"The chair thanks the gentlelady."
"I was thinking the same thing."
"H.R. 1254, the Synthetic Drug Control Act, addresses a growing problem in many States and gives law enforcement additional tools."
"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."
"The program faces costs not covered by the Medicare tax of more than $30 trillion over the next 75 years."
"I am concerned that the only tool in the IPAB toolbox will be cutting payments to providers."
"I agree with Mr. Pallone and Ms. Schwartz that we ought to repeal IPAB. It is wrongheaded. It is boneheaded."
"Continuously cutting reimbursement to Medicare providers will prevent access to care for Medicare beneficiaries."
"I do not believe that IPAB is the right answer."
"I am concerned that IPAB's enormous power will grow at the expense of Congress."