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Glenn Thompson
@glennthompson· Republican · PA· Mar 26, 2012

Today the Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments on the constitutionality of the President's health care overhaul, the so-called Affordable Care Act of 2010. While the Court is still months away from this decision, in many ways…

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 26, 2012

Today, the Supreme Court began its deliberations on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Clearly, with 3 days of deliberations, this is the most important case the Court has considered in decades. I had the pleasure of being…

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 22, 2012

On Sunday in the Yemeni city of Tah-izz, al Qaeda terrorists viciously gunned down American Joel Shrum. Joel grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in Mount Joy and was a football star at Donegal High School. He leaves behind a wife…

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Glenn Thompson
@glennthompson· Republican · PA· Mar 22, 2012

As the 2-year anniversary of the President's so-called Affordable Care Act approaches, we're reminded of the unkept promises. It almost seems like yesterday when we heard the line, ``We have to pass the bill so we can find out what's in…

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Brian Fitzpatrick
@brianfitzpatrick· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

Over the course of the last 2 years since the President signed the so called Affordable Care Act into law, bipartisan opposition to many portions of this legislation has steadily grown in this Chamber. I have called for a full repeal of…

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

I'd just like to take 30 seconds to respond to the distinguished ranking member before I yield to Mr. Bass. He mentioned that this so-called expert panel could have physicians and health care professionals. I refer him to section 3403(g)…

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

At this time I yield 1 minute to another distinguished member of the Health Subcommittee, the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Guthrie).

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

At this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Lance), another valued member of the Health Subcommittee.

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

At this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia, Dr. Gingrey, another distinguished member of the Health Subcommittee.

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

I am pleased at this time to yield 3 minutes to one of our leaders, the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling).

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to another doctor, Dr. Harris, from the State of Maryland.

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

At this time I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished vice chairman of the Health Subcommittee, the gentleman from Texas, Dr. Burgess.

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

2 years ago, they said PPACA would cost less than $1 trillion. The CBO's new estimate says it's going to cost over $1.7 trillion. Stay tuned. I now yield 2 minutes to the author of the IPAB repeal, the gentleman from Tennessee, Dr. Roe.

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to another doctor, the gentleman from Indiana, Dr. Bucshon.

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

At this time I yield 2 minutes to another doctor, the gentleman from Michigan, Dr. Benishek.

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

At this time I yield 2 minutes to another health care professional--a nurse--the gentlelady from North Carolina, Renee Ellmers.

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Joe Pitts
@joepitts· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

Before I yield to the gentleman from Georgia, Dr. Gingrey, for our close, I just want to remind him of a statement by the chairman. Representative Stark of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, during the debate and passage of PPACA…

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Tim Murphy
@timmurphy· Republican · PA· Mar 21, 2012

I thank the gentleman. Last decade, when I was a State senator of Pennsylvania, I took on HMOs and plans that made decisions by accountants and MBAs and not MDs. It was important to do that because we found that doctors could not make…

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