lorraine and thousand of senior citizens who are needlessly suffering because medicare is not operating effectively and efficiently. i want to thank chairman upton, camp, ranking members waxman and levin and kind. i want to extend a special thanks to their hard staff. without them this legislation would not be moving forward. this is good government. this savings taxpayers money. i urge its adoption and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from arkansas. i mean, from wisconsin. the chair needs new contact lenses. mr. kind: at this time i'd like to yield to my very good friend, the gentleman from new jersey, one of the new leaders of the energy and commerce committee, mr. pallone, such time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. pallone: i want to thank the gentleman from wisconsin. madam speaker, i rise to lend my support to h.r. 1845, as amended. this bill combines two pieces of legislation, h.r. 1845, which provides the demonstration for the coverage of home infusion of intravenous immune globulin and h.r. 1063, which makes improvements to the medicare sec