"Yet we recognize each year that there are thousands of children who face this cruel fate."
"I am pleased that, with your personal leadership and that of Chairman Dave Camp, we are moving forward in a bipartisan manner to pass legislation to reduce the number of children who are exposed each ..."
"We have had bipartisan agreement about the severity of this problem and the need to address it."
"This is not a matter of frustration. It is a matter of the proper oversight of this committee over the actions of CMS."
"I believe, Mr. Chairman, that until we go ahead and pass legislation on this, we are not going to get the action that is necessary."
"I don't agree with Chairman Herger, that this has anything to do with the Affordable Health Care Act, because it has been going on so long."
"I want to express my full agreement with the comments that you have made here this morning."
"The problem is that CMS never agreed that this was a priority, or that it needed any attention."
"I couldn't agree with you more."
"If I have a high-tech employee in Austin who has a great idea for a start-up, but a family of children with serious illnesses, it is an informed decision for that person to stay with their group healt..."
"We attempted to respond to both types of informed decisions with the Affordable Care Act, and, over time, want the availability, particularly the expansion of access for poorer people to health care, ..."