I mean, even if it is just $834 billion, I think that is a 25-percent cut to Medicaid.

I want to start just by understanding the Medicaid cuts, or however you want to characterize them.

It does not comport with the evidence. It is not true, and it certainly is not true in my State.

to believe what you just said, you would have to first reject the findings of the Congressional Budget Office that the House bill throws 23 million off insurance.

Well, what they would say is, there is a tiny residual percentage of people who are not disabled, are not elderly, are not children, and do not work, but are on Medicaid.

They said that when you look at who is on Medicaid in Colorado, nearly half the program are children.

If we could work together, I would appreciate the opportunity to work with your staff to see whether in the end we are talking about $834 billion or $1.4 trillion.

I believe it is important for Congress to raise the debt ceiling as soon as possible.

I am confident that Congress will act on the debt limit in a timely manner to ensure the full faith and credit of the United States Government.

I appreciate Secretary Mnuchin's expressions that the debt limit needs to be raised without delay and without unrelated policy conditions.

I believe the government must meet all of its outstanding obligations, and for this reason I understand that Congress has always acted to raise the debt limit when necessary.