I think that is not right, as I look at it. That confounds me as to why that would be the case. We are urging they do the others, but in some cases, they are going to be mandated to spend this rather extraordinary amount. Once the credit is gone, incidentally, this kind of energy is going to be pretty expensive stuff.
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That did not reduce any beneficiaries' benefits, it just cut the amounts that providers were otherwise getting.
It would relate in some way to the process that you and I have learned and call reconciliation.
I think you raise a good point. We have to be careful about the issue you raised. It is a serious one.
I want to remind the committee again, and I will say it to you, Senator Snowe, remember, our package was put together by Democrats and Republicans, so we do not come here starting with one side or the other.