The budget calls for $9 billion in cuts to the Department of Education.

We want to make $9 billion worth of cuts. We think this in the best interest of public education and private education, because we think the Federal Government should play less of a role, and the burden should shift to the private sector…

I want to ask you about how this impacts your progress and planning?

What concerns me is that it seems to me that you are very sure about where you want to cut taxes and you are very vague about how you want to generate the revenue to make up for those tax cuts.

before I move into my remarks, I would like to say welcome back to the Senator from North Carolina. We are happy to see him hale and hardy. I was worried until I saw your little internet video and you looked fine. It is nice to see you. We…

I thank Mr. Franken for his leadership on this issue. He is a person who understands the content industry and has been a fierce defender of people's ability to view content online, people's ability to express themselves online, and…

My view is that the same is true for a value-added tax. And I guess as I am looking at the so-called loopholes that you are looking at closing, without a VAT or a BAT, you are just not going to be able to generate the revenue to do tax…

But you are saying: You know what? We are just going to ignore CBO and just hope, allege, assert that tax cuts always generate more revenue and pay for themselves.

I want to thank Senators Isakson and Warner, who have worked tirelessly to lead our working group.

I am happy to co-sponsor the CHRONIC Care Act, a bill that can help improve outcomes and disease management for people on Medicare who have chronic illnesses.

We seek a partnership with you in revisiting these policies.

I am extremely concerned that vacancies at high levels of the Administration are preventing us from successfully crafting a response to international threats.

The Mississippi Department of Medicaid found that if this remote monitoring program were extended... the State would save $189 million per year.

This is excellent care that can improve patients' lives.

It is time to bring Medicare into the 21st century by taking full advantage of telehealth and remote patient monitoring.

I thank the committee for including telehealth provisions inspired by our CONNECT bill in the bill we are discussing today.

this legislation would serve in improving the health of seniors with chronic conditions

Senators Schatz and Wicker have been instrumental in this particular effort.

We urge you to consider incorporating key provisions of the recently reintroduced Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act.

I sincerely hope that we can maintain the bipartisan spirit that has driven our efforts on the CHRONIC Care Act.

I appreciate the leadership of Senators Thune, Cardin, and Warner on these matters.

CONNECT for Health, S. 1016, is a product of hard work and determination.

We can't close the digital divide if we don't know where the problem is.

I want to talk to you about the role of Fannie and Freddie in financing multi-family housing and the importance of this sector for providing affordable housing.

The results are very encouraging. A VHA analysis of home telehealth services in 2013 showed a 35 percent drop in hospital admissions, an annual cost reduction of $2,000 per patient, and a patient satisfaction rate of approximately 90…