Joe Pitts: “The success of Part D is largely attributed to its competitive, free-market structure.”

I thank my colleague, Rep. Pete Olson, for sponsoring this important legislation which will be welcome news for the over 100,000,000 people afflicted with diabetes or pre-diabetes.

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

I for one in a portion of my life when I was a boy lived in a household where we didn't have access to health care.

Both the FDA and the General Accountability Office agree that there is no food safety justification for this regulatory divide.