Well, if the gentleman will yield, Doctor, if I recall correctly, on the floor of this House we heard over and over again the problem with the cost of health care in this country is those people who are uninsured. Those free riders who…

I'm so glad that you came to the floor because you bring up an important point. I actually want to ask you a question on one of the things that you brought up. Many people forget that access to an insurance policy, access to a Federal…

Well, I tried to get the word out there. The fact of the matter is, those of us who were here remember the summer of 2009. For most of us, it is indelibly etched on our memories because we went home that summer to our August town halls…

I thank the gentlelady from Minnesota for coming and participating. You have a way of saying these things that none of the rest of us are capable of, and your voice is an important one in this debate. Thank you for recognizing that there…

I thank the gentleman, the doctor from Maryland, for participating with us today. He used an interesting phrase. Now, instead of the trickle-down economics that Republicans have been criticized for for so many years, it looks like we've…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and certainly thank him for leading this rule on the floor this afternoon. This is an important vote we're going to have today. The rule that will bring various budgets to the floor is a very fair…

Mr. Speaker, it was 3 years ago tomorrow night that the President's affordable health care law, or bill, was pushed through this House of Representatives. On Friday, in CQ Healthbeat, an article was published where the Department of Health…

Mr. Speaker, well, here we are. The Affordable Care Act is going to be 3 years old in just a few days, and we're continuing to uncover things within the law that nobody knew about. Remember all the stuff that was sold to the public because…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. This is an important bill that we are considering today. It's not a perfect bill. It's not the bill that I would write if I had the power to write the bill. But it's an important bill. And as a…

Mr. Speaker, the Affordable Care Act was passed now almost 3 years ago, and the Affordable Care Act was going to lower costs. And why wouldn't you like it? You get free stuff. Well, how do you pay for that free stuff? It turns out five new…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we are here tonight to honor Congressman Sam Johnson. It's also appropriate to take a moment and send our thoughts and prayers to Congressman Johnson's family during a difficult time that…

Mr. Speaker, the Affordable Care Act becomes more apparent every day that goes by, and the problems that are contained therein. Indeed, the President's takeover of health care is delivering more chaos to our health care system. We have 26…