Exploring ways to help lift people out of poverty is not new to this Committee.

This has been truly the honor of a lifetime. One of the most incredible experiences anybody could ever imagine and that's because I've had the chance to be on the front row of history and watch you drastically change our country for the…

I think the common thing that we have learned is that we have a poverty issue in our country.

I don't think there is a person up here who doesn't want to help every American achieve the American Dream.

Madam President, I wanted to speak today about the proposed disapproval of arms sales to our Gulf partners, Bahrain and Qatar. Last month, the administration notified Congress of its intention to sell Apache helicopters to Qatar. Those…

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, line 9, strike ``only''. Page 7, line 5, strike ``only''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…

Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 37 offered by Mr. Hill of Arkansas…

Madam Chair, let me simply say that, simply put, at $768 per enrollee, the navigator program is a waste of taxpayer resources. With ever-shrinking budget pressure, we are better off spending this money on NIH research or doing something…

Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the gentlewoman's amendment, and count me as one who stands in support of the Trump administration's proposals for short-term, limited duration health plans and association health insurance plans. With…

Madam Chair, I will finish by saying that all through this healthcare debate that we have had over the last 10 years--and I have been here 8\1/2\ years of that--it has all been about access to healthcare. This gentlewoman's amendment…

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike page 72, line 17, and all that follows through page 73, line 23. The Acting CHAIR…

Madam Chair, I rise in support of my amendment to the Labor-Health and Human Services appropriations package, which strikes all guidance related to the obligation of funds for the Affordable Care Act's navigator program. By passing this…

Madam Chair, I would like to return to the topic today of apprenticeships that are so important to our workforce across this country. My amendment would strip a portion of the bill that would spend hundreds of millions of dollars to only…

Madam Chair, well, we are all interested in having affordable healthcare, and that is why we have more market-based healthcare. If we open up this market and reduce constraints, then we will get more affordable policies. I would submit to…

Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, let me just repeat a statistic. Because of the Affordable Care Act, more than 20 million people gained health insurance, many for the first time in their lives, and…

Madam Chair, let me say that I appreciate the in-demand job work that the committee has put in place in the bill. That is wonderful. And I appreciate my friend from Connecticut's passion for this topic. I share it. I support DOL-supported…

Madam Chair, may I inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arkansas has 30 seconds remaining.

Madam Chair, I urge a ``yes'' vote to offer flexibility for contract apprenticeships across this country, and I yield back the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, may I ask how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The…