Charles Boustany: “The American people feel too often that Washington is out of touch with economic realities our nation is facing.”

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

I have no other Members wishing to speak on the bill, and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

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

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