Anna Eshoo: “When Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, it was my second term in Congress, my first term on the…”

I rise, sadly, in opposition to this bill, H.R. 485. I support, and everyone here supports, banning quality-adjusted life years, also known as QALYs. It is a discriminatory metric that should not be used, and Democrats are the ones who…

the words that we write walk into people's lives.

Simply put, we are not getting the best value for our healthcare dollar.

You did a great job, and I think that you answered--with your answers you were highly instructive to all of the members of the committee.