Had everyone known it would be $534 billion, it may have caused a few other members of Congress to not get on board. And that would have been helpful, frankly, to those of us that didn't want to see it passed.
Rep. Flake expresses concern that the underestimated cost of the Medicare Reform Bill may have influenced Congressional support.
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