Jason Altmire: “States must have the right to regulate competition to ensure that business interests do not trump patient safety.”

I urge my colleagues to oppose the motion. I yield back the balance of my time.

The passage of last summer's Budget Control Act sent a strong, bipartisan message to the country that we are serious about reducing our deficit.

I don’t view it as a zero sum, but I do view it as a changing of the narrative...

We have no additional speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.