On rollcall No. 264 I inadvertently voted ``yea.'' My intention was to vote ``nay.'' Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Connolly of Virginia The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered…

Clearly our problem in our economy right now is unemployment, and we know that that unemployment is disproportionately focused upon blue collar workers.

My concern is that much of what has happened has happened despite Federal efforts, which have been actively inhibitory of bringing those domestically or those North American resources to the benefit of our blue collar workers.

But they advertise via Google, and so I suspect that--I mean, it is not an impossibility to do it.

At some point we have to move beyond existential fear, oh, my gosh, we don't know all the unknowns, and say if we are going to protect patient safety and we know this is an incredible problem, let us embrace the fear, if you will.

So with that said, Representative Ross and I in a companion bill to something that Senators Feinstein and Cornyn and others have introduced on the other side have an online pharmacy bill requesting that FDA compile a registry of legitimate…

But see, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, the NABP, currently does that.

On rollcall No. 152, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''

I think, I don't want to mischaracterize, you know so much more than me. I am trying to understand, I am the pupil here.

I'm a doctor. And as a doctor who still treats patients, I understand how important it is to have health care for the millions of Americans who depend upon it, particularly Medicare. Therefore, I fully support the repeal of the Independent…

we are introducing Mike Ross and I from the other side of the aisle, H.R. 4095, which is the Stop Online Pharmacy Safety Act.

It seems inevitable with the policies, but I am out of time. I yield back.

But if we just took those which are narcotics, I mean, probably there is going to be a correlation...

I am a doctor that works in a public hospital for the uninsured, and they always point out that when more people are put on Medicaid, my lines get longer.

the reason I find that curious is the New York Times just had an article speaking about how Medicaid costs have gone from 21 to 23 or 24 percent, expected to rise further.

my own State, Louisiana, predicts that there will be $7 billion State general funds required to comply with the ACA over the next 10 years.

Twelve dollars a doctor's visit is not. Fair statement? I mean, $12 is way below the threshold for somebody covering their cost.

that seems to be contrary to objective analyses from those not connected with government.

On rollcall No. 78, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes…

So by 2030, I think it is, if nothing changes, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, and the national debt will consume 100 percent of our tax revenue. Clearly, we have to preserve this important program. The other thing I'd like to point…

Thank you, Dr. Fleming. I always tell people hepatologist--no, I don't do snakes. I do liver disease. We have to make that correction. I just want to kind of pick up where Dr. Roe left off. A lot of folks say, heck, how did we end up with…

If I may reclaim my time, because of market forces, not only is Medicare Part D incredibly popular among seniors, but its costs are 40 percent cheaper than originally conceived. That is the power of giving the patient the ability to go…

Now, that just occurs to me and frankly I have looked at that, and when you look at that, you think that is kind of interesting, small little hospital ordering a lot of drugs.

Now, but I am concerned in this report of HHS, they speak about if there is early notification of shortages, there may be hoarding.

It clearly would be a nice way to make some money.