Our President has got it, and he wants to do it.

I think what we need to do is take your input. I think you have given us excellent guiding principles over what we need to do and also what we need to be considering in the health stimulus.

So, as we develop interoperability, we go for the goals that have been set here, that, ultimately, whatever we are developing should be improving healthcare outcomes and enabling all who are involved in patient care to be able to do this.

quality is about saving lives or improving the delivery of service and then saving money.

Well, you have covered a lot of ground. And just looking at your testimony; we could just spend all morning in a dialogue with you, and we will be coming back.

I hope you are not recommending that we develop a health score because for each and every one of us, there would be a lot of pass and fails going along with it.

Thank you. That was excellent. It really complements with what Mr. Cochran says and this whole issue of not only having it, but using it.

making the wrong investments in HIT could simply result in doing the wrong things faster.

We want to keep the word 'health' and not just be looking at this as a new insurance scheme.

Well, I appreciate this comment because there is a consensus. Go ahead with it. Be skeptical because that is a good thing.

There is great desire in our country for change, and one of the areas is in healthcare.

When you look at your testimony, what Dr. Bill Frist has said, what Newt has said, we all know the ultimate endgame that we want to achieve.

You need to have an effective way to determine whether there is toxic lead dust.

Let me just concur with your comments, particularly on the California waiver.

I ask for your commitment to find ways in which EPA can play a constructive role in reducing the number of children in our Country that have been exposed to lead.

I have renewed faith that the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort under the Administration of President Obama will remain a Federal priority that deserves renewed attention and resources.

We need to concentrate on reducing the nutrient levels that are suffocating the Bay.

We need leadership. I know that you have indicated you planned to visit the Bay with me.