"It has been my privilege in the three decades or more that I have been in elected office, starting with city council to become friends and part of the disability community."
"This Committee should move forward with House Democrats' legislation to extend drug price negotiations beyond Medicare."
"Vice President Harris has explicitly endorsed Medicare for All, a plan which calls for the elimination of private health insurance."
"That was the most extreme in the ten years I have been here in Congress."
"We already have a universal health care system in this country, it is just really bad."
"When ERISA was enacted in 1974, Congress made its intent clear. The law's primary purpose is to 'protect the interest of participants in employee benefit plans, and their beneficiaries.'"
"I am concerned by the proposals to take us backward."
"It is unfortunate there are--there is work we can do with ERISA, clearly, but being as partisan as you just introduced this..."
"This balance between the private sector and creating employer/employee good relationship... healthcare benefits are really important."
"The Democrat plan is to make private health care unaffordable, and ultimately non-existent."
"This is a mixed market economy, a capitalist economy, and it requires rules and guidance."