Nancy L. Johnson: “You bet they did. Because it was a better work force, and a higher quality product.”

I absolutely do. I think we are facing the possibility of physicians fleeing the Medicare program and creating a real access problem for seniors to physicians of their choice. But acceding to the Senate position is not going to fix it; it…

let us be clear. Terrorism, as a method of achieving political goals and settling political differences, is intolerable to the civilized world. Inevitably, terrorists will gain access to chemical, biological and even nuclear weapons. Never…

For instance, someone said, why do not we have a prescription drug benefit that is part of traditional Medicare? That is what we should have passed. Folks, that is what we did pass. The bill we passed made prescription drugs a benefit…

before I make the comments I rose to make, I do want to comment for those watching this debate, that when you hear the words ``tax cut,'' the great majority of that money, outside of the new tax provisions to encourage rebuilding in New…