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I want to announce that Ranking Member Wyden and I have appointed Senators Johnny Isakson and Mark Warner to form a full Finance Committee chronic care reform working group.

We have to find ways to provide high quality care at greater value and lower cost--all without adding to the deficit.

Stakeholder input is critical for this committee to work toward the goal of producing bipartisan legislation that can be introduced and marked up in the Finance Committee later this year.

Today's hearing signals the Finance Committee's first step in a bipartisan process that will continue over the next 6 months.

We have tasked this bipartisan group with studying these complex issues and producing an in-depth analysis of potential legislative solutions.

In the coming days, Senators Isakson and Warner, along with Ranking Member Wyden and I, will issue a formal invitation requesting all interested public and private-sector stakeholders to submit their ideas.

Ranking Member Wyden and I have appointed Senators Johnny Isakson and Mark Warner to form a full Finance Committee chronic care reform working group.

This is not based on fiscal issues. This is not based on party issues. This is what we have to do, and that is you are protecting life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This is a moral issue.

And I want to thank Senator Tim Scott for being here, and being an important part of this discussion.

But is it not time to let more and more families have the opportunity to utilize such a wonderful scholarship program that offers that hope, opportunities for health, and opportunities for happiness?

We will now recognize the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia, Ms. Norton.

We appreciate her passion and commitment.

I ask your support for H.R. 618.

No longer must a student be shackled to a low-performing school.

I reintroduced the Creating Hope and Opportunities for Individuals and Communities through Education Act, the CHOICE Act.

I think John R. Justice is great, Senator Franken.

I am just concerned, Mr. Chairman. Thanks for holding this hearing, because it is another example, I think, of a continued overreach, unnecessary, not needed.

I was interested to read the Director's testimony, where, on page four, there is more that I agree with there than I did in the actual guidance.