Kathy Castor

repealing the ACA applies just to the healthcare.gov marketplace.

the ACA has generated significant savings for Florida families.

these consumer protections have been a godsend to our neighbors.

Well, thank goodness for Medicaid in America, especially back home in Florida. 3.6 million Floridians rely on Medicaid for their health services.

I thank Congresswoman DeGette for yielding the time. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 7 and urge the Republican-led Congress to hear the voices of the millions who marched on Saturday who proclaimed that women's rights…

I am compelled to come to the floor this morning to oppose the Republican attempt to pull the rug out from under American families. Why are we going to a repeal bill without a replacement? It is irresponsible. What you are doing is you are…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Cicilline The Acting CHAIR. It…

I have an amendment 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 all that…

I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the Castor amendment to protect children's health, to protect the health of our older neighbors. We value the air that we breathe. H.R. 5 would inject unnecessary barriers into the ability of our…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In paragraph (2) of section 804, title 5, United States Code, as proposed to be amended by section 3 of the…

``The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other…

Of course, this legislative body has all the power to go back to policymaking after an administrative agency makes a determination, but we are not micromanagers. We are legislators. And I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the Castor…

My amendment makes an important exemption to the REINS Act to ensure that policies that protect children from cancer, premature death, asthma attacks, or respiratory disease are not delayed or denied. For example, the Clean Air Act, which…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. CASTOR of Florida moves to recommit the bill H.R. 21 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same…

Well, according to the Midnight Rules Relief Act, the public really won't know, and that is the point.

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. My amendment provides an important safeguard for the economic…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. In fact, there are extensive regulations listed as major rules relating to Medicare because part of what we did in the Affordable Care Act was to begin to change Medicare from a volume-based system to a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the Republicans' Midnight Rules Relief Act. The bill is an unnecessary abdication of legislative responsibility by the Republican-led Congress, and it is very…

This is the way legislation is supposed to be developed: in a bipartisan way, through studies, through asking, reaching out, and working with experts all across the country, because all of the answers do not emanate from a congressional…

With Breast Cancer Awareness Month right around the corner, the time is now to show American families that we are working to end breast cancer. In fact, we have a bill, H.R. 1197, the Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act, which has…

CAFE standards are a great example of American ingenuity and innovation.

Thank you to President Obama and everyone in the administration who has done a fabulous job for consumers.

I think it is important to reflect that this country has made it through a very remarkable time.

The progress that we have made since the adoption of the Affordable Care Act has been very significant.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank Congressman Kennedy and Congressman Green and all of my colleagues for continuing to focus on mental health parity for our neighbors back home.