I want to thank everyone for their adherence to the guidelines as we continue to do our work while protecting the health and safety of our staff, families and communities. Thank you for joining us today. In pursuant to notice, todays hearing is taking place in our ways and Means Committee hearing room, with members permitted to attend remotely in compliance with the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings, pursuant to House Resolution 965. We currently have 33 members logged in and participating via the webex platform. For those members who arent here in washington and plan to participate in person, we have a limited number of available seats to ensure that we adhere to social distancing guidelines. I encourage members to watch from their office and only come to the hearing room when it is your turn for questioning. Before we turn to todays topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures as we navigate this hybrid hearing setting. First, consistent with regulations, the commit
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My colleagues across the aisle speed of the committee will come to order. I now recognize mr. Rokita with the purpose of a motion. Thank you, madam chair. I have a motion at the desk is. The clerk will read the motion spin t motion offeredy mr. Ita, the committee on the budget direct its chairman to express the support of the Committee Prior to the consideration of the rule for the American Health care act for state disability in the design of the Medicaid Program. Mr. Rokita is recognized for gamers with one minute resort to close spirit i think the chairman. Ladies and gentlemen i want to commend the energy and Commerce Committee and the ways and Means Committee for bringing this bill to our attention today. However i want to address a glaring, the glaring absence of something that we as, as republicans come as a conference at work very hard on over the last several months. And that is to give to choice to the states when it comes to how they want to develop and implement and otherwi
[chatter] are you ok to get started . The committee will come to order. Indiana for the purpose of emotion. Purpose of the motion. A motion offered by mr. Akita. He moves directs the chairman of the support of the Committee Prior to the consideration of the rules for the american counteract the state flex ability in the design of the Medicaid Program. Mr. Akita is recognized for one minute. I think the mid i think the chairman. I want to commend the committee and the ways and Means Committee for bringing this bill to our attention today. However, i want to address a glaring absence of something that we as republicans that worked very hard on the last several months. That is to give true choice to the states when it comes to how they want to develop and dess t and exit kate execute their Medicaid Program. We have seen all of us hold up this document, the better way we call it to describe your making people june 22, 2016. Subscribe to the American People to a lot of to do policy position