Lisa Blunt Rochester

It is just inconsistent to cut off the marketing and outreach, but at the same time you are acknowledging that you need enhanced disclosure.

I know that the budget in the past was cut by 90 percent for marketing and outreach.

Approximately 2 million individuals could lose coverage if the Department terminates this policy.

So yes? So the answer is----

Mr. Secretary, your Department recently proposed a rule that would change the formula for the ACA subsidies.

But one of the big things that people focused on was the real rollbacks to the Affordable Care Act...

Climate change is a top priority for Delawareans.

Over the past 2 years, the Trump administration's funding cuts have prevented marketplace navigators from providing counsel to consumers looking to enroll in health insurance plans that work best for them.

I am pleased to be here at my first Energy Subcommittee meeting, and really to be discussing a real bold and ambitious plan to invest in America's energy infrastructure, with a specific focus on ensuring a well-educated and trained diverse…

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman.

The Trump administration halted all ACA marketplace outreach for the final week of the 2017 open enrollment and then slashed ACA enrollment funding for advertising and outreach by a staggering 90 percent--90 percent.

I also would like to send my condolences to the Dingell family on the passing of such a legend as John Dingell.

The administration's refusal to invest in outreach and enrollment is making it harder for Americans to get healthcare.

We are also considering the bill authored by Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester to restore the marketing and outreach funding the Trump administration cut by 90 percent in 2017.

First of all, thank you so much for your leadership. It is an honor for me to be on this subcommittee.

The real issue is not whether the world recognizes it, it is do we recognize it?

When we get out of the Paris Climate Accord, we send a message to the world.

Unfortunately, due to a funeral, I will miss the vote on H.R. 2851, Stop Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017. It was my intention to vote ``no.'' PERSONAL EXPLANATION

I think one of the challenges that we face as lawmakers, and the same with our attorneys general across the country, and our insurance commissioners, is that we are protecting folks because of folks that are not in this room, that do not…

We need to all be on the same page and be doing it as one country, not a lot of different separate groups.

I think it is really encouraging that the President and Congress are having this important conversation and actually having it in a bipartisan way.

I worry that older business owners and older workers who could be left with fewer options or even more expensive coverage under this rule.

Rather than continuing to campaign this campaign of interference, I hope the administration and my colleagues will join with Democrats to find ways to strengthen the ACA and increase access to affordable comprehensive health coverage.

Another thing that concerns me about the rule is that it could discourage businesses with employees who have preexisting conditions and health issues.

Today's hearing comes just days before the eighth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, or the ACA - legislation that has helped 20 million people gain health coverage, including 38,000 Delawareans, and also expanded protections to…