Since the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, emergency departments around the nation including mine have seen a dramatic decrease in uninsured patients by 50 percent or more.

Block grant and per capita block grants will create more uninsured patients.

If we repeal Medicaid expansion, people will lose healthcare coverage.

In California alone, the nearly 3.5 million individuals who enrolled in Medicaid under the ACA expansion provision could lose their coverage.

If it was not for Medicaid, the Coachella Valley and regions like mine all across the country would not have access to health care.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. Scott of Virginia The Acting…

I want to emphasize what is at stake here. We are talking about delay or forgoing regulations that protect our children, regulations that give parents like me the peace of mind that when I buy a bottle for my daughter, Sky, I know it is…

I have an amendment to H.R. 5 at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 36, strike line 10 and all that follows through page 37, line 9. Page 38, strike line 11 and…

I would like to thank the chairman and the ranking member. Mr. Speaker, I would say to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Roe) that I too had 100-, 120-hour workweeks and months; and I was the scut, of course, during my internships and…

The Standing Rock Sioux and all tribes have the right to self-determination and a say in decisions that impact their health, land, and cultural preservation. It is not just a matter of justice, it is the law. Don't we all, as Americans…

Do we really want to set Native American conversations with Congress and agencies back another 100 years? My sincere and heartfelt request is no.

We all agree that it deserves protection. The real question is how?

I gracefully thank Chairman Bishop and Congressman Chaffetz for all of the hard work you guys have invested.

It is a shame that the Republican leadership chose to adjourn the House without working to keep Americans safe from gun violence, lead poison in their water, and the Zika virus. However, I rise today to recognize Mr. Rodolfo Pinon of…

It strikes me as hypocritical to complain about the level of service that is provided, and then turn around and consistently under-fund the very agency responsible for providing it.

There are actual lives in the balance, and they deserve better; we can do better as a community and as a country.

I want to thank our colleague, Rep. Noem, for shining a light on the concerns at IHS, and bringing this legislation forward.

Flexibility in managing this segment of the medical workforce has been a top priority for the Secretary.

VVA supports enactment of this common-sense legislation.

H.R. 4150, the VA Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act, will provide emergency department staff employed by the VA the same flexibility offered to physicians in the private sector.

Absolutely. I will be quick. Congressman Newhouse, your bill, my understanding is that all emergency departments are, need to function under EMTALA.

I appreciate your willingness to work with me on this issue.

I thank the gentleman, Congressman Thompson, very much for his leadership and championing gun violence prevention in the House of Representatives. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join my colleagues in demanding that Speaker Ryan allow us to…

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Madam Speaker, I offer this amendment because I recognize the…

I thank Ranking Member DeFazio and Ranking Member Napolitano for bringing attention to this issue and for giving me time to speak. I rise today to oppose the so-called Zika Vector Control Act, otherwise known as the pesticide Trojan horse…