Bart Stupak

Well, we have sat through the budget battles, the gentleman and I, and through the committee now for about 10 years; and we have seen first to start out was Medicare Choice, Medicare+Choice, Medicare Access; they always have these nice…

As you were saying, if the Secretary of Health and Human Services cannot negotiate, so we give your mother, who is 93 years old, this voucher, who negotiates for her? It is $4,500. There is no guarantee it will not go up. What happens if…

We are basing it upon past years' experience. It is like the story about the eight blind men describing an elephant. One is describing the leg, one is describing the trunk, and one is describing the ears. We really do not know what we are…

I rise in support of the Nanotechnology Research and Development Act of 2003. Science has revealed the far-reaching benefits of nanotechnology in recent years and I recognize the need for a more cooperative and focused approach. I thank…

Our amendment is short and simple. It says that otherwise qualified organizations shall not be required as a condition of receiving assistance to endorse, utilize or participate in a prevention method or treatment program to which the…

I was a police officer for 13 years during this time from 1975 to 1998, and if we look at this article from 1999, it says ``death by the gallon.'' From 1975 to 1998, we had 46,000 more deaths on the highways because we were driving smaller…

Mr. Chairman, the budget that we have put forth by the Republican majority is almost an unbelievable exercise in fiscal irresponsibility. On the very first day of the war that we are now fighting, the majority party introduced a budget…

The majority of our doctors are hardworking and professional and serve their patients with the utmost ability. Only a few doctors are bad actors who act in negligent or irresponsible ways. But the reality is that this bill will do nothing…

we are being asked to commit our young servicemen and women to a possible war in Iraq. It is important for everyone to understand the gravity of this vote and the legal, ethical and moral grounds for such a grave commitment of U.S. lives…

I introduced H. Res. 253 to commend the Slovak Republic for its progress towards political and economic liberty and efforts to meet the guidelines of prospective NATO membership. Slovakia, once an authoritative regime, embraced a…

Even with our caps in Michigan, our premiums for our doctors are higher than those States without caps. If California has gone up 167 percent in the last few years and the rest of country has gone up 500 percent for malpractice premiums…

there is anger and indignation all across this Nation about corporate shenanigans. This anger has manifested itself in a wide range of legislative proposals. But let us remember, Mr. Speaker, that it was this very House that gave the green…