I hope you are as much opposed when the President in a few minutes says he is going to do an administrative fix to do what you so adamantly claimed is a failed policy.
John Shimkus
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John Shimkus is a former U.S. Representative from Illinois, serving in the House from January 7, 1997, until January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Illinois's 15th congressional district. During his tenure, Shimkus was known for his work on issues related to energy, environment, and agriculture, often advocating for policies that supported these sectors. He served on several committees, including the Energy and Commerce Committee, where he focused on energy policy and environmental regulations.
no one really believed that these out-of-the-woodwork folks would be so high that they are going to cause a huge financial burden
200,000 people who have coverage and have pre-existing conditions have lost it under catastrophic plans that have been dropped throughout States because they don't meet the minimum requirements under this law.
The problem with the whole debate is you all won't tell us who made the decision.
The Washington Post gave the administration and the President, your self, four Pinocchios on this whole debate of if you like the insurance you have, you can keep it.
Can you commit to us to make sure that the Federal exchanges that offer that is clearly identified?
Because this amorphous CMS is--there are people there. And I am going to venture to guess that the regular bureaucrats did their job, the political appointees manipulated the system to hide data they didn't want the public to know.
This whole battle is about whether Americans can have affordable health care. And this system is not helping in this debate.
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I don't like the law, I voted against the law, but I know I am going to get calls about how we can help my constituents, and I want to be ready to do that.
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I believe these hearings have helped us understand a law as complex as it is broad.
As my colleague from Colorado said, this is one everybody would like us to do something on, hopefully something positive.
The point, as you know, CCS takes billions of dollars. There is no commercially available technology to do it.
If the gentleman would yield. And to the members of the panel, you better take the questions seriously because he is asking a question why didn't you comply with the law?
Your answer to his question was no, that it was not science-based, it was a politically based decision.





