Do you think that this legislation that we are looking at now impacts those previously negotiated matters under the Indian Claims Settlement Act?

We all agree the health insurance market is broken and needs to be fixed.

It doesn't just bite off small business and solve some small business problems.

the approach reflected in the current health reform bills is the wrong answer.

I think if those went in where people could group together across State lines so that they could have these bigger pools, that it would bring down the cost significantly.

The status quo in health care is unacceptable. Health care costs are skyrocketing, insurance premiums are increasing.

I fought for years to enact common sense reforms that will slow down health care cost growth.

One of the biggest concerns for me, as I travel Wyoming and other parts of the country, is that we have given people the impression that with this Health Care Reform that they're not only going to have their costs go down.

the status quo in health care is unacceptable.

Absolutely. And you have to look at the potential of some costs from fines for not providing under the HELP bill, it's 60 percent of the insurance for your employees.

Under the bills before Congress does this mean that while some high-cost groups could see slightly lower premiums and the majority of small businesses would see their premiums go up?

I've always concluded that that would be passed on to the workers.

These higher taxes, higher premiums, and higher costs are not the 'change' the American people voted for.

While I agree that we need to change our current system, the approach reflected in the current health reform bills is the wrong answer.

No American should be denied health insurance because they have cancer, diabetes, or some other pre-existing condition.

I think the analysis of both the Cadillac excise tax and the de facto excise taxes on medical devices and other medical providers are going to raise premiums.

These bills will not reduce health care costs and will actually increase insurance premiums for most Americans.

I wasn't aware that CBO had done a comprehensive analysis of how that bill will increase premiums.