Gene Green: “I think it is correct the CLASS Act was added by voice vote when we were working on the Affordable Care Act.”

Neither these bills nor the Committee's other efforts have gone far enough to address many of the underlying challenges facing this sector.

The 9-1-1 system was clearly overwhelmed--and was not nearly robust or resilient enough to tackle the volume of calls.

I would like to thank Dr. Rucker for testifying today on the Office of National Coordinator's work to implement the 21st Century Cures Act.

I would like to submit the following letters for the record.