I think what your experiences have shown and what at least our states' estimates were is that we can do this without not just not hurting the economy, we can actually stimulate the economy

So that is pretty astounding that in 4 years the projection extended the life--the viability of Medicare by 13 years.

we have counties in Appalachia, southeastern Kentucky, that went from having the highest uninsured rate in the State, over 20 percent, to the lowest uninsured rate, under 5 percent.

My home State of Kentucky has been a national model for how the Affordable Care Act can succeed. Through Kynect, our State exchange, more than 413,000 Kentuckians have gotten health insurance, nearly 310,000 of them for the first time…

I am not aware of any decent-sized business that is not very much focused on reducing their energy costs.

Rates on solar panels have come down approximately 75 percent just in a matter of 5 years or so.

Today, some of my colleagues from across the aisle unveiled their proposal to address poverty in America. It is ironic because, tomorrow, they will vote to push 6 million children deeper into poverty by excluding their low-income families…

Republicans talk a lot about the need for the Federal Government to provide businesses with certainty so they can plan for the future. I agree with them. So why do they continue to block a long-range plan to fix our crumbling roads and…

And not one of those users of electricity objected to that law, proposed law, and said they were either for it or neutral on it, saying, 'We could live with it.'

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act established a rebate program that helps spur development and adoption of energy-efficient appliances.

Last fall, EPA Administrator McCarthy met with our Governor, Steve Beshear, to discuss the proposed rule.

I am glad the chairman mentioned Waxman-Markey earlier in his opening remarks, because I was one of a group of 10 or 12 or so Representatives from States that were heavily dependent on carbon, on coal-based energy, who went to our…