On the recordNovember 14, 2023
To the gentlewoman, I am trying to be just an honest actor on this one. It is something we have spent a lot of time on. The reality is that diabetes itself is something I wish as a body we would actually have a much more honest and, in some ways, brutal conversation. We expect it to be about 33 percent of all healthcare spent, 31 percent of Medicare. It turns out if we were willing to talk about diabetes and even the more difficult discussion of obesity and the cursors, it could be the single biggest effect on U.S. debt but also in labor force participation. Let's be honest. We are taking on misery. Where this partially also came to us is the new procedures partially pioneered and advocated by these is now a diabetic retinopathy eye laser surgery and trying to get these more into the field. {time} 0010 So this is a shift. We actually believe it is reasonably well-vetted. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 139 Offered by Mr. Schweikert The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 139 printed in part B of House Report 118-272.
