I share his concern over it. And look, I spent time with rural hospitals back home.

When are we going to get serious about this? How do we get serious about it?

we are still seeing under your budget a doubling of health care costs--and by the way, driven by a lot of things, but one is Obamacare

Honestly, it is health care. Health care is driving these long-term projections that are simply unsustainable.

It is very important to get the evaluation right.

It is time to deal with it in a comprehensive way.

I believe these statements and data clearly illustrate that Part D has been a success.

I have heard about four or five of them while I have been here.

It is a tough agency to love because it is taking away your hard-earned dollars.

I think we do have to figure out how to have the IRS run more efficiently.

I would think, with your manpower being stretched and your resources being stretched, that you would not want to make a decision like that that would cost the agency so much and be harmful to taxpayers.