Joe Barton: “Does this great new world that everybody is alluding to work in a regulated State?”

My Texas pride doesn't need to be hurt by that, is what you are telling me.

I think it's good to have this and I think it's very good that we try to work to tighten up and, as the gentlelady just said, let's determine what the real intent is and then legislate accordingly.

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

There's a saying that a lot of us use quite a bit. It's called no good deed goes unpunished.