It is a sign of arrogance. It is a sign of not admitting yet the severity of your problem.

That bill came to my attention because of the significant number of physical therapists in my district, western New York.

I am very happy that we are having this hearing today on ways to improve our Medicare program.

The most prevalent problems were inconsistencies in reporting their eligibility data and their income.

an insurer called Health Republic of New York... was directed by state and federal officials to stop writing health plans, effectively shut down because they were not solvent.

I am from New York. We received $575 million to set up our state exchange, but somewhat disappointedly--well, quite--the Inspector General of HHS last week revealed that of a randomly selected number of applicants on our state exchange…

I think it is the fundamental responsibility of parents in the United States to take care of their kids.

At some point, at the Federal level, we just need to trust the judgments of our elected officials in the 50 states and our territories to do what is right by their folks and not try to nuance this in a way that, quite frankly, is…

It is an important issue for us in New York, and we just don't want to be the last thing on Friday afternoon at 4:59.

When commonsense meets good Government, I think that is a good day for all of us.

I suggested why not a $50 copay.