Raul Ruiz

I believe that Stark Law is important but it needs to be tweaked because currently physician practices are hampered from fully and successfully participating in APMs.

I was pleased to partner with my colleague and fellow physician, Congressman Bucshon, to introduce H.R. 4206, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act.

I urge Members to defeat the previous question. I urge Members to do the right thing, to think strategically, and to think about the overall out-of-pocket costs.

I certainly appreciate and thank my colleague, who has given his time in fighting fires in his capacity. I thank my colleagues, as well as the chairman and the ranking members for their work on this bipartisan bill. Mr. Chairman, once…

I rise as the designee of Congressman Polis, and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 85, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert…

As the designee of Mr. Carbajal, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 131, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by…

I appreciate the chairman and the ranking member and all those who are in support of this specific amendment, who will put our veterans above this bureaucracy and give them the care that they need by expanding their access to this burn pit…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 131, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 14, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000)''…

If there is a high enough suspicion with severe enough consequences, we must act.

The only plausible source was exposure to these burn pits.

We have found carcinogens in the smoke, carcinogens in the soil, metals found in lung biopsies in these patients.

If we cannot disprove, then it is very possible that there is a link between the burn pits and the health effects that our veterans are facing.

The evidence for an association between the development of specific respiratory diseases and exposures to combustion products was found to be inadequate or insufficient.

If you have a high enough suspicion for a severe enough consequence, then you need to act, and you need to act now.

Who is protecting the subjects in those studies?

Clean air to breathe and safe water to drink is not a privilege only for the rich and powerful but a right for everyone

The gross elimination of many public health protections are kickbacks to the rich lobbyists and corporation friends

You have dismantled protections for the public's health, and there is--and protections for children who suffer asthma.

I am just concerned that this is going to inhibit that progress that is being made out there.

So there are no safeguards to guarantee that these vital public health services are protected and not marginalized for profit motive?

One of the biggest challenges that we have is in rural America, where you don't have population centers that can access the infrastructure for broadband and other things, even for commercial use.

As a physician, I think we have obligation to make sure that we are using the internet and technology to help improve the public's health.

One of their greatest needs was energy in restoration.

To many, having energy was a matter of life and death.