Joe Pitts: “The subcommittee will come to order. The chair will recognize himself for an opening statement.”

H.R. 1717, the Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Reauthorization Act or the STOP Act, sponsored by Rep. Roybal-Allard (CA) provides for programs and activities to prevent underage drinking.

I applaud the cosponsors for working through the committee to address serious stakeholder concerns by taking a new approach in the draft we are discussing today.

One in five trauma deaths may be preventable or, in other words, about 30,000 people might be saved every year.

if they expanded Medicaid 50,000 of my constituents would have Medicaid, if the state expanded it.