Do you see this with other recessions that we've had in the past?

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Commissioner Hall, we've talked before about this dramatic difference between unemployment with varying degrees of education.

So this person I mentioned in my opening statement, who had sent out 60 resumes to 60 places and gone to all these interviews, if, at some point, she just says, I can't do this anymore, and takes a month off from looking, she wouldn't even…

I think he and I share a belief that we do need to do everything we can to promote more American product exports.

Well, maybe, but this argument that somehow our problems are caused by the fact that we are debating major issues that are affecting the middle class to me does not quite make sense.

Healthcare reform means cancer patients receiving care that is available, adequate, and affordable.

So, we need more primary care physicians, wouldn't you say?

As Senator Franken has said, we also are struggling to take the perverse incentives out of our system that reward quantity instead of quality.

I commend Chairman Baucus for including an amendment to incentivize value in Medicare.

When I travel around Minnesota, people ask me over and over again, 'What is Congress doing to make healthcare more affordable?'

It's unbelievable to me that every insurance company has different forms and processes that providers have to navigate.

One of the most logical ways to get costs under control is to transform how we pay for and incentivize healthcare.

If we require all insurance companies to use a common payment system, we will save billions of dollars in administrative costs.

Healthcare reform means people not having to choose between their life and their life savings.

I believe it's zero.

If we were to create a streamlined system for all payers, would the Medicare administration structure for billing and payment be a good option to buildupon?

Do you think there'd be a benefit in this country having a unified system for billing and payments in healthcare?

Healthcare reform means that no American loses their life because they can't afford screenings or treatment.