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Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
I came to Congress because Washington was in the midst of a culture of excess--excessive spending, excessive regulation and excessive government.
Today, we have the opportunity to repeal and replace Medicare's SGR, an outdated reimbursement system that for over a decade Congress has passed patch after patch to fix the flawed formula while hiding the true state of Medicare.
Mr. Speaker, this legislation will take crucial steps to change spending and improve health care for America.
Today, we are voting to enact policy and reforms that generate savings and finally incentivize quality of care over quantity.
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