David Roe

I love the idea of these private exchanges.

We need to let the private sector do this. They have done it very well at no cost to the taxpayers.

I find that abhorrent that we have people in this country with Medicaid that get a lower standard of care than other people.

If you have a $5,000 out-of-pocket, and you are a police officer where I live making $35,000 a year, it might as well be $100,000 out-of-pocket.

In the real world, in the hospital where I practiced and taught at the medical school, 60 percent of the uncollectible debt in that hospital are people with insurance.

The Affordable Care Act discouraged consumerism, me being able to be in charge, not the insurance company, not the government.

I think the way you do that, and you have all clearly pointed out, is empower consumers, transparency, and quality.

I want to thank the witnesses today. You all have been terrific.

I thank the gentlelady for yielding.

I want to commend Congressman Courtney for his leadership in authoring bipartisan legislation to do so.

The American people cannot afford this fundamentally flawed law, and that's why House Republicans are determined to deliver meaningful reform.

Unfortunately, the president's government takeover of health care is making these problems worse.

It's time to modernize our health care system so we can empower every American with affordable coverage.

Unfortunately, the President's government takeover of health care is making these problems worse.

It is time to modernize our health care system so we can empower every American with affordable coverage.

Once again, we have a situation where VA is more inclined to support the status quo than to address a real-world issue, the inability to start a family because of a service-related injury.

According to testimony, VA opposes my bill because it would create an inequitable benefit favoring some veterans over others. Really?

If a veteran does decide to use this benefit to raise a family, the real winner in fact is the children.

My bill, which was noticed for this hearing as a draft bill entitled To Amend Title 38, United States Code, to Pay Special Compensation to Certain Veterans with the Loss or Loss of Use of Creative Organs, that is introduced as H.R. 4892…

I would like to focus my remarks on the bill I am proud to have introduced, H.R. 4782, the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016.

It is a real balancing act.

If you do not know where you are going, you might end up someplace else.

What we have done with the VA has complicated this with so many layers of bureaucracy.

I think the veteran should be able to have a choice, a real choice, and not get hung up...

I think that is a mistake.