Pete Stark: “I support the concept of collective buying and I support the concept of consumer empowerment. I don't think it is…”

It gave every shyster and promoter a loophole. We now have to keep rewriting the laws like the tax code.

The CBO has said it would lead to an increase in overall national health spending as seniors and people with disabilities are moved into less efficient, more costly private plans.

Thank you for holding this hearing and thank our witnesses for their service.

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. One of the previous Speakers, Mr. O'Neill, mentioned that, and you forgot to mention this, but Tip O'Neill said that I probably had one of the best 5-minute speeches of any new Member of…