Jim McDermott: “I believe that the problem is unemployment, not the unemployed.”

I intend to discuss legislation I have recently introduced which will provide beneficiaries with access to comprehensive dental, vision, and hearing services.

Patients who have poor or no dental care often find themselves suffering from costly and potentially fatal conditions such as cardio-vascular disease and oral cancers.

A strong Medicare doesn't mean we turn the program over to the insurance industry, and it doesn't mean we shift more costs on to the beneficiaries.

The Governor of Texas decided he didn't want health care coverage for 1.2 million or 1,314,000 people.