So the concern regarding a program which becomes, again, too stretched, too unfocused is that it becomes ineffective at its original mission. Dr. Harris, I can leave this one or go to the next one.

An issue tonight that is much more important to the American people than many realize is Medicaid. Now, for folks who don't understand this, and you really had no need to until this health care debate began, but, if you will, there are…

Thank you, Dr. Broun. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Speaker's announced policy of January 5, 2011, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Harris) is recognized for 28 minutes as the designee…

Federal and State Medicaid spending in billions of 2010 dollars by 2009. It's down here, the year. So 1993, 2009, going out to 2081. And so here is about $400 billion. This is combined Federal and State spending. By 2017, this rises to…

So just to emphasize, Medicaid is an important safety net program for those folks without means. It was traditionally designed to take care of the blind and the disabled, the elderly and long-term care, and then oftentimes focused upon…

I'll say, just out of pride of authorship, there's another alternative, a Republican Medicaid proposal, one that I and others are sponsoring, and it does, if you will, similar to the block grant, it readjusts as your population changes…

Reclaiming my time, if you could elaborate. We know that under the President's health care proposal, Medicaid--a program which right now is driving Federal indebtedness and which is threatening to bankrupt States, despite that was greatly…

I think the point being made is that not only will the safety net become tattered in and of itself, but, rather, even though tattered, it will destroy our ability to finance these other governmental functions.

I thank the gentleman. One thing I am struck by--and I'd like to bring Mrs. Lummis in-- oftentimes it is, when folks say, Wait a second, it's Medicaid and the government will pay for it, or the State should enroll because the Federal…

If the gentlelady will yield, I'd like to bring in Dr. Harris, who is an anesthesiologist from Maryland, the Eastern Shore. You just mentioned how Medicaid, as it attempts to expand and be all things to all people, becomes stressed and in…

Now, if the gentleman will yield, I'll go to Dr. DesJarlais who joined us, who although he has a French last name and you would think he is from Louisiana is actually from Tennessee. Now, Dr. DesJarlais, obviously, to you and me, but…

It is my privilege to invite Father Bayhi here today to speak. Father Bayhi is a native of Baton Rouge and was ordained at St. Patrick's Church in 1979. He has many academic achievements, but he is actually best known for spiritual…

I hesitate to think of what it would be like if we weaken the ITC. I believe the United States consumers would be----

I think all of litigation is gaming the system, generally.

There is a question about whether or not licensing is a protected industry under statute, under 337.

Generally, Chairman Goodlatte, we are satisfied. We think that the ITC is a very effective Federal agency.

No, sir. I think it is an indication of the increased importance of intellectual property in our economy today.

Our main point is not that there may not be lurking problems and issues that deserve the attention of Congress but that the horror stories have not arisen to the level that congressional action is needed.

I am not aware personally of a single bad-faith litigant.

It is a part of our system to allow people into court and into the ITC at a very low threshold.

As a practicing physician still seeing patients in a safety net hospital, I support repealing ObamaCare. Let's look at Medicaid, a broken program bankrupting States and driving Federal indebtedness and, most importantly, under which…

On rollcall No. 452 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' ____________________

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill before the short title, insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made available in this Act…

It may be that in practice it has not resulted in a problem. It certainly is a loophole that evades the congressional power of the purse. Now, if in some way we could look into the future and know it was never going to be an issue, you're…

As that reading suggests, this amendment addresses accountability for the Essential Air Service. Earlier this year, the House and Senate agreed upon an FAA authorization after a fairly contentious debate. Chief among the issues which were…