Good morning everyone. As we deliver the benefits of the American Rescue plan and hard at work to Lower Health Care costs, expand access to care, which we have seen a great need for. On tuesday, we will celebrate the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care act. That was a great pillar of economic and Health Security for the American People. On part with social security, medicaid and america and medicare. We have some initiatives to expand the Affordable Care act and that is why im so pleased to be joined by three of our colleagues of representatives. Talk about provisions in the bill and she will talk about them and i will salute her for her first success for getting provisions in the bill that expand the Affordable Care act. Representative craig has been at work on initiatives to improve the Affordable Care act and will have her own words to say about rescue and where we are. Representative fernandez, is a freshman she is a freshman member and she will have her presentation on the sub
My fellow New Jerseyans, i dont need to tell you these are different times. Instead of delivering this address in a crowded statehouse, im standing in an empty theater. Yet for all of the changes, the most important things remain constant, our values, our priorities, our vision, and that we are all New Jerseyans. The stories we just heard have echoed across our state for the better part of the past year. They are stories that show our grit and reveal our heart. They echo the pain of 2020 and they preview the hope of 2021. They are tied with a common thread, that we are all in this together. Most of all, these New Jerseyans reflect the state of our state. Although deeply wounded, we enter 2021 tougher than ever, wiser than before, and ready to move forward together. We have lived this truth together, that new jersey was one of the first and hardesthit states, that our communities of color have been disproportionately impacted and were battling a second wave which is just as brutal as th
Gov. Lujan grisham for the thousands that we have lost to the virus in our state, for the grieving families and loved ones, for any new mexicans who suffered this past year, for any new mexican who experience loss, i would ask you to join me in a moment of silent reflection or prayer. My fellow new mexicans, grief is a teacher, and the process of grieving changes us. I can speak from experience. When you have lost a sister or a husband, you might get angry, you might feel hopeless, you might ask any power that may be listening to change it, undo it, but in grieving, we learn to accept that pain and loss are parts of life for each of us, a difficult and important lesson. We learn to be patient and nurture our faith and relationships to love more deeply. We learn and relearn who we are, how strong we are, how precious and temporary everything is. We see ourselves as we are, as one of many, as an essential part of the world that is constantly healing and growing and moving forward. We eme
The speaker the house will be in order. Pursuant to the order of the house of january 4, 2021, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. With time equally allocated between parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. Quigley, for five minutes. Mr. Quigley thank you, madam speaker. And now mr. Speaker. By rejoining the Paris Agreement, President Biden has promised the world the u. S. Will retake its position in the fight against Climate Change and be true to its word to meet our commitments to reduce Greenhouse Gases and now it falls to us, it falls to congress to prof. The president right. Prove the president right. Despite the confused, disingenuous and false rhetoric around the Paris Agreement, in reality, it is catalyzing, measur
Debate managed by part of the ways and Means Committee. Might consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts. Mr. Neal im pleased to join with the speaker and other Committee Chairs to have introduced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care enhancement act and welcome consideration of the measure in the house today. Hearing the former chairman of the Energy Committee a few minutes ago, decent guy, he said that there was room for bipartisanship. In the health care debate. I mean, ive been here for a long time. Where was the bipartisanship, and im going to submit something republicans in all the years i have been in this house they have not agreed amongst themselves on health care, never mind agreing with democrats on health care. So for years, weve worked to expand access. Thats what this argument about is about today. We want to make sure that Affordable Health care exists for the American Family and to build on the coverage gains of the Affordable Care act. The c