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Date: 2015-10-22
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H

in H.R. 2300. has a replacement plan. Dr. TOM PRICE wants to see preexisting conditions out of the marketplace. Dr. TOM PRICE. in H.R. 2300. wants to see individuals able to move their policies from business to business. from place to place. Mr. Speaker. it is a doctorpatient relationship. It is not a Federal Governmentpatient relationship. It is not a Federal HHS. Health and Human Servicespatient relationship. and it is not an insurance companydoctor relationship. It is about me and my physician. you and your physician. our families and our family physician. 320 million Americans at a time. We have it right here in this institution. We have replacement options right here. Do not let it be said that in the name of trying to bring sanity to our Federal spending. in the name of trying to fix the errors that were created in the Affordable Care Act. do not let it be said that any Member wants to trample on the healthcare opportunities that families have back home. Our goal is to expand those opportunities. not to contract them. I celebrate what has happened in Connecticut. I only wish that folks in Connecticut. New York. and elsewhere would support us in Georgia with the challenges that we are having and help us get back to that very personal doctorpatient relationship that we believe is the right of every American. Mr. Speaker. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2015-10-23
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. pursuant to House Resolution 483. I call up the bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016. and ask for its immediate consideration.
Date: 2015-10-23
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on H.R. 3762. the Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015.
Date: 2015-10-23
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. so we heard about Benghazi. We heard about the debt limit. It sounds kind of like a political speech. doesnt it. Mr. Speaker? The gentleman knows that there is nothing in this legislation that would keep families from purchasing coverage for their childrennothing. nothing at all. The reconciliation package before us only provides tax relief to working families and individuals. It gives them the freedom from government coercion in the area of health care. I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Missouri . a wonderful and productive member of the Budget Committee.
Date: 2015-10-23
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Hyperpartisan. Mr. Speaker? Hyperpartisan? Let me show you a chart here. These are four items that are included in this piece of legislation. that are packaged in this piece of legislation: Reducing. repealing the Prevention and Public Health Fund. When that bill itself came to the floor of the House. 147 Democrats voted "yes"-147. Delay the individual mandate. When that bill came to the floor of the House. 27 Democrats voted "yes." Delay the employer mandate. When that bill came to the floor of the House. 35 Democrats voted "yes." Repeal the medical device tax. When that came to the floor of the House. 46 Democrats voted "yes." Mr. Speaker. these are mostlymostlybipartisan issues. The American people are for repeal of these portions of ObamaCare. Democrats even in this House have recognized the wisdom of it. I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan . another good member of the Committee on the Budget.
Date: 2015-10-23
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. I would ask the gentlewoman who just spoke to read the bill. In fact. the bill increases funding for womens health care through the community health centers by $235 million in both fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2017. Mr. Speaker. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2015-10-23
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia . a wonderful. contributing member of the Committee on the Budget and a member of the Committee on Rules as well.
Date: 2015-10-23
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. the understanding of the chair here was that we were going to divide the time equally between three committees at the beginning in 15minute segments. May I inquire of the gentleman from Maryland if that plan has changed?
Date: 2015-10-23
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. I yield 112 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana . the vice chairman of the Committee on the Budget.
Date: 2015-10-23
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Texas . the chairman of the Health Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee. be allowed to control 15 minutes. as my designee.
Date: 2015-10-23
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Michigan . the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. may control 15 minutes as my designee.
Date: 2015-10-23
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Minnesota . the chair of the Education and the Workforce Committee. and I ask unanimous consent that he be allowed to control the next 10 minutes of debate time as my designee.
Date: 2015-10-23
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker. as I mentioned at the outset of this. we heard a lot of things talked about on the other side. many of which had nothing to do with the piece of legislation before us. What we are talking about with this legislation are the harmful effects of ObamaCare. What has ObamaCare actually done? 7.5 million Americans paid the individual mandate tax in 2014. an average of about $200. That is going up in terms of numbers and in terms of dollars. Sixtyseven percent of the American people have seen increased deductibles since this law went into place. so much so that many individuals arent able to pay their deductible. which means they are denied care. they dont have care. They may have coverage. but they dont have health care. A premium increase of $3.775. on average. instead of the $2.500 premium decrease that was promised by the President. The coops. the cooperative program. will cost $2.4 billion. yet more than 420.000 Americans will lose coverage from the coop program because it doesnt work. like the rest of this law. Mr. Speaker. the majority of the American people continue to oppose this law. Why? Let me suggest to you it is because the principles of health care have been violated by the law. We all want a system that is affordable for everybody. Does that occur in ObamaCare? No. We want a system that is accessible for everybody. Is that the case in ObamaCare? Absolutely not. We want a system of the highest quality of care. As a formerly practicing physician. I can tell you that my former colleagues tell me that the quality is going down. We want a system that is full of innovation and responsiveness to the patients and choices for patients. Have any of those increased in ObamaCare? No. No. No. That is the problem. Mr. Speaker. That is the problem that we have. and that is that the principles of health care are violated. What does this bill before us today do? It reduces the deficit by nearly $130 billion. It increases gross domestic product by over $55 billion. It eliminates the work disincentives and increases the labor supply. That means more jobs. Mr. Speaker. It increases capital investment. That means more jobs. It decreases Federal borrowing. That means more jobs and a healthier economy. Who is supporting the bill? All these groups are supporting the bill. In fact. Mr. Speaker. we have 42 individual groups supporting the bill: Susan B. Anthony List. Family Research Council. Americans for Tax Reform. National Taxpayers Union. Concerned Women for America. National Right to Life Committee. National Retail Federation. Americans for Prosperity. U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council. Americans United for Life. and on and on and on. They support this because they know that this is what the American people want and it is what they deserve.
Date: 2015-10-23
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. what the American people have heard and seen today is a real contrast. There is no doubt about it. On the one hand. those of us on this side of the aisle are fighting to protect the American people from the harm that ObamaCare is doing to our healthcare system and to our economy. On the other hand. most of our friends on the other side of the aisle are doing everything that they can to protect a broken status quo. They are defending a law that is contributing to higher healthcare costs. to less access to care. to lower quality of care. and an economy that is leaving too many Americans behind. Interestingly enough. many of the provisions in the bill that we are talking about today have enjoyed bipartisan support in the past. When our Democrat colleagues bemoan the fact that we are actually trying to provide folks relief from the individual mandate or the employer mandate or the punitive taxes on medical innovation and the onerous provisions within ObamaCare. their protestations simply ring hollow. I dont doubt their sincerity. I am sure that our friends believe that. with enough Washington bureaucratic engineering. they can craft a healthcare system that will effectively serve the American people. despite the evidence that proves otherwise. We fundamentally disagree. We think a healthcare system that is responsive to the needs of patients and families and physicians will not come by way of Washington decree or mandates or tax penalties. We think that if you want to increase quality. affordable health care. if you want to improve the responsiveness of our system. then you need to trust the American people. trust them to make decisions for themselves and for their families rather than try to force them into some Washingtoncreated definition of care. The legislation we have been debating today will provide strong relief from the most coercive components of the Presidents healthcare law. It will pave the way for the sort of patientcentered healthcare reform that we ought to be implementing. In doing so. it will save the American taxpayer $130 billion over the next 10 years by lowering the amount of deficit spending we see here in Washington. and it will expand economic growth and opportunity. Mr. Speaker. I want to thank my colleagues so very. very much. I want to thank the chairs of the Committees on Education and the Workforce. Energy and Commerce. Ways and Means. and their committee members. I want to thank my colleagues here in this Chamber for this spirited and important debate. I look forward to the American people having the opportunity to learn more about who is really fighting to protect and promote the ability of patients and families and doctors to make medical decisions. not Washington. D.C. I urge support of this measure. Mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 2015-10-27
Speaker: RODNEY DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Illinois

Mr. Speaker. I rise today to recognize National Farm to School Month. During the month of October. thousands of local food producers in schools across the country have been working together to promote food and agriculture education. Since Farm to School Month was established in 2010. the National Farm to School Network has worked to highlight the importance of teaching kids the benefits of healthy food choices and the advantages for our local economies when we buy them from local producers. The Farm to School Network provides kids with handson nutrition education through projects like community gardens and farm field trips. Earlier this year. members of my staff worked at a community garden in Springfield. Illinois. sponsored by genHkids. a nonprofit organization that strives to educate children about the importance of healthy eating. I am a cosponsor of H.R. 1061. the Farm to School Act. which expands USDA grant funding to schools. agricultural producers. and nonprofits to improve access to local foods for programs that serve our communities. such as the School Breakfast Program. the Summer Food Service Program. and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Our local food producers play an integral role in feeding central and southern Illinois families. In celebration of National Farm to School Month. thank you to all our farmers and schools that bring healthy. local foods to the table for our kids.
Date: 2015-10-28
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Madam Speaker. today the House is scheduled to consider the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 which would increase the discretionary spending caps for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 set in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and would include offsets over 10 years. While the legislation would provide funding certainty for discretionary programs in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. it has some concerning provisions as explained below. The bill provides additional resources for base discretionary nondefense spending far in excess of the levels in the fiscal year 2016 budget conference agreement (S. Con. Res. 11). The amount of base nondefense discretionary increases for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 are $30 billion and $15 billion. respectively. above the levels approved by Congress just over 5 months ago when the budget conference agreement was adopted. The bill also provides an additional adjustment through the Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism (OCO/GWOT) category of $14.9 billion for the State Department and International Affairs budget category. which is $7.9 billionmore than doublewhat the President requested in his FY16 Budget. If this adjustment becomes law. it will allow nondefense budgetary resources to be shifted from the base discretionary category. which has spending limits. to the OCO/GWOT category which has no spending limits. When both the base and OCO/GWOT increases for nondefense are considered. the total nondefense increase for 2016 and 2017 is $37.9 billion and $22.9 billion. respectively. above the budget conference agreement. The bill also includes language that directs the Senate to file budget allocations in fiscal year 2017 at levels consistent with the discretionary amounts included in the bill and at the Congressional Budget Office baseline amounts for all other spending. unless a budget conference agreement is reached. This provision makes it highly likely that regular order for the budget process in the Senate will be circumvented and that the Senate will not offer a new budget in fiscal year 2017. If this outcome occurs. it will further erode the integrity of the Congressional budget process by preventing a fiscal year 2017 budget from being adopted that reflects the will of the Majority in the House and Senate. It also means reconciliation will not be available for fiscal year 2017 and Congress will no longer have a balanced budget agreement in place.
Date: 2015-11-03
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. as Veterans Day approaches. it is my privilege to announce that. on Saturday. November 14. I will be hosting my annual Congressional Veterans Commendation Ceremony. At this special event. 12 Collin County veterans will be recognized for their wartime sacrifices and peacetime community involvement. These veterans were nominated by their peers and chosen by a selection board. Their stories will be passed on to future generations. The event starts around 1 p.m.. and our keynote speaker is Major Heather Penney. She is one of two Air Force pilots who took to the skies on September 11. 2001. on orders to take down Flight 93 with her own aircraft before the terrorism reached Washington. D.C. I encourage folks to come out and show all our veterans how much we care in a tangible and personal way. I hope to see you all there. God bless America.
Date: 2015-11-03
Speaker: MIMI WALTERS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: California

Mr. Chairman. I rise today in support of H.R. 22. As a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. I have had the pleasure of working with Chairman SHUSTER to put forth a fiscally responsible. longterm bill that will fund our Nations transportation and infrastructure needs. This bill includes provisions which would make our highway system more efficient. direct more power and flexibility to States and local governments. cut through bureaucratic red tape. and maintain a strong commitment to safety. The importance of our surface transportation system cannot be overstated. It is an integral part of our economic engine. and it is vital to our Nations movement of goods. In fact. a significant number of consumer goods move through my congressional district. which provides transportation connectivity between the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and other cities throughout the region. This bill will ensure the safe and efficient movement of freight throughout southern California and the rest of the country. I am pleased to stand before you today in support of this bill. which will ultimately improve the overall quality of life for all Americans.
Date: 2015-11-03
Speaker: MIMI WALTERS (republican)
Chamber: H

and Messrs. ROYCE and CALVERT for their support of this amendment. I certainly look forward to continuing to work on transportation. and I thank the gentleman for hanging in there this late in the evening. I look forward to working with the gentleman and with Ranking Member DEFAZIO on this issue during the conference. Mr. Chairman. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California
Date: 2015-11-04
Speaker: HERRERA BEUTLER (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 289. strike lines 11 through 14 and insert the following: "(i) $352.950.000 for fiscal year 2016. "(ii) $462.950.000 for fiscal year 2017. "(iii) $468.288.000 for fiscal year 2018. "(iv) $473.653.500 for fiscal year 2019. "(v) $479.231.500 for fiscal year 2020. and "(vi) $484.816.000 for fiscal year 2021.". Beginning on page 289. strike line 21 and all that follows through page 290. line 8. and insert the following: "(i) $262.950.000 for fiscal year 2016. "(ii) $262.950.000 for fiscal year 2017. "(iii) $268.288.000 for fiscal year 2018. "(iv) $273.653.500 for fiscal year 2019. "(v) $279.231.500 for fiscal year 2020. and "(vi) $284.816.000 for fiscal year 2021.". At the end of title III of division A. add the following:
Date: 2015-11-04
Speaker: HERRERA BEUTLER (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. over 50 percent of all transit riders in the U.S. travel on buses. but only 10 percent of our transit funding actually goes to buses. I will say that again. Over half of the people in this country who use public transportation take buses to get to work. to the grocery store. to visit family. yet the Federal Government dedicates less than 10 percent of its transit funds specifically to buses and to bus facilities. We are selling communities short. communities like my home in southwest Washington. but we have an opportunity to rectify the situation. Mr. Chairman. While overall transit funding has been steadily increasing. this bill funds buses in 2016 at. roughly. half of the 2012 levelsthat is. Mr. Chairman. unless you happen to represent one of seven States for which this bill sets aside. roughly. an additional $272 million a year. While all 50 States can compete for funds through the nationwide Competitive Bus Grant program. which is funded at $90 million in 2016 and $200 million each year after. a select few of the northeastern States get an additional $272 million pot to draw from. That is right. Mr. Chairman. These highdensity StatesMaryland. Massachusetts. New York. New Jersey. Connecticut. Rhode Island. and Delawarehave a special pot of money set aside for them that averages $90 million more a year than the nationwide pot that all 50 States compete for. Oh. and those seven States still get to compete for the nationwide pot. It is an issue of fairness. Mr. Chairman. The idea that seven States have available to them more money than all 50 States combined isnt fair to the communities in my State or in yours or in the other 43 States. My amendment would simply move the funding from the sevenState setaside program into the Competitive Bus Grant program and allow all States to compete for these muchneeded resources. I urge my colleagues to support the amendment. Mr. Chairman. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2015-11-04
Speaker: HERRERA BEUTLER (republican)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. as was well said. 371 Members of the House represent people in States that will benefit from this amendment. By voting "yes" for this amendment. 371 Members will have an opportunity to increase access to important transit funds in their districts without raising spending levels in the bill. Even those Members in these highdensity States are not losing access to the funds. The amendment allows all 50 States to compete fairly for grant funding based on the needs of the area and the merits of the project. How can anybody be against this? What is wrong with this? I urge my colleagues to support the amendment. Mr. Chairman. I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 2015-11-05
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. today I come to the floor on behalf of all our servicemen and -women. As a 29year Air Force veteran and POW. I know something about what it takes to achieve mission success. For the military to be successful. troops need adequate funding so they can carry out their mission safely and effectively. Troops also need the support of their President. their Commander in Chief. I speak from experience when I say this. I say it because. in Vietnam. we had neither. You see. due to consolidation at the Defense Department. the planes I flew in Vietnam were really Navy aircraft. They werent equipped for airtoair ground combat. The Pentagon hung gun pods on them. but its success rate was about 50 percent. That is just not the type of odds you want going into battle. On my 25th mission in Vietnam. I was hit from ground fire and tried to fight back. but couldnt because the gun jammed. Enemy shots caught my right engine on fire. and I ejected just before the aircraft crashed. The Viet Cong caught me and eventually took me to the infamous Hanoi Hilton. where I spent the next almost 7 years of my life. Sometimes I wonder if things would have turned out differently had the Air Force properly equipped planes and my gun hadnt jammed. But I can tell you this: it is a vital priority of mine to ensure our troops today dont run into the same problem I did. America cant defend its national security if our troops dont have what they need. I urge the President to sign this bill today. It is the right thing to do for our deployed troops who are in harms way.