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HELP EFFICIENT, ACCESSIBLE, LOW-COST TIMELY HEALTHCARE (HEALTH) ACT OF 2003 -- (House of Representatives - March 13, 2003)Page: H1829
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 139, I call up the...
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GENERAL LEAVE
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may...
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
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Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to start the debate off on our side by...
Mr. WATT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas...
Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman of the Committee on the...
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Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman...
Mr. WEINER. Mr. Speaker, first of all, as the debate begins, let us put some...
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from...
Ms. HART. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5, the HEALTH Act. The...
Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds for the benefit of my...
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Mr. WEXLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 5. I do so because the...
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia...
Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished chairman of Committee on...
Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. CONYERS. I yield to the gentleman from Georgia.
Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, what about the States that have...
Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will continue to yield, the States...
Mr. CONYERS. In other words, the gentleman is sticking to his statement that...
Mr. GINGREY. If the gentleman will allow me to respond?
Mr. CONYERS. If the gentleman will just answer yes or no.
Mr. GINGREY. The answer is no, it takes away no one's economic rights.
Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, if may I kindly and politely reclaim my time, and I...
Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
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Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 2/3 minutes to the gentleman from...
Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I first would like to thank the distinguished chairman...
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to control the...
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to...
Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, today we are here to debate a bill, H.R. 5, written...
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Iowa...
Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I thank my distinguished chairman, the gentleman...
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to yield 3...
Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I am probably one of the few Members who have...
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana...
Mr. CHOCOLA. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding me this time.
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to yield 1...
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5 is but another wolf in lamb's clothing,...
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from...
Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support the HEALTH Act of 2003,...
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 25 seconds.
Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me this time.
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Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from...
Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, physicians in Pennsylvania face skyrocketing...
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 15 seconds.
Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me time.
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas...
Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
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Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished...
Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me time.
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from...
Mr. KIRK. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished chairman for yielding me time...
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentleman from New Jersey...
Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, is this gentleman letting us know today that he is...
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to myself.
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I want to answer and I thank the...
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 25 seconds to respond.
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Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me the time.
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 10 seconds.
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, in Chicago, an electrocardiogram is misread...
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas...
Mr. STENHOLM. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5, of which I am an...
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished...
Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me the time.
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Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished...
Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman very much for yielding...
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Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from...
Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for the time, and with due...
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana...
Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Help Efficient,...
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished...
Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I think it is fair to say that this bill itself is a...
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me...
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Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I wish this bill would help cure that...
Ms. LINDA T. SÁNCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman...
Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, would the Chair indicate how much time is remaining?
Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, it pleases me to yield 1 minute to the gentleman...
Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.
Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr....
Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, somebody in this Chamber needs to stand up for the...
Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute, the balance of my time, to the...
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, one thing that has not been remarked upon is that the...
Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
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Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 3 minutes.
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Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds.
Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to see this bill on the floor today. We...
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from...
Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time. The...
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Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman...
Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I am here to give a clear example from my home...
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from...
Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I just want to explain how this bill helps HMOs and...
Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman...
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Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time. I,...
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from...
Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, I represent Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and in the great...
Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman...
Mr. GREENWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time. I...
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, understand that physician-owned companies are...
Mr. DINGELL. I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.
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Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. COX. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the...
Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri. Mr. Speaker I rise in opposition to H.R. 5...
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maine...
Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, this bill will not reduce health care spending...
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from...
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, if H.R. 5 passes, we will be committing...
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentlewoman from...
Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, I believe we can all acknowledge that rising medical...
Mr. Ed Whiddon, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, was a victim of...
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from...
Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, my Ohio colleague could not say Texas. He just...
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from...
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Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am going to put a longer statement in the...
Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Speaker, I have only one additional speaker to close, so I...
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman. We have two more speakers.
Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I would point out that we will have a motion to...
Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, this bill has one huge flaw that even its proponents...
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Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Speaker, I want to quickly point out, our own Congressional...
Mr. FERGUSON. Mr. Speaker, congratulations to the chairman for all of his good...
Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, for a nation that boasts about being the wealthiest in...
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R....
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Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, today I voted ``no'' on final passage of H.R. 5, the...
Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the Help Efficient,...
Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, I support California's MICRA, but H.R. 5 is not MICRA...
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Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, medical malpractice lawsuits are increasingly being...
Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5, the HEALTH Act.
Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 5, legislation that...
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Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 5, the...
Mr. EVANS. Mr. Speaker, in my tenure in Congress, I have been dedicated to...
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Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5 is but another wolf in lamb's clothing...
Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I am convinced action is needed to stabilize the...
Mrs. BONO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5 and the physicians...
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5, the...
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Mr. BACHUS, Mr. Speaker, under Alabama law, punitive damages are the only...
Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, this past December in West Virginia, doctors...
Ms. LINDA SÁCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R....
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Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I regret that I cannot support this...
Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, as an OB-GYN with over 30 years in private practice, I...
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Mr. STRICKLAND. Mr. Speaker, I speak on the floor today in opposition to H.R. 5...
Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the medical malpractice reforms...
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Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5 is the Republican's quick fix to the health...
Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 5, the HEALTH...
Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, it's always easier to fix blame than to...
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Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I attempted to offer three of the thirty-one...
Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the HEALTH Act, H.R. 5....
Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5, the HEALTH...
Mr. BISHOP. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose H.R. 5.
Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, a lot of people on the other side have one crucial...
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong...
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Mr. WYNN. Mr. Speaker, the issue of high premiums for medical malpractice...
Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5.
Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for H.R. 5, the Help...
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Mr. Baca. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today in opposition to H.R. 5. I...
Mr. MOORE of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 5.
Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, the sponsors of this bill have assured the...
Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, the rising costs of medical liability insurance in...
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Ms. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 5, the Medical...
Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I think we all agree that there is a crisis in...
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to...
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MOTION TO RECOMMIT OFFERED BY MR. CONYERS
Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion to recommit.
Mr. CONYERS. I am, Mr. Speaker.
TITLE I--LIMITING FRIVOLOUS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUITS
TITLE II--INDEPENDENT ADVISORY COMMISSION ON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE
TITLE I--LIMITING FRIVOLOUS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUITS
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TITLE II--INDEPENDENT ADVISORY COMMISSION ON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE
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Mr. CONYERS (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the...
Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, this is the Conyers-Dingell motion to recommit. It...
Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, the bill before us is a bad bill. The motion to...
Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, we yield back any time that may be remaining.
Mr. TAUZIN. I do, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr....
Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman. Subparagraph 11(c)(1) says:...
Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his response, and I look...
Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Speaker, the Dingell motion offers us a different solution than...
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Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is...
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
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RECORDED VOTE
Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

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