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It is going to take hard work and real policy changes to get us anywhere near that level of funding.

We can reform our international corporate tax system to make it more competitive, shut down tax havens, grow investment in the United States.

We have to find a common way to move this forward.

They need to be held accountable. They must make safety a priority.

Economic growth was mentioned, and my colleague here, Ron Wyden, left, but I know both the chairman and the ranking member are intent on moving us to comprehensive tax reform.

We approached these negotiations in a spirit of cooperation as much as possible.

We need to get to the point where we are no longer facing a highway cliff every few months.

And if we are not doing that, then we are fooling ourselves. We are not getting accurate information, or we are presented information saying this is worth it, this is making money, when in fact it is not; we are not making logical…

And, Mr. Delisle, we are not really talking here about changing programs; we are talking about analyzing them accurately? Is that correct?

What are the risks to the taxpayer when we pretend that programs raise money for the government while CBO finds that they lose money under fair value? What kind of risk does that present?

The people I represent today have suffered an injustice for more than 40 years, an injustice the legislation currently before this subcommittee would address.

An HIT vendor change brings with it new challenges, including data collection and reporting, which are both part of Meaningful Use requirements, as well as patient safety issues.

We very much want to maintain our commitment to the recreational experience in national parks and on public lands.

What we have here is something that, unfortunately, we see time and again, especially in the West. The Federal Government in Washington forcing a one-size-fits-all directive on the American people.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the gentlewoman offering the amendment at this point in the reading? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as…

The younger folks that are healthier are looking at it and saying I'm just better off paying the penalty and not getting health insurance at all because I don't really need it.

And so while the law might in some circumstances be described by its proponents as driving more people into health insurance, it might actually be limiting their options in terms of actually securing health care.

I am having a hard time believing this argument that this bank doesn't pick winners and losers.