Frank Pallone

I am hopeful this spirit can continue.

I am glad that my Republican colleagues are ready to put politics aside and look to strengthen the law.

That said, of course, no law is perfect and there is always room for improvement.

Fewer Americans are struggling to pay their medical bills, and fewer are forging--are forgoing care because they can't afford it.

The ACA has increased access and reduced financial barriers to important preventative services such as cancer screenings and well women visits by requiring their coverage with no cost sharing.

Since its passage, 17 million Americans have gained health insurance coverage, and as a result, we have seen the largest reduction in the uninsured in 4 decades.

As everyone knows, I am a strong supporter of the Affordable Care Act, and for good reason.

The time to move past partisanship is overdue, and I look forward to turning the page and working together to improve the law.

It has changed, and even saved, American lives.

Five years ago, Congress acted upon the principle that--in America--health care is not a privilege for a few, but a right for all.

August 6 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. It has stood for a half a century as the great guardian of America's right to vote. However, 2 years ago the Supreme Court dismantled key protections within the act. Making…

I hope today we can get to the bottom of what happened at Dugway Proving Ground that resulted in live anthrax being shipped to 192 labs in all 50 States and at least seven foreign countries.

Well, have you gotten feedback from the Federal Government agencies that operate these high-containment labs with regard to this recommendation to establish a single Federal entity?

As the investigation into the Dugway incident continues, we are learning that more and more labs received these lives anthrax shipments.

I am deeply relieved that no one has fallen ill as a result of these lapses.

Let me just then ask again, do you believe that the establishment of these national standards and oversight might address some of the gaps that led to the recent incidents at DoD and CDC?

GAO has recommended the establishment of the single Federal entity to conduct Government-wide strategic planning and oversight for high-containment labs.

Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work described these lapses as a 'massive institutional failure.'

I become concerned about whether consumers will be prepared for the transition.

I support your recent decision to modify the FCC's designated entity rules, and since the rules have passed, however, I have heard criticism that just as the FCC closed some loopholes, it opened others.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chairman Wheeler, I have three questions in three different areas I want to try to get in, so I am going to ask you to respond fairly quickly, if you can.

Our members have also been devoted to improving public safety communications.

I hope to hear how the FCC can help our efforts to improve deployment to these areas where the economics along are not enough.

The amendment offered to H.R. 1599 by Congresswoman Pingree and Congressman DeFazio would replace the underlying bill with a voluntary certification program for non- genetically engineered foods, enabling companies that elect to go through…

I have stated at our two Energy and Commerce Committee hearings on this issue that I am sympathetic to the need for Federal legislation. It does not make sense to have a patchwork of food labeling requirements in different States. I also…