John Yarmuth

Among all of the potentially disastrous consequences of last week's Supreme Court decision on campaign finance, one of them is a really cruel irony. Those of us who think we need public financing of Federal campaigns may now watch as…

There is always a great deal of danger in spontaneous reactions to elections. One of the things that I thought about last night when I watched Scott Brown accept his victory in Massachusetts was that he didn't talk about returning to the…

I would like to tell you about two of my constituents in Louisville who came up over the break and who told me why they were against health care reform. The first one was a mother. She said she thought our health care reform bill was going…

there are many teachers that would have been laid off that are not and are still in our schools.

If you wanted to leave your business right now, if you wanted to shut it down, if you had a better opportunity somewhere else, given unfortunately the condition of your wife, would you have an easy time getting insurance if there weren't…

We aren't going to get it right the first time.

I think that people are very reluctant to change as it relates to health care.

I agree totally with you.

But I also wonder whether, if it's true that a huge proportion of people who are now insured in the private arena moved to the public plan, doesn't that undermine your point that the private employer-based system is so popular?

I would express my deep concern that that is something that would not be looked upon favorably by my constituents.

I appreciate the courtesy you have extended to a non-Member of the Subcommittee.

The standards that you set in making the report say you want to increase the accountability of providers and the value of care.

I have two quick questions about the bundling recommendations.

We think there is a need for some quality adjustment in the payment system as well.

the American people need that degree of confidence.

Bourbon is an extremely important product in my district and my State.

the transparency provisions and reforms that are built into the budget will provide a level of transparency to the American people about how this money is being spent that they have never seen before.

In my district of Louisville, Kentucky, my mayor faces a $20 million shortage in his budget. He's trying to exact concessions from firefighters and police officers and sanitation workers. My school district, one of the 20 largest school…

I think this is a parachute plan. I think we are in free fall, and this plan is designed to serve as a parachute to give us a soft landing, because before we can recover, we've got to find bottom.

the Democratic-led Congress is working for consumers to lower gas prices and to launch a cleaner and more cost-effective energy future that creates new green jobs and that reduces global warming. For 7 years, Washington Republicans allowed…

150 years ago, the American Printing House of the Blind opened its doors in my home district of Louisville, Kentucky, to make educational materials accessing to blind students. That day in 1858 stands as a milestone, not just for the…

every month this year our economy has shed more jobs than it has produced. Last month was no exception; 49,000 jobs were lost nationwide and unemployment rose from 5 percent in April to 5.5 percent in May. That is the largest 1 month…

as the price of gasoline continues to hit record prices almost every week, congressional Democrats continue to pass legislation to help us reduce our dependence on foreign oil and lower prices at the pump. Unfortunately, the only solution…

I rise on behalf of Mr. Klein of Florida and myself to offer an amendment to the fiscal year 2009 National Defense Authorization Act, requiring Iraq to help support our troops stationed in their country. Oil revenues have helped generate a…

It's a reasonable question which we are addressing in legislation. And I think the American people are totally justified in demanding that the Iraqi people pick up some of the tab when they're running a $70 billion surplus per year. And I…