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I inadvertently voted ``aye'' when I intended to vote ``no'' on rollcall No. 521. Amendment No. 200 Offered by Mr. Ellison The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the…
do you think that it would be helpful if the Federal Government were to provide some initial seed money to help States establish reinsurance funds or reinsurance pools in the short term?
I support giving States more flexibility in plan design, but I think you quickly get into a thorny issue...
today I wish to recognize the 100th anniversary of Bridgton Hospital. Over the past 100 years, Bridgton Hospital in Bridgton, ME, has consistently provided high quality, personal patient care for local communities in western Maine…
today I wish to recognize and thank Col. Kelley Kash for his exceptional service to our Nation while serving in the U.S. Air Force, as well as his leadership as the CEO of Maine Veterans' Homes, MVH, a post he has held since 2007. Colonel…
I think that is a great motto for the bill that we are crafting.
Given the savings that reinsurance can provide on the premium side, do you think that it would make sense for the Federal Government for a brief period of time, say a couple of years, to provide some seed money to help States set up…
I am not suggesting that the Federal Government should dictate how it is set up.
Is it not very difficult to produce savings from innovation in the very first year that you try a new approach?
I am thrilled to rise today to speak on behalf of my amendment which will remove unnecessary, redundant, and burdensome regulations from our sea urchins and sea cucumbers industry in the great State of Maine. Now, we have some of the most…
I would hope that as you work through these issues if you see areas where those statutes, which as you point out are decades old, could stand some upgrading or improvement or modernization, you will let this Committee know so that we can…
30 years ago, Caribou, ME, served as the proving ground upon which America has built a nationwide system of community-based outpatient clinics that delivers much improved access to medical services for America's rural veterans. The…
I think if you look at the experience of those two States alone, it shows the benefit of reinsurance pools.
One of the keys to driving down rates in the individual market is to broaden the market and to get as many people as we can enrolled.
I ask unanimous consent that the letters be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the letters were ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Penobscot Community Health Care, August 2, 2017. Hon. Susan Collins, U.S…
I rise today to introduce legislation with my colleague from Montana, Senator Tester, that would extend an important program to fund Teaching Health Centers, which support the health and well-being of families in rural and medically…
Richard Dudman, one of our Nation's most esteemed journalists, passed away at his Maine home last night. I rise today in tribute to a great American reporter and engaged citizen. After serving in the Merchant Marine and U.S. Navy Reserve…