Pramila Jayapal

In conclusion, I would say this bill, H.R. 1, is about reclaiming our democracy, ensuring transparency and accountability for the American people. For evidence of obstruction of justice, public corruption, and abuses of power for any…

The top pharmaceutical companies bring in $75 billion a year.

So, do you believe that the goal of the healthcare system should be to serve patients and improve health and not to increase profits?

We have the lowest life expectancy.

Thank you all for your testimony today.

Thank you so much. I think it is important that everybody understands that small businesses, employers, and patients are footing the bill and they are already paying these enormous costs.

I have introduced our Medicare for All bill here in the House and have 106 distinguished original co-sponsors.

In fact, the United States is worst of our peer countries on maternal mortality.

Today in the United States we spend about 18 percent of our GDP on healthcare.

Is this increasing concentration in our healthcare markets targeted at improving patient outcomes at that primary goal of getting better patient outcomes, better healthcare, and making care more affordable?

The top five private health insurance companies bring an annual profit of $90 billion a year.

We are worst in terms of infant mortality.

We cannot simply accept the risk of violence as quote, "part of the job."

I was the first member of Congress to go and speak to these women who were asylum seekers who had been ripped apart from their children, and I am a parent and it haunts me to this day.

It is legal to seek asylum.

I want to thank you for raising these concerns repeatedly and for having at least a sense of compassion and moral obligation that seems to be completely missing from anybody else.

Commander White, you testified on February 7th in the House Energy and Commerce Committee that you as an expert on child welfare had expressed concerns to Mr. Lloyd specifically that family separation--and these are your words--'would be…

I think it is critical that we ask that question because we are talking about children, and we are all parents who understand what that means.

I'm so excited that we are all here today to solve it and to finally, finally, finally pass the Paycheck Fairness Act.

An economy that is 72 percent of our GPD is based on consumer spending.

If women had pay parity, we would drop poverty in families by 50 percent.

It's time for women to be able to join together, to be able to share information and to demand that current pay not be set by past pay without fear of retaliation.

It's time to stop treating women unfairly in the United States of America.

It is time to match the seriousness of the women in this country who are calling for change.

I just believe that we can do better.