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

Oh, yes, I am, Madam Speaker, in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Walden moves to recommit the bill H.R. 986 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes.

Section 1332 already requires that the State plan will provide coverage that is at least as comprehensive as the essential health benefits, including mental health and substance use disorder services. That is already required, including…

How much time remains on each side? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon has 9 minutes remaining. The gentleman from New Jersey has 1 minute remaining.

I would just say that section 1332 does not permit States to waive preexisting condition protections, period. And I would, again, cite the guidance from the CMS director, Ms. Seema Verma, where she states that. And that will be in the…

Woman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chair, I just want to go back to what is going on in America's healthcare costs and look at some of what is going on elsewhere around the world. First of all, I would draw the…

I would just suggest that it was Seema Verma who is the head of CMS who issued the guidance, so I think she is in a position to have a say about what she believes the guidance allows or doesn't. To be clear, to quote her letter again…

I claim the time in opposition, although I am not necessarily opposed to the gentlewoman's amendment. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I would like to point out a couple of things. One, I have introduced legislation to protect people with preexisting conditions. I did that because I knew this lawsuit is pending. We can argue about the ACA and the lawsuit and all that, but…

Now, Mr. Chair, I was willing to withdraw the amendment. That takes unanimous consent, and I just would attempt to do that again. I don't know if my colleague cares about that or not.

Actually, I believe I get to close, don't I? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon has the right to close.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Chair, I just want to say that I, too, wish we were debating my legislation that I tried to offer the first of the Congress and was refused the opportunity to bring it to the floor. That would lock…

Just to clarify, from a parliamentary standpoint, I was just going to withdraw the amendment, but if the gentleman wants to speak on it, I can ask unanimous consent to withdraw it after he speaks. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my…

I bet he would. But we know, overall, 19.9 percent across the country, because we are able to take some of this money, put it together, and have a reinsurance program. Maine has done it, Maryland has done it, and Oregon has done it. These…

I would just say, in terms of this amendment, it is just trying to make the point that the bill we have before us today is not as described or labeled. In our opinion, it is more about politics and gotcha politics than it is about the…

I have an amendment at the desk. I believe it is No. 5, printed in House Report 116-51. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Beginning on page 3, line 4, strike ``Protecting Americans…

I would just say to my friend, the biggest assault on Medicare is the Democrats' proposal to do Medicare for All. We know it will cost $32 trillion, double personal and corporate income taxes. I met with our hospitals yesterday: 40 percent…

So we can move on to the other amendments, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment. The CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Oregon? There was no objection. The CHAIR. The amendment is withdrawn. The…

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

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

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

I appreciate the gentleman's amendment. Look, we all care deeply about getting mental health services into our community. In fact, under Republican leadership on the Energy and Commerce Committee a few years ago, we rewrote America's…

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

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…