Kevin Brady: “Though I oppose the dangerous fewer cures act by Speaker Pelosi because it was written in secret, it is partisan and it…”

“Though I oppose the dangerous fewer cures act by Speaker Pelosi because it was written in secret, it is partisan and it will delay or kill the cures that our patients are hoping and praying for with Alzheimer's, ALS, Parkinson's, and so many cancers. This amendment reduces unnecessary costs, administrative burdens across the healthcare system. I share this goal with my colleague from Iowa. This amendment includes a lot of just smart ways to achieve this goal, including identifying best practices, reviewing existing regulations to see if they are adding unnecessary burdens, and studying how we might be able to standardize and just automate certain of these administrative actions. All of this is pretty good common sense. This amendment would help the public and, I think, the private sectors and the Federal Government and States work better together. I hope Mrs. Axne offers this amendment again on another legislation, maybe one that will become law, because, obviously, H.R. 3 will not. And, of course, impeachment has poisoned the water and delayed so many bipartisan things that are important to the American people. I hope she continues to offer it. I imagine that that ``Highlights'' magazine on the doctor's table will be all about impeachment. We want to make it all about healthcare. Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. Let's vote.”