I urge my colleagues to vote for this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I would note that 14 States have submitted waivers under section 1332.

I would have to say that it is my understanding that these waivers are budget-neutral to the Federal Government.

It is also true that States have demonstrated that they can take steps under section 1332 to stabilize their markets without new Federal money.

I would note that CBO previously projected that one of the most effective ways to stretch premium reductions is to have a State option with a Federal fallback.

I think States need a lot of flexibility and having a one-size-fits-all program has never sort of worked.

Sadly, the Senate didn't get it done, but that doesn't mean that we can't keep trying.

Working together, we have delivered some very big wins--some would call them huge--for the American people over the years.

I hope that I would take you at your word that this hearing doesn't start a precedent of rushing to move new legislation without thorough analysis and oversight.

There is no question that we need to increase STEM education.

I am afraid this bill abandons our bipartisan agreement from last Congress.

I remain open-minded, but I have serious concerns that this legislation unfairly picks winners and losers, and has the potential to waste valuable taxpayer dollars.

I hope that moving forward we can make this a bipartisan bill once again.

I have serious concerns that this legislation unfairly picks winners and losers, and has the potential to waste valuable taxpayer dollars.

I am confident that we can continue our long history of bipartisan cooperation and set aside some of our differences.

I thank my fellow dean, my bipartisan dean on the other side. I have so many stories to tell, so I am going to watch the clock here a little bit. I am going to ramble. I don't have a prepared speech. I am delighted to be here. I am…

I am going to also read to you an email that I got just an hour or two ago from his wife, Debbie, our colleague, who received this from the Ford family. This is from Mike Ford. Of course, his father was Gerry Ford, a great man, President…

We need to complete the licensing process. This has been a bipartisan issue for decades.

It is time to get it off sensitive environmental areas and into one safe place.

The failure to take timely action will continue to strand waste in our states.

We need to take action so that we can restart this process.

When the Affordable Care Act passed, Democrats promised people that their insurance premiums would go down $2,500.

We fully support protecting Americans with preexisting conditions.

The fact is, this is something we all agree on, and we should and could work together.

Unfortunately, that went down on a party-line vote.