Charles Boustany: “I applaud the subcommittee's efforts to substantively reform the extenders process.”

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

I thank the gentleman. The American people want transparency. I don't understand why our friends on the other side of the aisle would be opposed to transparency. All we are asking is that these agencies be truthful and very clear with the…

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.