Political Quotes

“I want to thank the chairman for not opposing. I also want to thank the ranking member for yielding me the time and allowing all of this to proceed. On behalf of those children with pediatric asthma, on behalf of our seniors with COPD, chronic bronchitis, and on behalf of the doctors who work in emergency departments, I truly want to bring this awareness to everybody here that this is a pending public health nightmare catastrophe that, if we do nothing, will cost up to $9 billion to address the effects--the public health and the economic effects--that this will do. So putting money in the front end is going to save money in the back end, and it is going to prevent the bad health of our pediatric and our senior populations. Mr. Chairman, I thank the leadership for both listening, understanding, and proceeding with this amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Holding). It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 printed in part B of House Report 115-711.”