Thirteen years it took me to repeal the sustainable growth rate formula, and I did. And I did it in a bipartisan fashion.

The solution has to involve approaching medical care in just the same way we approach educating our children, maintaining our roads, or supporting our armed forces.

All I want to do is practice medicine in a world where I no longer have to watch a patient walk out of the ER without medical care that could save their life because they are worried about going bankrupt.

Thank you for your leadership and activism on this subject.

After making what I consider significant progress, we are backsliding now because of purposeful action taken by the White House.

it goes to Congressman Morelle's question about Medicare and how it could lead in innovation in payment

I believe we can do great things here if we want to, right? We can walk and we can chew gum at the same time.

We ought to be able to go on both tracks. I refuse to believe that we are incapable of doing great things.

I think it goes to Congressman Morelle's question about Medicare and how it could lead in innovation in payment.

I apologize. But let me just--as I looked at it, the private insurance, this will help perhaps guide your answer, private insurance is about a third of the Medicaid--or of healthcare expense.

I think what is motivating us here is the fact that the system we have right now is deeply flawed and that we have 29 million Americans without insurance, over 40 million Americans underinsured.

I think instead we welcome the opportunity to look to the future and begin the work of making our healthcare system...

I would congratulate Congresswoman Jayapal for introducing an ambitious piece of legislation that has brought us together.

Medicare for All would take away all of this from everyone.

Do you think seniors are going to be happy that their Medicare Advantage plans are taken away?

The fact is, Donald Trump does not have a plan to address healthcare, unless you consider dismantling the Affordable Care Act...

We approved their version over here on the House floor and the President signed it into law, the first major sickle cell authorization that had been passed in certainly over a decade, and with no new therapy.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Minority Leader The PRESIDING OFFICER. The minority leader is…