Frank Pallone

To date, the industry has done a commendable job of guarding electricity consumers against losses caused by cyber-attack.

I believe that we need more hearings and a deeper analysis of the issue so members can truly understand the challenges and threats facing our grid.

I have seen it with my own eyes. Can you talk a little bit about what repealing the law and what kicking people off of Medicaid would mean for people in Los Angeles?

They are going to lower taxes for Trump's billionaire friends, and in the committee down the hall, but raise taxes on everyone else.

Mr. Roy claims that Medicaid is simply fiscally unsustainable due in part to the Medicaid expansion under the ACA.

There is a lot of misinformation, or maybe alternate facts is a better word, about Medicaid that continues despite all evidence to the contrary.

But I think it is clear today that the Republicans' only game plan right now is to sabotage health coverage for tens of millions of Americans.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

If states expand Medicaid, they're getting 100 percent Federal dollars, and they have a lot more money to care for people.

My problem is that I just think there's no evidence that states are choosing to expand Medicaid or keep their expansions at the expense of vulnerable people waiting for HCBS.

Cutting or capping or block-granting Medicaid will only make the situation worse.

I don't believe that to be true. I don't think that the facts show that it's true.

If my Republican colleagues finally took their ideological blinders off, they would realize that the Affordable Care Act should not be repealed.

For 7 years now, Congressional Republicans have railed against the Affordable Care Act with a steady drumbeat of repeal and replace.

Taking away vital health care for so many millions of Americans is wrong, and we must fight against taking that important benefit away.

Medicaid has actually resulted in tremendous savings for the states.

The ACA's historic Medicaid expansion has let states build on this record of success and provide insurance to millions of Americans.

Americans today have better health coverage and health care, thanks to the Affordable Care Act.

We'd better be sure that we're prepared to live with the market we've created with repeal.

None of these bills will prevent 30 million Americans from losing their healthcare coverage.

The truth is, after 7 years of claiming they could do better, they have no plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.

Last year--and we need to think about this--more than 12 million low-income adults had healthcare coverage because of the Medicaid expansion.

The Medicaid program delivers this care efficiently and effectively.

I think I'd be deceiving myself if I thought that today's hearing was intended to actually strengthen the Medicaid program.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I would like to start today by congratulating him on taking the reins of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. That subcommittee is a critical part of the Energy and Commerce Committee…