Rising tensions between the u. S. Eastern. At 2 00 p. M. Forre congress adjourned summer recess, the House Oversight Committee Held a theing on the future of Affordable Care act as certain provisions were being challenged in courts. Witnesses included advocates and a. C. A. Ast of the well as patients who have benefited from the law. Hours. Der four rep. Cummings committee will come to order. Objection, the chair is recesszed to declare a of the committee at any time. Full Committee Hearing is convened regarding the administrations attack on the a. C. A. I now recognize myself for five openingto give an statement. Because on today the trump2019, administration filed a letter with the United States court of appeals for the fifth circuit reversing its own previous position in the texas vs. United states in asserting for the first time would not defend any the Affordable Care act in court. The Trump Administrations the entireevails and a. C. A. Is struck down, there electric catastrophic
Committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a vereces of the committee at any time. This full Committee Hearing is convened regarding the administration ee administrations attack on the aca. I recognize myself for five minutes to give an Opening Statement. We are hear today because of on march 25th, 2019, the Trump Administration filed a two sentence letter with the United States court of appeals with the fifth circuit reversing its own previous position in the case of texas versus United States and asserting for the first time that it would not defend any portion of the Affordable Care act in the court. If the Trump Administrations position prevails and the entire aca is struck down, there will be catastrophic implications for millions of americans in the entire United States Health Care System. Ive often said that voting for the Affordable Care act was the most important vote of my career. And let me tell you why. When Congress Passed the aca in
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Commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record. Id like to call roll at this time. Commissioner president fong commissioner antonini commissioner hillis commissioner johnson commissioner moore commissioner richards well expect commissioner wu to be absent commissioners, the first item on your agenda is consideration of items for continuance item 1 harrison street conditional use authorization is proposed for continuance until october 8, 2015, and further commissioners under our regular calendar redefining formula retail use is proposed until november 19, 2015, i have no speaker cards any Public Comment on the two items proposed for continuance not seeing any, Public Comment is closed. Commissioner antonini before i hopeful for the continuance up wanted to note 1532 did we originally continue this. We continued it because of the late hour on the 17 to the first, the project sponsor is asking for one more week. That being said i propose to continue item one until october 8