Joe Barton: “I have been in Congress 21 years, and I have heard colleagues on both sides of the aisle constantly talk about the goal…”

Mr. Chairman, my time has expired. Next time I would ask unanimous consent if I could ask the question and then answer it myself so that I could make sure I get the right answer I want.

The final Medicaid discussion draft, the ACE Kids Act, is introduced by full committee Vice Chairman Barton and Representative Castor.

But I also think I speak for the majority and the minority that we hope that this is something that can move reasonably expeditiously and that means actually end up in a bill the President signs in this Congress.

The allegation that we made, the Republicans, is that you're discriminatory against us--against the Republicans.