Marsha Blackburn

We do look at this plan and we realize that the Affordable Care Act product is unaffordable and that it is indeed on shaky ground.

I think it's so appropriate that we have this hearing that we look at this as a part of the Disrupter Series and not be fearful of it but engage what it is going to bring to productivity in the manufacturing marketplace, to our…

I do rise today to support the Better On-line Ticket Sales Act, H.R. 5104, or as you have heard it called today, the BOTS Act. It is bipartisan legislation. Mr. Tonko of New York has done a tremendous job working on this with me. Together…

I want to thank the chairman for calling the hearing, and I want to thank all of my colleagues for the great work that we all did together as a team to pass that mental health reform package through the House, get it through the House in…

I do have tremendous concern about what we see happening here.

I want to thank our witnesses for being here.

I want to join in welcoming our witnesses and raise how important this is to those of us who have rural areas.

It does need more attention. It needs more research. It needs more focus, so we are pleased to see that.

And I think we all as, you can hear, have a heart for what is going on in rural America.

I commend you for it.

I appreciate Representative Olson's good work on looking at this issue.

It is so exciting to have time to be in our district every day and work, listening to our constituents and hearing what is on their mind. I heard a lot about the lack of broadband expansion in rural America and, likewise, I heard a lot…

May I ask the time remaining on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Tennessee has 4 minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Colorado has 8 minutes remaining.

Let me talk for just a minute about what some of this does. We have spent a whole hour here, yes, defending the Constitution, standing up for an individual's right. This bill does not do a few things. It doesn't clog the courts. It doesn't…

I am honored to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Pitts). He is the chairman of our Health Subcommittee and one of the life leaders, chairman of the Values Action Team here in Congress. He is retiring this year, and we…

I pose a simple question: When did this institution and the political discourse lose respect for freedom of conscience protections in health care? It is not fair. It is not fair that individuals today may have legal recourse to protect…

I include in the Record statements from the Protection Act Forum in addition to the statements previously included by Mr. Pitts. Energy and Commerce Conscience Protection Act Forum Testimonies Part I, July 8th Forum on Capitol Hill Good…

I claim the time in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes.

I appreciate the recognition. I want to begin by saying I think the committee has done an amazing job with consistently making reductions in what they are spending. It is appropriate that we do that because we are $19.3 trillion in debt…

I have heard every excuse that there is--always do--and I know that spending reductions are not popular around here. I get it. I know it. But let me tell you what I think also is not proper. I think that it is immoral for us to spend money…

There should also be the awareness that most of the healthcare informatics components... should be able to go directly to the marketplace.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount appropriated or…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 44 Offered by Mr. Boustany The Acting CHAIR. It…

The SOFTWARE Act really addresses much of what we are going to discuss today.

I want to tell you I am so pleased that Mr. Hudson has brought the bill forward and that we are having the hearing today.