Kathy Castor

I thank the gentlewoman from the Rules Committee for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the For the People Act, H.R. 1, and the rule. We promised the American people, and our neighbors back home have urged us on, to…

We were making such good progress on lowering the uninsured rate and lowering healthcare costs and now, you know, it is like death by a thousand cuts.

The Trump administration has really socked it to them.

Removing the individual mandate and promoting junk insurance plans, a tax on the insurance pool, whittling away the protections for preexisting conditions just have really socked it to consumers in their wallet.

Sharing diversity and inclusion in the technology sector workforce and products is critical to a thriving industry.

I thank Mr. Raskin of the Rules Committee for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this rule and H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. I am proud to be a cosponsor, and I thank Congressman Thompson…

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you very much for being here today.

I want to thank Chairwoman Schakowsky for calling this hearing, and I look forward to working with her.

I look forward to working with her and the other Members on this committee to adopt strong privacy protections.

the Trump administration and the EPA... is elevating polluter profits over the public health.

Do you agree that COPPA needs to be updated as well?

What you do here by not enforcing the law is you further compound the problem and it is an abdication of your responsibilities.

COPPA is the only Federal internet privacy law on the books and beyond that I think it is a solid blueprint for what comprehensive privacy legislation could look like.

lax enforcement sends the wrong message to industry and polluters.

Well, that is outrageous. And I think that is why American consumers now have--there has been an awakening to what has been happening.

Americans are increasingly fed up with the violation of their privacy by online companies.

It is really outrageous we have let it get this far.

Representative Castor's bill would rescind the rule that expanded these junk insurance plans.

It really is difficult to understand why the administration is promoting plans that do not provide adequate coverage.

It really appears to be a cynical ploy to lure families into these plans that were too prevalent before the Affordable Care Act.

See, working families across America, they remember well the attempt by the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress to repeal the ACA in its entirety, including the protection on preexisting conditions.

I am very concerned that the public is being snookered here.

Well, thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you for holding this very important hearing on our legislation to address the Trump administration's sabotage on affordable healthcare for our families back home, including my bill, H.R. 1010, that will…

We know that the Trump administration started this routine family separation well before it was announced.

It was entirely frustrating that the Republican majority refused to allow us to have a real oversight hearing.