Dan Quayle: “Mike, you have no flexibility on this. None. Zero. Forget it.”

Given the strain of rising health care costs on our budget and the diverse array of healthcare providers, information technology will be a critical component of our future healthcare system.

Mike, you have no flexibility on this, none, zero. Forget it. Put it away.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 11, line 18, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $21,000,000)''. Page 11, line 20, after the dollar amount…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. 542. None of the funds made available by this Act…