Brett Guthrie

But that would be nothing compared to the over 220 million Americans who would lose their health insurance under Medicare for All.

Let us not forget what we were told about the ACA: 'If you like your plan, you can keep it.'

I am concerned that innovation would stop fully under a government-run healthcare insurance program and, according to the Heritage Foundation, would decrease the average annual American household disposable income by $5,600, or 11 percent.

We must do better than that so we are more prepared for future public health emergencies.

My constituents sent me here to be a thoughtful steward of their hard-earned taxpayer money, and the legislation before us flies in the face of that.

It's unacceptable--and quite frankly lazy--to take this nearly recycled text from before the COVID-19 pandemic and just bump up the funding numbers.

The current system--I know we have changed the caps temporarily--is not sufficient, and it needs to be addressed.

We should be working together to achieve these goals to ultimately help these Americans.

I am committed to working together in a bipartisan way to find a solution that avoids this funding cliff.

I am concerned the result of such an expiration would have a devastating impact on the residents in each of these territories.

I can tell you, if anybody wants to see an example of schools meeting and kids in session... they can come to Bolling Green

I've said before the 'genie is out of the bottle' concerning telehealth flexibilities and expansion, and I continue to believe this.

I was very pleased that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Trump administration and Congress worked together to make sure telehealth was accessible and available during the pandemic.

Telehealth can't replace all in-person business, and we need to ensure quality of care is still given by the provider no matter the setting.

I believe we should fully examine these issues now and also revisit once OIG investigations are complete.

Over 441,000 people have died from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, which is greater than the number of American servicemembers we lost in World War II.

Each of us have a choice to make--we can stay in our camps and focus on ideological battles or we can sit at the negotiating table and get work done that the American people expect us to do during these challenging times.

I think we must fully evaluate our country's response efforts on what has worked and what lessons we have learned thus far during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I believe that oversight is a very important aspect of our response.

I don't think it's inappropriate to call out any politician who suggests that that timeline should be modified to fit a political schedule.

Why should the American people have confidence that this committee will provide unbiased recommendations regarding a COVID-19 vaccine...

We need to make sure that people can have confidence, when a safe and effective vaccine is approved by the FDA, it will be safe and effective.

Unfortunately, I have grave concerns that some are trying to score political points by irresponsibly criticizing the FDA and its vaccine review and approval process.

Ultimately, it will be a vaccine that offers us the best chance to finally end this pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a tough challenge for our nation, but the incredible effort to develop safe, effective, and accessible COVID-19 vaccines gives me great hope.