On the recordJanuary 17, 2024
As you can see, this is obviously a bipartisan issue. We care about our constituents, but we also care about the health of our constituents. Mr. Speaker, 10,000 Americans each day are added to the Medicare rolls. Again, with such a doctor shortage, you are adding more and more individuals where Medicare doesn't pay their bills, and it is harder and harder to take care of them. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Bera), another physician friend of mine from the great State of California, to discuss the difficult problem we are facing today. {time} 1830
