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This investigation was designed to determine the degree to which the administration's Federal health insurance exchange can protect against fraudulent applications.

Today's hearing will address controls at the HealthCare.gov website.

I think that in the long run there could be potential negative unintended consequences for the workers that they are trying to help.

I hope that the hearings inspire strong action. My Republican colleagues and I disagree about many things, but on this issue, on this issue, we have an opportunity to reach not only common ground, but higher ground.

I would note to the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Connolly, that please have a look at the--Cedric Richmond has a piece of legislation that I cosponsored, we introduced it, that deals with solitary confinement requires a study in reporting…

It seems to us as if we are almost being inundated with things that are in-your-face saying, 'Screw you, we are not going to give you the material that you want.'

Either they have the right to regulate them before this rule, or BLM simply was negligent for decades in not doing its job in regulating the fracking by itself.

Yes, and none of that does the delegation of regulatory authority, which I understand, because that authority simply does not exist.

Some states, like my state, which I think had been doing an excellent job in ensuring protection of the environment with hydraulic fracturing, basically felt insulted by that concept.

The bottom line is still they weren't there.

Quit making dippy rules, and you won't have to show up here at all, it is no problem.

When you are dealing with public health and safety, you shouldn't have to wait for the Deepwater Horizon-like disaster to happen before implementing prudent precautionary regulations.

I worry that the criminal justice system today is not the system that I think we should aspire to.

I claim time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes.

I support this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham). The amendment was agreed to. {time} 1700…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Utah has 4 minutes remaining, and the gentlewoman from New Mexico has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I appreciate that. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson).

I would like to ask the gentlewoman from New Mexico, as this bill works its way through the process of ultimately being signed and implemented, if she would be willing to work with us to make sure this contracting authority in the future…