Joe Pitts

Our debt does matter, despite what the President disclosed to us last week.

If we do nothing, Medicare will not be there for our children and grandchildren.

Let me be clear: the status quo spells doom for every American who relies on Medicare or Medicaid for their health care.

The status quo spells doom for every American who relies on Medicare or Medicaid for their health care.

Doing nothing is not an option. Doing nothing is unfair, particularly to those who can't afford any other options.

Slogans such as 'Hands Off My Medicare'... will lead to Medicare's collapse.

Now, that is a real savings.

We need to lower costs for young healthy adults, not force them to subsidize costs for the older and more established Americans who can better afford.

This law has been adopted by the Congress and signed by the President, it has been reaffirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States, and, more importantly, the people's votes in this last election reelected President Obama and…

My home state of Pennsylvania can expect to see premiums in the individual market rise about 39 percent.

Making low-income and everyday Americans pay more for private health coverage is not health reform. It's making their life harder at a time when our fellow citizens face sluggish economic growth, slow job creation, and little disposable…

It is basic common sense that if you require individuals to buy a one-size fits all, government-mandated health plan that covers everything, rather than allowing individuals to pick the plan that best fits their needs, choice will be…

He broke that promise.

During 2008 and the run up to passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in March 2010, President Obama repeatedly promised the American people that their health care premiums would go down by an average of $2,500 before the end of his first…

Unfortunately, he broke that promise. In fact, Americans' premiums have already risen by more than $3,000, and the expensive part of the ACA hasn't even been implemented yet.

During the 2008 campaign and run-up to passage of The Affordable Care Act in March of 2010, President Obama repeatedly promised the American people that their healthcare premiums would go down by an average of $2,500 before the end of his…

Spiraling escalating cost and depreciating the quality of coverage might end.

Instead of expanding coverage and lowering costs, the President's health care law has pushed greater costs onto the backs of consumers.

I believe that the mandate helps put smaller businesses on a more competitive footing with large firms.

I advocated and pushed forward the Affordable Care Act because I strongly believed that as health care costs were skyrocketing, American families and businesses simply couldn't continue to bear that weight.

The Affordable Care Act attempts to do is increase access to the millions of uninsured Americans while slowing the growth of health care.

I strongly believe that these efforts to repeal not only employer mandate, but the whole bill are misguided.

Employers in several Districts cited the unknown effects of the Affordable Care Act as reasons for planned layoffs and reluctance to hire more staff.

Obamacare has multiple, detrimental effects on American workers.

In today's sluggish economy, with depressed wages, and millions of Americans who simply cannot find work, the federal government should be encouraging businesses to grow and expand and hire more people.