Frank Pallone

I stress again that for people who have serious religious reservations, for people who have medical conditions, they can get exemptions from the mandate. In addition to that, I know that the previous gentleman on the Republican side talked…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time because I believe the other side has more speakers.

So I would say to my Republican friends that, as there is a nexus between debt ceiling and cutting Medicare, watch it.

So certainly there are treatment gaps that need to be addressed.

While I appreciate and respect the perspective of those in the disability community about any economic metrics that value certain lives differently, I fear this bill is a solution in search of a problem.

I am concerned about... what the Republican leadership is planning on with regard to the debt ceiling.

These drastic cuts will be devastating for the millions of people with disabilities who rely on Medicaid.

The Republican plan to slash and burn Medicaid is an existential threat to a major source of health insurance for individuals with disabilities.

I urge a strategy that is bipartisan and that will return to responsible governance, working in the interests of all Americans.

If the gentleman has additional speakers, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

I hope congressional Republicans realize the severe economic consequences of this action might have.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 220, nays 210, not voting 4, as follows: [Roll No. 100] YEAS--220 Aderholt Alford…

Democrats are committed to following the scientific evidence to where it leads so that we can make sure that any origins inquiry leads to tangible improvements in the life of Americans.

I listened to my colleague from Kentucky, but as much as I respect him, I totally disagree with what he has been saying here. Under the public law right now, the emergency--when it starts, when it ends--is done by the administration…

the most important aspect of that is the transition planning.

May I inquire how much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey has 15\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Kentucky has 17\1/2\ minutes remaining.

we don't have a privacy law here. So it is forcing American companies to follow other frameworks around the--really, like GDPR and the European Union that is just not as friendly to businesses.

The top priority of this subcommittee is ensuring all Americans have access to quality and affordable health coverage.

I fear this bill would be a Trojan horse that goes far beyond just banning QALYs by potentially banning all other kinds of ways of measuring a drug's value.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 227, noes 203, not voting 4, as follows: [Roll No. 98] AYES--227…

One bill that would have been a great addition to this hearing today is the Medicaid Reentry Act

Democrats on this committee have long prioritized a response to pandemic preparedness and response.

Experts have warned that defaulting on our Nation's debt obligations... could wreak havoc on our financial markets.

I fear this bill is a solution in search of a problem.

Biological threats are persistent. They're likely to become even more common due to climate change, urbanization, globalization.