"We have to live with the fact that demand will be there, and if we try to overregulate the supply, there will be a black market for it."
"Being from Florida, I had an opportunity when we had our payday lending issues that were pretty bad."
"In fact, since 2008, the State of Florida alone has seen a 30% increase in the number of Medicare Advantage plan beneficiaries."
"These statistics tell me that for a country with arguably the best healthcare in the world, we have yet to properly align patient and provider incentives."
"Congress must act today to protect the future of Medicare Advantage by repealing the cuts and taxes on the program."
"Because there is a pre-emption there that we have to be concerned with."
"But there must be something here that allows for some assurance that consumers can be guaranteed that the Federal Government is not going to impose new requirements that raise premiums."
"I am very hopeful about that."
"Because the cost of compliance is one of the largest--in fact compliance officers are one of the fastest growing occupations in this country, thanks in large part to the regulatory environment that we..."
"Unfortunately, the implementation of the Biggert-Waters program has proven problematic."
"Florida has a unique relationship with the National Flood Insurance Program."