07/11/2023
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"We ran the numbers, Dr. Elmendorf, with the CBO figures. You all indicated that we are going to spend $2.5 trillion this year on health care."
"It is important to be cautious about the idea of going out in this health reform debate and spending vast sums of new money right out of the gate."
"The President made two pledges in his campaign that it seems to me in the health area bring Democrats and Republicans together."
"I think as you get into this, there are really kind of three parts to this."