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Henry Waxman is a former U.S. Representative from California, serving from 1975 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his work on health care, environmental policy, and consumer protection. During his tenure, Waxman played a key role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act and was a prominent advocate for climate change legislation. He chaired the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he focused on issues such as tobacco regulation and health care reform.
I know of no union supporting this bill, nor do I think the Northeast ratepayers said in their letter where they expressed their concern about the supplies where there is a very cold spell, that they want this bill either. I am pleased at…
We are told that the Pompeo bill seeks to speed up the approval of interstate natural gas pipelines. In fact, it would have the opposite effect, delaying and disrupting a pipeline approval process that is working. The nonpartisan…
Congress came together to enact the Public Safety Inspector Act last year, delivering on one of the last remaining recommendations from the 9/11 Commission.
It is critical that this committee continues its focus on public health issues since our actions in the public health arena have such a far-reaching effect on the Nation's health.
No other industrial country allows such a thing to happen, but that is what Republicans who have opposed this law would have us return to.
I think it is--they are legitimate concerns and I think we need to work through this as we go forward.
Mobile medical applications hold incredible promise for patients and health care provider, potentially reducing cost, improving health care delivery, and saving lives.
The Republicans are so fixated on hating this law and they want to repeal it. They don't even want to consider helping make it work.
I hope this hearing will be serious, evenhanded inquiry, but I fear that some of my Republican colleagues may exaggerate security concerns to stoke public fear.
the anecdotal evidence I get is that the site is getting better, slowly but surely
I am always open to discussing the matters, but it seems to me there is a threshold question of whether we need legislation at all, and I am not convinced of that.
Innovation is the future. And I want to keep us on the cutting edge, and we can do that.
I am still concerned about the notion that we could successfully use legislation to effectively give FDA the tools it needs to assure patient safety when they use these apps.
The last 6 weeks have been difficult ones for supporters of the Affordable Care Act.
Nobody is happy with this rollout of Healthcare.gov, and the administration has taken its lumps, but aside from lessons learned, it seems to me that my focus ought to be and my concern is getting this thing working.
At this time, I wish to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell), the dean of the House, the chairman emeritus of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the longest- standing Member in support of universal health care…
At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlelady from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).
The gentleman will not get a unanimous vote. At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee. (Mr. LEVIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his…
I yield myself an additional 10 seconds. They show us we are on our way to dramatically expanding health insurance coverage in this Nation. This bill will take us backwards. I urge a ``no'' vote, and I reserve the balance of my time.
At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from the State of Washington, Dr. McDermott, who is the ranking member of the Health Subcommittee of Ways and Means. (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to revise and extend his…
May I inquire how much time is remaining on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 16\3/4\ minutes remaining.
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