Dan Coats: “I certainly do not think we have been wasting time. We have been talking about an issue that is on the minds of every…”

“I certainly do not think we have been wasting time. We have been talking about an issue that is on the minds of every American as we are careening toward implementation of the ObamaCare health care plan. We have heard from Senator Cruz and others, and you will be hearing from all of us on the Republican side of the aisle as to why we object to Obamacare and why we are working so hard to open the door to repeal, to replace, to correct the inequities that exist in this particular legislation. We have had discussions about this in our caucus. We are all prepared to come and to speak. I give Senator Cruz credit for being first through the door. He chose to use all of the 30 hours. That is his right as a Senator. He brought to the attention of the American people the very issue which we are debating. I think he made some very persuasive arguments. I wish to address some of those in a minute. He also said we need to start listening to the people. Listening to the people is what all of us in the Republican Party are doing. We have heard their concerns. The majority leader of the House famously said of Obamacare: ``After it is passed we will learn what is in it.'' It was passed without any Republican support. We have now seen what is in it and how it is being fully rolled out.…”