bald with win and i, joined together in support of national glaucoma day and today we're here to recognize the 40th anniversary of the national eye institute and express support for the designation of 2010 through 2020 as the decade of vision. the national eye institute, also known as n.e.i., was established by congress in 1968 to protect and prolong vision of the american people. n.e.i. research leads to insight into saving retinal treatments, reducing visual impairment and blindness and improves the quality of life for people of all ages. vision research has been supported through the n.e.i. by over 1,600 research grants and training awards made to scientists at more than 250 medical centers, hospitals, universities and other institutions across the country and around the world. with congressional and public support, the research has yielded substantial dividends to treat many potentially blinding eye diseases and visual disorders. vision impairment and eye disease is a major public policy problem for the world to face. as you have heard, vision-related costs here in the united states ap

they determined that she has glaucoma. they are doing a test to determine which type she has so they can give her a higher drug or whenever they have to do. she has to come back in three months. also, last november, my cousin was taken to the hospital. they did a check on him, he went home, and they did not determine that he had a hemorrhage from a fall. two months later, he died. no matter what company you work with, if we can get some sort of uniform health care -- host: san diego, california. mark, independent life. caller: i would be very shocked if they build a not pass this year, to the problem in 1993 was that out of the gate, in the military, it killed this whole agenda. from the next year, the republicans ran the whole country. when the midterm elections took place. as far as the plan that i can see right now, it appears to lack a criminal prosecution element to it as far as dentists or doctors inflicting intentional harm on patients. there was a case out here in california where a doctor and his wife were doing f

screening for glaucoma, well, it depends on who you are. otherwise, ask congress to change the law. maybe you have multiple sclerosis that prevents from you working and you can't afford the medication. you have to wait two years to qualify for help unless congress changes the law. when less than one in four americans think congress is doing a great job, shod congress really be in charge of your health insurance? let's fix the problems, focus on value, not volume, quality, not quantity, and stop wasting hundreds of billions of health care dollars. there should be no bureaucracy between you and your doctor. reform, yes. oversight, yes. accountability, transparency, absolutely. but become an insurance company, let's think about it. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: permission granted. mrs. maloney: mr. speaker, i would like to echo what president obama said the other day. something is happening in iran and it is something remarkable and inspiring. thanks to irani