I can't imagine us having a universal healthcare reform package and not including a long-term support and services for people.

Thank you to our panel of witnesses. You are just excellent witnesses and are providing a tremendously valuable service.

Someone made, I thought, a very wise suggestion. And that is to begin, in Medicare, providing screening and prevention to people at the age of 55.

I think it is critical if we are going to have universal care that we provide long-term care and services and support.

I think that President Obama's leadership, which has already been manifested in his statement, just 2 days ago, can, itself, be an important new element in firming support for what needs to be done.

I appreciate that very much.

First of all, Mr. Vice President, let me thank you for your 30 years of effort in this regard.

We're going to have to make a choice, in a sense. Maybe the political equivalency or the economic equivalency of wearing a hair shirt if we give up this economic path or dependence on fossil fuels that we've been on for so long.

I appreciate your emphasis on Brazil, and talking about Brazil. And obviously they've done some remarkable things.

We want some action very quickly in this area.

I support all efforts to put road blocks in the way, and speed bumps.

I personally would.