, the native-born population that completes medical school in the United States tends to specialize more than its foreign-born counterpart, owing partially to pay. From 2000 to 2004, the median physician income for all primary care positions increased only 10%, compared to a 16% increase in the same time for all non-primary care specialties. These increases come on top of an already skewed physician pay scale that compensates specialists up to 45% more than primary care physicians.
Native-born physicians are, therefore, choosing more profitable specializations, such as dermatology, obstetrics and orthopedics. This leaves generalist positions like family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics more likely to be filled by foreign-born practitioners. Foreign-born medical professionals are, therefore, key to addressing the shortage of primary care physicians in the United States, particularly in underserved communities where there are fewer specialists and therefore a greater need for a broad range of medical skills. In fact, the American Academy of Family Physicians estimates that although family physicians make up less than 15% of the outpatient workforce, they perform about 42% of office visits in rural areas.
What's more, by not embracing the diversity that comes along with foreign-born workers, hospitals and healthcare systems lack the ability to capitalize on those populations' linguistic and cultural assets, which are important to providing quality care for increasingly diverse communities. For example, nearly 40 million people in the United States spoke Spanish in 2011, making it the second-most common language in the country after English. Yet fewer than 4% of health providers are proficient in Spanish, let alone other less-common languages.
The sheer inability to communicate with patients creates trust issues in the system. Foreign-born healthcare professionals, including those trained in the United States and abroad, can consequently be the bridge for language and trust gaps within the system, leading to improved outcomes.
Whether it is due to cultural need, community demand or economic impact, allowing more foreign-born individuals to work in the health labor sector is going to become more and more important. With the pending presidential election just around the corner, it's time that a real discussion about immigration reform and healthcare practices take place. Our system cannot survive without it.
For more information about the future of foreign-born physicians and their impact on the health labor sector, see the Chicago Council on Global Affairs new report.


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GOP governors who turned down Medicaid money have hands out
By THOMAS BEAUMONTJanuary 19, 2017 GMT
FILE – In this Nov. 10, 2016, file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, following a ceremony where President Barack Obama honored the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team, answers questions from reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington. Republican governors who turned down billions in federal dollars from an expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care law now have their hands out in hopes the GOP Congress comes up with a new formula to provide insurance for low-income Americans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican governors who turned down billions in federal dollars from an expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care law now have their hands out in hopes the GOP-controlled Congress comes up with a new formula to provide insurance for low-income Americans.
The other GOP governors, such as Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who agreed to expand state-run services in exchange for federal help — more than a dozen out of the 31 states — are adamant that Congress maintain the financing that has allowed them to add millions of low-income people to the health insurance rolls.
These two groups of Republicans embody the difficulty the emboldened GOP congressional majorities face: Make good on their promises to repeal the 2010 health care law while preserving popular provisions.
With Congress starting to consider plans for annulling and reshaping Obama's overhaul, Republican governors and lieutenant governors from 10 states met privately for more than two hours Thursday with GOP members of the Senate Finance Committee and raised concerns about how lawmakers will reshape Medicaid.
"They're worried about how it all works out," Finance panel chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said after the session in a Senate office building.
GOP senators and governors stressed the need for giving states more flexibility to shape their Medicaid programs. That's a change that worries Democrats, who say some states would inevitably end up covering fewer people or offering skimpier benefits.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said governors could find savings by being allowed to impose "work incentives" for some beneficiaries. Kasich suggested shifting people who earn just above the poverty level from Medicaid to the online exchanges that Obama's law created for buying coverage.
"I think they understand this is not simple and I think they know they have to get it right," Kasich said.
A chief worry by governors was whether states that accepted extra federal money to expand Medicaid to more people would lose that extended coverage. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said afterward that "it ain't going to happen," though he did not detail how.
In a letter he carried to Capitol Hill, Kasich warned that repealing Obama's law without an alternative in place could interrupt health care coverage for hundreds of thousands in Ohio and urged he "be granted the flexibility to retain the adult Medicaid coverage expansion." Ohio has added roughly 700,000 recipients to the program since the law took effect in 2013.
Unlike Kasich, 19 Republican governors successfully defied the Affordable Care Act's mandate that states open up Medicaid to more people.
It was a major expansion of the state-federal health insurance system whose primary purpose has grown in its 52 years from backstop medical assistance for the poor to the go-to program for closing gaps in private health insurance system.
In the three years since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, Medicaid enrollment has grown by about 18 million people, to roughly 75 million, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker notably turned down more than $500 million for his state. Determined to win over conservative voters for his presidential bid, he doubted the federal government would keep its word to cover 100 percent of expansion costs in the first three years, and 90 percent over the long term.
On average, the federal government's contribution accounts for 56 percent of a state's Medicaid budget, making the financing terms under the health care law much more generous.
Republicans have long sought block grants or lump-sum payments for health care. The money has helped them maintain their budgets, while the relative lack of heavy regulation has allowed governors freedom to experiment with social services policy.
But with Republicans, backed by President-elect Donald Trump, pursuing repeal of the law, Walker and others GOP governors are asking specifically for the Medicaid money, and fewer rules for spending it.
"Now that Barack Obama is no longer going to be at the White House, it is going to be much more palatable for Republican governors to seek additional funding," said Ron Pollack of Families USA, a leading advocate for Obama's law.
All Democratic governors in office when the law took effect in 2013 agreed to the expansion. Even Republican governors in 11 states agreed to expand Medicaid, some with specific waivers that still allowed them to claim the federal reimbursement.
Now, Republican leaders in states aren't just asking for money they turned down. They're asking to change the formula to get back what they lost.
The federal Medicaid formula is based in part on how many enrollees a state had as of 2016. By last year, Michigan, for instance, had added 630,000 recipients since accepting the Medicaid expansion.
But Medicaid in Kansas grew at a far slower rate, given Gov. Sam Brownback's opposition to the federal law. Now, he wants Congress to change the formula to benefit his state.
Associated Press writer Alan Fram in Washington contributed to this report.
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FAX to All Blacks before 1995 World Cup semi-final.
Welsh hardman explains his rugby philosophy.
English RFU secretary on Anglo-Welsh relations, 1986.
Pre-game pep talk before facing England, 1977.
US writer and commentator, referring to the 'muddied oafs' image conjured up by Rudyard Kipling in his poem 'The Islanders' (1903).
To Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips, Gordonstoun School's rugby captain, for his pre-match coin-toss preference from an anonymous rugby referee in 1995.


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Q: How to create new dataframe by tokenizing contents of existing dataframe? I am very new to python/pandas and need help from the community. Here is what I am trying to do.
I have read a json file which contains following data:

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*Contents(of an article)

*ID (unique identifier)

*Title (Title of the article)

using this code:
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_json(path_to_file, lines=True)

Desired Output: I want to create a new dataframe such that it has two columns

*

*ID (unique identifier)

*Sentence (Splitting in sentences the Contents column of df)

What I have been able to do so far:
Figured out that the tokenizer comes from nltk, and how to pass it to the apply function
  result = df["content"].apply(sent_tokenize)

My Question is how can I get the result in desired format as mentioned above.

A: use itertuples to iterate through dataframe
import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame([['hi how are you. i am fine. hope this help you','ABC']], columns = ['sent','ID'])

 df
                                              sent  ID
 0   hi how are you. i am fine. hope this help you  ABC

new_sent =[]
for row in df.itertuples():
    for sent in sent_tokenize(row[1]):
        new_sent.append((sent, row[2]))

#creating dataframe for new_sent
df_new = pd.DataFrame(new_sent, columns = ['tokenized_sent', 'ID'])
#o/p

    tokenized_sent      ID
0   hi how are you.     ABC
1   i am fine.          ABC
2   hope this help you  ABC

explanation
for row in df.itertuples():
    print(row)

#o/p
Pandas(Index=0, sent='hi how are you. i am fine. hope this help you', ID='ABC')

print(row[0])
0

print(row[1])
'hi how are you. i am fine. hope this help you'

print(row[2])
'ABC'

Now we are performing tokenization on 2nd element and appending the sentence with it id on new_list
new_list = []
for sent in sent_tokenize(row[1]):
    new_list.append((sent, row[2]))
    print((sent, row[2]))

o/p
('hi how are you.', 'ABC')
('i am fine.', 'ABC')
('hope this help you', 'ABC')

# now  create dataframe with this new_sent
df_new = pd.DataFrame(new_sent, columns = ['tokenized_sent', 'ID'])

A: you can assign the return value of apply as a new column in your df,
df["sentence"] = df["content"].apply(sent_tokenize)

and if you want to remove the other columns (Title and Content) you can also do it by assignment:
df = df[["ID", "sentence"]]

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Q: Parametrize Queries to prevent SQL Injection I know that I need to Parametrize my queries, mainly for safety reasons, and I need help doing so. I'm using VB in visual studio 2012 and SQL Server 2012. I have never done this before and everything I find on the web seems unsuited to my particular code. The bit that I think needs work is the following:
objconnection.Open()
    strSQL = "insert into dbo.Event(ID, Name, Summary, Date) values (NEWID(), '" & strName & "','" & strSummary & "','" & strLocation & "','" & strDate & "')"
    objcmd = New OleDbCommand(strSQL, objconnection)
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Probably something stupid I've missed out.

A: You are mixing your SQL-Objects with your OLEDB-Objects.  Looks like you are using an OLEDB connection, so that means you have to use OLEDB-Objects, so use OleDbCommand instead of SqlCommand, etc.
Your parameter line should look something like this:
.add(new OleDbParameter("@strname", strName))

For OleDB queries, it is important to realize that the parameters are actually ignoring the name @strname and just updating the parameter information in index order.  So the order in which the parameters appear in the sql statement have to be in the same order you supply the parameters.

A: Thanks you for all the help. I managed to solve it. This is what I now have if anyone is interested.
Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.OleDb
Imports System.Data.SqlClient

Partial Class _Default
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

    Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim strName As String = Request.Form("txtName")
        Dim strSummary As String = Request.Form("txtSummary")
        Dim strDate As String = Request.Form("txtDate")

        Dim objconnection As OleDbConnection = Nothing
        Dim objcmd As OleDbCommand = Nothing
        Dim strconnection As String, strSQL As String

        strconnection = "provider=SQLOLEDB;data source=XXX;database=Events;uid=XXX;pwd=XXX;"

        objconnection = New OleDbConnection(strconnection)
        objconnection.ConnectionString = strconnection

        objconnection.Open()

        strSQL = "insert into dbo.CreateApp(ID, Name, Summary, Date)values(NEWID(), ?, ?, ?)"
        objcmd = New OleDbCommand(strSQL, objconnection)
        objcmd.Parameters.Add(New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbParameter("@Name", strName))
        objcmd.Parameters.Add(New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbParameter("@Summary", strSummary))
        objcmd.Parameters.Add(New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbParameter("@Date", strDate))
        objcmd.ExecuteNonQuery()

        objconnection.Close()

    End Sub
End Class

The key was putting in ?s.

A: I agree with Lars except you are missing the fact that the sql is wrong.  Here is a more complete example.
    Dim sql = <value>insert into dbo.Event(ID, Name, Summary, Date) values (NEWID(),@Name,@Summary,@Date)</value>

    Using connection As OleDb.OleDbConnection(connectionString)
        Using command As New OleDb.OleDbCommand(sql.Value, connection)
            command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Name", nameValue)
            command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Summary", summaryValue)
            command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Date", DateValue)

            command.ExecuteNonQuery()
        End Using
    End Using

If you want to not bother with ADO and are looking for something simpler I recommend using Simple.Data http://simplefx.org/simpledata/docs/.  It is by far one of the simplest ways to interact with a database without having to now SQL or ADO but it certainly does help.
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