"This was odd the way this happened at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time on July the 2nd."
"Zeke Emanuel, one of the principal architects of the Affordable Care Act... said that he wanted doctors to work for a hospital or a health plan or the government."
"I strongly encourage everyone on this committee to cosponsor, support, and pass H.R. 1428 during the 113th Congress."
"However, the government's protection of its investment arbitrarily ceases after 36 months, when Medicare suddenly refuses to pay for the life-sustaining immunosuppressant drug coverage needed to keep ..."
"I challenge every member on this committee to support the bipartisan H.R. 1428 to correct this irrational and arbitrary policy."
"So there is no question the part B drug coverage has improved the lives of patients."
"We have got a representative from the Congressional Research Service here. We appreciate him being here."
"The Affordable Care Act is going to put some pressure on practices of all sorts to consolidate."
"We should undertake an open-minded review of the current benefit design in Medicare and ways to reform it in a way that reflects the needs and expectations of today's seniors."
"Terrorist threats have changed since 2001."
"Yes, I am guilty as charged but at the same time, the primary role, my role defined in the Constitution is the defense of my Nation."