Well, first of all, there is a far simpler solution. We didn't need a 2,700-page bill.

I appreciate the gentleman for telling that compelling story. All of us have stories like that from people in our districts, from our own family members, our friends, our constituents; and this is a very important issue. That's why I think…

I appreciate the gentleman from Arkansas yielding. I want to take a couple of steps back in this conversation and first talk about the national debt. Many Americans are well aware that today we owe well over $15 trillion in national debt…

So when does it actually balance when you include interest?

When does it balance with all those tax increases?

I certainly appreciate Senator Sessions' comments and those of Senator Roberts, Senator Kyl, and Senator Boozman. There are two points I would like to make. It is important to understand that all these numbers we are talking about are…

I think the bottom line of this health care law is that it is basically going to increase demand while at the same time reducing supply, and that is not a good thing. It is certainly not the way you bend the cost curve down. I understand…

If this is implemented, we are just beginning to see the tip of the iceberg of the assault on our freedom that this is going to represent.

Earlier Senator Roberts mentioned the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Wasn't that the agency that proposed denying women mammograms until they reached the age of 50?

I remember back in Oshkosh, WI, President Obama famously promised: If you pass this health care law, the average costs per family would decline by $2,500 per year. That is one of those broken promises that Senator Roberts was mentioning…

I appreciate the comments of the Senator. He mentioned rationing. What is the Independent Advisory Board for? Do you have a clue? To me that would somewhat lead, potentially, to rationing. I would be suspicious of that. Senator Kyl stood…

I thank Senator Boozman. I think it is extremely important for us, in the next coming weeks and months, to paint a very accurate picture for the American people about what our health care system is going to look like, what our Federal…

That is one of my concerns. Let's say we actually do enact those cuts to Medicare and we don't reimburse providers and doctors in some cases to even cover their costs. I know this is hard to get to, but I have read where only 60 percent of…

Does the Senator believe those Medicare savings will actually be realized? Does the Senator believe Congress will actually enact those savings?

I wish to ask Senator Sessions a question. We have talked about this in the past. I know a lot of people talked about the Medicare cuts being double counted, and I never quite understood exactly what that was. Can the Senator maybe explain…

Again, it is becoming so complex. It is becoming so expensive. Again, the big difference ObamaCare throws into the equation is, in the past, responsible employers--and most employers truly care about the people who work with them--wouldn't…

I wish to point out, the numbers Senator Kyl is talking about are CBO projections, just using a different timeframe. That isn't even taking into account what I have been talking about is an even more significant risk to the deficit, and…

Mr. President, I wasn't here when they passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This week will mark the second anniversary of what I call a very Orwellian name for that piece of legislation because I personally do not believe…