Kathy Castor

That is why I can't understand why a State would take the action to actually say, 'Oh, don't go and review the health insurance rates.' That is going to be an access problem.

I think one of the most fundamental of changes in the law is now no one can be discriminated against in America from getting health insurance.

My Republican friend and colleague Joe Heck and I have a bill called the CARE Act, the Creating Access to Residency Education.

If I had an opportunity to offer my amendment today, an amendment that passed with the support of both parties in last year's T-HUD appropriations bill, I would raise the fact that the Department of Housing and Urban Development, in many…

Thank you to the ranking member for yielding to me. I rise today to oppose the Scott amendment and urge the House to oppose the excessive cuts to the nonprofit and independent Legal Services Corporation. I am right in sync with the ranking…

I ask for approval of this amendment regarding conflict of interest. I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1015

The Castor amendment directs the Secretary of the Department of Education to develop and enforce conflict of interest guidelines for any charter school receiving assistance under this law. These guidelines must include disclosures of any…

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 6, after line 17, insert the following: ``(d) Conflicts of Interest.--The Secretary shall develop and…

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. 4 Offered by Ms. Moore The Acting CHAIR. It is…

Republicans should not attack the ACA for letting the private market work.

I think my Republican friends now are in danger of sounding like they are opposed to people taking personal responsibility and having health insurance.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 3, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $9,800,000)''. Page 11, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert…

I would like to thank Chairman Culberson and Ranking Member Bishop for all of their hard work and the committee, all of your work on behalf of America's servicemembers and veterans to ensure that they have the military facilities that they…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The people I know and the people I meet work very hard every day. They want an opportunity for a good job, they want good schools, safe communities, and the promise that when they retire they can live…

If you have a job in construction at America's ports or in transportation, this Republican budget could cost you your job and new opportunities. If you believe America should remain the world leader in medical and scientific research…

The fact is, we do not know yet the full extent of the fatalities, injuries, and accidents.

Today, I urge the House of Representatives to pass this bipartisan energy efficiency legislation, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014, that would take a best practices approach to achieving optimal performance levels in…

I thank the gentlewoman from California for her leadership on behalf of families all across the country. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge all of our colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 3370 that will fix this flood insurance debacle. A…

Here is another concern. You remember how difficult it was for the GOP House to actually provide emergency aid when Superstorm Sandy hit? 179 Republicans voted against the emergency aid. So that makes it even more important that we fix the…

I want to thank my colleague from Colorado for yielding me the time. I rise to encourage all of our colleagues to vote ``no'' on the rule, ``no'' on the previous question, and ``no'' on the underlying bill. {time} 1315 It has been 2 weeks…

I would like to thank my colleague from Massachusetts for yielding the time. I also urge all of my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the rule and on the previous question so that we can take up and vote on the Senate- passed bill from last…

I thank my colleague for yielding time. Madam Speaker, here at the start of the new year, when Americans are facing so many challenges in their lives, the Republicans are taking us off on this cruel tangent. We should be debating how to…

one of the biggest obstacles right now for many of our neighbors to realize health care coverage is what Republican governors and State legislators have done in blocking the Medicaid expansion.

we have almost one million Floridians who are caught, are being blocked, access to the doctor's office is being blocked just because they won't accept the $50 billion available to the State of Florida over the next 10 years.

Members who want to repeal the Affordable Care Act will have to explain to these 10 million Americans why they should lose their coverage and their new rights and their protections.