Anna Eshoo

Democrats made a promise to the American people to lower their healthcare costs and undo the Trump administration sabotage of the ACA.

I am encouraged that today's hearing focuses on ways to move forward and build on the Affordable Care Act.

Today we're planning to deliver on that promise by examining legislation that creates a reinsurance program for all States.

I think, Dr. Burgess, you made a big mistake by not enrolling because it is terrific. It works beautifully for me.

The legislation we are considering today will help bring down the cost of health insurance.

I think that our country has been fortunate to have had Dr. Gottlieb as the commissioner of the FDA.

Reinsurance programs add money to the health insurance market created by the ACA to cover the costs of patients with high medical costs such as those with preexisting conditions.

This analysis shows the importance of the mandate penalty also.

These policies are having the direct effect of raising premiums and pricing millions of Americans out of coverage.

I welcome the fact that today's hearing is about building out and improving the Affordable Care Act which is what we need to focus on.

I do not understand that, but what I do know is the Democrats are going to forge ahead in our goal to lower healthcare costs for the American people.

part of what we are looking at with this like privacy legislation is basically looking at stopping Jim Crow online.

I introduced a data bill back in 2007, and we are still here today discussing data and data security and a data bill.

I have long called for protecting users' privacy online, and I reiterate my commitment to ensuring Congress passes strong and enforceable privacy legislation.

We must shift the burden of privacy away from consumers who do not--and could not possibly--read hundreds of privacy policies that each run thousands of words long.

Congress should pass baseline privacy protections that bring the same--or stronger--safeguards to all Americans.

This profiteering at the expense of people's health is simply unacceptable.

Capitalism doesn't work without competition, and when markets don't work consumers are the first to lose.

These junk plans will make costs higher in the exchange.

The Trump administration would give insurance companies the green light to once again discriminate against people with preexisting conditions.

This guidance is bad for consumers, bad for individuals with preexisting conditions, and bad for taxpayers.

This administration has done nothing to expand coverage. Rather, they have undermined the progress made by the ACA.

the Trump administration interpretation of the law is to allow all this stuff that sabotage the ACA

I believe the Trump administration's rule that expanded the maximum duration of these so-called short-term plans up to a year and allows them to be renewed for up to 3 years should be rescinded.

the sabotage of the Trump administration disguised in a disingenuous attempt to expand coverage is shameful.