Political Quotes

On the recordJune 20, 2012
I yield to the gentleman from West Virginia. Mr. McKINLEY. What we're trying to do is allow more time for the conference committee to work rather than to debate the pros and cons of the environmental aspects of it. We want the committee to continue to work, to reach a compromise. And I've been told there's been great progress being made on that, but don't stop at this 11th hour. They're close to making it happen. We want to stand beside them and make sure they finish their work on these negotiations. {time} 1620
Said by
Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

Share & report

More from Henry Waxman

Apr 2, 2014

This is an historic week for the economic security of the American people. After the unprecedented surge in enrollment, the Affordable Care Act has led to the largest expansion of health insurance coverage in half a century. More than 7.1…

govinfo.gov
Mar 27, 2014

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, today, Congress will vote on yet another patch to the Medicare physician payment system. But it should not be that way. We need a permanent fix. Earlier this year, we seemed on track…

govinfo.gov
Sep 18, 2014

I yield myself 2 additional minutes. We said it is not fair to discriminate and deny, allow insurance companies to deny the chance for people with preexisting conditions to buy insurance. The Republicans said, Oh, yeah, we don't think that…

govinfo.gov
Jun 24, 2014

Thank you. I just wanted that clarification. Mr. McNERNEY. Reclaiming my time, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released its multiyear report on the state of climate science. The world's leading climate scientists…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation