Mr. Chairman, the Speaker is absolutely right, but this is about their values, not America's values. We hear it's about the children. The Democrat Party's budget, the one that they have proposed, is going to bankrupt our children. They are…

No, ma'am. I am very sincere about this. I talked to the Rules Committee last night. I have talked on this floor here tonight. And for you to make these charges that I'm not sincere about this bill is absolutely incorrect. Maybe the…

in addition to the concerns that I raised earlier regarding the provisions of the mental health parity bill, that it will actually decrease mental health coverage and increase health insurance costs, let me share several additional…

As a physician, I have been involved in treating mental illnesses and my family has suffered from mental illnesses, and I have a tremendous interest in this area. But this bill is going to actually drive people away from being able to have…

I have both professional and personal interest in this bill. I'm a medical doctor, and for years I've treated depression, anxiety, a lot of panic disorders. I'm also an addictionologist. I've treated drug and alcohol addiction and eating…

I spoke earlier today about my grave concerns about this bill. I noted that I did my very best to offer amendments to this bill that would mitigate some of the damages that this bill will cause, which will include increased health care…

I want to go through just a list of some things that this bill will do. It's going to increase health care costs. CBO estimates that H.R. 1424 would impose mandates on private insurance companies, a total of $3 billion annually by 2012…

I rise today to present a resolution promoting awareness of Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia, a little known, yet debilitating disorder that affects numerous Americans every day. Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia is a genetic blood disorder that is…