Joe Pitts

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio, Steve Chabot, another pro-life champion and the principal sponsor of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban.

The Hyde language does not apply to ObamaCare. There is not one sentence in this 2,700-page bill. Read the bill. It applies to Medicaid and to annually appropriated programs.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), the pro-life leader in the House of Representatives for many years.

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte), the distinguished chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Walorski).

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Kansas (Ms. Jenkins).

We can protect the low-income folks. We came up with a definition in this committee of what we consider more low income.

Controlling costs alone without considering revenue is not a realistic approach to Medicare solvency and putting our Nation's seniors at risk.

Not paying for SGR reform would ignore past precedent from Congress.

The American people expect Congress to live within our means.

Some argue that SGR reform does not need to be paid for. I respectfully disagree.

I would like to welcome everyone to the first Health Subcommittee hearing of the 114th Congress and officially welcome our new members on both sides.

Amendment X: ``The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.''

I, too, remember the long lines in the 70s.

I have always believed states should have the right to act in the best interests of their residents.

The science is not debatable here. There has been lots of research, lots of studies...

Studies have shown that absent this legislation, the average family's food bill will go up by $500...

It is our job as policymakers, particularly as it relates to the public health, to establish a factually and scientifically sound foundation prior to taking any action that would impact consumers and our economy.

The number of people in this audience and in the hallway this morning demonstrates the strong interest in this topic.

FDA has not seen evidence of safety risks associated with genetically modified foods.

A number of people have an instinctive distrust of food that has been genetically modified, and are asking questions about its safety.

Accordingly, under Federal rules today, the Federal Government is paying the full cost of some prisoners' hospital care who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid.

The single biggest threat to our national security is our debt.

The single biggest threat to our national security is our debt.

I would like to congratulate our ranking member, Mr. Pallone, for moving up to ranking member of the full committee.