We cannot talk VA health care... in a vacuum outside of the general public.

The hearing will come to order. I want to welcome everyone to today's hearing.

A study by the voucher people indicated last year that students who participated in that program did considerably worse than similar students in the public schools.

Ms. DeVos refused to say that all schools receiving federal aid should be held to the same accountability standards.

I could have done three-fourths of what the ACA did in two paragraphs.

Even President Trump's recent immigration order not only runs afoul of American values and our Constitution, essentially creating a religious test for entry into the United States and denying due process, but it also has an impact on…

What can we do, what would you expect us to do. When we rewrite this policy, what could we do to help you lower the cost and increase access?

I hear from constituents every day and business owners. I have spent the last couple of years traveling the state.

The ACA has caused cancelled policies, rising costs, poor coverage, and lack of choices for families, business owners, and employees alike.

I could have written the epitaph of what's happening. We don't do something, we cannot not do something.

We had a promise from the administration, when we started debating the Affordable Care Act, to increase access and lower cost.

Higher premiums and uncovered out-of-pocket expenses for the most part are devastating families and entrepreneurs and everyday Americans of all backgrounds.