Tom Price

this is a solution truly in search of a problem. We have heard of the success of the current program. We have heard a lot about special interests. Well, I rise to tell you that the patients of this Nation are my special interests. As a…

today we will take up the Medicare prescription drug program, a program where costs were $13 billion lower than projected in 2006; needed life-saving drugs are available; and 80 percent of the beneficiaries are supportive and satisfied…

you know, negotiation sounds good, but what happens when the government negotiates? It doesn't mean negotiate; it means price-fixing, the setting of prices decided by the government. That is the only thing that will be allowed. This will…

I also want to point out to the Speaker, as I know he knows, and to other Members of Congress that I think it is instructive to note that the individuals who have come to the floor tonight to talk about this issue are physicians or at…

Choice is so very important. And when our colleagues on the other side of the aisle talk about negotiation and the government negotiating, I just almost chuckle. If it weren't that they were serious about doing this, it would be humorous…

Annie Lee Boggs Latimer was born in Milton County, now a portion of Fulton County in north Georgia on January 10, 1907, to Elizabeth and Ben Boggs 100 years ago today. She grew up on a farm on Boggs Road with eight siblings, Glenn, Mary…

reclaiming my time, politics is replete in the discussions that we have here in this building. There is no doubt about it. And as I mentioned before, it would be humorous if it weren't so serious. This is a remarkably serious issue. And…

What we have to do in this House as a minority party now is to make sure that what the Democrat majority does is honest and has integrity, and I believe that this issue is a red herring used for political purposes. It is a sham.

And when you mention the decrease in quality of care and the decrease in access to care, people say, well, that is just smoke and mirrors. That is just conjecture. But if you look at programs that have had the effect of price fixing, and…

I appreciate that. And it is such an important question, because of the premise of all of this from a policy side. You take away the politics, but from a policy side the premise of all of this presumes that every single patient is just…

And I appreciate you mentioning that not even a physician in the House ought to be making the decisions, because the collective wisdom here isn't as great in the area of health care in all 435 Members of this body than the wisdom that is…

I stand in support of more jobs and in support of all workers, understanding that there are consequences to what we do here and some of those consequences are unintended. When we increase the minimum wage, unless employers receive some…

In the program, the costs are down. The access is expansive to medications. All medications in the panoply or the array of plans that are available are available to patients. Seniors are happy. We are negotiating now. There are…

I do know that constituents at home are tired, are tired of decisions that are made up here in Washington based solely on politics. And, in fact, I would suggest to my friends on the other side of the aisle who now find themselves in the…

I thank Congressman Boustany so much and appreciate your perspective and the stories that you told and the statistics you brought to us because it really puts a face on it. When we have the kind of divisive conversations that oftentimes…

Thank you so much for your perspective and for your wisdom in this area. It is extremely helpful and positive and productive for the debate that we are having or the discussion that we are having. I think you point out a very important…

I am so pleased to take this opportunity to congratulate the mayor and city council and citizens of the newly created City of Johns Creek in Georgia. In accordance with the bill passed by the Georgia General Assembly and signed by Governor…

are you impressed by these irresponsible and childish and petty partisan antics of the minority today? It is divisive, disgraceful, does a disservice to our body and to our Nation. Now, I understand that it is that crazy political season…

I guess if I were to summarize I would say that what we call our colleagues to this evening is, in fact, not just our colleagues, but all Members of the civilized world, is to an appreciation that faith and reason go hand-in-hand and that…

I thank you so much. The silence truly has been deafening, and it is disappointing and it is disconcerting. But as a Christian, but a non-Catholic, I have struggled and attempted to find folks who have a perspective on what has occurred…

I appreciate once again the opportunity to come before the House of Representatives tonight and bring the latest version of the Official Truth Squad. You have heard a lot of information over the last hour, much of which, in terms of its…

I think that we can all hearken back to those times in our lives when we shared those experiences with individuals of a different faith and recognize when you get right down to it, the core of each of the great religions in this world is…

What a wonderful picture you paint. I thank you so much for those remarkable words. It is not often that we get the opportunity here in Congress to talk about these overarching issues and matters that come before us. And what a beautiful…

Absolutely. I appreciate so much the importance of connecting faith and reason, because I think that is what the Pope has challenged all of us to do is to reflect upon our own faith. Clearly we are in a point in this world now where there…

But I think we would be remiss if we missed a simple intelligible fact, as if one of the fundamental dialogues that must occur is within the Muslim community itself, both here and home. While conversation amongst the religions is always…