Joe Pitts: “the Affordable Care Act is providing 8,000 young adults with healthcare coverage through their parents' plan.”

I thank Mr. Murphy for his leadership and his persistence in getting this historic legislation to the floor. When a person struggles with mental illness, he or she may lose her job, her friends, even her family, which can make the mental…

Because of the Affordable Care Act, now over 20 million people in this country who were in that situation literally overnight are no longer in that situation.

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.