Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. First, I want to commend and thank our Democrat colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee and the staff for working so hard, along with Energy and Commerce and the Finance Committee in…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Reed), one of our key members of the Ways and Means Committee, who has brought the concerns of New York doctors to our attention.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would ask Members to address their remarks to the Chair and not to others in the second person.

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Each side has 5 minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Enough really is enough. The unfair way Medicare pays our local doctors to treat our seniors has gone on for far too long. It is making it harder for seniors to see a doctor they know…

Mr. Speaker, I am really pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly), a gentleman who is one of the newest members of the Ways and Means Committee. He is a businessman, but he is a real fighter for…

Mr. Speaker, first I want to commend Republicans and Democrats for getting the policy right. This is a tough nut to crack. It was 51-0 in our committee, led by Joe Pitts, Dr. Burgess, the Doc Caucus, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dingell, and Mr…

This isn't just to help our physicians, it is to help the most vulnerable, our seniors, because if we don't reimburse our docs, the ``closed'' sign is going to come up where they go for services. They are going to be denied the coverage…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Waxman. Mr. Speaker, today the Republican leadership once again chooses politics over substance and what is good for the American people. The current SGR patch will expire on March 31, at which point Medicare's…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 2 minutes. This should be a moment of bipartisanship where we finally fix this sustainable growth rate in Medicare physician reimbursement. None of us think it is supportable. Doctors are always facing the peril…

Mr. Speaker, at this time, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from the State of Colorado (Ms. DeGette). Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, every year, sometimes more than once a year, since 2003 Congress has had to step in to…

Mr. Speaker, I want to point out that none of the delays that Mr. Upton indicated on that chart would result in 13 million people losing insurance coverage and raise premiums 10-20 percent. This is not a delay that we can agree to. It…

Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Capps), my good friend.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone), who is ranking member of the Health Subcommittee.

Mr. Speaker, to start the debate on our side, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel).

Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Gingrey), one of the cochairs of the Doctors Caucus, who has contributed a great deal to accomplish this bipartisan agreement.

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 515, I call up the bill (H.R. 4015) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare payments for physicians and other…

Mr. Speaker, to begin with, I would just like to acknowledge all the good work on both sides of the aisle in reaching the bipartisan policy agreement in the SGR, and especially want to thank our staff, Clay Alspach and Robert Horne and…