Matt Gaetz: “The motion to recommit is ambiguous, as there is no legal standard currently for that which constitutes gross negligence…”

“The motion to recommit is ambiguous, as there is no legal standard currently for that which constitutes gross negligence in the area of prescriptions. Already this legislation does not apply to circumstances in which there is criminal conduct. That means that bad doctors with bad intent will be prosecuted, and in every State in America, there are legal standards by which those very doctors would lose their license were they to engage in the conduct that the gentlewoman highlighted. Mr. Speaker, healthcare costs are rising at alarming rates due to the failures of ObamaCare. This bill will reduce healthcare costs. It will improve the quality of care received. Mr. Speaker, through this underlying legislation, we will enhance the relationship between patients and doctors. We will reduce frivolous litigation. And by ultimately addressing the challenges that arise with increasing healthcare costs, we will make it more easy to get to the affordability challenges with healthcare coverage. This will ultimately increase wages for the American worker because, due to the failures of ObamaCare, more businesses are having to put money into healthcare premiums and not into wages, not into job creation, and not into the success of the American people. Mr.…”