WALLY HERGER: “That tax increase could go as high as $3,800, and talking about average families.”

The Medicare program is in dire need of reform and improvement so that it meets the health care needs of its beneficiaries in the 21st century.

I believe the Trans-Pacific Partnership is an important vehicle for expanding U.S. services trade.

Considering the extent of the fiscal challenges facing the Medicare program as well as our country, it is essential that Congress consider all available options.

This highlights a concern I have. The President and congressional Democrats clearly went out of their way during the legislative debate to hide the fact that this is a tax.