Patty Murray

If we focus on that short-term stability issue, and making sure we do not accidentally increase costs for people, and make sure we move in the right direction, we can get there.

I was really glad to see that you agreed that we should not roll back the guardrails that protect people with preexisting conditions.

Families are facing higher premiums and fewer options as a result of uncertainty in our health care system.

I am really glad that these hearings give us an opportunity to take a different approach and hopefully find some common ground.

This has been an extremely important first step. I know we have three more hearings.

I think it is important we focus on permanent or longer term reforms so we can help slow the growth of premiums.

We know that failing to make those payments is going to spike premiums for the most popular plans in the marketplace by 20 percent.

Consumers have really come, I think, to rely on these measures to lower their own healthcare costs.

I would like to have the ability for consumers to choose because there are such detrimental options with provider networks and drug formularies.

I do think that auto-enrollment could assist people in staying enrolled.

I hope with today's conversation, we can continue to turn the page away from Trumpcare and partisanship that we have seen way too much of.

There is a lot of work that needs to be done to undo the damage this Administration has caused within the healthcare system.

It is refreshing to have an opportunity for frank and bipartisan discussions on the healthcare system.

The more certainty, the lower the costs of the care?

The September 2017 unanimously-agreed-to-report from the bipartisan Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking--which was established by former House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator Patty Murray--highlighted the TPP Program as an example of a…

Supporting the title X programs, to me, is really common sense and maintaining the funding for that is one of my top priorities.

I, along with Senators Baldwin and Booker, led over 30 Senators in writing to Secretary Price to request information on that decision.

I am very concerned by the actions taken by both of these under this Administration.

A bill is not worth the paper it is written on unless it is implemented properly. We will be watching.

I am concerned this Administration has delayed some very critical steps that could help provide immediate relief for families suffering from the opioid epidemic.

The Trump administration has failed to prioritize preparedness efforts, which I believe has left us vulnerable to public health threats.

I want to know if they are going to put science and facts ahead of politics and ideology.

I have repeatedly stressed the importance of a thorough and complete vetting process for nominees.

If I could just respectfully ask the chairman, since we have only had this bill for an hour, we have, as you can see, a number of Senators who want to speak. I would just respectfully ask if there is any time we will have between now and…

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