Nathan Deal

There is no provision in this bill that requires States to go out and make the extra effort to enroll children who are eligible for either Medicaid or the current SCHIP program under its current authorization of up to 200 percent of…

Under the current law, when a horse or a mule is deemed no longer fit for service in agencies such as the Border Patrol or Customs, the law requires that they either be turned out to pasture on Federal lands, where they usually are subject…

As we close, I would simply reiterate what some others have said, thanking all of those within the Congress itself who have brought this bill to this point and hopefully to a finalization and sent to the President. Autism is an affliction…

To conclude the debate, I would yield the remaining time to Dr. Weldon from Florida.

No, I don't have time to yield. The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Fossella). The gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Deal) controls the time. {time} 1400 With all due respect to my good friend, Mr. Scott, with whom I also served in the Georgia legislature…

That also includes the right to conclude; is that correct? The Acting CHAIRMAN. That is correct.

I believe I have 30 seconds remaining, and I would have the right to close. I would reserve it with no other speakers that I intend to use.

Surely as our ranking member on the the Health Subcommittee, you know on dual eligibles they are signed up under the program, as the law provides. So dual eligibles are included. Mr. Speaker, I will reclaim my time. The gentleman has more…

Unless there is someone in opposition to it, I would claim the time in opposition, even though I am not opposed to it. I am not sure that Mr. Waxman and I are on the same position on the amendment.

You would not advocate repealing that law and giving it back to the States, I would assume?

Yes, it is. I would add that, under the bill, ``identical'' means that the language in the State law is substantially the same as that in the listed sections of Federal law and that any differences in language are not material. This is…

In the manager's amendment, we provide for a GAO study that would authorize the Secretary to delay the implementation of the new reimbursement structure if the study finds that the average payment rates to pharmacists for drugs under the…

I thank the chairman again. I ask that upon completion of this report that it be submitted to the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Armed Services, and that it be made available to the personal offices of all…

I am sure there are arguments that can be made that it does some good, but Mexico continues to be the main source of illegal drugs into this country. And if we are doing something, it has not been as effective as it should have been.

It is with great pride and a distinguished privilege for me today to address the colleagues of the House to honor a man who has accomplished more for northeast Georgia over the past 40 years than most people will do in an entire lifetime…

By the adoption of this resolution tonight, let us send one very clear message to the world: we are the United States of America. We are the United States. We are united.

I think the ultimate mandate of this Congress has been to try to balance the budget. I commend the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations and all of those others who have made Herculean efforts in that regard. We have done so in this…

I would appreciate the committee's support in urging the U.S. Postal Service to consider building a new postal facility that provides safe, accessible, postal services which meet the needs of the Dalton community.

I have introduced House Resolution 66, which is a proposition that hopefully accommodates all of those who are interested in this issue. It would set a 12-year outer limit by this constitutional amendment, but would also recognize that…