Renee L. Ellmers: “Congresswoman DeGette and I have been working on a bipartisan bill to improve Medicaid access to care and improve…”

So the Supreme Court told you that economic development is not significant and should not be considered.

I would like to say again to my good friend and colleague from Florida, thank you for putting forward this effort to work with us. To my colleague, Mr. Pallone, I, too, believe that we need to work together. So just know that my door is…

While I generally support the bills under consideration today by the Subcommittee aimed at improving Medicaid patient access to care, I very much believe there is a missing component in this discussion.

These disturbing revelations point to a real policy need to address the holes in this vital safety net program and facilitate improvements to care among our nation's most vulnerable.