Lizzie Fletcher

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 75. Personal Explanation

I just want to reiterate that the purpose of this amendment isn't to address the underlying issues that the gentleman from North Carolina raised, but it is really to just ensure that the language of this amendment may be applied equally…

I have an amendment at the desk and ask for its consideration. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Insert after section 2(e) the following (and redesignate subsequent…

Sometimes we have to start by fixing deeper foundational problems.

Now is the time for problem identification, for opening to the consideration of conventional and unconventional ideas and formulation of bold steps to institute carefully conjured solutions.

Let's take Winston Churchill's advice and not fail to take advantage of this opportunity to advance our systems for the good of our veterans.

The recent events surrounding the VA have been very disturbing, to say the least, but it was Winston Churchill who said, 'Never fail to take advantage of a crisis.'

We need every single tool we can probably gather. We're not in a position to be able to show--to shut the door on any sort of option whatsoever.

I really don't think that there is anything special that the VA can offer that can't be done in the community.

Perhaps we need to consider streamlining the system in accordance with the mission statement by targeting caring only for war related illness or injury.

Health care coverage is becoming more unaffordable for workers and small businesses all across America. In fact, the cost of providing health care now exceeds the cost of taxes. For that reason, I have introduced the Small Business Health…

Mr. Speaker, when we look at this bill and I think about the people back in Kentucky and what they want, I think of three things particularly they want: One, they want jobs; two, they want healthcare; and, three, they want education. The…

I will have to say it is rather amazing that when the minority is wrong on policy, they focus on process. Mr. Speaker, as a family physician, I have always tried to do what is best for patients, and as a Member of Congress I still try to…

One of the important pieces of legislation that they have not acted upon is the prescription drug plan. We worked very hard, our leadership, the Republican leadership, worked very hard to pass a prescription drug plan that would lower the…

Before 9-11 the threat of terrorists and those states that harbored them was unfortunately not taken as seriously. In the 1990's, terrorists bombed the World Trade Center, two American embassies, an American barracks, and the USS Cole. We…

What this bill is really about, it is about affordable, accessible, available and quality health care. Whatever else is said really makes very little difference if we cannot have health care access in all of America. Some are saying this…

Again, prescription drugs for our seniors is probably the most pressing health care issue that we face, and I want to thank the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce for his leadership in bringing this to the floor, a plan that…

this evening we are addressing one of the most pressing health care issues in America. I am very disappointed that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, when we marked up the budget, they absolutely set aside no amount of money…

the Washington Democrats, once again are misleading the American people on the debate over necessary prescription drug coverage for our seniors. To illustrate to my Democrat friends how our plan will help States, Kentucky has 615,000…

the Democrats are misleading the American public over the debate on prescription drug coverage for our seniors, and I am very disappointed to see our friends on the other side of the aisle once again employing the politics of demagoguery…

Let me read some of the names: the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt), the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell), the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bonior), the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), and the gentleman from California…

I think he has made some very good points, points that are new and the first time they have been made here tonight, and that is, if the plan previously was enough, not only in an election year, how are they going to pay for that…

Absolutely. One of the things I find out with these seniors in my experience, in practicing medicine with some of these seniors, they are very proud people. They are not used to having to come up and saying, I cannot afford this for the…

we appreciate the gentlewoman's leadership role and her coming. As the gentlewoman was talking about those low-income seniors, I was reminded of a senior that I talked to. It was a group of seniors, but one of the individuals from a senior…

We certainly appreciate the gentleman from Oklahoma being here tonight and his leadership on this very important issue, taking up this issue in a manner that, as you have described, is reasonable, responsible and, the big word, ``doable.''…