Mr. Crowley. Yes. Mr. Davis. Mr. Davis, yes. Ms. Sanchez. Aye. Mr. Higgins. Mr. Higgins, aye, ms. Sewell aye, ms. Chu, aye, ms. Black. Mr. Rice. No. Chairman, brady . No. Chairman brady, no. Mr. Chairman. The clerk will record the vote. 16 yeas, 23 nays. The amendment is not agreed to. Are there any further amendments to the amendment in nature of a substitute . I have an amend at the desk. You have an amend . I do. Mr. Nunez. Point of order has been reserved. I ask the gentleman to suspend while the clerk distributes. Mr. Nunez, does the gentleman continue to continue his point of order . Recognized for five minutes. My amendment should be titled whats fair is fair, whats equitable is equitable. This amendment will eliminate the state and local Tax Deduction that corporations are currently allowed to deduct from their taxes. Just as the underlying bill is calling for the elimination of state and local taxes for millions of working families throughout this country, including just to sh
[roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] a gentle man is not recorded. [roll call] [roll call] the clerk will report the vote. 16 yeas, 23 nays. V. Amendment is not agreed to. The question now is on the amendment by mr. Pascrell of new jersey and the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] the clerk will report about. The vote. 16 yeas, 23 nays. V. Amendment is not agreed to. Are there any further amendments in regard to the amendment. For what purpose does the gentle megentleman seeking amendments . The point of order has been reserved. Ive asked the gentleman to suspend the [inaudible conversations] the gentleman continues to reserve the plaintiff worker come i. The amendment whats equitable is equitable. Equitable. Equitable. What can and does very simply as it will eliminate the state and local Tax Deduction that corporations are currently allowed to deduct f
Up, a problem thats dogged obamacare for years now. In many areas, humana is the only carri left. So this will mean even more instability. And then on wednesday, the c. E. O. Of aetnaanother large insurance carrier, said obamacare is in a death spiral. Hi words. Here is what is important for us all to understand. Obamacare is not simply stuck in some kind of status quo. It is getti worse by the day, and it will keep getting worse unless we act. We need to rescue people from this collapsing law. And we need to replace it wit a true patientcentered system. One that gives every american access to quality, affordable coverage. That means more choices and lower cos. It means real protections and peace of mind. And it means returning your care to your control. Patients and doctors should be making the big decisions, not vernment bureaucrats. Step by step, this is what our plan to repeal d replace obamacare will do. We look forward to making progress in the coming weeks and keeping our promis
The president s nominee for the next administrator for centers for medicare and Medicaid Services said all options should be considered to improve Program Quality and financial stability. Seema verma testified in a three our confirmation hearing yesterday. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come order. I would like to welcome everyone to this mornings hearing. Today we consider the nomination of seema verma to Service Administrator of the centers for medicaid, medicare and Medicaid Services. We are so happy to have you here and your family too. Appreciate your willingness to meet at the agency on this article time. I see your family has joined you today to lend support so i extend a warm welcome to all of you and them as well. Cms is the Worlds Largest Health Insurer covering over one third of the Us Population through medicare and medicaid alone. It has a budget of over 1 trillion and processes over 1. 2 billion a year for Services Provided to some of our nations most vulner
Serve as administrator of the centers for medicaid, medicare and Medicaid Services. Welcome, miss verma. Were so happy to have you here and your family as well. I appreciate your willingness to lead this key agency at this critical time. And i see that your family is joining us here today to lend support. So i extend a warm welcome to all of you and to them as well. Cms is the Worlds Largest health insurer, covering over 1 3 of the u. S. Population through medicare and medicaid alone. It has a budget of over 1 trillion, and it processes over 1. 2 billion claims a year for Services Provided to some of our nations most vulnerable citizens. Miss verma having dealt with cms extensively in your capacity as a consultant to numerous state Medicaid Programs, you know full well the challenges the agency deals with on a daily basis. And i suspect you also know that the job youve been nominated for is a thankless one, fraught with numerous challenges. The good news is there are opportunities in t