I very strongly believe that the United States should join every other major industrialized country with a national healthcare program.
You know, it's kind of interesting to learn something about a subject before we do a bill on it.
I appreciate that, and I think Mr. Harte was talking about the things that you have a little bit more pre-planning on than your concussion o...
I remember Senator Sanders' comment that there are 35 million people who are still uninsured.
I think the reason we're holding this hearing is I think they're the main ones that are having difficulties with it.
Those fundamental underpinning consumer protections that are built into the act must remain in place. They can't be compromised.
I don't think that's where we want to go as a country, and we're not going to.
I would beg you, Mr. Chairman, to focus on the goal. What is it that we are trying to accomplish?
health insurance is expensive because healthcare is expensive, and that has to be part of the solution.
I got to work with Senator Kennedy for years, and we did a lot in other bills.
I support my own Senator, Senator Shaheen's bill, Senate bill 1099--she has bipartisan support with Senator Scott.
I would far rather see scarce Federal dollars go to support people at the lower end of the income scale.
We're the inventors for all of the things for the rest of the world, and I know of a lot of things that are coming through the pipeline now ...
One of the things we were working out was a 10-step plan for providing healthcare for everyone.
Today, the Committee will hold an oversight hearing entitled Demanding Results to End Native Youth Suicides.
We must do everything we can to support our Native youth and prevent these tragedies.
I was troubled to learn from the testimony submitted by President Steele that a youth pastor at the Pine Ridge Reservation received word tha...
Legislation such as the bipartisan LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act introduced by Senators John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyo...
