Frank Pallone

Rolling back those standards would directly eliminate at least 60,000 jobs.

The Trump administration cedes America's competitive edge to other countries.

American consumers will lose in the form of less-efficient vehicles.

This rollback does. It picks one winner, the oil industry, while everyone else loses.

The Trump administration is trying to gut those standards as part of this reckless anticlimate agenda.

It is fitting that the committee's first joint hearing of this Congress is being held by the subcommittees on Consumer Protection and Commerce and Environment and Climate Change, since we are here to examine one of this administration's…

California has the right to seek waivers, EPA is required to err on the side of granting them.

I was dismayed that the administration threatened to pull its participation in this hearing if seated on the same panel with their State partner.

This proposed rollback ignores climate science and the evidence of the devastation already flooding and burning our communities.

These standards are not only important for climate action. They also reduce conventional air pollution.

It is also clear that none of you here today wants to implement these cuts, but you will have no choice if we don't provide you with additional Federal funds.

There is no better way to understand the issue, and she is a fierce advocate for Puerto Rico.

I would also like to hear from you both on what else we can do to improve program integrity as we look for ways to fund the existing shortfalls.

I was thankful then and am now to Representative Gonzalez-Colon for her work and help on this important issue.

It is a commitment. We will work together in a bipartisan way to find a solution that avoids this cliff and gets these programs on a more sustainable path.

It's no secret how we got here.

We are pleased to have her as well.

But as each of your territories makes clear, we have five distinct programs with five distinct sets of challenges and program designs, and understanding those differences will be key.

We can ensure that they can continue to provide care to the people who need it the most.

This outdated system forces the territories to pay a substantial amount out of their own pockets to ensure the people there have access to healthcare.

Experts predict that, unless Congress acts, none of the territories will have enough Federal funds to support their Medicaid programs next year.

I think it is clear that the simple fact is that the capped allotments that the territories receive from the Federal Government for Medicaid are just not enough to meet the needs of the people who live there.

Puerto Rico could potentially spend all its Federal funds in a matter of months, facing a shortfall of billions of dollars for the year.

The territories are on the verge of a financial and humanitarian crisis.

Today, our committee continues its efforts to ensure that all Americans have access to healthcare, whether they live in one of the 50 States or one of the 5 territories.