The creation of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, the IPAB, has been met with universal distain by the medical community and our seniors.

I was honored to preside over the passage of the Affordable Care Act in the House and filled with pride actually to witness President Obama sign the landmark bill into law.

The National Women's Law Center reports the practice of charging women more than men for the same coverage cost women $1 billion a year with little evidence to explain the difference.

I am proud and steadfast in my support of the Affordable Care Act and the preventive care, the primary care, the community-based care and the quality care that will now be received by millions of Americans.

I worked with my colleagues, and I was interested to hear you, Mr. Chairman, particularly Jan Schakowsky, in championing a provision that holds insurance companies accountable for excessive premium increases.

In my congressional district, this provision has already helped protect 190,000 residents from price gouging by requiring health insurers to post and justify rate increases of 10 percent or more.

I am proud that our system would allow me the option to keep on my health insurance policy my 23-year-old up until age 26 in the event that he doesn't receive coverage through an employer.

By 2014, health care reform will keep insurance companies from denying women coverage due to preexisting conditions like experiencing domestic violence or pregnancy or even acne.

And for women, and I am proud that for women all across this country Affordable Care Act has had a remarkable impact on their ability to finally obtain affordable and comprehensive coverage.

The countless pages of regulations, rules and requirements for Obamacare have been incredibly confusing.

Before the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, our health care system had been failing a large part of our population who most needed insurance coverage.

The Affordable Care Act ensures that women are able to choose any doctor they trust without a referral.