Rob Andrews

Well, now President Obama has talked about that as well, and he has proposed paying for that by repealing the tax cuts for the top 5 percent and by getting rid of the Medicare Advantage program.

There are 30 million people who live in a family that is headed by someone--the 30 million uninsured people living in a family headed by someone who is working but uninsured, 30 million out of the 47 million.

On Thursday at the White House, President Obama challenged the Congress and the country to enact healthcare reform legislation in 2009.

I think I got that right. So there is a significant cost shift there.

our friend from Long Island, Mrs. McCarthy, who practiced nursing before joining us here in the House, is recognized for 5 minutes.

Thank you, Mr. Trautwein, for both the spirit and substance of your testimony. Thank you.

Americans feel very strongly about the sanctity of the doctor/patient relationship, and I believe we should do whatever we can to preserve and enhance that relationship.

I am not sure that I embrace an individual mandate. I certainly don't embrace it without a very sufficient subsidy to pay for it.

I think most Americans understand that they want healthcare costs to eat up a smaller portion of their paycheck or their family wealth.

In short, we think that rationalizing care, efficient use of resources, is far superior to rationing it.

In my view, the biggest winners in a more efficient healthcare system will be the consumers and the patients and the uninsured.

If all businesses were required to offer health insurance, the burden would be lightened for those of us who already provide insurance.

But if I may, I think it is a dilemma for her because your proposal is to pass a law saying she has to buy health coverage the way she has to buy auto insurance. How is she going to pay for it?

And I again want to thank the whole panel. I think this is great. And I feel an incredible sense of optimism from two things this week.

I thank the panel for very, very good testimony that is going to help this process considerably.

I am encouraged by the fact that I think you have extended an opportunity to work with the chairman and with all of us.

But we are not here to comment on the size of that loss. We are here because our hypothesis here is that, because the 401(k) system, the DC system, is in need of reform, the loss is worse that it would have otherwise been.

I think that would clarify the situation.

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