Bob Casey

It has not led to massive increases in health spending or premiums, but rather it slowed the growth in health costs to the lowest level in half a century.

I see it extending coverage to more than 60 million Americans, many Hispanic Americans who have seen among the largest increase in insurance coverage.

In the 5 years since enactment, 12 million jobs created in that period, 60 consecutive months of private-sector job growth.

It has not--I repeat, not, and this is particularly important as we go into the budget debates we are going to have, Mr. Chairman--added to the deficit.

It sharply reduced the cost of prescription medications under Part D, saving seniors $11.5 billion while keeping premiums flat.

It has not caused an economic catastrophe. In fact, in the last 5 years, the U.S. has seen the longest stretch in job growth ever, adding 12 million jobs, cutting the unemployment rate in half.

It now guarantees that nearly 130 million Americans can no longer be denied coverage because of a preexisting condition.

Anyone proposing changes to the ACA, repealing the ACA, altering it in any way, should make sure that that is a central plank, because that was a moral failing, in my judgment.

The uninsured rate for young adults ages 19 to 34 has declined sharply.

I find this particular activity absolutely reprehensible and un-American, companies that benefit from our intellectual property laws...

Can we agree that a critical infrastructure and educational excellence in a globally challenged economy are incredible elements as well to future prosperity?

I think that holding hearings like we are having today is critical to getting the word out to the American public...

I guess I would ask, starting with you and going down with your colleague from Treasury and others...

I appreciate the hearing and want to thank the witnesses for your testimony, your presence, and your commitment to stopping this crime.

I am out of time, but if our remaining witnesses can do fifteen seconds each or submit something in writing.

This shift means that the employee rather than the employer makes all the decisions and bears all the risks.

If we simply had kept 1980's-level income equality from now to the present, we would have a far, far stronger Social Security system.

The income inequality that we have seen that now goes back to the American Gilded Age has had a tough effect on Social Security

The problems in Social Security are the problems of income inequality and of the fact that we do not require Social Security contributions on income above, right now, $118,000.

Just changing the default will make a big difference and will contribute significantly to these contributions

I really appreciate you raising Emily Whitehead as an example of what we need to have more of.

I have to ask what if down the road, because we didn't make the investment, because Congress failed, would the next Emily Whitehead be saved?

It's probably the worst example of pennywise and pound-foolish that we can imagine.

These are deadly serious issues, the ones that Dr. Collins just spoke to about the impact of funding diminution.

We need to do more of this for all of us to get to a resolution or even a consensus on tax reform.