let's face it, the bill we now consider is 'a tax bill.'

Good water is what we need.

The State of Montana is very committed to rural water.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Authorization is the next reasonable step in the process.

Proposing mandatory coverage as the solution overlooks the one-fourth of insured Americans who are rationing their own medical care because they can't afford to pay the bills.

I'm determined to achieve that same sense of comity and civility in this committee that's been a hallmark of the success in the past.

It is wrong that so many families in any State and across our country go to sleep at night wondering what they will do if their children get sick.

Reforming our system so that every American has access to affordable, high-quality healthcare has been the cause of his life.

Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it. The tree is the real thing.

Jo-Ellen is one of those people who, if you ask to do something, you do not give it a second thought because you know it is done.