Kathy Castor

I would particularly like to thank Congresswoman Kathy Castor, our longtime champion and original sponsor of the bill.

I'd also like to recognize former Congressman Jim Davis, who is here in the back of the room making sure we all behave and do the right thing.

This legislation will help more and make sure every child regardless of where they are born has the same opportunity.

I think it's plain as day that we have got to act now aggressively to address the looming costs of the change in climate.

I can't lose the opportunity to talk about our wonderful bill that Chairman Upton and I have cosponsored...

So when poor countries address problems such as sanitation, access to clean water and infections in their medical facilities--this is basic--that helps reduce antibiotic resistance.

The ability to end discrimination in health insurance so that our neighbors and family members with a cancer diagnosis or some serious preexisting condition, they now can access affordable health insurance.

It is very important for us to continue to focus on improving the Affordable Care Act, but you can't deny the success on behalf of the families we represent back home.

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on energy and clean air policy for all of America. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 4775. The Republican bill is a radical attempt to gut the Clean Air Act. The Clean…

I thank the gentleman, Ranking Member Rush, for his leadership on energy solutions for America. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the Republican amendment because it is a giveaway to special interests and it is a missed opportunity to…

I am glad we have the opportunity to discuss rooting out the fraudsters in Medicare and Medicaid.

I think everyone wants the agencies to be as nimble and as aggressive and as effective as you can be about doing this.

And Members, this is the final amendment to the bill. It will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. We don't have time for that. If it is adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to table will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if…

I appeal the ruling of the Chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is: Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House? Motion to Table

I am opposed to the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Castor of Florida moves to recommit H.R. 5243 to the Committee on Appropriations and Committee on the Budget…

I am very concerned about what we are trying to do with this type of approach to distribution of prescription medications.

I think that flies in the face of what we are talking about.

We are very concerned about overprescription, overuse of opioids.

A key thing is keep it simple and reduce our administrative burden.

It's great to hear from folks on the front lines who are taking care of our families and neighbors back home.

Despite countless attempts by my Republican colleagues in Congress to repeal, undermine, defund the Affordable Care Act, the law is making affordable health insurance a reality for so many American families and especially in my State of…

In Florida, 1.7 million Floridians selected or were automatically re-enrolled in quality, affordable health coverage through the marketplace.

According to a recent Gallup poll, the uninsured rate has dropped to a historic low.

Well, thank you to you and your team for everything that you have done to help make health insurance more affordable for so many of our neighbors across America.