Jim McDermott

Every middle-class family in this country has put all their savings into their students' loans.

There has been almost no discussion of the $1.2 trillion in student debt which is hanging over our students.

I would take this hearing more seriously if, on the 7th of January 2015, the House had not passed a set of rules that set in place a 20 percent cut on these SSDI folks.

Before we close the hearing, I would like to say a few words about a departing staff member.

So anybody whose pay goes up this year and is getting subsidies will have a deduction or have a reduction in the subsidy at the end of the year?

Despite the Republican's best effort at sabotage, the ACA is working.

Now, if during the year John and Mary both have done good work and they get a pay increase, let's say they get $5,000 increase this year because the economy is recovering, so now they are making, not $70,000 together but $80,000, how does…

Do I understand that is the income that they bring forward, they say this is what I made last year, right?

I look forward to the day when Republicans do an about-face to accept their share of the responsibility.

Thanks to the ACA, hardworking Americans have no longer been denied coverage because they have preexisting conditions.

Today, things are different. There is a real health security for millions of Americans due to ACA.

Before we enacted the ACA 4 years ago, America's healthcare system was dysfunctional and deadly.

Well, we ought to do better by our Medicare beneficiaries. They deserve better than being in this back and forth rigmarole of terminology.

May I ask unanimous consent to enter in the record a GAO study entitled 'Medicare Advantage Specialty Needs Plans Are More Profitable on Average Than Plans Available to All Beneficiaries,' an article from the paper which says, 'Despite…

They are making a bid based on the law as it presently is and the cuts that are being phased in over a period of time, slowed down by the Administration; they are making bids on that basis, and they say they can make it?

The Ryan budget uses the savings from the Affordable Care Act, and you can parse it any way you want, but you voted for it.

Now, what I am hearing from the three of you is give us more money.

But the fact is the premiums have stayed down.

I think seniors need to know what the impact is, and I think Congress needs to find a way to try to avoid these serious cuts on our seniors.

I want to thank you for holding this hearing.

I would like to enter in the record the tax inspector general's for tax administration's report, 'Affordable Care Act: Accuracy of Responses to Exchange Requests,' dated 3 July, 2014.

Today we are here listening to a myth that there was a conspiracy by Ms. Lerner, and whoever else, to get rid of some data.

I have always thought that we would have a much better system if everybody had a medical home.

And I yield back the balance of my time.

It sounds to me like the testimony of some of the other witnesses is fear mongering.