I reserve a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1309 to the Committee on…

I would just note that this is a bipartisan effort. There are 227 cosponsors in the House, 8 Republicans. And again, we have had lots of engagement, accommodated a number of the issues that came up at the public hearing process. Again, I…

I have exhausted all speakers, and I am prepared to close on my side. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Again, I want to congratulate Mr. Delgado for his amendment. And I want to point out the fact that when we voted on the rule yesterday, there was a self-effectuating provision that eliminated 500,000 healthcare workplaces from the scope of…

The cost per facility, which Dr. Burgess referred to, which was reduced because of the reducing of the scope of the bill, is $9,000 per facility per year. So when we talk about the healthcare sector and how much money gets spent in it, how…

I would be happy to stipulate they took too long. Since the Trump administration has taken over, in 34 months, they have not held one hearing in terms of stakeholder input. Yes, they scheduled two small business reg review hearings…

Last Friday, November 8, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the new Medicare part B premiums starting in January 2020 will increase by $9.10 a month, a 6.7 percent increase over last year. In dollars and cents, this…

I am, you know, certainly believe that as a committee and as a Congress, you know, we can figure this out.

the problems, actually, as Mr. Geurts said, the deterioration of maintenance actually almost occurred in tandem with sort of the deterioration in construction.

So, I want to again salute the subcommittee for holding this hearing.

the 30-year ship repair plan, really terrific, I mean, and it is really, you know, a really important, you know, innovation that I think you all can certainly take credit for.

list prices before rebates determine America's cost-sharing amounts so again, the patient and the worker again is really sort of excluded from all the--

if we are looking at a strategy both public sector and private in terms of just how we moderate and hopefully reduce premiums.

Last November, this country experienced a historic moment. It was the largest voter turnout in a midterm election since 1914.

We elected a new majority with a plurality of 10 million votes which shattered all records in history of this country.

On Friday this week, September 20, our country will be welcoming the top official of the country of Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who will be arriving in Washington, D.C. It is an important event, I think, for both countries…

the crushing disappointment that people experience when they built their whole life plan and professional career for 10 years, you know, to get that rug pulled out from under them is just devastating.

the refusal to testify today to be accountable on a public forum when the program they administer fails more than 99 percent of the borrowers is really outrageous.

Fed Loan has collected over $1.3 billion in tax payer dollars because of the servicing contracts that they have with the Department of Education.

the Administration has submitted two budgets since taking office in 2017 for fiscal year '19 and '20 and both at times that have zeroed out the PSLF program

I think, frankly, we should join them in that effort as well with passage of this law.

I thank Congresswoman DelBene for her leadership managing this bill and the Ways and Means Committee for embracing it. Their advocacy sends a powerful message to the House to pass the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019. I…

One from Coventry, Connecticut, a teacher took almost a dozen tries through the system before, and it was only because they just were obsessed with making sure they weren't going to get--take no for an answer from the Department.

Federal Government needs to be cautious that it does not impede on the work that States are doing to support education.

And we all should bear responsibility from Congress on down for the fact that there are many, many, many teachers in America today who have never really been prepared to teach a child to read.