03/22/2010
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"So while I assume the expectation was that most, if not all, States would create a State exchange, and that hasn't happened--apparently, 18 is the number of States that have not--your ability to fund,..."
"I look forward to working with you to ensure that these proposals do not adversely affect healthcare access or any American."
"At least according to the National Rural Health Association, 41 percent of all critical access hospitals are in the red now."
"I'm going to first start with the question that I indicated I would raise, which is the authority by which you can transfer the funds to pay for the federally created exchanges."