"I have great concerns on H.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, which would open up much of the east coast and parts of California and Alaska to offshore oil drilling."
"It provides greater detail."
"I think we are so far beyond the discussion draft. It doesn't provide us with any real direction on payment reform."
"The reforms that we adopted in the Affordable Care Act are helping to reduce the growth in spending in Medicare already."
"We should be incentivizing physicians to transform their practices and participate in these innovative payment models."
"We want to permanently replace the Medicare physician payment formula, this SGR that is very poor public policy."
"Where do we draw the line? Because I think as legislation is developed, and your testimony is that you do not want and it is not appropriate to capture the community pharmacists who are compounding."
"The needs so far outstrip the resources that are available to families and professionals today."
"The contrast here with President Obama's budget is it again strengthens Medicare, lengthens the life of the Medicare trust fund."
"What we know about the Republican budget that was passed is their plan for Medicare is to turn it into a voucher."
"It is a balanced plan. It reduces the deficit by $1.8 trillion over the next decade."