I am deeply grateful for the leadership of Chairman Tiberi and Congressman McDermott, the lead sponsors of ASRA.
Jim McDermott
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Jim McDermott is a former U.S. Representative from Washington, serving from 1989 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Washington's 7th congressional district. During his tenure, McDermott was known for his advocacy on healthcare issues, social justice, and economic equality. He played a significant role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act and was a vocal critic of the Iraq War. McDermott also served on various committees, including the Ways and Means Committee, where he focused on tax policy and healthcare reform.
I also feel like the people who put this hearing together think that all the shipping in the world goes out of the south or the east.
My concern is that should the labor text go beyond the May 10th Agreement it would create, first, unnecessary controversy.
There is a little bit of paranoia on this side that if we send a bill to the Senate, sometimes it comes back differently than we had anticipated.
Making a decision about somebody in Florida on a breathing machine when you haven't seen the patient is malpractice, and it is unethical.
The role of the Federal Government is to aid the most vulnerable amongst us.
Supplemental Security Income for Children is an important program for the very vulnerable and neediest of the population.
It seems to me this hearing has two issues in it, and we can't deal with both of them.





