Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 6012, the diabetes screening bill, would require Health and Human Services to review the utilization of diabetes screening tests available to seniors under Medicare and make recommendations to increase utilization. We obviously don't know the cause of diabetes, but both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of activity appear to play roles. Diabetes affects an estimated 24 million Americans. Approximately 57 million Americans have a pre-diabetic condition. Identifying those with diabetes early can reduce the likelihood of people developing costly and debilitating conditions associated with the disease. We do need to know if people are using this provided service, and if not why not, and examine how do we ensure to connect people with the service. I urge my colleagues to support this resolution. I yield back the balance of my time.”