Fred Upton

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.

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 14 States have submitted waivers under section 1332.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Insurance companies were prohibited from denying or not renewing coverage due to a preexisting condition, period.

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

We fully support protecting Americans with preexisting conditions.

I hear from constituents in north Texas concerned about not having access to affordable healthcare.

If you believe in Medicare for All, if you believe in a single-payer, Government-run, one-size-fits-all health system, let us have a hearing right here in this subcommittee.

It is unfortunate we are having a hearing that actually doesn't move toward the development of any policies that actually would improve healthcare for Americans.