Michael Burgess

It is the oversight function of this committee and its subcommittees that really has been one of the cherished functions in the Congress.

Do you think people have an understanding of that?

You said some of the same things this morning. And yet on July 2nd we are going to delay the individual mandate by a year.

When can Texans expect to go online and be able to get information about how expensive coverage will be in the exchange?

Let me yield myself 30 seconds for response, pending which I'm going to yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from West Virginia. In the brief 7 months that I have spent on the Rules Committee in this Congress, there's only one time where the…

Members of Congress are not the only ones who have apprehensions that the structure of the Department of Energy has given rise to security risks and mismanagement.

Last month, before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Secretary Moniz testified that he would be addressing the restructuring of management and performance within the Department of Energy as one of his top priorities.

I thought they should be interred in someplace because of the response of the security team when you wander into the kill zone.

Yes. A chance to measure is a chance to cure.

At this time I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kline), the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlelady from New York (Ms. Slaughter), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

A lot of times we are accused of writing gobbledygook in our laws, but this is pretty straightforward.

The reason this is important is we had Secretary Sebelius and Mr. Cohen from Center for Communications Insurance Oversight here at this committee at the very end of April.

Why did the 'most transparent administration in history' mislead Congress and try to deceive the public?

Treasury's decision to delay the employer mandate confirms that this is not the case.

Their actions belie their words. And unfortunately, it is the American people who will be left hanging in the balance.

It is of concern that on the evening of July 2, this provision was suddenly repealed--or delayed.

Why did the 'most transparent Administration in history' mislead Congress and try to deceive the public?

Congratulations, you now get to pay Manhattan prices in Pennsylvania.

I certainly am not going to be heading home to my district and saying congratulations, you now get to pay Manhattan prices in Pennsylvania.

A collective failure, and we want to give you new authority? I mean, honestly, do you see the problem with that logic?

I just have to tell you, it doesn't sound like a gap in the statute, it sounds like an enforcement issue.

So they are licensed and regulated. Now, when they engage in interstate sales, that seems like it would come under your jurisdiction, would it not?

But this is not that situation. These are companies that make a large volume, and they make it not on receipt of a prescription.

I have to tell you, I just don't get it.