Mar 21, 2012
I am pleased at this time to yield 3 minutes to the distinguished ranking member and soon-to-be chairman of the Health Subcommittee, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone).
Henry Waxman
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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.
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Mar 21, 2012
I'm always amused when I hear people talk about government interference in our lives. If people think Medicare is an unjust government interference in their lives, they can forgo their Medicare, but I don't know too many people who would…
Mar 21, 2012
May I inquire how much time each side has. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Hastings of Washington). The gentleman from California has 36 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Pennsylvania has 44 minutes remaining.
Mar 21, 2012
At this time I'd yield 5 of our 36 minutes to the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Braley).
Mar 21, 2012
The way to hold down cost is to try to reform the way health care is delivered. Medicare tries to do that. If we don't do it that way, the Republicans would say that private insurance will be able to control it because that's all people…
Mar 21, 2012
The problem that we keep facing is rapidly rising health care costs. It's not just for Medicare; it's for private insurance. It's for anybody who has health coverage that costs of health care are going up rapidly. The approach of Medicare…
Mar 21, 2012
I'd like to yield 1 additional minute to the gentleman and ask him to yield to me.
Mar 21, 2012
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, if you listen to the comments that were just made on the House floor, it would be better to leave over 30 million people without health insurance because they want to see doctors…
Mar 21, 2012
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, our idea for Medicare for the future is to make it better, not to eliminate it. In the Affordable Care Act, we provide help for seniors to pay for their prescription drugs…
Feb 17, 2012
I'll vote for this bill, but I do so with reservations. We should have done better in meeting our responsibilities to the American people. There are important provisions in this legislation that will do a lot of good for families and our…
Feb 15, 2012
I'm pleased at this time to yield 4 minutes the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rush), the ranking member of the Energy Subcommittee,
Feb 15, 2012
We heard debate from the other side about refining oil. I think we ought to refine our debate because, on the other side of the aisle, a comment was made that extremists are pushing opposition to this pipeline. From what I heard from Mr…
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