I will admit that, after reading some articles that have been written about this, that maybe there is a misperception, but also the misperception can be reality.

I really believe that companion care can keep somebody like Sargent Shriver out of a skilled nursing facility.

I would think that the Department of Labor, if they are going to affect senior care so dramatically, that they would have reached out to your Department.

The ACA included money.

the CLASS program was flawed from its inception.

the reality here is that we are only one lawsuit away from you being forced to enforce the rule on farming activities

the fear exists and I do think it is real, not only because there was a recommendation to regulate dust on the farm and the roads but there has been a history with this EPA.

It would be helpful because, frankly, from my perspective--and the rhetoric from at least the two top people on this committee has been obstruction and diversion.

I agree with the gentlelady from Colorado and our friend the chairman emeritus from Texas.

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I appreciate what my tax-and-spend uber-liberal Democrat friends state in their statements here.