Jun 26, 2018
Paul, I would just like to say that I think a great part of the legacy of your Speakership has been showing civility and character, and I truly mean that. I think everybody in this Chamber would agree with that. We applaud you for that.
Phil Gingrey
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by number of sources- I rise today to share one of the many inspiring stories of personal commitment and sacrifice that have occurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In the Eleventh District of Georgia in the town of Marietta, my hometown, a community came together to rescue more than 30 hurricane victims from the Waldo Boys Home in Louisiana. It started when Marlene Murphy, an employee at InfoMart, a local company in Marietta, made a desperate appeal to her fellow workers. Marlene's sister and brother-in-law were counselors at the Waldo Burton Boys Home in New Orleans. They were stranded, along with many of the residents and staff, after floodwaters engulfed that city. Without wasting a bit of time, InfoMart employees, led by the company's president, Tammy Cohen, swung into action, taking on the cause as their own. The employees brought food, clothing, and necessities for the stranded boys. They notified the Coast Guard of the situation. Naval Air Station Atlanta's Captain Sean King and other leaders in the community quickly organized a mission to rescue these victims. InfoMart rented three passenger vans and a truck, and they started that long trip to New Orleans. On the way, there were plenty of reasons to turn back: 2-mile long lines for gas, police barricades, and even cars driving on the wrong side of the interstate. But these volunteers did not for a second think of themselves or their troubles.…3 sources2005govinfo.gov
- I am so glad that the gentleman asked that question, and I have actually been speaking on the floor of this House for the last month on a weekly basis talking about that very thing that the gentleman speaks of. Physicians have been suffering severely over the last several years. They have taken deep cuts in Medicare payments, and the projected cuts for the next 2 years were 4.5 percent, 4.5 percent less per year in Medicare reimbursement at a time when their practice expenses, especially the cost of malpractice premiums, are literally going through the roof; and the answer to my colleague's question is that under this bill, physicians not only in the next 2 years will not suffer that 4.5 percent cut, but in fact, they will have a 1.5 percent increase.2 sources2003govinfo.gov
- I yield to myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin, distinguished chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, for bringing forth those statistics and that stack of documents that he just went over; and I want to add one more statistic to that, and this is that since the 105th Congress, the House and the Senate have passed bankruptcy reform legislation a dozen times, with a vote tally of 2,455 for and 871 against. To my distinguished colleague from Florida, in regard to the amendment process in the Committee on Rules, my colleague knows that the other side was offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute. That substitute amendment could have included all 35 Democrats, who my colleagues allege were shut out. Every one of those 35 amendments could have been included in an amendment in the nature of a substitute; but apparently they just could not get their act together, did not have an amendment and passed on that opportunity. In regard to the gentlewoman from California and the concerns about identity theft, opponents of the means test of the bankruptcy legislation have attempted to claim that a debtor should be except from the means test if the debt is related to identity theft. This is a red herring, Mr. Speaker, because consumers who are victims of identity theft do not owe the debts that result from identity theft; and, therefore, it is not an issue addressed by the bankruptcy court.…2 sources2005govinfo.gov
- Dr. Murphy, thank you so much and thank you for starting this Special Hour and allowing me to get over, as we have a great line- up of members, I think five members, of the Republican Healthcare Public Affairs Team that we formed, with Dr. Murphy and I cochairing that subcommittee of the Republican Conference at the beginning of this 109th Congress. We have been talking about a number of issues during the past year relating to health care, the Medicare Modernization Act, Prescription Drug part D, tort reform, which we passed in this House many times and are still laboring to finally get that into law. But this gives us, really, a great opportunity to follow on to what our President said in the 2006 State of the Union address in regard to health care. Now, he did not spend a lot of time on health care, but what he said in just a couple of pages was significantly an important part of his address to the Nation. This Presidency and this Republican majority are fully, fully committed to making sure that we bring health care into the 21st century and we continue to maintain the edge that we have in regard to health care. But we are not going to maintain that edge if we continue to use a 20th-century model. It is just like the radio and the television set and the computer. We have to do this. We absolutely have to do it. Dr.…2 sources2006govinfo.gov
- I rise today to share yet another success story from a senior who is saving money with Medicare prescription drug coverage. These stories are plentiful, and it is important we share them with the American people so seniors will know the truth. They could be saving thousands of dollars a year with Medicare part D. Mrs. Cornelia Kinnebrew lives in Rome, Georgia, in my district. Like many seniors, Ms. Kinnebrew's medication costs were astronomical. She was paying more than $700 a month for her drugs, a huge portion of her monthly budget. Well, after contacting my office, Ms. Kinnebrew is signed up for a Medicare prescription drug plan. We discovered that she qualified for the additional help available to our low-income seniors, and I am incredibly pleased to report that now, with Medicare part D, Cornelia Kinnebrew pays only $37 a month for her prescription drugs. That is a savings of nearly $700 every month. Madam Speaker, the initial enrollment deadline for Medicare part D is May 15. With 3 weeks left to sign up, it is extremely important we put people over politics and help ensure all seniors have the opportunity to enroll. My message to seniors is this: with Medicare part D, the D stands for delivers. The President and this Republican-led Congress have done just that. Take advantage of it. ____________________2 sources2006govinfo.gov
- at this time, I want to yield as much time as he might consume to the distinguished chairman of the Rules Committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier). (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)2 sources2006govinfo.gov
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Sep 18, 2014
Let me first commend Chairman Upton and our colleague from Colorado, Ms. DeGette, for spearheading this bipartisan endeavor.
Jun 11, 2014
All of these mandates, all this mandated coverage, comes at a tremendous price.
Dec 11, 2013
I assure you that there is a plan. There may be a few people in this town that want to pretend that there is no plan. But there is.
Dec 3, 2013
It made no sense to cut $300 billion out of a program that 29 percent of Medicare beneficiaries had chosen.
Nov 19, 2013
As educators and legislators, we must not neglect our duties to equip these young people, our children, these students, with the tools and the knowledge to build a successful career.
Nov 14, 2013
I really have to commend the FDA on that and realizing the desire and need for new antibiotics and acting quickly to implement the program.
Nov 13, 2013
The President has consistently said that what is now reality would never happen, that if you like your health plan, you can keep it period.
Oct 28, 2013
the EPA has done basically is, they keep moving the goalpost, and all of a sudden because of the Supreme Court allowing them to do that, greenhouse gases, which could result in global warming, are pollutants.
Oct 28, 2013
I want to thank Chairman Murphy for holding the hearing, educating members of the subcommittee on the impact of the Obama Administration's continued, and make no mistake about it, war on coal is what it is, is having on local communities.
Oct 28, 2013
the federal government has this bad tendency of torching a village to kill a gnat, and I think that is the real problem here
Sep 18, 2013
In my home State of Georgia the insurance commission announced that for the average 27 year old no longer on their parents' policy, premiums are set to rise anywhere from 85 to 198 percent.
Sep 18, 2013
Most of ObamaCare is based on the premise that by forcing younger people into the market, they will help lower the costs for the older and the sicker individuals.
Jul 31, 2013
President Obama campaigned that his plan was going to lower premiums across the country by $2,500 a year, and here we are 3 years later with premiums higher by $3,000 with a large jump expected again next year.
Jul 31, 2013
Would you please help the committee to understand how citizens from the State of Georgia will be benefiting from higher costs and a lack of competition on these exchanges other than to dole out Federal subsidy money by self-attestation?
Jul 7, 2013
We have seen this administration continually use almost coercive methods to aid implementation of the law.
Jul 7, 2013
The maintenance of effort provisions in Obamacare have not only been costly, but they have been a barrier to reforms.
Jun 3, 2013
We must scrutinize where every dollar of taxpayer money is being spent to ensure we are allocating these funds responsibly.
Jun 3, 2013
I am in opposition to the amendment. To a large extent, we are here to represent the voices of our constituents, each of us, approximately 700,000, and the voices of our State, our State government, being firm believers in the 10th…
Jun 3, 2013
Our Secretary of State has made it abundantly clear to me that this amendment is not necessary, and that the EAC indeed has outlived its usefulness.
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