John Yarmuth: “I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, everybody in this room wants the same…”

“I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, everybody in this room wants the same thing. We want the best quality of care available to the most people at the lowest price. That is what every American wants. That is what Republicans and Democrats alike want. We have put our plan to do that on the table. We recognize that there are ways it could be improved. But the idea that there is a plan competing on the other side is just hilarious. {time} 1330 Last night, I testified at the Rules Committee before Chairman Sessions. Chairman Sessions introduced a bill last year. He had one cosponsor. That gentleman is no longer in the House, so he has no cosponsors as of now. His plan is called the World's Greatest Healthcare Act. I like the name, but I don't know how that relates to any of those other plans. I know that probably some of the elements are similar. This is the problem with the exercise we are going through. We are heading down a road with no final determination or destination. We are going to repeal the Affordable Care Act, eliminating all the protections that we have provided for 300 million Americans--expanded coverage, expanded guarantees, benefits, and quality--and we don't know what the alternative is. Waiving around a bunch of papers does not mean there is a plan.…”