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Price Statement: Markup of H.R. 3200, the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act
Jul 15, 2009 - I left the practice of medicine – I left caring for patients after over twenty years – for precisely this moment in public policy. I cared for literally thousands of patients as an orthopaedic surgeon, each and every one of them a privilege. The actions being taken here and in two other House Commit... More

Kline Statement: Markup of H.R. 3200, the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act
Jul 15, 2009 - Thank you Chairman Miller. I appreciate the opportunity to speak, but I want to be clear that I wish we were here today under different circumstances. Approximately 24 hours ago, we first laid our hands on this 1,018 page monstrosity that has the potential to upend our entire health care system. I’v... More

Price Statement: Hearing on “The Tri-Committee Draft Proposal for Health Care Reform”
Jun 23, 2009 - I would like to begin by thanking our distinguished panels of witnesses for appearing today. We appreciate that they have taken time out of their busy schedules to share their expertise and experiences with us. As a physician, there is one certainty I hear from my former colleagues – the status quo ... More

Kline Statement: Hearing on “The Tri-Committee Draft Proposal for Health Care Reform”
Jun 23, 2009 - America is facing a crisis in our health care system. Costs are spiraling out of control, leaving families, employers, and taxpayers to shoulder the burden. Health care spending today accounts for approximately one-sixth of our economy — more than any other industry. That’s up from 13.8 percent of G... More

Price Statement: “H.R. 2339, the Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Act, and H.R. 2460, the Healthy Families Act”
Jun 11, 2009 - I would like to begin by thanking our distinguished panel of witnesses for appearing today. We appreciate that they have taken time out of their busy schedules to share their expertise and experiences with us. Today’s hearing provides Members of this Subcommittee with an opportunity to discuss the F... More

Kline Statement: Hearing on “Examining the Single Payer Health Care Option”
Jun 10, 2009 - We’re here today, as the hearing title suggests, to examine single payer health care. Single payer is certainly among the most controversial approaches to health care reform, and frankly, I’m a little surprised to see it on this subcommittee’s agenda. President Obama and Democratic leaders have publ... More

Platts Statement: Subcommittee Hearing on “Improving Child Nutrition Programs to Reduce Childhood Obesity”
May 14, 2009 - Today we are here to discuss childhood obesity and child nutrition programs. Over the last ten years, obesity in the United States has been increasing at a staggering rate. The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that more than 72 million adults, or over one-t... More

McKeon Statement: Hearing on “Ensuring Preparedness Against the Flu Virus at School and Work”
May 7, 2009 - Over the past few weeks, many parents and employers have been concerned with the spread of the H1N1 flu virus. And rightly so. As most parents know, illnesses such as the flu can spread through a school almost as fast as an e-mail or a text message. It’s one of those facts of life that parents of sc... More

Kline Statement: “Ways to Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance for Employers, Employees and their Families”
Apr 23, 2009 - Good morning, and welcome to our distinguished panel of witnesses. We look forward to hearing your perspectives and gaining the benefit of your expertise on issues of great national importance. This morning’s hearing is the second hearing on health care reform this year, and will try to address a ve... More

Kline Statement: HELP Subcommittee Hearing on “Strengthening Employer-Based Health Care”
Mar 10, 2009 - This morning’s hearing continues our work – which we began in the 110th Congress – in addressing many of the issues confronting our nation’s health care system, including efforts to improve health care quality, access, and affordability. An important lesson we learned during the last Congress was th... More

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