Political Quotes

“Again, Mr. Speaker, I also want to thank Chairman Upton and Chairman Pitts and Ranking Members Waxman and Pallone for their work in passing this bill so quickly through the subcommittee and the full committee. I also want to thank Mr. Stupak for his hard work on the legislation in the last Congress. Again, I want to acknowledge the work of Candice Miller last Congress and this Congress in getting this bill passed. In an emergency, all hands on deck. Dentists are willing to support the medical and public health response to a disaster, and this legislation allows States the option to incorporate dentists into their disaster response framework. Our Nation's medical surge capacity will never be optimal until we capitalize on the personnel resources of the entire health care workforce. I urge full support of this important legislation, H.R. 570, to ensure our national disaster responses have the maximum amount of available resources. I also want to thank two of my staff members, Rebekah West and James Paluskiewicz, for their hard work in getting this bill to the floor in what appears to be record time.”