now, in that timeline we have several different things and yesterday the r.s.c. rolled out the number one legislative voted on the republican side or the most co-sponsors, i should say, on the americans health care reform act, dr. phil roe from tennessee, you know, who better to draft some of this health care policy than a gentleman who employed hundreds of medical professionals and understands the health care industry as a whole? those were the kind of things we want to take at that time forefront. is that particular legislation the end all? no, it's not. it's round one of the 15-round heavyweight fight to make sure we're pushing back even on the narrative that republicans don't have a plan. as far as the final piece of your question, as far as the timeline on the replacement, i believe that's a little premature to nail that down. i believe the consensus is sometime this year, to be able to have some kind of position to move forward. i've heard two, three, four years. i believe in following through with our promise to the american people. i believe it needs to ha

walker: personally, and i believe the position that r.s.c. is against earmarks. the reason why, historically, we've seen where there's not only corruption but abuse when it comes to it. i know the other side of the argument, the army corps of engineers who gets to choose a lot where this money now goes, different projects, doesn't always get to the red states so i can understand the frustration. i believe if we'll continue to try to say, hey, here's what we're trying to accomplish with congress, here's the honesty, here's the transparency, i believe that this is not the time for earmarks to return, to be able to have the members being able to specifically designate where those funds go. >> and you can see that discussion in its entirety on our website c-span.org. go live now to the u.s. house. members will be debating legislation setting up a diabetes care commission among other legislation. live now to the house. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving god

home state of north carolina, 40%, but in some places, in 116%.a, it's as high as so the process of working to put r.s.c. plan , an and the replace and re-- repeal and replace, who better than to who have experience in this, and there's maybe nobody better in the house that background ance than our friend, austin scott from georgia's eighth district, ho i yield five minutes. thank you, mr. scott. mr. scott: thank you, mr. chairman. i'll try to be a little briefer with this. there's something i very much want to speak on. i rise today on behalf of my constituents back in georgia's eighth congressional district. who have been negatively impacted by obamacare. to the vast lear majority of us that the attempt to fix our nation's health care more s by inserting federal control into the system has simply failed. there's some counties in the in ict that i represent south georgia that are down to one, maybe two insurance ovides that are people can choose from. that's not competition. that's not affordable. choice, really. and it's certainly not if you keep it. plan, you can my colleagues and i on the republican