May I inquire as to how much time each side has remaining. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon has 9 minutes remaining. The gentleman from New Jersey has 16\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I would just say to my friend, the biggest assault on Medicare is the Democrats' proposal to do Medicare for All. We know it will cost $32 trillion, double personal and corporate income taxes. I met with our hospitals yesterday: 40 percent…

I bet he would. But we know, overall, 19.9 percent across the country, because we are able to take some of this money, put it together, and have a reinsurance program. Maine has done it, Maryland has done it, and Oregon has done it. These…

I want to make a couple of comments to my friend from Maryland, and he is my friend. He is always quite poignant and eloquent in his remarks. What we are debating here today is a bill that is misnamed that doesn't do what it says it is…

I am not necessarily opposed to his amendment, but I do think it is important to talk about the issues that really matter when it comes to affordable healthcare. Again, when we talked about giving States the authority to innovate and to…

I appreciate the gentleman's amendment. Look, we all care deeply about getting mental health services into our community. In fact, under Republican leadership on the Energy and Commerce Committee a few years ago, we rewrote America's…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's comments and her amendment. I don't intend to oppose her amendment, but I do want to pick up on something she said that is really important. The gentlewoman mentioned opioids. In the last Congress, when I…

I would just suggest that it was Seema Verma who is the head of CMS who issued the guidance, so I think she is in a position to have a say about what she believes the guidance allows or doesn't. To be clear, to quote her letter again…

It is with great sadness that I note the passing of Larry Hanley, the international president of the Amalgamated Transit Union. He was a big man with a big heart and a passion for transportation-- not just for what it meant for his…

Just to clarify, from a parliamentary standpoint, I was just going to withdraw the amendment, but if the gentleman wants to speak on it, I can ask unanimous consent to withdraw it after he speaks. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my…

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It was an honor to preside over the House during the debate on H.R. 9 yesterday to uphold our commitment to the Paris climate accord, our first real piece of climate legislation in over 9 years. It may have been an honor, but it was…

Climate change is one of the greatest existential threats of our time. I am honored to serve on the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis with the leadership of the author of this bill, Representative Castor. In Oregon, smoke from…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in yielding to me and the presentation that he made outlining the situation, along with Ranking Member Bishop, under whose leadership this legislation moved forward in the last Congress. It is long…

May I inquire as to how much time remains. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon has 2\1/4\ minutes remaining.

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection. {time} 1000

Oh, my gosh, Mr. Speaker, in its current form, yes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Walden moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1644 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce…

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