the Republican party has failed to take steps that would have been able to address the issue of premium cost

this hearing is being held to attack what is happening in the private portion of healthcare reform

It was not just getting consumers in the door, but having them find value in the insurance product and to use the healthcare system in a new, thoughtful way.

The reason that we have Medicare and Medicaid is because conventional economics don't apply to health care.

I think there is general agreement from all the panelists here that conventional economics don't work when applied to health care.

the answer has to be with who made the mistakes and how can we correct it

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of Simon Carrillo, a victim of gun violence who never received his moment of silence on the House floor…

These efforts mean those with criminal records are less likely to return to our jail, while others will never make the first trip into detention.

I think there is general agreement on that. I understand why.

The American people, for a variety of reasons, have now begun a slow but steady metamorphosis on their support of free trade.

I thought the testimony was superb.