I worked with Catholic Charities in San Antonio. They provided such important leadership on the needs of our immigrants.

During the next decade, TPP would have no measurable impact on real GDP here on our economic growth.

I guess what concerns me is you have been doing that 4 or 5 years and we have no specifics.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this Brady ``Borrow to Benefit Billionaires Act.'' I don't believe that it is in the interest of our country to borrow another $269 billion from the Chinese, the Saudis, or whomever we can get it…

I am concerned about the anticompetitive effects of this bill because, while this money could be used to address the size of our national debt--and that might be an appropriate place for it. Think about the size of $269 billion and what it…

The success of abstinence-only programs, you know, it was--you know, those programs have not been proven effective.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the bill and yield myself such time as I might consume. The NOTICE Act, as the name suggests, is about giving notice. In this case, it gives notice to patients when they are about to be billed personally…

Mr. Speaker, I also appreciate the help we have received from the Center for Medicare Advocacy. They have had reports, again, from people all over the country being placed in this situation. The hospitals may act in the best interests of a…

I have one speaker on the way. If you are prepared to close and he is not arriving, then we will close. Do you have any other speakers?

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 15 seconds and will welcome my colleague, Joe Courtney, who has long sought to respond legislatively to protect health care consumers from the financial pain of this observation status. While the passage of the…

Mr. Speaker, I concur with the gentleman from Connecticut. I yield back the balance of my time.