Political Quotes

“I'll yield to myself at this time, then, such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, H.R. 5, the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, the PATH Act, not only fixes our broken medical liability system; it also repeals the Independent Payment Advisory Board, one of the most ominous provisions in the President's sweeping overhaul of health care. Medical liability reform will preserve access to quality health care in States like Pennsylvania by allowing doctors in high-risk specialties, such as obstetrics and neurosurgery, to practice without the fear of frivolous lawsuits and, according to the Congressional Budget Office, to reduce the Federal deficit by $48.6 billion over the next 10 years. According to the President's health care law, the purpose of IPAB is to reduce Medicare's per capita growth rate. The board is made up, as we've heard, of 15 unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats who will be paid $165,300 a year to serve 6-year terms on the board. If Medicare growth goes over an arbitrary target, the board is required to submit a proposal to Congress that would reduce Medicare's growth rate. {time} 1700 These recommendations will automatically go into effect unless Congress passes legislation that would achieve the same amount of savings. In order to do so, Congress must meet an almost impossible deadline and clear an almost insurmountable legislative hurdle.…”