Jim McDermott: “We get $.01 back on every $1 we put into this thing.”

This committee has the potential of doing more good for the American people than perhaps any other single subcommittee in the Congress.

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

the bottom line, as far as I am concerned, is what happens to patients.

I intend to carefully scrutinize ideas that may not be in the best interests of the program or the beneficiaries.