Yet, if that person with diabetes loses a limb, or goes blind, or has a stroke, we will pay for all of those costs.

In the State of Maine, for example, the cost of a knee replacement can vary from less than $25,000 to more than $50,000.

The only way price transparency works is, as you said, if you have quality information, and that is how we do tradeoffs.

I have had specialists in Maine tell me that when patients realize that, they cancel the screening. It just does not make sense to me.

Actually, without quality information, there is reason to believe it is going to make things worse because people are going to use price as a measure or a marker of quality.

Researchers have also found that patients equate high prices with high quality.

I happen to believe, and I know you do too, Mr. Carson, that the role of government is to help people escape poverty, not help them become comfortable in poverty.

We need a cyber doctrine or a strategy to make our adversaries understand that they will pay a price for a cyberattack on this country.

will you commit to me that you will faithfully implement the policies established by Congress and the funding that are established by Congress for this office?

Are we on schedule and on budget with this contract?

I have never seen a part of our Federal government, to be very honest with you, Mr. O'Rourke, who is--tries to be less accountable than the VA.

Let's stop right there, Mr. O'Rourke, if you don't mind.

We wish you tremendous success, Mr. Burke, and everybody else involved.

Now, the DoD is ahead of the VA in this whole scheme and how are they doing?

Right now, there is no deterrence. We are entirely defensive and ultimately that is a losing strategy.

I want to make sure I am looking at the right person so when you come before us in the future, if it is you, sir, you are the person responsible for getting this done, is that correct?

And you know, Mr. O'Rourke, you have the ability to terminate people who are ill-performing, correct, or underperforming?

I will be closely following this as the SEC implements its rule.