Dan Kildee: “I appreciate the enthusiasm that I have heard from some of my colleagues on the other side for the expansion of the…”

I have no further speakers. In closing, I urge my colleagues to oppose this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

It makes a difference where the investment comes from and where the relationships are built, and if we defer to our adversaries, we have no ability, really, to have a meaningful impact on the continent.

Repealing the Inflation Reduction Act or any of the suggested cuts to some of our most critical health insurance infrastructure in the country would have catastrophic effects for not only the affordability of care, which is the number one…

I think in particular, it would be a mistake for us to reauthorize without using the opportunity to elevate these relationships, specifically--and this has been referenced--in the area of worker rights.