Doris Matsui: “I yield 7 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez). (Ms. VELAZQUEZ asked and was given permission to…”

Allowing this authority to lapse was a failure. To add insult to injury, it was a completely avoidable failure.

I am hopeful the House will vote on the bipartisan Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act as soon as possible.

It is hard to overstate the economic and national security implications of that lapse.

I rise to share the impacts of Republicans' big, bad bill. I don't want us to forget that healthcare is a matter of life and death, and the proposed Medicaid cuts are a death sentence for people like Jessica, who lives in my district…