With each test, the North Koreans learn more and more about how to perfect their illegal weapons.

We have to give them a roadmap, a path to that that meets our needs.

We have to keep a lot of balls in the air, pressure the regime, keep China on board with existing sanctions...

For 7 years Republicans have claimed to have a better way to reform America's healthcare system.

I truly believe that if they destroy the ACA there is going to be a lot of people in this country that are going to be angry and scared.

This is why they chose their words so carefully because the access they are promising isn't truly access at all.

I believe it is very important to overcoming part of this problem.

I personally am the American Cancer Society. I do support universal access to adequate and affordable healthcare coverage.

It is easy to make promises, it is a lot harder to deliver progress as the Affordable Care Act has.

My constituents are frightened. They are worried that their preventive services that the ACA guaranteed them free of charge are going to disappear.

I don't think anyone here would disagree with meaningful efforts to shrink waiting lists and afford Americans the services they need quickly, but that is not what these bills do.

For them, Medicaid is a chance to stay healthy which means a chance to work longer hours and provide for their families.

If you want to strengthen Medicaid, if you really want to strengthen Medicaid, strengthen the Affordable Care Act.

These bills represent yet another Republican attempt to gut Medicaid based on total falsehoods.

Is there any evidence that refusing or holding up Americans' Medicaid coverage as these bills would do, would reduce waiting lists for home and community based services?

So Ms. Solomon, let me ask you again. Would you say that New York's example is representative of most states without waiting lists?

Despite charges that Medicaid is inflexible, our state has dramatically revamped our program to improve program integrity, better care for patients and save money.

I support Mr. Cicilline's amendment. [...] it is always better to have more rather than less transparency.

when it comes to promoting national interest, politics stops at the water's edge.

I think it is reasonable to apply the same standards to government witnesses.

The Affordable Care Act has improved the health care and financial security of every American, regardless of where he or she gets health insurance. Healthcare costs have been growing at the slowest rate in more than 50 years. Seniors in…

It is now my great pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee.

It is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch), my friend on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the ranking member of the Middle East Subcommittee.

I am waiting for one other speaker; so, while we are waiting, let me at least partially close. I, first of all, thank Chairman Royce's staff for their hard work on this very important bill. I thank Tom Sheehy, Ed Burrier, Tom Hill, and…

We have spent 9 months and hundreds of hours dealing with the Indian bureaucracy on this.