U.S. State Attorneys General

We have actually seen an increase in the number of people who are receiving coverage and a reduction

The support we get through subsidy is greater than the support and subsidy that we provide in the Affordable Care Act

We continue to hear the myths about the Affordable Care Act and what it meant to have this historic reform of health care.

Hawaii was the only state in the nation found breaking its state plan obligations.

This accident could have been prevented, but Hawaii only had 11 state OSHA staffers to inspect and enforce worker safety.

The workers in my district and I know better!

Safety guidelines and regulations can help save lives, and so can enforcement.

Do you mind, please, keeping this committee informed about the progress on that protest and any protests that may come along the pike?

I think we can all agree about the importance of this data center, the replacement project itself, and of course, everything it means to the American people.

Today, 54 million people rely on SSA to keep America's promises to all Americans and to deliver each month the money they have earned and expect from their Social Security system.

This is a timely topic for our first hearing. I appreciate, Mr. Chairman, that you are continuing the tradition of this subcommittee of conducting bipartisan oversight of the Social Security Administration (SSA) in the interests of the…

What strikes me about the Commission's report, moving on to that, is that this disaster could have been prevented.

Under this new historic law will Americans get some support, public support--some would say government support--for the cost or the paying of those health care plans.

This new historic law will give a lot of Americans a choice in what plan they decide to select; is that correct?

I completely agree with you because there is no silver bullet to anything.

I love it, how in Washington, D.C., cutting 2.5 percent of a budget deficit is draconian.

Calls to eliminate all government involvement in the secondary mortgage market are not responsible.

Let's not forget that the subprime mortgage securities were created by Wall Street firms, not Fannie and Freddie.

I don't think that we should all be reinventing the wheel. We should learn from other states' experiences.

What the businesses in Hawaii were saying is please, please exempt Hawaii's law from whatever you folks are doing because they--our law works.

Hawaii, for over 35 years, has had probably the most progressive and comprehensive health care law in the entire country.

There is no question that health care costs have been rising... Just to slow that down, never mind bending the curve, I think, is a huge accomplishment for us.

I certainly share this administration's view that infrastructure is one of the areas that we absolutely have to put resources into.

I was particularly interested in your testimony section on the airports improvement programs.