(Washington, DC) - This afternoon, Congressman Baron Hill was invited to the White House to discuss the health care bill pending before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee.  Hill was joined by his Blue Dog Coalition colleagues who are also members of the Energy and Commerce Committee.  Following the meeting, Hill issued this statement: 

“We had the opportunity to meet with the President for several hours this afternoon regarding health care.  And, I reiterated to him my primary concerns about the current bill being considered by the Energy and Commerce Committee – any health care reform legislation must be deficit neutral, focus much more heavily on cost containment and seriously address the ills of our current system.  While I believe the meeting was very productive, we still have a long way to go in reshaping this health care bill to meet these goals.”