I'm gratified by the broad support the bill has won from major veterans' service organizations.

Thank you, Dr. Roe, for yielding. I was a cardiothoracic surgeon just recently, last year, prior to coming to Congress. I helped patients and their families make informed decisions regarding the care they needed or the care their loved…

I feel exactly the same way, Dr. Roe. For me, again, I've never seen a Democrat or a Republican patient. I see a patient. In fact, in my practice as a heart surgeon, frequently, I didn't even know what type of health care coverage that…

the policies that are currently in place and the ongoing policy positions, specifically related to regulations that we currently have in regards to the administration, are detrimental to job creation.

the largest single contributor to the 2010 electoral campaign was actually SEIU, AFL-CIO. They boast about how much they contribute.

the rescinding of the changes that were put into place for transparency reasons, does it--will it hamper the ability of us to determine where political donations have been made by union organizations?

I have a great deal of respect for the workers and their ability to hold their unions accountable.

Ninety-nine percent of the funds go to Democratic candidates, who are in favor of bills such as the Employee Free Choice Act, the Paycheck Fairness Act, the cap-and-trade energy tax, the new Obama health care law--all of which reduce jobs…

my major focus in the Congress is job creation

We had a group of people who did not have access to affordable insurance coverage in this country.

The cost of private health insurance has gone up so rapidly in this country, is the cost shifting.

This bill did increase access to a program that has already failed, which is the Medicaid system.