Pat Roberts actually said...

For the last 15 years, the Federal Government has gradually become, in effect, a national school board.

I would like to reaffirm my request, as all on this side of the aisle have requested, that CMS simply withdraw this proposal.

I remain gravely concerned about how this demonstration, or test, as the administration calls it, will impact patient access to care.

I was concerned about several provisions that I believed would decrease individual choice and open the door to government rationing.