Jason Smith actually said...

"We wanted to alleviate their anxiety by taking them out of the equation."

"As has been mentioned numerous times already this morning, we passed this bipartisan legislation to protect our constituents from surprise medical bills."

"Holding patients harmless was the central point of the law that we passed and what all of us wanted to accomplish for our constituents."

"I think it is important to be clear that when we pass a law requiring payers and providers to go through a dispute resolution process, we intend for the relevant parties to participate in that process..."