Anna Eshoo

This rule would directly hurt four Title-X-funded health centers in my district and thousands of my constituents who are served by them, often in underserved areas.

I want to go back to the junk plans. They are receiving Federal subsidies, and they are required to disclose to an individual that the plan will not cover their medical bills when they get sick.

Our patience is wearing thin. If Secretary Azar can't commit to providing us all the information we have requested, we are prepared to take additional steps.

So where in your budget are those with preexisting conditions protected as well or better than they are protected under the ACA?

These policies have consequences. These words walk into people's lives.

But why wouldn't providers lessen their coverage to the people that are enrolled with them, if you are going to take almost $460 billion out of it?

We will hold you to that.

Never mind that Title X already cannot fund any abortion. But that means doctors won't be able to provide the best medical advice to their patients.

I hope that we have good bipartisan support on addressing that abuse.

These are severe and extreme healthcare cuts for hard-working middle-class families, seniors and our most vulnerable.

The President's Budget reflects the priorities of an Administration, and I believe the priorities of this Administration are misdirected.

So you are stating that almost $460 billion, reducing that out of Medicare is not going to affect any beneficiary?

So will you work with us to strengthen that?

These cuts mean working single mothers in between jobs, families with a family member who suffers from addiction, and grandparents in long-term care facilities will have less access to care.

The President's 2020 budget proposes to cut Medicaid by $1.5 trillion over 10 years and turning the vital program into a block grant to the States.

I have to say I am extremely concerned by the priorities reflected in the President's budget, because this proposal directly and negatively impacts hardworking families who depend on crucial services.

Yet, I am concerned that your proposed budget, while it does include funding and investments for the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant and for Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers, it is accompanied by massive cuts to…

I was expecting a long answer from the Secretary.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman.

Are we going to depend on the goodness of their hearts?

I don't believe that the budget does that.

Yet, shoring up Medicaid and strengthening that program is perhaps the single best thing we can do to expand access to mental health and substance use treatment services.

I certainly hope that in our conversation today we can address the failings in HHS's budget vision and how the agency should, in fact, be working to protect all Americans.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I can't believe what I am hearing from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. Against higher ethics in Congress, they are, what, accepting any kind of corruption in this institution…

The middle class has taken a hit. There is no question in my mind about that. And that is not acceptable for any of us.