Frank Pallone

A sustained Federal commitment is needed in order to lower costs for residents of all 50 States and the District of Columbia.

Without inclusive workforces, too often product design leaves people out, and the result can be embarrassing for the company when discovered and harmful for society when a discriminatory result is not identified and fixed.

But while the U.S. has become more and more diverse, the workforce of the technology sector has not kept up.

As this subcommittee knows well, the influence of the internet and technology in our lives has grown exponentially over the past two decades.

I agree. I mean I am very concerned that, you know, we have billions of dollars in Federal subsidies and, you know, they could be at risk from fraud, abuse, and waste.

I mean, I agree, you know, many people, you know, from what I can see end up buying these junk plans and then have no idea of the lack of coverage.

There is no reason to drag Republican's anti-choice politics into this discussion.

Reinsurance pays for the costs of people with serious medical conditions whose healthcare costs are significantly higher than the average person.

This bill provides us another opportunity to make healthcare more affordable.

In my State of New Jersey, former Governor Chris Christie in 2012 vetoed a bill to establish a State-based marketplace for the residents of New Jersey.

There is no reason, in my opinion, to drag Republicans' anti-choice politics into this discussion.

There is bipartisan consensus that reinsurance is effective in bringing down costs for middle-class consumers.

Some State legislatures who wanted to establish State-based marketplaces were unable to do so due to the opposition of the Republican Governors.

We should restore this critical funding and ensure that navigators can provide fair and impartial information on people's enrollment and financial assistance options.

The bills we are considering today reflect Democrats' continued commitment to deliver on our promise to make healthcare more affordable and accessible to all Americans and to reverse the Trump administration's sabotage of the Affordable…

It abdicates U.S. leadership on global climate action--an issue where America has always been a leader.

The Paris Agreement represents a significant departure from past efforts to secure international cooperation on climate change.

There isn't a single one of them that agrees with the President on Paris. Not one.

I don't believe that climate change is an issue and I am going to try to kill everything we have done under Obama to lead in that direction.

I haven't heard anyone on the Republican side--maybe I shouldn't bring it up but I haven't heard any of them say they think we should have withdrawn from the Paris Agreement.

To me, Trump is the outlier. He just wants to send a signal that somehow we are not going to be part of this and move in the opposite direction on climate change.

The time for action to avoid the worst effects of climate change is growing short, but we still have time to act.

The Paris Agreement represents a significant departure from past efforts to secure international cooperation on climate change.

It abdicates U.S. leadership on global climate action--an issue where America has always been a leader.

President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement is unjustified and dangerously shortsighted.