Charles Boustany: “This is not what you would do to stimulate economic growth.”

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

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

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…

The trend lines in all these areas are very disturbing, in my mind, as a physician who has been around health care for quite a long time.