Frank Pallone

We must recognize that local governments are struggling. Significant amounts of projects go unfunded each year.

Our volunteer health professionals are a crucial resource in major disasters.

Teaching providers to recognize the signs of trafficking and providing them with the resources to assist victims can truly be the difference between life and death.

I remember 9/11 and the bravery of medical volunteers from all over the Nation.

A strong public health response is one of the first lines of defense when our Nation is faced with a health crisis.

Firefighters may be exposed to carcinogens and other hazardous chemicals that impact their health while they are on the job.

Oftentimes the best way to protect people is to make sure that they know how to get out of the way before a disaster strikes.

Losing this signal is simply unacceptable.

Public safety is our first and foremost responsibility to the American public.

When it comes to public safety, we always must ask ourselves how many lives we are saving, not how many products companies are selling.

We need to ensure existing systems are free from interference, and we must test and evaluate these systems to make sure that they get the job done.

The chairman's proposal will have a chilling influence on our democracy, cut away at our connections with each other, and limit economic opportunities for the future.

I also want to thank you and our ranking member, Mr. Doyle, for having this important hearing today.

This merger, coupled with the FCC's recent action to reinstate the UHF discount, has the potential to enormously increase consolidation of media ownership in this country.

I am concerned that denying citizens and stakeholders sufficient opportunity to comment on this proceeding will only prevent the Commission from seeing how deeply unpopular and ill-advised this course of action is.

It seems irresponsible not for Congress to provide the much needed oversight.

It is critical that we work together to do the same thing.

I remind my colleague from South Carolina that his vote for the healthcare bill will take away protections for 822,000 people with preexisting conditions in South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I yield 45 seconds to the gentlewoman from Florida…

I just want to remind my chairman that he represents more people on Medicaid expansion than any Republican in the country, and this bill ends Medicaid expansion. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur).

I remind the chairman that his vote for the healthcare bill will take away protections for 654,000 people with preexisting conditions in Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Jayapal).

I remind my colleague from Kentucky that his vote for the healthcare bill will take away protections for 881,000 people with preexisting conditions in Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz).

I remind my colleague from Tennessee that her vote will take away protections for 1.265 million in her State with preexisting conditions. Mr. Speaker, I yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes).

I want to remind my colleague from Tennessee that his vote could increase premiums with breast cancer in Tennessee by $38,550 per year. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Dingell).

I remind my colleague from Virginia that his vote for the healthcare bill will take away protections for 1,344,000 people with preexisting conditions in Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr…

I remind my colleague from Florida that his vote for this bill could increase premiums for people with asthma in Florida by $4,090 per year. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy).