If Republicans are serious about improving the ACA to expand access, then I am eager to work with them.

I think that is what we need to remember, is that this is really life and death to many, many people across this country.

I can't sit idly by and listen to Republicans claim they want to expand health care access and then in the same breath claim that they want to repeal the ACA.

if Republicans were serious about improving health care access, I would be very pleased that we are having this hearing.

It is this committee's job to understand the negative consequences patients are facing under the Affordable Care Act.

If we want to improve the new insurance market, let's do so. But, so far, I have not seen any serious effort by the Republicans to improve health coverage for anyone.

What they want is for us, and for all of us, to solve the issues.

the facts beg to differ.

8 million have private health insurance through the ACA's new marketplace; 6 million more now have Medicaid coverage.

If Republicans want to talk about how to ensure that this coverage equates to better access, let's have that debate.

The truth is, the Republicans aren't saying anything except let's go back to a system that gives companies free range.

I think we have seen recently that is not a safe assumption to make.