As a physician, I can say that I have seen the benefits of samples for patients firsthand.

The gentleman is correct. And, in fact, if the gentleman will recall, that in our committee work on these bills dealing with the Affordable Care Act, the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health actually had this as a stand-alone bill. It…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. The fact is, there was a hearing on this one-size-fits-all government takeover, top-down, Soviet-style healthcare system that has been proposed by the other side of the aisle. And yet, that bill was…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I think the kindest thing I can say about this amendment is it should not be necessary. Just a brief review of the history of mental health parity as it relates to our healthcare system, of…

I thank the gentleman. Of those, more than 500,000 would instead participate in nongroup coverage through the marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act, and 500,000 would become uninsured. The drug policies contained in both H.R…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I do rise today to speak in opposition to H.R. 987. Mr. Chairman, I am concerned that the Democrats are using bipartisan drug pricing bills to pay for partisan politics. Look, these bills are proof…

Lives are literally hanging in the balance. I urge the Speaker to immediately schedule this important bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has not been recognized for debate. ____________________

I thank the gentleman from Oklahoma. Madam Speaker, you can imagine my surprise this morning checking the email and the Health 202, an email put out by The Washington Post--The Washington Post, for crying out loud--and here is the…

Again, I would reiterate that neither bill under consideration today has a chance of becoming law. While I support funding for disaster relief, the Democrats chose not to negotiate with the Senate and included controversial positions. As a…

Just a point of clarification. While our last vote was just after 2 p.m. yesterday, the House actually adjourned a little after 3 p.m. I did want to make that correction. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania…

I do have one additional speaker. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), who is a valuable member of the Rules Committee, and gave us a stirring history lesson on the ERISA plans and how the…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption of the…