Deb Fischer: “I rise today to speak about rapid advancements in health care information technology or health IT. Health IT holds…”

“I rise today to speak about rapid advancements in health care information technology or health IT. Health IT holds amazing potential to transform Americans' everyday lives for the better. I believe that protecting this kind of exciting innovation from overregulation and excessive taxation needs to be a high priority. That is why I am introducing the Preventing Regulatory Overreach to Enhance Care Technology or the PROTECT Act of 2014. Together with Senator Angus King of Maine and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, we are putting forward this pro-jobs, risk-based framework governing health IT. Before I speak about our bill, I thank my colleague from Maine Senator Angus King for joining me in this effort. I am informally telling people that our efforts might be the start of the ``surf and turf caucus'' in the Senate, the place where Nebraska and Maine come together politically to find common ground and work to address real problems in this country. We are able to do so together because Senator King is known as an independent thinker, a problem-solver who isn't afraid to work across the aisle in order to get things done. It is refreshing, and I sincerely appreciate his willingness to work with me. I also give special thanks to Senator Rubio for his interest in this issue as well. He is also an original cosponsor, and he has worked with us on this important topic.…”