Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself 2 minutes. Madam Speaker, I recognize the critical work that was done by the Congressional Doctors Caucus on this effort. The thesis was that we are going to crush the coronavirus. You think that you would want to involve the people who left the world of healthcare providing to come and serve in the people's House. Unfortunately, those amendments that were thoughtfully introduced were rejected at the Committee on Rules. We had amendments, such as allowing the FDA to use real-world evidence in their evaluation of the emergency use authorization that is currently pending. We were going to reduce the Medicaid payment error rate, which seemed like a good idea. Medicaid home- and community-based services, substance use disorder treatment, and mental health services were to be expanded. The public health workforce allowing for loan repayment was rejected. An amendment providing for coronavirus testing at the southern border--we know we have got a problem with increased people coming across the southern border without authorization. President Biden has indicated that he is welcoming that, but as a consequence, we need to be certain that we are protecting Americans from the introduction of the coronavirus. This was a measure to allow for increased testing on the southern border, but we couldn't accept that. Hyde protections, you have heard many people talk about that. That was rejected at the Committee on Rules, with a variety of amendments. Dr.…”