Henry Waxman

We all want answers because we want families to have affordable health insurance.

We have already documented a record of Republicans attempting to sabotage the Affordable Care Act.

We want to learn what the contractors can tell us about the problems and how they can be addressed.

The Affordable Care Act is an enormous success with one obvious exception: It has a poorly designed Web site.

I don't think not having trials is an acceptable answer because I think it would in essence be the government saying, we are not going to plan for this.

Now, for the rest of public policy and for everybody else, given the importance and complexity of transitioning voice services to an all-IP network, wouldn't it make sense to have a trial overseen by the FCC to help collect data based on…

So even if they choose not to offer telephone service, that doesn't lead you to the conclusion that we ought to eliminate the rules for all telephone services.

Some things never change, one of which is the enduring truth of free-functioning, competitive markets.

We are for robust competition, for merit over might.

We are not against AT&T, we are not against the ILECs. AT&T is a proud American company.

I thank Chairman Walden for holding this important hearing and working with us to assemble a balanced panel.

Based on some of the testimony we heard today, one might think that we are evaluating a new network being built across the country.

I agree with Mr. Cicconi that we need the FCC as an expert agency to help guide the evolution to an all-IP network.

Our commitment to universal service is a recognition that all of us benefit when everyone is connected.

Since the days of a black rotary phone, Americans have been able to count on the phone network to call friends and family.

I do agree we need to move on a test. We just need to move forward.

I think we're all supporters of the FDA; but if the Republicans were truly interested in FDA, they would work with Democrats. We would have a conversation about it to lift the sequester and restore funding for FDA and all other critical…

Funding the government is one bipartisan step we could take. It is a compromise for us, and I would vote for it.

Let's refund all of the government efforts, including the CDC and the NIH and the FDA, and not single them out and leave everybody else behind.

I am pleased at this time to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas, (Mr. Green).

I just think this is such an abuse of power to intimidate Navigators who are going to explain the new law to people.

This is nothing but intimidation by this committee. Congress has a lot of power.

They want to confuse people. They want to scare people.

Do you approve the budgets of the Navigators?

I resent the kind of questions that our witness has just been subjected to by my colleague.