"Hon. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington, opening statement."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"We need to come together to stop the fentanyl crisis and save lives."
"We need to rein out-of-control government spending to reverse President Biden's inflation crisis, so people can afford healthcare."
"There must be accountability from the administration, too, for too many ways that they have made the crisis worse, especially the authoritarian COVID-19 policies."
"last week this committee advanced my bill, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, which would ban QALYs and other similar measures in Federal healthcare programs."
"President Biden, Speaker McCarthy, and us were agreeing on not cutting Medicare."
"I support the use of AI in improving program integrity but want to ensure that AI technology is not misused to deny legitimate patient claims."
"It is an issue that we are addressing with bipartisan support."
"More than 60 percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck."
"I am pleased that we are working together in a bipartisan way to hold this hearing on what the Federal Government can do about the high cost of healthcare."
"Patients shouldn't be in the dark until after they receive care and their bills come."