Gus Bilirakis

The intent of this bill is to improve patient safety, not to restrict access for those who truly need their prescriptions for their wellness plan.

The tragic death of Marine Corps veteran Jason Simcakoski in the Tomah, Wisconsin VA medical facility prompted the need for Congressional action.

Today's hearing includes many important pieces of legislation that will improve the services and care for our veterans.

You are assuming that. OK. Thank you.

I would like to register my disappointment in your October 22 order limiting the ability for jails to collect commissions on inmate phone calls.

So there are some national security concerns until the Safe Harbor agreement is signed?

This month we recognize Down Syndrome Awareness Month. As we celebrate the abilities of more than 400,000 Americans living with Down Syndrome, it is important that we address some of the problems these individuals and their families face…

We will continue our work to keep the promise to seniors and improve the Medicare program.

Today, we will examine bipartisan solutions to help put us back on track.

As the committee of primary jurisdiction over much of the Medicare program, we cannot, and we will not let that happen.

To allow the program to fall into bankruptcy would be to abandon the solemn promise we have made to seniors in Michigan and across the Nation.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I ask Congress to pass this important legislation that will lower the costs of cancer care while enhancing the quality of care for patients.

I commend Mrs. McMorris Rodgers for reaching out to practicing community oncologists for crafting her bill.

The Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act is a bipartisan bill that I introduced, along with my good friend and colleague, Ben Ray Lujan.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate it very much. Thanks for also addressing this particular bill this morning.

H.R. 556, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act, sponsored by our colleague Rep. Gus Bilirakis (FL)...

As this Suicide Prevention Month comes to a close, I believe it is crucial we remain committed to all suicide prevention efforts. We must continually ask ourselves: Are we doing enough when it comes to addressing mental health and suicide…

I have not seen a pro-life organization come out and attack my friends on the right who have devastated every service that provides for the health of babies once they are born.

Earlier this year, I, along with the delegates from all the territories, introduced the Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency and Information Act, H.R. 1570.

Medicare Part D has been an important addition to the Medicare program, one of the most successful programs, I think, in the history of the Congress.

In March, before a joint meeting of Congress, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned ``history has placed us at a fateful crossroads.'' As a world leader at the forefront of this crossroad, I believe America has a…

I thank the chairman. I appreciate it very much. This bill is about commonsense safeguards to ensure my constituents are protected from the EPA's overreach and higher energy prices. The EPA's proposal under this rule has drawn widespread…

If we are the laboratories of democracy, and if Florida has got something that really works, it ought to be easier for us to go adopt what Florida is doing

This is a clear testament that both sides of the aisle recognize that this is an issue that needs to be rectified.