I am also pleased to see a strong investment in biomedical and behavioral research at the NIH.

I appreciate the Administration's continuing commitment to public health.

We should not stand by and watch Americans with pre-existing conditions be left out of the plan that was intended to give them coverage.

We should not tolerate a government law that makes it harder for our constituents to find and keep a full-time job.

I have long advocated for strengthening Medicare and Social Security, and I am concerned that this budget makes some hurtful cuts to the programs.

When the government makes it more expensive and more complex to hire workers, companies will hold back on hiring.

I would be remiss, though, if I didn't mention the need to fully implement mental health parity.

I am concerned about some of the proposals in the President's budget such as raising costs on Medicare beneficiaries.

Mostly I hear from constituents who had their work hours cut as companies try to avoid skyrocketing costs imposed by the law.

the President promised that the ACA would help to make health insurance cheaper for the American people, but unfortunately, exactly the opposite is happening.

While the budget request is 65 days late, and both the House and Senate have already passed their respective budget resolutions, it is still important that the country know what the Administration's priorities are for the upcoming fiscal…

Thank you, Congressman Smith, for your leadership on this issue here in Congress, very, very wonderful, inspiring leadership to all of us who've been engaged in this, on this issue for years in State legislatures like Pennsylvania and…