some ob/gyns left the state. some doctors involved in brain surgery left the state because of the high costs. i don't know where you get these figures that it wasn't until '88 we saw any progress, because the absolute increase on a yearly basis of the premiums paid for by the tdoctors leveled off aftr we passed micra. it was interesting to hear the gentleman from georgia talk about noneconomic damages. it puts a limit on noneconomic damages, pain and suffering. why? that's the most potentially abused part of the system. i can prove losses for future earnings. i can prove what the costs are, the direct costs. pain and suffering, if you think about it, if before an instant you were to ask somebody, how much would it be worth to you to lose your arm or leg? they'd say you couldn't pay me enough money to do that. after the fact when you talk about pain and suffering, it's a very difficult figure to determine. so you make a rational judgment by the legislature or the people as to what that limit would be, because othe

would you like to ride along to the ob/gyn. of course, they said yes, and had been denied the opportunity to do that. while we have protections in a number of states, california, of course included, but others, nationally, women still have that burden up until this legislation. many women and children who have insurance are already unable to even seek the care that they need including services like mammograms, and we know this because they cannot afford the copays and deductibles. my colleague talked about the medical loss ratio. i have a constituent, her name is also susan, who following having breast cancer was denied reconstructive surgery from our health plan which was an absolutely good health plan. they didn't want to go forward with that kind of support for her, and we intervened, department of managed care intervened, and got it done, but that's the kind of thing people have had to deal with for years. i coauthored the women's health insurance fairness act and markets can't charge women higher premiums than men. that wa

some ob/gyn's i knew left the state. some doctors involved in brain surgery ft the sate becau ofhe high cost i don't ow whe uet these figures th it was not until 88 we saw progress because the absolute increase on a yearly basis of the premiums paid for by the doctors leveled off after we passed micra. it was interesting to hear the gentleman from georgia talk about noneconomic damages. that's true. it puts a limit on noneconomic damages, pain and suffering, why? because that's the most abused part of the system. i can prove losses for future earnings. i can prove what the costs are, the direct costs. pain and suffering, i mean, if you think about it, before an instant you were to ask somebody how much is it worth to you to lose your arm or your leg? they'd say you couldn't pay me enough money to do that. after the fact when you talk about pain and suffering, it's a ryifcu figur to tein a s yak a rational judgment by the legislature or the people as to what that limit would be because otherwise it has an adverse effect o

and what it is it is a web-based discussion on the chinese ob/gyn website these are official doctors to discuss how to kill newborn babies that in induced forced abortion. it's a chilling document. then april of last year, there was an incident in which cream to rememberium workers, heard cries coming out of a little box and they opened the box there was a live baby boy who had cotton stuck down his throat so someone tried to choke him. horrified. he seemed perfectly healthy and then later on that day that boy was sent back to the crematorium dead. >> as i think many people acknowledge, one of the largest number of human rights victims and last year with your help and with representative wolf, representative ros-lehtinen detailing the horrible tortures and abuses against them passed with one no-vote. while the administration occasionally refers to the tibet or the uighurs or other victims, they seem to totally avoid any reference as does the mainstream media. as to falun gong. why do you think that is. >> fraebl, i offered the first resolution that passed the house leaking this heigh

some ob/gyns left the state. some doctors involved in brain surgery left the state because of the high costs. i don't knowhereou get these figures that it wasn't until '88 we saw any progress, because the absolute increase on a yearly basis of the premiums paid for by the tdoctors leveled off aftr we passed micra. it was interesting to hear the gentleman from georgia talk about noneconomic damages. it puts a limit on noneconomic damages, pain and suffering. why? that's the most potentially abused part of the system. i can prove losses for future earnings. i can prove what the costs are, the direct costs. pain and suffering, if you think about t, if before an instant you were to ask somebody, how much would it be worth to you to lose your arm or leg? they'd say you couldn't pay me enough money to do that. after the fact when you talk about pain a suffering, it's a very difficult figure to determine. so you make a rational judgment by the legislature or the people as to what that limit would be, because otherwise i

at one time in this town, 40% of ob-gyns weren't doing deliveries. this was a few years ago.one in seven no longer deliver babies. they now get out, on average of obstetrics at age 48 which would be a mid-career point. you are just reaching your peak. you have another 20 years of practice. but now ob-gyns stop practicing obstetrics at age 48 because of the liability risk. >> if you have a number of tests that are being conducted using equipment and using resources and in some instances they are not necessary, they are more to assure or to avoid, can you comment on that crowding out tests that need to be conducted that are necessary? >> yeah. i think that when you crowd a system with i won't say that they're unnecessary tests. the gentleman earlier sort of implying that these tests are illegal, that you're doing, u're defrauding medicare. i think that's not the truth. but basically as i mentioned, when you progress to solve a puzzle in taking care of a do t scan or myogram or mri but we can't afford to do that anymore. so what happens is you use valuable resources, imaging res

and what it is a web based discussion on the chinese ob/gyn website.these are officials chinese doctors discussing how best to kill newborn babies as they are being born during induced labor force abortion. it's absolutely chilling documents. then, in april of last year, there was an incident in which crematorium workers discovered, they heard cries coming out of a little box, opened the box and there was a live baby boy who had caught instead on his throat as somebody tried to choke him. horrified. the send the boy that the hospital, he seemed perfectly healthy and leader on that day that boy was sent back to the crematorium dead. that's a snapshot of infanticide in china. thank you. >> as i think many people acknowledge one of the largest number of human rights victims that have fallen down and last year with your health and representative wolf, representative ros-lehtinen bipartisan resolution detailing portable torture and abuse against them passed with only one novo to in the house, but as the congressman said, while the ad patrician occasionally

green is an ob-gyn in san francisco.nt out that most people have health care coverage, about 85 percent of the population. and she is he they are worried about stretching coverage to the other 15 percent because it might cut that what they are getting. >> they are afraid somehow the coverage will be cut and i think most americans have this underlying uning that cost had a to be addressed and that health care reform in fact hasn't addressed of how we cover everyone for all the needs people have especially the aging baby boomers. >>reporter: republicans will vote for repeal and when that fails they plan to cut funding for the law. if that take time. many months. our political analyst says time is on the side of the democrat. feature of the law that roll out first are generally the ones people like. >> extension of medicare. extension of medicaid. the allowing parents to carry children after they graduate from college up to able 26. as they implement these features people will come to see the benefit of it and will not want

another ob-gyn who has been there who knows how fragile the life is of an unborn child is. i would like to yield to jim lankford for hk -- being here. mr. lankford: i rise in support of one of the basic functions of any government. 3,000 years ago, a mom taught her son a king to be a wise ruler and she said speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. 235 years ago, our founders wrote a desperate king, we hold these truths and endowed by their creator with gin alienable rights with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. this truth is so obvious, so clear that they called itself-evident. but in america, millions of people cannot pursue happiness and cannot appreciate liberty because their first god-given right was denied, life. in recent days, the discussion from the left has turned to reducing the numbers of abortion. i applaud this line of thinking, because it admits one thing, abortion is wrong. it destroys the life and deficient states the future of a mom. i ask, why should abortion be reduced if it's just another medical procedure to remove unwanted tissue from

i will make you the solemn promise from this ob/gyn -- with every breath left in my body, i will fightor life. will you join me? [cheers and applause] god bless you and thank you so much for being here. >> thank you very much. i am from the mexico, one of the freshmen here to defend life. it is said the best that the most courageous act of a single individual is not to participate in the life. thank you for not participating. my friend, i do not think it is just a coincidence. 40 years and counting. it is time for us to get out of the wilderness. with the and men and women in front of me today, god will lead us across the jordan river and we will turn away from not just funding abortion but the practice itself. god bless you. i just loaded you guys on my facebook. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am from illinois. it is great to be with you today. i am one of almost 100 new freshmen that have been sent here on a mission. almost 90% of us are pro-life. that is exciting. i am here to follow in the great footsteps of my mentor from illinois, henry hyde. i will fight for him and fight for l

carpet favorite and a secret to how you can wear all those high heels because it was created by pan ob-gynn the leg. >> you know what it's like in are pregnant, and your legs feel awful. >> it's also great to take with you when you are traveling on the plane. it's a great essential to keep the circulation going. >> i love it. i am sitting here and smelling these beautiful essential otherwise. these are sort of at home -- the first someone a massage oil. >> i like to keep an assortment of essential oils in my at home spa. i like the carrier oil. >> a bottle of canola oil? >> exactly. it helps with absorption. here we have lavender. >> that's very calming. >> we have cedar oil. >> you don't need a lot. you can do a couple of drops. every single time. then apply it into your bath or on your pressure points or have that special someone apply it for you as you lead into valentine's day. >> there's your evening all planned. you get your bath and massage oil. for a lot of people one of the biggest issues in the winter can be a dry scalp. it makes it tough to wear dark clothing. this can really he

it has had an impact on the cost of insurance on physicians, that an ob-gyn in los angeles paid 30% to 40% less for insurance than the same doctor in new york. you can't tell me the cost of living is that much different, except for the fact that sacramento is recognized that tort reform and limitations of trial lawyers' impact on health care is an essential one. if the legislature of california can agree to maintain that, why can't we work together to address those issues? if we're talking about wanting to reduce costs, why didn't the health bill allow americans rather than taking away their rights to live in the country, the freedom to buy across state lines? that is well within our jurisdiction as a federal body. why didn't we give freedom the answer to be able to reduce costs rather than taking the rights of americans to live here? that is a real scary concept that we can't join on tort redorm. and let's face it, the liability issue is an interesting one. the federal government and states can actually address issues that says -- mr. dreier: i yield my friend an additional minute. th

inside your network, you can see the primary-care physician, the pediatrician, the ob/gyn of your choice, and you can use an emergency room outside of your network without your insurer sticking you with extra charges. every american can access preventive care, to get and stay healthy for free. all of misinformation about the new choices and the new rights available to you is available to you in one simple place, health care.gov. you can log on, type in your zip code, and compare prices. right now, you could do that. this was all before we set up the exchanges that will allow 30 million americans to get access to care, and allows small companies to finally get the same deal big companies get, in people being part of a big pool that gives them a better deal across the board. now, as important as what is happening right now is what is not happening right now. you may have heard once or twice that this is a job-crushing, granny-threatening, budget- monstrosity.tros that is how it has been portrayed by opponents. that does not match up to reality. this thing has been in place for 10 months, a

. >> in the end of your career at the ob/gyn what kind of medical malpractice or you holding? >> it's been ten years, hard to remember exactly but i think it was like $60,000 per practitioner and we had a five member group, so it was a pretty hefty bill. but that wasn't the main cost as john kerry finally realized a number of years ago. but the main cost driver is all the defensive medicine, all the necessary very expensive, sometimes dangerous testing procedures to sort of cover your back. you know, if we don't have medical liability reform, there would be no dr. rita the arizona medical center to save the life of our colleague, gabbie giffords because the liability would be too high, so that's the kind of thing we are looking at and why it is so important that we pass medical liability reform this year. >> dr. congressman phil gingrey of georgia. thank you. >> thank you. it's my pleasure. >> still here in statuary hall outside of the -- outside the new house chamber, where the president -- right here? okay. a little bit earlier we were talking with republican congressmen sit

it has had an impact on the cost of insurance on physicians, that an ob-gyn in los angeles paid 30% to 40% less for insurance than the same doctor in new york. you can't tell me the cost of living is that much different, except for the fact that sacramento is recognized that tort reform and limitations of trial lawyers' impact on health care is an essential one. if the legislature of california can agree to maintain that, why can't we work together to address those issues? if we're talking about wanting to reduce costs, why didn't the health bill allow americans rather than taking away their rights to live in the country, the freedom to buy across state lines? that is well within our jurisdiction as a federal body. why didn't we give freedom the answer to be able to reduce costs rather than taking the rights of americans to live here? that is a real scary concept that we can't join on tort redorm. and let's face it, the liability issue is an interesting one. the federal government and states can actually address issues that says -- mr. dreier: i yield my friend an additional minute. th

there is no ob/gyn in the county.n. i think that whomever is available to teach these kids, not only abstinence but how to protect themselves from getting pregnant unwantedly and when you ask them afterwards many of the girls wish they hadn't gotten pregnant. they feel pressured from boyfriends. we have to educate the boys, too. it is not just about the girls. >> there was an attitude that some girls think it's cute. >> and think think it brings love, girl. >> and that's just one girl's reply. we have to talk to our daughters and sons. >> when does it start the discussion? >> you start early. 8, 9, 10. this is not just about sexual activity. this is about saying no to sex. abstinence certainly but also i will not touch you without a condom. really give them the power to say no and the belief that they can do it. >> i think it starts earlier. i think quote/unquote sex education is about awareness of your body and it's your body and how you handle it and treat it and what you can say yes and no to. we start early with c

i can tell you as an ob/gyn doctor, it's over the top, it's almost unaffordable for us. the american people get it, the people of tennessee get it, we as elected represent i haves get it, we got that in the election of november 2. i want to encourage my colleagues to vote to repeal obamacare and i urge my colleagues to do this i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i yield myself 30 seconds. it's universe lally recognized that there is no worse-designed plan than tenncare. there was no pay-fors, it nearly bankrupted the state and it's recognized that nowhere has the cost gone up fagger than in the private sector, much faster than medicare. there's not much in the way of cost containment, you just reimburse for the cost. this legislation has cost containment, that's why c.b.o. says if you repeal it, you'll drive up the short-term deficit $230 billion, the long-term deficiters 12k4r.2 billion. -- deficit $1.2 trillion. >> i rise today in opposition to h.r. 2, a bill that would repe

it has had an impact on the cost of insurance on physicians, that an ob-gyn in los angeles paid 30% to 40% less for insurance than the same doctor in new york. you can't tell me the cost of living is that much different, except for the fact that sacramento is recognized that tort reform and limitations of trial lawyers' impact on health care is an essential one. if the legislature of california can agree to maintain that, why can't we work together to address those issues? if we're talking about wanting to reduce costs, why didn't the health bill allow americans rather than taking away their rights to live in the country, the freedom to buy across state lines? that is well within our jurisdiction as a federal body. why didn't we give freedom the answer to be able to reduce costs rather than taking the rights of americans to live here? that is a real scary concept that we can't join on tort redorm. and let's face it, the liability issue is an interesting one. the federal government and states can actually address issues that says -- mr. dreier: i yield my friend an additional minute. th

i can tell you as an ob/gyn doctor, it's over the top, it's almost unaffordable for us.t it, the people of tennessee get it, we as elected represent i haves get it, we got that in the election of november 2. i want to encourage my colleagues to vote to repeal obamacare and i urge my colleagues to do this i yield ba the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i yield myself 30 seconds. it's universe lally recognized that there is no worse-designed plan than tenncare. there was no pay-fors, it nearly bankrupted the state and it's recognized that nowhere has the cost gone up fagger than in the private sector, much faster than medicare. there's not much in the way of cost containment, you just reimburse for the cost. this legislation has cost containment, that's why c.b.o. says if you repeal it, you'll drive up thehort-term deficit $230 billion, the long-term deficiters 12k4r.2 billion. -- deficit $1.2 trillion. >> i rise today in opposition to h.r. 2, a bill that would repeal the affordable care act.