John Kline

So the best thing to do would be to lift that up and be transparent about it, find out who is--there are great evaluative processes.

I believe as the law is rolled out, as the administration works with businesses to help them understand their obligations and benefits, and as we in Congress improve on components of this bill, our economy will continue to strengthen…

The American health care system, its attendant inefficiencies, and the debilitating effect it had on American competiveness required this Congress to act in the 111th Session by enacting law that would expand the risk pool, contain costs…

The CBO has estimated that that health reform will lower the cost of a given plan in the small employer market by 1 to 4 % in 2016.

About 11,000 small businesses in my district qualify for tax credits to help them pay for the cost of covering their employees.

I would also take issue with the idea that the SGR is something that could be left out of health care reform. It is the most critical--as you put it, the most critical aspect of health care is getting to see a doctor.

One of the things you could do to make health insurance much cheaper--one of the years for me was letting me as an individual deduct my premium, just like a business does.

I think you empower the very people you didn't want to, which are the lobbyists, because they are going to come to me and say, 'Look, I have got the greatest knee replacement,' or, 'I have got the greatest procedure,' or whatever.

I think one of the things that disturbs me about this is when government decides what I as an individual need as health insurance, what--and I can't make that decision for myself, my family or my business.

But to say we should repeal and stop and don't do anything, in my opinion, is the wrong way to go.

Now, no one is going to say this has been a perfect bill. But it is a start--and hopefully improve upon it as we go forward.

I just wanted to use this opportunity to suggest to my colleagues, who want to dramatically change the Affordable Care Act or perhaps dismantle it, that this--these hearings are also a good opportunity to look forward.

Unfortunately, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is not the solution to our health care woes.

I'd like to thank Chairman Kline, Ranking Member Miller and members of the Committee for the opportunity to speak this morning on the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the economy, employers and the workforce.

Reducing staff, cutting benefits.

I will have fewer employees.

A proposal designed to reduce health care costs will instead increase national health care spending by $311 billion.

If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan, despite indications that insurance companies are now dropping everything from children's insurance to mini med plans.

Despite President Obama's frequent promises that his health care plan would lower premiums by $2,500 per year for an average family.

According to CBO analysis, individual health insurance payments will rise by an average of $2,100 per family.

My strong sense from employers with the agreement of their employees to drop employer-sponsored health insurance for as many as 35 million Americans.

I think what we are talking about here is the downside financial risk of taking what is essentially a trillion dollar gamble.

I think that the substantial savings that is anticipated by the act in its second decade comes from across-the-board cuts to provider rates under Medicare.

It has been my understanding, my belief, having listened to many economists, many witnesses that it does not reduce costs.

This is the wrong time to hurt small business owners. I will have to pull the plug.