Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 1\3/4\ minutes.

Mr. Chairman, the minority leader was on the floor a couple of minutes ago--and I know the weather is urgent, I didn't want to prolong this drama--but it seemed to me to make the argument that this doesn't do anything as it relates to…

I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired. Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 5-minute rule for a period not to exceed 5 hours and shall be considered…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois is recognized for 5 minutes.

The difficulty is that this law doesn't control costs.

The other vision is genuinely controlled health care costs.

There is confusion. There is a great deal of ambiguity, for example, about who gets exemptions from the Administration.

I think it is a straw man argument.

Having a piece of paper that says, 'I'm a Medicare beneficiary' does you no good if you can't see a provider.

I am from suburban Chicago. And I am sometimes kind of amazed at conversations that I will have with folks in the Chicagoland area who are working for worldwide American companies who have not had a sense of clarity about the fact that…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. You know, the past year we have had an incredible national conversation about this issue, health care, and it has been robust and dynamic, and it has brought about a sense of clarity. You know…