The progress we made in 2021 shows that we can slash child poverty when we have the political will to do so.

This subcommittee should be taking action to eliminate child poverty, not attacking struggling parents.

The doubling of child poverty in our country in one year is a five-alarm fire.

the role that this committee played in ensuring that Congress would pass a strong and balanced law--emphasis on 'balanced.'

Ways and Means Democrats continue to want what is best for America's patients.

it was a good product that passed out of here because of the work of this committee and the product that became law.

For too long, millions of Americans have struggled with unexpected out-of-pocket health costs that have caused anxiety and hardship for their families.

the idea was, almost like binding arbitration, to make sure that people of goodwill and good intentions would try to avoid the process at the end.

Our intent here was not to be punitive, not to pick on anybody, and not to favor one side or the other.

I know what Kevin Brady and I intended when we helped to write this law.

I wish to call attention to the passing of the former speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, David Bartley. Speaker Bartley was one of the most talented and gifted legislators I have known. His legislative prowess brought…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 230, noes 200, not voting 5, as follows: [Roll No. 211] AYES--230…