Phil Gingrey

We must scrutinize where every dollar of taxpayer money is being spent to ensure we are allocating these funds responsibly.

I think at this point it is incredibly important for Congress to do the same thing, to engage seniors on the urgency of Medicare's fiscal situation.

I don't think that anyone here would disagree that the Medicare program of today is in trouble.

We must seek a balance between patient safety and innovation.

I still believe in the amazing potential that health information technologies will have on the practice of medicine.

An overly restrictive regulatory process will stifle innovation and ultimately lead to erosion in the quality of care.

I have been chiefly concerned about the effects of the age band compression provisions on these young people we are talking about.

If our goal was to improve the rate of individuals who have insurance in this country, why on Earth would we deliberately make it more expensive to obtain?

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

We're afraid to grow. The lack of information is creating fear, and it's not good for the economy.

To me, it seems abundantly clear that this Administration unilaterally decided to ignore the Nuclear Waste Policy Act

I think it is really unconstitutional to say that Congress doesn't have the ability to mitigate as we do under the good advice that you give us.

What the distinguished Member from Michigan didn't say was that the Obamacare bill will cost $1.7 trillion and result in increased costs of health care.

I believe that this language in 1311 would allow the Secretary to control what physicians prescribe, what health care patients can access.

Medicare is set to go bankrupt as early as 2017, as late as 2024.

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…

Let's face it, Medicare will go bankrupt, depending on who you talk to, between 2017 and 2024.

I believe that protecting taxpayer dollars and Medicare dollars from fraud and abuse is one of the main charges of this government.

I fully support H. Con. Res. 132. This, of course, would ensure the printing and production of Hispanic Americans in Congress.

I would suggest that we focus more in the digital space that reflects the mode of communication that most represents how our constituents choose today to get their information about Members.

I urge this Congress to put partisan and election politics aside, and let us work together to get rid of SGR once and for all.

The Sustainable Growth Rate we all know is broken and none of us support it, and it must, must go.

I thank the gentleman. Here is an important point, my colleagues. What this President has done has simply cut the production on Federal lands by 11 percent on his watch. Let's pass this bill so that we do create jobs, we put people back to…

I thank the chairman for yielding. The previous speaker, the gentleman from Minnesota, it sounds like his policy on his side of the aisle is: No oil, no matter what. This is a very good bill. If it becomes law, H.R. 4480, the Domestic…

On rollcall No. 288 on adoption of the Rehberg Amendment No. 59 to H.R. 4310, I am not recorded because I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Stated against: