thank you, Senator Nelson and Senator Collins, for having this hearing.

Good afternoon. We have established a new kind of procedure here.

We have tried to get CMS to put the advance care planning as a part of an annual consultation and CMS removed it.

I thank the Senator, the esteemed chairman of the Judiciary Committee. It is common sense. I appreciate him underscoring that. I hope our brethren and sistren on the other side who are questioning whether they are going to allow my and…

Would the Senator yield. The Senator--the esteemed chairman whose leadership has brought us to this point, that we are on the brink of passing a major immigration reform bill--the Senator heard my comments earlier. Does it not make common…

I would like to speak about the immigration bill, but first I wish to make a comment about this international drama that is going on from Hong Kong to--well, I guess it started in Hawaii--from Hawaii to Hong Kong, now Hong Kong to Moscow…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Murphy). Without objection, it is so ordered. Treasonous Behavior

I was so relieved that the Senator was listening to me and willing to help.

It should not take a call to a Congressional office to get your money back.

it is not infrequently that I get the panicked call to one of our Florida offices from a senior citizen with, for example, what happened last week, a bill from the hospital of $40,000.

Well, that is the theory of the ACOs.

I am concerned, as we implement the Affordable Care Act, and we are seeing, at least in Florida, hospitals buying up doctors' practices and other health care provider practices.