These lands are for the enjoyment of Americans, not for some plan that says, we are going to restore it to its native state.

I mean, it is clear that the goal of the Federal Government that controls these tourist areas is, in the long term, to make sure that no one can park near where they are going to enjoy the beach.

It seems like, again, there is this overwhelming desire to pretend that we are going to return the United States to the condition it was 300 years ago.

Ms. Hanabusa from Hawaii, which is, by the way, a state, if anyone hasn't heard.

By Medicare Part D, you're referring to the drug program, which is the last piece that was added where there was a lot of debate about top-down, government commanded pricing or a market- based system. They ended with a market-based system…

For 50 years, the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been one of the leading facilities for researching and treating catastrophic diseases in children. Every year, nearly 8,000 children are treated at St. Jude. That's why I'm proud…

Once again the GOP Doctors Caucus comes together to discuss important matters regarding health care. Tonight we're going to focus on saving Medicare. This has been a very interesting discussion going back to the days of the ObamaCare…

I thank the gentlelady from New York, Nan Hayworth, for all of her contributions both here in Washington and certainly back home. We've saved the best for last here. We have Dr. Benishek, the gentleman from Michigan, who actually managed…

I thank the gentlelady from New York. I would now like to yield to another gentlelady, to a person with whom I've become good friends, who is also from New York State. She is a person who has a vision for America. Not only that, she is…

Just to reiterate, we in Congress, despite what a lot of people think, we don't have any kind of special health care plan. We have the same plan as all other Federal workers, and that is simply to go on a Web site or in a booklet and…

I thank the gentleman, Dr. Roe, for his very insightful comments. And we're beginning to pull the cover back on what some of the solutions are. I will point out this evening that, you know, it's interesting the way physicians are trained…

I thank the gentleman, my good friend from Georgia, a family physician of note, and also one who has actually reentered the U.S. Marine Corps as a reserve physician as well. I admire him for that. Before I recognize my friend from…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan, the physician. In the closing moments here, what have we learned? We've learned that we have a Medicare system that's highly bureaucratic, highly expensive and, as the graph showed, is going to be…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia, my colleague and physician. Let me say parenthetically here that what are some of the things that we in this Chamber, we Republicans from the Doc Caucus--which, by the way, is 23 strong, which includes…

I thank the gentleman from Maryland, my good friend, who is an anesthesiologist, a practicing anesthesiologist for a number of years and very experienced. Before I recognize my friend from Georgia (Mr. Gingrey), I did want to point out a…

I thank the gentleman. Did you hear that? Did you hear what the gentleman said? The gentleman said that he's never treated a patient that was either a Republican or a Democrat. It doesn't matter to us who we're providing care to. We've got…

Would you agree, sir, that the technical expertise with hydrofracking mainly lies with the industry itself?

The biggest impediment to hiring jobs and improving the economy is the fact that regulations restrict them...

I thank the gentleman, Dr. Benishek. That was an unexpected recognition there. I thank you, sir, for that. I'm just going to give a brief top-level overview of where we started with health care in this Nation and why we are here today. I…

I thank the gentleman. I will just briefly respond to that. The point I would like to make on that very question is that coverage is not the same thing as access. There are countries around the world that have 100 percent coverage, yet…

As a family physician for more than 30 years, I've had the privilege of delivering hundreds of babies. I have witnessed the miracle of life itself firsthand, and I believe that every human life at any stage is unique and fully deserving of…

I thank the gentleman, Mr. Smith, not just for the introduction, but for the fine work you've done for so many years, sir, as well as Joe Pitts, our good friend and colleague. Mr. Speaker, I speak to you this evening as a physician of over…

I thank the gentleman, and I thank the Speaker. The reason why we're here today is because of the Balanced Budget Act of last year, which was a flawed bill, one which I voted against. Why? It set spending limits way too high. It guts…

This brings the President from a point which all Presidents, all the way through George Bush 43, bringing us to $10.6 trillion, increasing that national debt by 70 percent, just in one term under President Obama. I urge my colleagues to…

I thank my friend, the gentleman, Mr. Camp, for giving me time to speak. I just want to say, Mr. Speaker, that this boils down to one of two choices here today. We're going to be either voting for a 2-month extension of the payroll tax or…