I support the law of Arizona. Just as the gentleman said, it is really a mirror image of the United States law. I would say that those who are against the law who criticize it, some in our own government, do so for very interesting…

Recently the IMF announced a giant bailout to keep Greece from defaulting, defaulting on its own debt, debt for its socialistic economy. The U.S. is the largest contributor to the IMF; therefore, we are the largest bailout source for this…

I have spoken to a number of business owners who have said just that. They really do not want to hire illegals but feel compelled to because the only way they can compete is to do the very same thing that their competitors are doing as…

I'd just like to expand on that point real quickly, and that is that we're moving rapidly in this country towards paying people not to work. So, obviously, that creates that vacuum that you're talking about where people from Mexico want to…

Last week, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that Louisiana, along with 16 other States, would not participate in the government takeover of health care's temporary high risk pools. I commend Governor Jindal on this decision and for having…

Last week, I introduced H.R. 5126, the Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act. This important legislation restores the popular Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts, which are diminished through taxation and…

The DOD's recently released Military Power Report on Iran should be a wake-up call for the President and the leadership here in Congress. While I am glad the Pentagon undertook this assessment, I and most Americans didn't need a report to…

The government takeover of health care just celebrated its 1-month birthday, and we are already seeing the disastrous effect it will have on our Nation's economy. Since the beginning of this debate, U.S. employers have warned that this…

As millions of Americans, and the people in my State of Louisiana, file their income taxes today, they are reminded how they labor under a tax scheme that discourages hard work, investment and savings. Federal, State and local taxes claim…

In this bill we have the other side says there's $500 billion that's going to be taken out of Medicare without one word of explanation how they're going to do it. They're going to take it to extend the life of Medicare. And they're going…

I want to get back to that just for a moment. And here's why. We, the three physicians that are here, and our friend, Mr. King, we've all seen situations--health care problems, situations where people develop cancer, heart disease, what…

I thank the gentleman. Great comments. And my experience, Dr. Gingrey, is the same as yours. The teletown halls that I have done on this subject in the last 6 months started out that 85 percent of my constituents were against this. Now…

I am going to be starting this hour on behalf of my colleagues from the GOP Doctors Caucus. Congressmen and Drs. Murphy and Gingrey are our two cochairmen. We make up a group of 10 M.D.s and 4 other professional health care workers…

Reclaiming my time. And then one other deal that just slipped in on the House side is the North Dakota deal. There are carve- outs there. So the sweet deals have not stopped even though the Senate bill is complete. I understand that there…

As this debate has gone on and on and on and the news gets out, the acceptance of this has dropped. In fact, today it is at its lowest point that it's been. I think we are up to now 55 percent of Americans are against it and down in the…

Those are all great. I appreciate your adding some of the things I left out. This list is getting so long of all the special deals. And the way that the Democrats are attempting to bypass the Constitution is just really unbelievable, and…

And if you would yield back for one moment. This will be the biggest increase in abortions since Roe v. Wade. And I yield back.

You know, we are in the final hours of this, it would appear. And we don't know if it is going to pass or not. I suspect that if the votes were there, we would be voting on it today. So I do think that the American people still have an…

Over months of debate over the government takeover of health care, a growing list of terms created by the Democrats have been added to the American lexicon, terms such as ``Cornhusker kickback,'' ``Louisiana purchase,'' ``Gator aid,'' the…

And then if I could just add to that, addend that, is in theory, well, that's nice; you can have whatever you want whenever you want it. The problem is that taxpayers ultimately end up paying for this, and at some point you run out of…

The other thing is the idea that suddenly you can cover 30 million more Americans using the same resources. Nobody buys that. And finally, another way to say this is that there is going to be an increase of taxes on 25 percent more…

Well, I thank my friend from Missouri. You're absolutely right. But you know what's interesting? Everywhere I go, there are a lot of people around Capitol Hill today. I bump into people that I know, people who are just average, everyday…

Well, I will remind the gentleman that currently physicians and hospitals are being paid 80 cents on the dollar, and the mystery that seems to be out there and very few people are addressing is--and you hear the other side talking about…

Absolutely. And again, it was only a month or so ago that the Mayo Clinic--I believe their branch in Arizona--announced that they were taking no further Medicare patients. And that's under the current pay system.

Well, I thank the gentleman. I've practiced medicine for over 30 years and still have a clinic and see patients from time to time. You know, insurance companies are a bee in my bonnet too. You hear the other side of the aisle talking about…