this Administration is now actively, along with these Attorneys General, trying to get rid of the preexisting condition protection

This is an idea that is going to make a difference in terms of saving taxpayers money.

I want to make sure from the perspective of your membership, if there is anything that we need to put in the legislation that would be helpful.

It is going to make a difference in terms of being able to get infrastructure in place in a way that saves local jurisdictions money.

I think it would be helpful for us if there is language that would clear this up and that would be more directive and not discretionary.

I am disappointed, along with my colleague, that we do not have a permanent executive director.

The AMP hydropower project is a perfect example of how frustrating it is when FERC and the Army Corps do not talk to each other and require duplicative information.

I certainly agree with the Chairman that transparency on costs would help a great deal.

We are not doing screening and enrollments, even though we passed a law requiring it.

I think we need to be clear. She was invited and declined to come and, instead of coming, issued a press release.

there was not an effort to pass the ACA because all of us were trying to make people's lives miserable.

I think we have made significant progress. But I think that the report shows that there are about 4 million children in the United States who are still living in and around lead-based paint.

I believe, and I said this in the subcommittee hearing yesterday, that we can fix this problem.

There is a serious danger in lead-based paint.

We have over 4 million kids right now who are living in environments where there is lead-based paint.

if we are interested in solving this problem, we ought to do something that would demonstrate that we are interested.

It is stunning to me that we find ourselves in this place.

The President is proud that they have gutted this.