The American people deserve and I believe they expect more from their President.

I think there is just a fundamental disagreement about what is actually on the page here.

As Americans celebrate Christmas, millions of families will have an empty chair at the table for a relative who is lost in our failed mental health system or one of the more than 80,000 mentally ill who died this year. They suffer from a…

Next week is the third anniversary of the sad tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School; but it is also time to recall all those other cities in America where tragedies have occurred: Tucson, Colorado Springs, Lafayette, Charlotte…

It is a critical time. They are no longer in school. They are past 18.

So in this getting a family member involved, one of the big dilemmas that oftentimes occurs are HIPAA laws.

It is much better if they are in treatment versus not in treatment.

Make sure we are robbing from Peter to pay Paul. We need to do more. Not less.

Families are critical as agents of change, not only to be aware early on and recognize in a timely fashion...

We intend to get clear answers today.

Is it appropriate for State exchanges to transition HealthCare.gov after spending hundreds of millions of taxpayers' dollars on their own sites?

But my concern is with regard to the States trying to get into the insurance business and it didn't work out for many States.

Today, we expect direct and honest answers from CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt.

I just want to note that in November 24 the committee sent a letter to CMS regarding the failure of 12 out of 23 co-ops or nonprofit insurers set up through the ACA.

Our current system is not as responsive and effective as it should be.

We want to see that your agencies are updating also their scientific approach to this.

We hope people get it. We hope people eat right, rest right, and exercise.

I want to thank my friend, the Ranking Member Diana DeGette of Colorado, for her assistance and continued passion on this important topic.

The time for an updated approach to dealing with the flu has long passed.

The recent terrorist attacks in Paris are a stark reminder that we cannot risk the safety of our country. I am asking Pennsylvania Governor Wolf to suspend the Commonwealth's participation in the President's Syrian refugee resettlement…

The Subcommittee convenes this hearing today to examine yet another Obamacare failure: the CO-OP insurance loan program.

Of the 23 CO-OPs that sold health insurance plans, 12 have failed to date.

What we have to do right now to get the Europeans convinced that we are going to have that, essentially the equivalent for our businesses to be able to work with them overseas right now?

Privacy is indispensable.

the business community has felt that the FTC does have extensive abilities to enforce U.S. privacy laws that exist.