Jerry Moran actually said...

this, in my view, is the issue in this subcommittee that is very similar--a $1.1 billion gap, we believe, that somehow needs to be addressed...

I have praised Barbara Mikulski and her leadership of our Appropriations Committee.

I am, Mr. Chairman, disappointed that the Secretary of Health and Human Services is not here today.

I want to reiterate my disappointment. I think it was important that I use my time to express this.