Greg Ganske

Reclaiming my time, I can guarantee my colleague that this young woman did not have the $12,000 to $15,000 that her HMO refused to pay. And neither would most people in this country. So, I think that I would encourage all of our…

Coopers & Lybrand said that a cost of the legislation, Patient Bill of Rights, exclusive of the liability provision, and we will get to that in a minute, would cost a family of four for a year $31.

this Kaiser Family Foundation survey gets right to that point. They asked these employers: How many of you will drop your coverage for your employee? The answer was between 1 and 3 percent; 1 and 3 percent, significantly different from the…

I know my colleague from Texas is an attorney, and I wonder, is this not a result of prior Federal law that we have this exemption, this exclusion?

That is an incredible but true story. It shows that that reviewer did not know what she was talking about, or he was talking about, I do not know which. But I know how it happened. This reviewer was sitting at a computer terminal, and she…

I appreciate joining my colleagues from Texas and from New Jersey on this important issue. As the gentlewoman mentioned, this should be a bipartisan effort. This is not something for Republicans or Democrats. It cuts across every segment…

2 years ago I met a woman who killed a man. I did not meet her in prison. She was not on parole. She had never even been investigated by the police. In fact, for causing the death of a man, she received congratulations from her colleagues…

my congratulations to all who have been involved with this bill. As a physician, I am very proud to be in favor of this bill. This bill will help bring new and better drugs and medical devices to the market. It will also help older drugs…

some people oppose vaccination for small pox, some people oppose pasteurization to kill TB in milk, some people oppose chlorination to kill bacteria in water, and some people oppose fluoridation of water for healthy teeth. Now we have the…

Nobody is arguing to legalize illegal drugs. What we are talking about is a needle exchange program.

a week ago I participated, for a day, in the annual bike ride across Iowa. And as I rode my bike through those rolling hills of corn and beans, I could not help but think about how today Iowa farmers are going to be smiling. Why? Well, we…

I will support the tax cutting bill and the balanced budget bill. As a member of the Committee on Commerce, I have been heavily involved in the Medicare portions; and, so, I feel like I have a pretty firm grasp of what is in that bill. I…

I would point out that we are dealing with a tax cut of about $90 billion. About $70 billion of that $90 billion over the next 5 or 6 years goes to a $500-per-child tax credit for families that earn less than $110,000. But I want to answer…

Congressmen and women from both sides of the aisle are just getting the details on the balance-the-budget plan and the tax cut plan that has been agreed to by the congressional leadership and the administration. The details look good, and…

I just want to provide a few facts for this debate on tax cuts for the wealthy, quote unquote. I do not normally quote from Albert Hunt's column in the Wall Street Journal but I am going to today, because I think he has his numbers right…

in 1995 and 1996, I voted for MFN. This year I will not. I will support this resolution. Why the change? Well, it is not just one reason. I think that China's human rights record is no better and it may be worse. Second, I know for sure…

I reject the class warfare comments of my colleague from California. I hate to splash cold water on this budget because I know how hard the gentleman from Ohio, the chairman, and others have worked for it. Let us imagine that I owe $80…

Nick Ackerman, of Colfax-Mingo, IA, lost to Clint Jones, of Bondurant-Farrar to place sixth during the recent Iowa State high school wrestling tournament. What is remarkable about this is that Nick's lower legs were amputated just below…

I rise today in support of extending the user fees that fund the our airports and airways. Extending this program renews our commitment to providing our constituents with safe and modern air travel without breaking our commitment against…

First let me thank Members of both sides of the aisle for their get-well wishes. I appreciate it very much. Earlier this month I was seriously ill and so I want to speak about this bill in a little different vein, so to speak. There will…

I spoke earlier this evening on the provisions against fraud in the bill. And to go back over these, they establish a national health care fraud control program and extend antifraud rules for Medicare and Medicaid. There are a number of…

the bill I think is fair. It addresses the issue of reducing fraud and abuse in the system, and yet it establishes fairness for practitioners. In some of the original legislation, there were some concerns but they have been worked out…

today we take up the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. This bill is long overdue. The American people have demanded this kind of change for many years. We will provide genuine health care reform, expand…

the example that my colleague from Massachusetts is citing is exempted. It is the new use of a compositional material. It is specifically excluded in the amendment.

Mr. Chairman, imagine if someone held a patent on taking a patient's temperature by placing a thermometer under the tongue, and charged a royalty of $1 each time this was done. Imagine somebody downstairs in the House dining room choking…