Joaquin Castro

California also, I believe, expanded Medicaid, and that is something that Texas didn't do. In fact, I remember several months back, when the State legislative session in Texas was still going on, and usually it goes to about the end of May…

That is right. You bring up a good point. There was a group that was specifically set up to go on to college campuses, funneled millions of dollars to go on to college campuses to convince college students not to enroll in the Affordable…

Thank you, Congressman. Thank you for your comments, and also thank you for all of you in California who have been one of the States that has shown the Nation what is possible in helping to offer insurance to the hardworking men and women…

Thank you, Congresswoman Sanchez. Now, I would like to yield to my friend from Houston, Texas, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

Thank you, Congressman Doggett, and thank you for your work when this bill was being worked on and drafted. Thank you for helping to pass it and, since then, passionately making sure that people get on to the ACA.

Thank you, Congresswoman. We only have a few minutes left, and I would like to yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett).

Thank you, Congressman Cardenas. Thank you for all of your work. You also raise a great point, which is folks will often see the sticker price of the insurance on the exchanges. By the way, I, as well as many other Members of Congress…

That is right. Congressman, once upon a time, these were the ideas of the Heritage Foundation. This was a conservative movement, conservative ideas, about how folks would take individual responsibility. Because, as you know, being in…

It's a very simple amendment. All I'm adding is two words 'and discrimination' into that sentence. That's it.

I support along the lines where Congressman Poe is going. I do think that we need to be a supplier of energy to, you know, many of the nations that Russia now has a large share of the supply for.

I thank both gentlemen and yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. Does anyone seek time in opposition? Seeing none, the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Castro). The amendment was agreed…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 27, after line 18, insert the following: ``(xiii) Women's hunting and fishing advocacy, outreach, or…

I'm encouraged to see the spirit of bipartisanship at work on this budget deal displayed. This bill mitigates the effects of sequestration and helps prevent another government shutdown. I support H.J. Res. 59 because it offers relief from…

I urge the subcommittee's support of this important resolution.

The Government of the People's Republic of China maintains one of the worst human rights records of any government in the entire world.

I urge the subcommittee's support in our consideration of this measure this afternoon.

I would point out what is a little bit confounding is that on page 10 it shows, for example, that our agricultural exports have actually increased at the same time.

Sure. And then I would ask you this as a general question because it is one that I have been thinking about.

Thank you, Chairman. And thank each of you for coming and joining us this morning, and for your testimony.

Will sequestration affect any of the programs related to combating sexual assault in the military?

I think it is a vital statement about multilateral, international commitment to norms by which you and your generation and the future generations would want to live.

I have a question around our previous labor agreements and how well we have enforced or how well actually the other countries have enforced labor provisions.

That is an important thing, particularly for folks in border communities where you have literally millions of people crossing back and forth every year, mostly for the purposes of commerce, and essentially helping to support the many…

Thank you to the chairman and the ranking member for your leadership on this bill and for doing everything that we can to make sure the State Department has the resources it needs to effectively do diplomacy around the world.

We know, of course, Congressman, that the sequester was taking a meat cleaver rather than trying to do real smart cuts, so I agree with you on that. With respect to the work of the Army Corps of Engineers, the important work that they do…