Charles Boustany: “And we have better proposals going down the line.”

Less choice, less information, less control. This is disastrous for health care.

We are seeing the costs going up. And of course what the President is proposing is higher taxpayer liability.

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 have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 13, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon. Page 3, line 15, strike the period at the end and…