Greg Gianforte

In 2016 alone, it is estimated that between private insurers, patients, and the Government, about $3 billion was spent on unused cancer treatments that were just thrown into the garbage.

These hospitals run on a very tight margins and every dollar in their operation is vital.

I continue to hear from Montanans about the burden of high drug costs and I look forward to digging.

I would invite you to come to Colstrip, Montana with me to meet the people whose livelihoods you are extinguishing.

I would just offer that those are devastating impacts of your policy on Montana and our communities.

I appreciate that. My time is short here. I just want to highlight the fact that, you know, today in your State House you are considering a bill that would eliminate all coal-fired electricity.

I have been working with my friends on the subcommittee here--Mr. Carter, Mr. Welch--and tomorrow we will be introducing a bill specifically around drug-price transparency.

I fully believe that everyone in this chamber is committed to working to get lower drug prices.

Getting more Americans working in tech businesses increases opportunities for all of our communities, not just in Silicon Valley.

Time and time again I hear from Montanans about the rising cost of healthcare in our State. For many in Montana, Obamacare has been unaffordable.

I think there is some good bipartisan common ground here to find solutions.

Let us be frank. Obamacare has robbed consumers of choice.

Obamacare has robbed consumers of choice.

Obamacare has not provided an affordable option for many Montanans.

Ultimately, Congress can't and shouldn't turn over authority of unelected bureaucrats who can change how they treat the internet from administration to administration.

The red tape was a solution looking for a problem.

I came to Washington to solve problems, and that is what Montanans expect.

The internet is a lifeline for our rural communities. It contributes to our rural economies.

Their plan would gut Medicare and the VA as we know it, and force 225,000 Montanan seniors who rely on Medicare to the back of the line.

We should be focused instead on the rising cost of prescription drugs, telehealth, rural access to healthcare, and other measures to make healthcare more affordable and accessible.

It shouldn't be. We all agree on it.

While we look for long-term solutions to make healthcare costs more affordable and accessible, I remain firmly committed to protecting those with preexisting conditions.

The gentleman mentioned many of the things that--the livelihoods, the lives. You know, the other thing that we often neglect is the amount of smoke that is discharged into the air and the effect on people with asthma and other lung issues…

I want to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania, especially that he is a member of the Western Caucus joining us there, and pointing out the national implications of the massive wildfires we have out west on resources back east; on the…

I thank the gentleman from Arizona for his principled approach to getting reform so we can start managing our forests again. At this time, Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson), for his comments on…