The promises made during the lead-up to and passage of Obamacare were that premiums were going to go down by $2,500.

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I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cotton). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Even if the argument is made... that premiums have not gone up all that dramatically, when you promise a $2,500 reduction and you see a $3,500 increase, that seems to me to be a pretty big increase.

So, higher premiums, higher deductibles, fewer doctors and providers, and fewer jobs. That is, I think, the story 5 years later.

Since 2009, premiums for the average family have increased by nearly $3,500.

This whole issue of restricting networks seems to be the other thing--that you have fewer and fewer choices.

I am disappointed to report that we have not yet received a response to that letter, much less a formal nomination.

It is 68 pages long. It was introduced back in January. It was reported out unanimously. All the Democrats on the committee voted for it when it left the Judiciary Committee. When it was brought up on the floor of the Senate, all 100…

My understanding is the bill itself is approximately 68 pages long. Is that correct?

Is it correct that that particular provision, referred to as the Hyde amendment, has been a part of spending bills dating back to 1976? So for literally 40 years the Hyde amendment language has been included in bills we have passed here…

I say to my colleague from Texas, again, who has been so instrumental in getting this to the floor, that a 68-page bill is certainly readable. They have had several months to look at and read it. When a bill is reported out of a committee…

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I thank the Senator from Texas for his leadership on this issue, as well as the Senator from Iowa, Mr. Grassley, for moving this legislation to the floor. As the Senator from Texas--who has authored and been involved with this legislation…

Thank you and Ranking Member Wyden for holding this important hearing.

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I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes and that the Senator from Pennsylvania, Mr. Toomey, be allowed to follow me for as much time as he may consume. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I think that the level of engagement this time around, we just have not seen it at all relative to what happened in 1985 and 1986.

I appreciate the leadership of the Senator from North Dakota on this issue. He has been a fierce advocate for many months in the Senate for the jobs and economic activity, the energy independence, and the positive benefits to our national…

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for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination list which was printed in the Record on the date indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the…

before I close, I would like to take a minute to talk about the President's foreign policy. The Congress has received the President's request for authorization for the use of military force in Iraq and Syria, and we will take a hard look…