Doris Matsui

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the rule and the underlying legislation. Here we go again. This bill marks yet another attempt by the Republican majority to repeal the Affordable Care…

We can't take this away now. It works. I urge my colleagues to vote down the rule and the underlying legislation.

Current proposals to redesign Medicare benefits such as combining Part A and B deductibles would redistribute the burden of healthcare costs to the most vulnerable in the program.

We should not kick the can down the road once again.

I had introduced a bill with Senator Leahy to ban paid prioritization or so-called Internet fast lanes.

I think that we have to do this. The thing is, the pay-for is so difficult.

We need to solve the SGR problem for our Medicare physicians and their patients, but we can't do it by causing new problems for Medicare beneficiaries.

Let's do this but not at the expense of the seniors.

I thank the gentlewoman from California for yielding this time to me. Today, Mr. Speaker, we are here to thank and honor two of California's greatest congressional legislators and our dear friends, Henry Waxman and George Miller. This is…

The life and career of the Dean of the House, John Dingell has been remarkable and historic. John has been a friend . . . colleague . . . and a true leader in Congress. During his nearly 60 years serving in the House . . . John has served…

that is why I along with my colleague here on the committee, Representative Bill Johnson, introduced the Telehealth Modernization Act to create a workable definition for telehealth services.

American innovation is transforming health care, integrating science, medicine and technology, to provide individuals with real-time access to vital health information.

Over the past four years, I have been heavily engaged in the BDCP process, actively promoting Sacramento's interest to President Obama's administration, Governor Brown's administration and the many stakeholders that would be affected by…

I want to applaud the administration in the EPA for the release of this critically important proposed rule to cut carbon emissions from existing plants.

I thank Ranking Member Rahall. I rise in strong support of this bipartisan WRRDA bill. This is a really good day. I want to commend Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member Rahall for their very, very strong leadership. Mr. Speaker, Sacramento…

I believe in an open Internet. I have experienced closed networks and the harm they cause to innovation.

The FCC certainly has a lot on its plate.

I believe paid prioritization should be banned.

I support a ban on paid prioritization deals.

I applaud this committee for having this hearing.

It has been stunning. And I fear this is going to be used as an argument for even higher payments to Medicare Advantage.

I want to thank the witnesses for being here today.

It is my hope that we can definitively answer that question.

Americans are tired of being caught in the middle of retransmission disputes.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 18, line 24, strike ``shall be'' and all that follows through the first period on page 19, line 2, and…