Why would the next group step in and change it? Has there been a history of something changing just when we get something good going?

Is it a concern that, regardless of who the next President is--and I will not get into parties.

If you had the same leadership in place that you have now, let us say for the next 5 years...

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I think preponderance of evidence is not a high enough standard.

Rather than changing the rules and saying, OK, you can now use this money and count it as capital and count it as assets, and the rules change through the middle of it, they are not going to do that in a private setting.

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I would tell you that person after person that I talk to in my State, in Oklahoma, talk to me about the same issue.

Secretary Sebelius came out and said this is totally unsustainable at the very beginning and said if we try to implement this, it cannot be done under this current model.

When is enough enough? Should we not be putting some sort of speed limit or brake on this enrollment?

They are spending more on health care than they ever have. Their deductibles are high.

Right, but private investment is also tracking the day-to-day operations, trying to figure out are you going to make it, are you not going to make it.

We have failed State exchanges around the country from States that tried to start their own exchange.

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What we are trying to determine often is, what is the research that will not be done unless we do it cooperatively as a Nation, that would be beneficial to the Nation long-term.

If you could streamline the statute, it would make it easier for preparers, for beneficiaries, and certainly for the IRS for tax administration.

Is there a possibility to have a financial incentive on the auditors themselves, that if they are pulling files that are then overturned, that there is a financial penalty on them?

I have constituents that call me that are very upset with the way they are being addressed when people come to their door.

I would just say the concern is that obviously the Internet affects all of us, and it is very, very important that it remains open and free and not limited.

Yes, it is clear California is violating the law. I cannot seem to find any wiggle room.

The struggle is the global engagement office in Beijing obviously has multiple government leaders that are a part of that.

I would agree on that, and I would tell you that hospitals do not tell me that the money is not enough.

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