On rollcall No. 482, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

unless the legislative branch in a bipartisan way reasserts its authority the future of the Constitution and this country is at risk.

This model represents a dangerous precedent where future administrations could change the statutory reimbursement for any provider or service.

So you can see--you have the Federal Government in Washington, DC, affecting the local marketplace and health care and picking winners and losers.

I would urge CMS to scrap this proposal and come to the table with stakeholders and look at other ways that we can address patient medication costs.

thank you to Congressman Bucshon for introducing H.R. 5122.

Seniors deserve our respect. They deserve to be treated with nothing but dignity.

And people that have substantial political pull in this town will not be selected to have their reimbursement cut.

I just want to put that out there, and for anyone to think that there won't be is just--doesn't know Washington, DC.

Discussing the premise of physicians basing therapy on reimbursement is just--it's almost an insult to the medical profession.

Cutting provider reimbursement without addressing the ASP is just the wrong approach.

I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan amendment to H.R. 3716. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. Does any Member seek time in opposition to the amendment?