Richard Burr: “Mr. Chairman, I thank you and I apologize to our witnesses for my tardiness.”

I urge my colleagues, don't make this mistake. I know there is great pressure to do Build Back Better. But this is not the right bill.

I will tell you right now, Congress is going to require accountability in the new program.

If you can take the outline you just presented to me and get somebody from the Administration to fill in in between the action steps that are going to be taken, you might have a plan.

I question whether the agreements both passed and proposed reflect a good deal for patients they are designed to serve.