Frank Pallone

Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to ensure that all Americans had access to affordable quality health insurance and the goal was to achieve universal health coverage.

Health insurance is a product that Americans want and need and the Affordable Care Act is creating a system that lends truth to the principle that health care is not a privilege for the few but a right for all Americans.

We should be trying to make this process easier, make people aware of it.

The bills today would likely have a depressing effect on enrollment, particularly the change in the special enrollment periods.

I urge support for the Polis amendment. It is common sense, and it certainly improves the bill in the way that Mr. Polis set forth. I would urge my colleagues to support the amendment.

I urge a ``no'' vote. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Polis The Acting…

On its face, Mr. Gosar's amendment seems innocuous enough, having EPA also consider the contribution of wildfires in the bill's required study on ozone formation, wintertime ozone formation, and control strategies. But in reality, this…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Gosar The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I have listened to what the gentleman has said. It seems to me that he is essentially making an argument as to why we don't need this change. If he is saying that the underlying bill--the current law, the current statute--allows for the…

My amendment is straightforward, and it fixes one of the most egregious provisions in the bill: the consideration of technological feasibility in the NAAQS-setting process. The bill's approach would make feasibility a factor in the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, strike lines 9 through 20, strike subsection (b) (relating to consideration of technological…

I want to thank the ranking member of our subcommittee for his kind remarks. Once again, the House is considering a bill to undermine one of our most successful public health and environmental laws, the Clean Air Act. And clean air isn't a…

I want to thank Mr. Rush for managing the opposition to the bill so successfully. Mr. Speaker, today we are considering the House amendment to S. 2012, the mistitled North American Energy Security Act of 2016. This legislation once again…

I would just inform my colleague that I have no additional speakers.

Would have required food to bear a date after which the food should no longer be sold

Add to confusion, because as open dating is used on more products

Willing to pass a strong preemption provision

I appreciate today's hearing topic on cybersecurity and examining the cybersecurity responsibilities within HHS.

I urge my colleagues to support the bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

This would really impede our ability to provide, I think, very useful observations that the agency can convey.

The last thing is my concern that the bill could prevent the Commission from providing recommendations to Congress.

I think the measure unintentionally would hinder our ability to provide very useful comments, and I don't believe that that is the intent.

If we want to help consumers, we should be giving the FTC additional tools, not raiding their toolshed.

Thank you very much.

These initiatives also would limit the FTC's ability to assist local, state, federal, and other countries' governments in their efforts to help consumers.