I'm out of time here, and I might note that our current spending is now not at 20 percent. It's about 25 percent of GDP.

When I was here earlier, the discussion was about the fact that 20 percent of GDP is maybe some magic number in terms of where we should be generating revenue.

And with as hard as it's been to hire people, it's a very tricky area when you start messing with fringe benefits.

I've got another question regarding Medicare. Go ahead? Okay. So I've been probably the most outspoken Senator that we've got a broken health care system.

We have got to have metrics that honestly say what is happening. I am disappointed that we have not been able to do better with it.

I think that is what we have got to look at, not thinking that the efficacy of a program is dependent upon the number of people that are enrolled in it but rather the efficacy of a program being how many people got off the rolls and ended…

We need this evidence. If we do not have this evidence we cannot scratch our heads and wonder why are there still people not achieving upward mobility in our country.

I'm out of time here, and I might note that our current spending is now not at 20 percent. It's about 25 percent of GDP.

I plan to introduce the HAND UP Act, which would direct USDA to maintain a clearinghouse for evidence-based practices for SNAP employment and training.

I am looking forward to discussing two bills that I have co-sponsored with Ranking Member Takano at our hearing today.

So are you saying that you would be able to generate consistently 20 percent of our GDP in federal revenues, where that's not been the case other than just a couple of years when rates have been, you know, higher?

I've got another question regarding Medicare. Go ahead? Okay. So I've been probably the most outspoken Senator that we've got a broken health care system.

we currently are in peril because of everything we spend here in the Federal Government, just a little over four years ago when I got here, we were borrowing 20 cents on every dollar that we spend. Now it is up to 30 cents, and that is…

So Dr. McBride, do you think we can generate 20 percent of GDP in federal revenues without depressing the economic growth rate?

When I was here earlier, the discussion was about the fact that 20 percent of GDP is maybe some magic number in terms of where we should be generating revenue.

And with as hard as it's been to hire people, it's a very tricky area when you start messing with fringe benefits.

I'm out of time here, and I might note that our current spending is now not at 20 percent. It's about 25 percent of GDP.

I'm sad that unfortunately the Congress became a circus and charade.