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I think the best chance you have to reduce the deficit or balance the budget is to accomplish economic growth.

I see them as distinct.

I think it was a brilliant step to begin this discussion.

Alzheimer's has become our Nation's most expensive disease. It costs society $263 billion a year; $150 of that comes from Medicare and Medicaid.

For us to say that everything is going well with Obamacare is just not accurate, and that's why I feel that we do need to fix the flaws of what is a well-intentioned but deeply problematic law.

I have been baffled over the years by what CMS reimburses for and what it fails to reimburse for.

I think most people reject that idea. As you said, we don't want to pull the rug out from under people who are relying on the insurance that has been provided through the ACA.

It creates great anxiety for consumers, and insurers would be unable to price their policies if they don't know what the rules are going to be.

Many of us have expressed concern about what would happen to the millions of Americans who are in the individual market of the ACA on the exchanges.

I am a strong supporter of apprenticeship education, and I think we can do more to prepare young people for many of the unfilled, high-skill jobs that industry needs.

There's nothing worse than a student being saddled with educational debt and not earning the credential or the degree that would enable that student to pay off that debt.

Would you commit to taking a look at the funding of the department to see if we could do a better job of moving toward fulfillment of that promise?

The single most important action that the Federal Government could take would be to fulfill the promise of the 1975 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fund 40 percent of the additional cost of educating a special needs child.

I have no doubt that you care deeply about the education of all children.

The larger question--the great foreign policy mistakes of my lifetime--Vietnam, Bay of Pigs, and Iraq--all were based in one way or another on bad intelligence or, more accurately, intelligence that was tailored to fit the demands of the…

If confirmed, would you make a priority to provide an assessment to Congress of whether or not Iran is using its civilian air fleet for such purposes?

The Department of Defense is subjected to 100,000 attempted cyber attacks each day.

I believe that the recent focus on the cyber intrusions in the campaign has greatly increased the public's awareness of this problem.