mr. cartwright. thank you mr. chairman and thank you all the witnesses. i believe the aca is a landmark law. it is obviously by no means perfect and needs a lot of work. all of us need to roll up our sleeves and work together to make it better. i had planned to ask all of the witnesses questions about provider networks including dr. .eder unfortunately, the majority did not inform us, they decided to change the panel structure. it didn't inform him either. he was here and ready to testify at 930 and i would say that the fact that she is here and waiting for the second panel while we are not including her now is disappointing. mclaughlin, i was interested in your testimony and would like to follow-up on some of the things that congresswoman maloney followed up with you. a is my understanding that large part of your testimony has surrounded the fact that you got dropped by empire blue cross and blue shield, right? >> as a participating provider in the new plans that they are developing for small businesses off the aca exchange as well as those serving the a

mr. cartwright alluded to this, in some cases it's our government reimbursement. in some cases it's how insurance companies are reacting and i will pledge to you today i will treat how the government acts and how insurance companies act the same in trying to get these doctors to be able to practice what they do and we can have a discussion about how much reimbursement comes out of tax dollars. hopefully today both the first and second panel we are dealing with what's happening currently so we can fashion some legislation that has to be bipartisan to fix fix it. >> thank you mr. chairman and i just want to make sure we stay on track three at i keep on mentioning what dr. mclaughlin said to you to fix fix it and in be fixed. by the way i appreciate what you said two congressman horsford because he did raise legitimate concerns and i think it's worth the bipartisan way we can help the doctors be efficient and effective than what they do and help american society so thank you. the gentleman from georgia. >> thank you mr. chairman and i thank you all for being here. my

mr. cartwright: climate change undeniably threatens our finances as a nation and as a federal government. we have to put our partisanship aside and deal with the financial effects of climate change. that's why in the coming months i intend to release a comprehensive climate adaptation bill that will address the need to protect our nation's assets and our citizens from the devastation that is now inevitable due to our already changing climate. mr. speaker, the time has come for congressional action, for our own good and the good of our children and our grandchildren. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i hold in my hand a simple one-page legislation, h.r. 3626, that passed on the floor of the house today by voice vote. mr. speaker, it was a gun bill. it was to ext