The question is, how do we solve that problem? How do we introduce more competition into these rural areas than we have to drive the price down?

I am forced to buy something that, at the end of the day, I really cannot use to access healthcare.

My hope, more than a plea, is that once we get this piece of work done that we will continue to work in a bipartisan way to try to deal with the root causes.

It is long overdue that we begin to approach this in a bipartisan way.

When I hear from people in my State whether they support the Affordable Care Act or whether they oppose the Affordable Care Act, they are deeply dissatisfied with the way their lives intersect with America's healthcare system.

The tax credit is the most successful affordable housing production program in our Nation's history.

The bottom line is, if we want to increase the supply of affordable rental housing for lower-income households, it is financially impossible to do without the tax credit.

This crisis is a five-alarm fire across the country and all over my home State of Oregon.

Our country's housing policy needs an urgent remodel.

Senators Cantwell and Hatch are demonstrating how the two sides can work together on major economic challenges.

I want to thank Senator Cantwell, Senator Hatch, and all the bipartisan cosponsors.