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I see the direction that you are going with this, and I don't like it.

Let me put it to you this way: can you guarantee this committee that capping Medicaid spending through a block grant will not cause any individuals to lose their health coverage?

I will remind you, sir, that under Federal law, you only have the authority to allow demonstration projects.

Block-granting and capping Medicaid would endanger access to care for some of the most vulnerable people in the program.

The President's budget doesn't represent the values of the American people.

The President's budget would rip some $1.4-1.5 trillion out of Medicaid by turning it into a block grant or a per-capita program.

Even though I may not agree with it totally, I certainly understand their anxiety.

I believe that if employers are serious about diversity that they will link their end-of-year bonuses to their diversity goals.

For several years now, we have been hearing about all sorts of mismanagement and misconduct with Wells Fargo.

I would vote to give the committee the 4-percent increase that Mr. Cummings has requested.

For Mr. Jordan to come today to say that the hardworking committee that is charged with the responsibility of government oversight cannot have the resources to evaluate and to monitor the executive branch, I believe, is disingenuous.

If personnel equals policy, then the general public should have access to knowledge about the influencers in our legislative body. Again, I am glad to have been a partner with Congressman Rouda in this bipartisan initiative. I ask my…

Could I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 45 seconds remaining.

Let me thank the gentleman for his comments and thank him for his friendship. The gentleman is right; we do serve on the House Administration Committee together. He is the ranking member of the committee and Ms. Lofgren is the chair. We…

The gentleman from Illinois would remember that at the subcommittee markup, or the full committee markup, we did have a very healthy conversation about this topic. I acknowledge that no amendment was offered at the committee, but I felt a…

I would abolish it tomorrow if I could. It should never have been created to begin with.

Good government should not be a partisan exercise.

Dodd-Frank reiterates the powers to the Executive Branch under Title V for the hiring authorities that are there.