Charles Boustany: “I hope we will now start the ball rolling on substance on tax reform.”

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.

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

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

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