Ron Kind

the great cost driver in our society, and it is true at the Federal level at the budget, at State and local, for families and businesses alike, is rising healthcare costs.

I thank my good friend from North Carolina for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act. Jason was a veteran who unfortunately saw his life end way too soon while receiving treatment…

What can Congress do to encourage more ESOPs, and with them more savings, job security and wage equality?

Today I rise to celebrate the life and legacy of my good friend, Paul Barkla. I met Paul when I first ran for Congress. He was one of my earliest supporters. I still vividly recall meeting him at the end of a Democratic primary debate when…

We can reform a healthcare system before America grows old.

And I think one of the smarter things we did under the Affordable Care Act was establish the Center on Innovation.

there is a propensity around this place to enact tax reform without paying for it.

During rollcall vote No. 70 on H.R. 3293, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' personal explanation

I've been a real stickler when it comes to payment reform in the healthcare system.

I think if we keep setting those financial incentives to value quality, we're going to see a lot of innovation, a lot of reform by our providers themselves.

We've also been seeing in recent years some remarkable cost savings on a per capita basis in the Medicare program in particular, but without a reduction in benefits for the services that our seniors are receiving.

I thank my friend for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this veto override. Listen, I understand people's objections and concerns about the healthcare reform that we have embarked upon as a nation, but, clearly…

We have got to be more fiscally responsible for future generations than that.

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am all for certainty. I am all for predictability. I am all for a lot of the policy initiatives that are contained in this legislation before us. But what I am not in favor of is the fact that…

Again, that is a source of concern that many of our colleagues have expressed concern about and, I think, legitimately so. Again, progress was made in this Customs bill when it comes to currency manipulation. For all these reasons, I think…

I thank my friend from Colorado for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Ways and Means Committee and as someone who has been involved in negotiations in regards to the Customs bill before us today, I rise in strong…

I thank my friend from Michigan for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the committee and as someone who has been involved in the negotiations of the legislation before us, I rise in strong support of the Trade Facilitation and Trade…

There are so many more alternative and complementary forms of care that we ought to be exploring in much greater detail.

I am convinced that the family members are the first line of defense when it comes to our veterans.

I think we have got a major opiate problem within the VA system, but not limited to the VA system.

I have introduced a Veterans Access to Care Act to try to deal with the access and waiting line issue.

I always thought it was wrong that our health care providers were not being reimbursed for the education and the consultation.

Another concern I want to raise with you and I am wondering if you are sharing it is obviously when you have CO-OPs failing, it means less competition in the marketplace.

This unquestionably is one of the most dangerous bills that we will be considering in this session of Congress because this gives this body permission, for the very first time in our Nation's history, to default on our financial…

Clearly, that is the direction that the Affordable Care Act is trying to drive the healthcare system, to more coordination, more integration in healthcare delivery services.