Republicans and Democrats worked together on provisions to bring generic drugs to market faster and to stop abusive practices. We did that on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and we brought this House multiple bills to achieve that goal…

I support this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 13 Offered by Ms…

I know it has been a long day here on the floor, and we are covering a lot of ground. We have got a few more amendments to go. Again, I think as we go through these amendments, and the gentlewoman is spot on, we have got to make sure…

May I inquire again about the amount of time on each side. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon has 30 seconds remaining. The gentleman from New Jersey has 5 minutes remaining.

I seek time in opposition to the gentlewoman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes.

Let me just make a couple of points. First of all, of course we want navigators to work in areas where there is high unemployment. My district, over the years, has had some of the highest unemployment in the State of Oregon. Then I go down…

This section provides $200 million for States to establish State-based marketplaces. The Federal law provided States with the option of building their own State-based marketplace or utilizing the Federal marketplace. I know my own State…

I guess this is the second time we have had to edit amendments on the House floor, if I understand what is happening. There were a lot of amendments offered in the Rules Committee. We were promised by the Democrats at the beginning of this…

I appreciate the gentleman's commitment, especially on mental health and substance abuse. He has done a lot of work in this area. I know, Mr. Chairman, when we in the last Congress worked together in a bipartisan way, we passed 60…

I am outraged to find out that these navigators are not reaching out to people in rural areas. What we have learned today on the House floor is that apparently this program doesn't reach people in rural areas. That is why the gentlewoman…

I withdraw my reservation. The Acting CHAIR. The reservation is withdrawn. Without objection, the reading of the modification is dispensed with. There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the original request of the…

I want to make a couple of points before I introduce the author of the CREATES Act. The gentleman that just spoke, Mr. Hoyer, voted 21 times, on 21 of the bills that were signed into law to repeal parts of ObamaCare. The gentleman voted…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 234, noes 183, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 214] AYES--234 Adams…

It is interesting; the prior amendment that passed added $25 million more to this navigator program. For the plan year 2017, navigators received a total of $62.5 million in grants and yet only enrolled 81,426 individuals. That is less than…

Back to the issue of the gentlewoman's amendment, the chair of the Subcommittee on Health, her amendment, the short summary here says: Require short-term, limited-duration insurance plans to prominently carry a disclosure the plan provides…

I want to go to this mapping issue. There is no disagreement the maps that are used stink.

I hope this is not a bad sign for prospects of working together on broadband infrastructure this year.

I know the experience of your constituency in Hoosick Falls, NY has driven your intense interest in preventing and addressing PFAS contamination.

I share my colleagues' concerns about the unauthorized use of wireless consumers' real-time geolocation data by third parties.

It is important we take a close look to make sure the actions we take are justified by science.

I think we all have agreement we need to build out more broadband to more places in America, period, hard stop.

If a business did this it would be mail fraud and I--government is a business, too, and they ought to be held accountable.

I am concerned that short-circuiting the evidence-based, science-driven, risk-informed process could force the EPA to shortcut necessary elements to issuing a strong and legally sustainable regulation.

Thank you. I was down at the FCC hearing.

I want to make a couple of comments to my friend from Maryland, and he is my friend. He is always quite poignant and eloquent in his remarks. What we are debating here today is a bill that is misnamed that doesn't do what it says it is…