I actually have championed a proposal to invest in a Federal-State partnership to make public college, both 4-year and 2-year tuition fee free for everybody.

I commend the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's decision to launch an investigation into the FAA certification process and oversight of the Boeing 737-MAX planes.

the President has not disclosed his business interests and when he has a business interest, and it appears that you might be trying to influence the President to get involved in something he really should not be involved in, that causes…

both the Netherlands and Austria underwent four to three mergers in the mobile wireless space. Both saw price increases.

moving from four companies to three will make the telecommunications market more competitive?

This amendment cleans up the so-called legal defense funds. Many Americans don't know this, but it is perfectly legal for government employees to set up a fund to help them pay their legal bills when they are in trouble with the law…

Thank you all for your testimony today.

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

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?

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?

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.

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

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

We have the lowest life expectancy.

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…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Insert after section 8005 the following: SEC. 8006. GUIDANCE ON UNPAID EMPLOYEES. (a) In General.--Not…

I come to the floor today to speak on this amendment that simply requires unpaid government employees to comply with the same ethics rules as paid employees. President Trump has exploited this ethics loophole for his daughter Ivanka Trump…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 537, insert after line 10 the following: SEC. 7202. PROHIBITING RECEIPT OF COMPENSATION FOR LOBBYING…

This amendment would stop lobbyists from working on behalf of foreign governments with gross human rights violations. Countries with human rights abuses should use the diplomatic process to express their views and not try to influence the…

I hope my colleagues on the other side who are just quoting the ACLU tonight are with us on everything else that the ACLU supports. I look forward to seeing that. I got a little distracted in the last speech, so I wanted to remind people…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Insert after section 8014 the following: SEC. 8015. LEGAL DEFENSE FUNDS. (a) Definitions.--In this…

We are worst in terms of infant mortality.

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