I would call it a fiscal crisis. You know, it is a slow moving train running right at us and it is, you know, Washington DC is not addressing it.

I would argue it--it obviously, hasn't made a dent because we still have climate change alarmists.

Even when the other side of the aisle, I've had the argument with Senator Van Hollen, we've never been able to generate much more than 18% of our GDP in tax revenue.

From my standpoint, if you're looking at how to fix Medicare, you've got to look at the root cause of problem.

Unfortunately, in healthcare, only about 10 cents of every dollar is paid by the patient and 90 cents is paid by somebody else.

I think also you need to separate healthcare costs in terms of the catastrophic costs that need insurance and the non-catastrophic that people could pay for out of their pocket.

In Wisconsin, the agriculture industry is a major economic driver, contributing more than 104 billion annually to our State's economy.

If we're going to plus up those benefits, we're going to need revenue out of the general fund.

If we're going to plus up those benefits, we're going to need revenue out of the general fund.

In Wisconsin, the agriculture industry is a major economic driver, contributing more than 104 billion annually to our State's economy.

I would call it a fiscal crisis. You know, it is a slow moving train running right at us and it is, you know, Washington DC is not addressing it.

We're spending $1.9 trillion more this year than we did just four years ago.

I would argue it--it obviously, hasn't made a dent because we still have climate change alarmists.

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I will be brief. I just want to say thanks to you and Ranking Member Kilmer for taking the lead on the Modernization Subcommittee.

Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Van Orden), my friend and neighbor in the Third Congressional District.