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

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…

But, you know, here we are 50 years later, these States, and one of them is mine, the great State of Georgia, is far, far beyond that, and yet we are under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act for another 25 years.

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.

I want to thank Dr. Burgess as well and highlight one particular perspective that is often overlooked: adherence to a planned treatment.

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

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

We must seek a balance between patient safety and innovation.

These devices, these medical apps, they don't draw blood. They don't take a biopsy. They are not invasive.

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