Pete Stark

We are more than a decade away into the debacle known as SGR reform.

The new health reform law is promoting public-private initiatives to incentivize high-quality, efficient care.

I'd like to point out that the last time I watched television, they told me that we still have troops in Afghanistan who should be brought home. And we've not addressed the Medicare physician payment cuts, the payroll tax cut extension…

In closing, I repeat that there are real problems in this country of much more urgency than trying to repeal a bill that doesn't do anything, that won't work, that the President has said won't be effective. I urge my colleagues to join me…

Isn't it true that in most of the liquor stores and other establishments of that type they charge no fees for cashing the checks because they want people to get the cash to gamble? In many of our districts in California they don't have to…

Let it be known that the scooter store called me this morning and I said no, I wouldn't ride their scooter to the hearing.

Last year unemployment insurance kept over 3 million people, including 1 million kids, out of poverty. These benefits are due to expire, and without an extension, more than 300,000 Californians will lose this lifeline. Extending…

Well, what do our international obligations have to do with this darn bridge being built in my district and putting all of these Americans out of work?

cutting taxes and cutting spending and shrinking the role of government leads to growth.

The residents of California's 36th Congressional District chose Janice Hahn last week in a special election to succeed our esteemed colleague Jane Harman. Jane will be missed, but we welcome Janice to Congress where she will undoubtedly…

Please join me and all of the California delegation in welcoming Janice. The SPEAKER. The gentlewoman from California is recognized.

Why have legislators?

Monitoring Medicare's solvency is an important responsibility for our committee.

The trustees report shows a Medicare program which has been significantly improved by the enactment of the Affordable Care Act.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I support H. Con. Res. 51, a bipartisan resolution directing the President to remove the United States Armed Forces from Libya within 15 days. I'm proud to support this resolution by…

We have no chance of reforming that until we change the way we pay for medical care.

It is not a partisan issue, it is a problem that has been around for more than a decade, and neither party has been able to enact a permanent solution.

The Republican budget proposal pulls a bait and switch on seniors, people with disabilities, the poor, and anyone who hopes to grow old with dignity in this country. It dismantles bedrock American programs--Medicare and Medicaid--and opens…

It is going to be a difficult question for this committee, to figure out how we can simplify the tax return without, say, doing away with the interest--home owner's interest deduction, things like that, which politically would be a fire…

We should see this for what it is: a waste of government time and abuse of government resources and a vindictive attempt to settle a political score and silence a voice that represents seniors.

AARP members know they are being sold out by an organization that is happily using member dues and Medigap premiums to promote a Medicare bill that does more harm than good.

this amounts to nothing more than a political witch hunt to punish an organization that spoke out in favor of health care reform.

AARP members know that they are being sold out by an organization from past conduct, not your action in the Affordable Care Act.

I guess if it is bad for AARP to do that with taxpayers dollars, it is okay for the Pentagon to do it?

It seems to me if it is all right for our people in uniform, it ought to be all right for us old folks who haven't worn the uniform for 40 years.