I reserve the balance of my time. Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Chair, I yield myself as much time as I might consume. Mr. Chair, I would like to say that, as a two-time breast cancer survivor myself, I have relied many, many times on the specific…

To reinforce what the gentleman from Wisconsin said. This is from The Washington Post: ``The Health 202: Democrats Are Putting a Political Pothole in the Way of Bipartisan Drug Pricing Bills.'' That is all you need to know. It didn't have…

I want to make a couple of points before I introduce the author of the CREATES Act. The gentleman that just spoke, Mr. Hoyer, voted 21 times, on 21 of the bills that were signed into law to repeal parts of ObamaCare. The gentleman voted…

To thank the gentleman from Vermont for not only his comments here on the floor, but his comments publicly about what we agree with, which is these issues should have remained separate and not lumped together. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the…

I will say that the State of Florida actually allows State-regulated plans to go up to 364 days to give Floridians an opportunity to have choice. When it comes to association health plans that allow small businesses like I used to own to…

My friend from Oregon is right on the drug pieces, and like other Democrats I know, there are a lot of people who think that we should keep these bills separately and they would zoom on through here, but not package them up the way they…

May I inquire as to how much time remains on each side, please. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon has 2 minutes remaining. The gentleman from New Jersey has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

May I inquire again about the amount of time on each side. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon has 30 seconds remaining. The gentleman from New Jersey has 5 minutes remaining.

I withdraw my reservation. The Acting CHAIR. The reservation is withdrawn. Without objection, the reading of the modification is dispensed with. There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the original request of the…

I would like to recognize the life of an American hero who I was honored to call my friend, Bob Maxwell of Bend, Oregon, who passed away last weekend at the age of 98. Bob Maxwell represented the best of what Oregon and America had to…

So let's talk about the navigator program. They enroll less than 1 percent today, less than 1 percent. Wall Street Journal reported an investigation that one grantee took in $200,000 to enroll a grand total of 1 person; and they found the…

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

It is interesting; the prior amendment that passed added $25 million more to this navigator program. For the plan year 2017, navigators received a total of $62.5 million in grants and yet only enrolled 81,426 individuals. That is less than…

I seek time in opposition to the amendment, but I am not necessarily opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

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 California (Ms. Waters). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 13 Offered by Ms…

This section provides $200 million for States to establish State-based marketplaces. The Federal law provided States with the option of building their own State-based marketplace or utilizing the Federal marketplace. I know my own State…

This amendment is pretty straightforward in asking the GAO to do this evaluation, and I think it is important to have cost-benefit analyses of State-administered health insurance plans for States that may want to offer a public option…

I thank the gentleman for bringing his amendment as well. He is a distinguished Member of our U.S. House of Representatives and an engineer, and we appreciate his intellectual horsepower on this issue. I was thinking, as he was talking…