Lois Capps

Most people in the coverage gap are working. They are working poor, employed either part time or full time, but still living below the property line.

Medicaid is a safety net, of course, for these people who are otherwise shut out of private insurance, either because it is unaffordable, or is unavailable to them.

I have no additional speakers. I am prepared to close. In closing, I would like to reiterate two points. First, that oil and gas exploration is inherently dangerous, there is no disputing that. Spills do happen. Unfortunately, my district…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 21, line 3, after each of the first and second dollar amounts, insert ``(reduced by $5,434,000)''. Page 64, line 21…

The reauthorization bill I have introduced with Representative Guthrie would not only ensure this program is there for the children who need it in the future but it would also strengthen the program based on lessons we have learned over…

I want to especially focus, as I did earlier in my remarks, on a program near and dear to my heart, the Early Detection Hearing and Intervention Act, to reauthorize this important program.

I am hopeful we continue to work in a bipartisan way to move this and other bills that we are examining today.

We can prevent more children from suffering in the classroom through better investment in follow-up and intervention.

As a co-author of that bill along with my colleague, Representative Guthrie, I thank you for including this reauthorization in today's hearing.

I thank all of my colleagues from both sides of the aisle for putting forward these thoughtful and worthy proposals.

I am happy we have this opportunity to come together to talk about these important Medicaid waivers.

I am not convinced that H.R. 1599 will assure consumers that they have the reliable and clear information that they are looking for.