Charles Boustany: “Thank you for your fine work and your team.”

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

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

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

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…