Joe Pitts

Before I yield to the next speaker, I have a copy here of the PPACA law. On page 65, I'll just read one title of a paragraph: Abortions for which public funding is allowed. At this time I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Louisiana…

We think that this is a very radical proposal.

In fact, we don't control what people eat. They control what we can sell to them.

Well, what about did you consider the impact of your food marketing restrictions on the price of food?

What about have you calculated the impact of your food marketing restrictions on jobs in the broadcasting industry or cable?

Have you calculated the impact of your food marketing restrictions on jobs in the food industry? Any of you can respond.

The IWG should completely withdraw these recommendations and do what they were instructed to do by Congress.

And is there any way, at present, for you to anticipate a shortage?

OK. Dr. Penley, how many drugs that you use in your practice regularly go into shortage?

By 2010, there were 178 reported drug shortages, 132 of which involved sterile injectable drugs.

Statement, dated September 23, 2011, of the National Community Pharmacists Association, submitted by Mr. Pitts.

In conclusion, I would like to thank the ranking member of the subcommittee, Mr. Pallone, for his leadership on this issue. It has been a bipartisan effort on the Health Subcommittee and Energy and Commerce Committee. I urge all Members to…

I have no other speakers. I urge Members to support H.R. 2005. I commend, again, Chris Smith and Mike Doyle for their leadership on this issue. With that, I yield back the balance of my time.

I don't know why we did not subpoena him and bring him to this committee.

We didn't do that. We screwed it up.

The chair thanks the gentlelady.

I would once again call on this Congress to pass H.R. 1173. That is a simple bill that my good friend, Dr. Charles Bustani from Louisiana, and I have introduced to repeal the CLASS Act.

I believe that the economic modeling used to sell PPACA, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to the American people needs to be thoroughly reviewed from top to bottom.

It seems these rules are written in a way to disadvantage small employers.

If you like your insurance plan, you will keep it. No one will be able to take that away from you.

If you like your current plan, you will be able to keep it.

I was thinking the same thing.

These laws help protect our country against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons.

H.R. 1254 would prohibit the sale of synthetic drugs that imitate the hallucinogenic and stimulant properties of drugs.

H.R. 1254, the Synthetic Drug Control Act, addresses a growing problem in many States and gives law enforcement additional tools.