I wish they would do it.

It seems to me that that would be a reform that would clarify the accounting.

Unless we deal with the underlying growth of the cost of health care, that is going to eat us up.

I was amazed when I got here that somehow, when you get inside the Beltway, the law of net present value does not apply.

You are straining at gnats and swallowing camels.

I believe that a lot of it is the individuals that are in the seats and whether they are inclined to try to work things out.

I think this is so important, and we have got to continue to talk about this.

The workforce is a big concern to me, and I think you are going to see potential other Government breakdowns unless there is proper attention to this over the next 5 to 10 years in particular.

I think that is an important point, because there was a lot of talk at the time that CBO says ACA will cost 2 million jobs, and that is really not accurate.

I would hate to see it turn into a pure leadership device, but leadership representation would be a very interesting idea.

The tax expenditures now exceed the actual tax revenues.

I suspect you would see that there is a direct correlation between partisanship and low esteem.

I think he has outlined the problem magnificently and dismally. It is not a happy picture.

I think we shortchange this whole process by saying, well, we are going to reduce the size of the Federal Government.

They talk about it, but all they want is bigger government, more spending, and more debt, which results in higher taxes.

When are we going to have a serious conversation with the kids in this country, 25- and 30-year-old folks to say, if you want these programs that are growing a lot faster than our tax revenues, we need to make some changes?

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Huffman, for holding this hearing. I appreciate it very much.

I urge the committee to bring up H.R. 4245 before the committee for a markup, and to the House Floor for a vote.