Rob Andrews: “Healthcare out-of-pocket costs for Americans have risen about five times as quickly as wages have risen in the last…”

Provocation is not the goal of these questions; a sober analysis is.

I understand this is a conceptual proposal, but we don't legislate concepts; we legislate statutes and they have real impact on real people.

I think you are doing some of the most important work in our country and you are all doing it very well.

It is appalling. But, you know, when all seems lost, there are some metrics... that make you feel a little more optimistic.