Charles Boustany: “Clearly, granting PNTR at this point to Russia does not give us leverage.”

I think that is a pretty tacit admission that the market is failing.

This is an absolutely essential amendment because we need more transparency about methods and how these assumptions are built into what they are proposing. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Loudermilk).

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Roe), who is the chairman of the Physicians Caucus.

I believe it is of vital importance to seek solutions to the problem of delayed payments for veterans' medical care.