Eliot Engel

I think it is clear that they are just complaints at this point almost for the sake of complaining.

On average the approved 2014 rates for even the highest tier plans represent a 53 percent reduction compared to last year's individual rates.

I think that history will vindicate us in terms of it.

The Affordable Care Act was passed, it was signed into law, and the 2012 Presidential election was largely held on that.

I believe that the evidence shows it has moved the U.S. toward that goal.

This legislation would require auto manufacturers to build cars that can run on alternative fuels.

I believe that the Renewable Fuel Standard is an important tool in promoting U.S. energy security.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

The prompt pay discount has negatively affected cancer patients for many years before sequestration.

This goes in line with the way you and I have both tried to run this committee in the most bipartisan way possible.

It is time for this vacancy to be filled.

U.S. international broadcasting endures because it has maintained a commitment to journalistic integrity.

The mission of international broadcasting is to support U.S. foreign policy.

18 percent of seniors in my home State of New York are living in poverty under the supplemental poverty measure and they just simply cannot afford to pay more.

I fear both the human and cost implications if higher cost sharing for doctor's office visits resulted in... a diabetic foregoing regular blood sugar monitoring.

I will not support proposals that seek to cut Medicare benefits or dramatically increase vulnerable beneficiaries' out-of-pocket costs for vital health care services.

I think everyone likes to think they care about the environment, but they care more about their pockets, I think.

I believe with all my heart that if it works in Brazil it can work here if we wish it to work.

I introduced it in a bipartisan way, as I always have, with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen as my cosponsor.

The most important information I think to remember is that the RFS reduces our dependence on foreign oil and reduces our carbon emissions.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 16 Offered by Mr. Chabot The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I now yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California, the ranking member of the Africa Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ms. Bass.

I am particularly interested in the budgeting for alternative transportation fuels.

I look forward to working with you on energy policy over the next few years.

But the right thing to do is to enact sensible reforms that save taxpayer money and, most importantly, save lives.