Gene Green: “The American taxpayer, the rate-paying consumer and licensees are all entitled to the best possible management and…”

These numbers are troubling as we are because even more acute when you look at the existing racial, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities.

Maternal mortality in our country has more than doubled between 1987 and 2014, from 7.2 to 18 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

I'm happy to once again support my colleague Mr. Engel's bill, to rein in this dangerous practice.