Frank Pallone

This committee has still not acted to help the thousands of families currently in crisis because of the Trump administration's cruel family separation policy.

I continue to believe that any progress made by the Helping Families and Mental Health Crisis Act would be completely reverse if the Republicans ever succeed in their radical plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act and drastically cut…

Then all the more reason why if you have had separation to try to get the kids back together with their parents, because then maybe they can recover.

I think it is important to hold hearings like these that allow us to learn directly from the administration how policies are being implemented.

Before I close, I must note that on the ongoing mental health crisis created by the Trump administration regarding the separation of children from their parents.

I am concerned that actions taken by the Trump administration to make it more difficult to receive Medicaid...

I wanted to ask you about the Uber settlement.

Well, we have a rule and so we can get civil penalties for violations of the robocall, the marketing and sales.

I appreciate your having those hearings in the fall, too. I think it's great that you're doing that.

Now, to clarify, when the FTC does have authority to seek civil penalties, it's still up to the FTC to decide whether to even ask for those penalties and how much those penalties should be, correct?

How would that tool help the FTC's efforts to protect consumers from data breaches?

Much of the FTC's consumer protection enforcement actions are brought under Section 5 of the FTC Act, which prohibits unfair and deceptive acts or practices, and the remedies available for these cases are limited.

The FTC plays a critical role in protecting consumers nationwide.

Unfortunately, instead of working with the FTC, this committee, just 2 years ago, sought to further reduce the already limited authorities of the FTC.

In order to do more in support of consumers, the FTC needs the support and legislative authorizations from Congress.

Under the leadership of Governor Phil Murphy, my home state of New Jersey recently set an aggressive target to add 2,000 megawatts by 2030.

Energy storage provides flexibility and key reliability services to the electricity grid.

Electricity storage is one of the most exciting topics in energy today and I'm glad the Subcommittee is exploring it.

Many states have also created websites that post the prices of common procedures, and allow consumers to browse the prices at various providers.

This differs from most other markets, where the consumer has a clear understanding of how much a product or service will cost.

The cost of healthcare is consistently a top concern for American families.

This committee has a responsibility to conduct vigorous oversight of the Federal Government, and today would have been a perfect day to have HHS Secretary Azar and Scott Lloyd, the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to be here.

The cost of healthcare is consistently a top concern for American families.

It is time to act. Democrats have bold proposals that will actually drive broadband deployment in all 50 states.

So, I think we need to invest in broadband infrastructure, particularly in rural and urban communities that have been left behind.