Health, Employment, Labor & Pensions Ranking Member DeSaulnier Issues Remarks on Pressing Need to Lower Health Care Costs
July 02, 2026
July 02, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following opening statement on July 1, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Direct Contracting: A Prescription for Lower Health Care Costs":
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"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank all the witnesses for being here today.
"In the wealthiest country in the world . . .
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"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank all the witnesses for being here today.
"In the wealthiest country in the world . . .