Phil Gingrey: “I rise in opposition to H.R. 2, not because of the 4 million children expansion... I am going to have to regretfully…”

I feel very strongly that the States should be able to do that, and that is what this bill, the Liberty Act, is about.

I thank Jim for yielding some of his time. Primarily, I will report on the Congressional Study Groups program. As a Member, I had the honor of co-chairing the Congressional Study Group on Germany for, I think, 4 years. It was absolutely…

If this administration has the authority to implement changes within the Medicare program that could prevent billions in lost funds annually and it is not using them, I believe, Mr. Chairman, that the administration owes us an accounting…

All of these mandates, all this mandated coverage, comes at a tremendous price.