Joseph Pitts actually said...

Insurance companies would be empowered to avoid caring for the sick people who cut into their profit margin.

Reduced insurance premiums for some people are little consolation for the consumers who, under H.R. 371, would be left without coverage.

I hope that today's hearing will be a useful one for my colleagues.

This will harm the sick, the elderly, and the disabled--all of whom already pay high costs for their medical care.