11/30/2011
https://www.congress.gov...
"That is, indeed, absolutely critical research."
"I think it is really sad when this important discussion degenerates into slogans and demagoguery, such as death panels."
"These issues also have long been of personal interest to me."
"About one-quarter of Medicare funds are spent on care at the end of life that is geared toward expensive high-tech interventions."