Byron Dorgan: “We spend more money per person than anybody in the world, by far. And by the way, we rank 48th in life expectancy. Yes…”

“We spend more money per person than anybody in the world, by far. And by the way, we rank 48th in life expectancy. Yes, 48th--not 20th or 2nd but 48th in life expectancy, a country which spends far more than any other country per person in the world on health care. We have a lot to do on health care. With respect to fiscal policy, my colleague raises an important point about things that come to the Senate--proposals, ideas--that are not paid for. They should be paid for. The largest area of that kind of expenditure, by the way, in recent years, has come at the request of the President. Nearly $400 billion, now, is the cost for the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the fight against terrorism. None of it is paid for.”