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Hurricane Francine preparation, response, and recovery efforts require my presence in south Louisiana, causing me to miss the vote series today. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 416 and YEA on Roll Call No. 417…

For months this Committee has engaged in a bipartisan investigation into the bankruptcy of the Steward Healthcare and the impact on the delivery of its care at its hospitals.

Let me stop you for a second, because in our investigation, it looks like MPT has for Steward in general, has through forbearance of loans or just cash, returned about $200 million to the system.

Well, I'm going to--the Chairman has generously allowed me to go a little bit over. But before I end, I want to thank the nurses.

I keep on hearing corporate, corporate, corporate.

I believe our actions today are a testament to what bipartisanship can accomplish on behalf of Americans, on behalf of patients.

Is that market rate or is that above market rate?

This race is as competitive as can be, which means the stakes tonight in this debate are as big as they could be.

This is why he lost the last election because a sliver of people, many of whom right now think they might vote for him because they're worried about inflation.

The American people are feeling discarded. They are feeling like their struggles get lip service.

This kind of thing requires accountability, ladies and gentlemen.

It's about trying to show respect which Hillary Clinton did not for people who worked with their hands, not just in the oil and gas industry.

The reason both campaigns are spending way more money there than anywhere else is because they think it is what's going to tip the scales.

The stakes heading into this debate are just so enormous because the race is just so close.

Well, first of all, people understand the vice president doesn't set policy, but that's all right. She's got many things you can point to. By way, she's talking about small business tax breaks. Trump's talking about keeping tax cut for…

It's called a dead cat bounce. Okay? That's exactly what he got.

Not at all. I fully expect the vice president to drag him out across the debate platform. I fully expect her to do very well. I think she's very well-prepared. I think his whole act is stale and is going to be exposed in this debate.