John Dingell

We are over 6 weeks into the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and while the functionality of the Healthcare.gov Web site has improved, it is clear there is more work to be done.

It is always true--our duty to remember how our healthcare system operated prior to the passage of the ACA.

So the information is not necessary?

Partisan politics have always been at the heart of the Majority's investigation into the Affordable Care Act, but today we have reached a new low.

If the gentleman would yield, I didn't say I was shocked, I said I was grateful I had the subscription to The Washington Post so I could keep track of what----

We are down around the Third World nations in the way that we take care of the health of our people.

I feel a little bit like the old maid who came home and looked under the bed to find out if there was somebody there, hoping, in fact, that there would be.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses today about the progress made by FDA and I commend you for having this hearing.

This matter has been dawdling by prodigious overlong delay, and it has simply got to come to a halt.

This legislation is a fine example of the great work this committee can do when we put politics aside and work together in a bipartisan manner.

One notorious patent troll, Inevado, sent over 13,000 demand letters to users of Wi-fi routers.

Now, is it true that some health insurance companies maintained underwriting guidelines that listed more than 400 medical conditions as reasons to permanently deny someone coverage? Yes or no?

Now, how many of these cancellations that we are hearing about are caused by the Affordable Care Act, and how much or how many of them are being caused by the whim of the insurance company?

Now, before ACA this population was in great jeopardy of not getting access to care because the insurance company couldn't cover them because of their pre-existing condition. Is that correct?

And under ACA only age, tobacco use, geographic location, and family size are used to calculate premiums. Is that correct?

Now, will these same people benefit from the new consumer protections benefiting lifetime limits on ACA? Yes or no?

I am rather touched that my friends on the other side have developed a newfound concern for the uninsured and those who have been treated poorly by the insurance company.

It is extortion, plain and simple, and it results in significant harm to inventors, small businesses, and start-ups.

This is an abuse of the patent process which, as the Chairman accurately said, is a very important process.

I believe that protecting vehicle occupant safety is a goal of paramount importance.

I commend you for the hearing. I have a number of questions which will require simple yes or no answers.

In your experience, is it conceivable that the Commission would approve unlicensed use of the 5850-5925 megahertz band, which is the one used by autos, before definitively establishing no risk of harmful interference with ITS systems or…

I certainly thank you. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that I have two additional minutes. I have got a lot of questions. I think they are useful to the committee.

Now, Mr. Knapp, given that the Commission licensed the intelligent transportation system service almost 15 years ago, is it reasonable to say that it would be premature for the Commission to authorize unlicensed use of the 5850-5925…

Now, will you please submit for the record any harmful interference mitigation proposals that your companies have developed?