Ron Wyden: “anytime I am home in Oregon or have a chance to travel around the country, when I hear citizens talk about Government…”

“anytime I am home in Oregon or have a chance to travel around the country, when I hear citizens talk about Government, they zero in on one word above all else. That word is ``change.'' Americans want change in our foreign policy. Americans want change in our energy policy. And above all, Americans want change in our health care policy at home. So this afternoon I am going to spend just a few minutes talking about some of the most urgently needed changes in American health care, and then how the Congress can go about setting those changes in place. Above all else, Americans want changes in health care costs so as to hold down these staggering expenses. This country is going to spend $2.3 trillion this year on health care. There are 300 million of us. If you divide 300 million into $2.3 trillion, you could go out and hire a physician for every seven families in the United States. That is how staggering the health care costs are in this country.”