mr. tiberi: too far. mr. levin: michigan beat ohio state. mr. tiberi: it's been a while. dr. miller, you're recognized. dr. miller: mr. chairman, ranking member, i'm mike miller, on behalf of the commission i'd like to thank you for asking us to testify today. as you've already mentioned, we're a small congressional agency required by law to provide analysis and recommendations to the congress. our work in all instances is guided by three principles, ensuring beneficiary access to high quality care, protecting the taxpayer dollar and paying providers and plans in a way to accomplish these goals. with respect to the program's status, medicare spending is about $650 billion annually. a 3.5% of g.d.p. given the enrollment of the baby boom and rates of spending per beneficiary, the medicare program is projected to grow faster than the economy is projected to grow and continue to raise issues of affordability for both the taxpayer and the beneficiaries that finance the program. by law, our march report makes a series of payment recommendations on various fee for service sectors. ea

mr. chairman. chairman tiberi: about the report? mr. thompson: i'm asking if there are recommendations -- chairman tiberi: in the march report? mr. thompson: any report. recommendations by medpac that would cover the $75 billion loss that was brought about because of the legislation that was passed -- the republicans in this committee in march? mr. miller: without comment on the pending legislation, there are an array of recommendations in the medpac report that result in savings. so, nor example, -- for example, the post acute care things we talked through, we don't do estimates. that's c.b.o. and all the rest of t we think we're talking in the neighborhood of $30 billion. i mentioned the m.a. coding issues. there's potentially a savings there for example. we also think the changes in the part d recommendations could yield savings. and then also there is a couple of other places we haven't even talked about where we restrain the updates that would produce savings. mr. thompson: those savings, $30 billion worth of savings, how would they

mr. tiberi: today i rise in honor and remember ohio police chief steven dosaroi. father of six with a baby on the way was killed in the line of duty on may 12, 2017. he died at the hands of a gunman who also killed two employees at a local nursing home. marlena and cindy. this is a tragedy that truly tests the strength of a community. the strength of neighbors. and the strength of oufer law enforcement -- of our law enforcement community. to the chief's family i can't imagine the grief and anguish you must be feeling. we're heartbroken for your loss. please know your husband, your father, your son was an american hero. his memory will never be forgotten and it is there that i pray you find hope. today and every day, may god bless you and all our police officers and their families. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without o