I hope that this administration recovers from a very rocky start on America's relationship with the world, but if they do not, this committee is going to be incredibly important in providing oversight and asking some questions.

Should we stick around just to make sure that ISIS is defeated, or should we stick around to try to sort out who has influence?

I think this administration has made some really stunning mistakes when it comes to the counter-ISIL campaign.

as I began last night at 4 in the morning-- now 5:30--I thank the staff, both the nonpartisan staff and those in the majority and minority for enduring another late night. These are exceptional times. Thus we are here again in the early…

I would say I would not want it to be Iran and Russia, because we already know their complexion.

I think the denial rate nationally was 20 percent, 1 out of every 5 were denied healthcare because of a pre-existing condition.

I think it is really interesting that none of the people testifying today suggested repealing the Affordable Care Act and starting from scratch.

By fully leveraging the flexibility and resources available to us under the ACA, Rhode Island has developed a more competitive environment for health insurance and positioned itself to make the healthcare system more efficient and…

In Connecticut, that number was 8 percent; today it is 4 percent.

since assuming office on January 20, which is just 11 days ago--I don't know, it kind of feels to me like it was 11 months ago; this is going on in a horrible, nightmarish slow motion--the Trump administration has assumed responsibility…

I would love to be able to take the politics out of this issue, but we are at a hearing entitled, 'Obamacare Emergency.'

The ACA has worked in Rhode Island. We have a remarkable story to tell.

What the Affordable Care Act did was take that emergency patient, bring them into the emergency room, and stabilize them.

there is a French farmer by the name of Hector St. John de Crevecoeur. He immigrated to the United States from Normandy, France, in 1759, and he settled in the Hudson Valley. He married an American woman. The astounding diversity of those…

I oppose Mr. Pompeo's confirmation to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency because I believe he will take the CIA in a dangerously wrong direction. America needs a CIA Director who will uphold American values by resolutely…

I have confidence that she is going to give good, sound counsel to President Trump when it comes to policy affecting small businesses.

At its core, the SBA's mission is simple: to help Americans start, build, and grow businesses.

Politics cannot work if political grudges never die, and political adversaries have to find a way to work together after the fight is over.

I hear what you are saying, but can you understand why right now the world perceives the Trump administration's foreign policy to be the exact opposite of 'clear about where we stand and strong in our values?'

I think there's a great concern on behalf of the American people that this whole administration is starting to look like a bit of a get-rich-quick scheme.

I hope you can understand our frustration around trying to divine the nature of this replacement plan.

As the American public takes a look at that sequence of events, tell me how it can possibly be OK that you were championing positions on health care issues that have the effect of increasing your own personal wealth.

You can't say definitively today that guns shouldn't be in schools?

Increase the number of people who have insurance.

The reason that we invest in the U.N. is not because we expect to win every fight.