Thomas Daschle

We have cost problems. We have access problems. But as you rightfully point out in your question, we certainly have quality problems.

I think we need to change the paradigm in this country on health.

I want to re-instate a science-driven environment. I want to take ideology and politics as much as humanly possible out of the process.

Well, Senator Coburn, I believe that a top-down review is essential. I would start with that. I think it is very, very important for us to understand what the problems are before we try to make the system better.

I commend President-elect Obama for selecting such an extraordinary nominee to lead the Nation's healthcare agenda.

It ought to be the choice of the disability community as to where they would like to get their care and to live their lives.

The sustainable growth rate is an outdated system that basically incentivizes people using patient utilization rather than looking at healthy outcomes for reimbursement.

One is defining our issues as clearly as we can. And before we can ever get to the solutions of healthcare, we have to make sure that we are all on the same page with regard to the problems of healthcare.

Confirming the President's nominees is one of the most important Constitutional duties of the Senate.

It is always better to build a child than to repair an adult.

Reform is urgently needed, and Tom Daschle is just the person for the job.

I look forward to returning to public service at a pivotal moment in American history.

Our health care system is broken, and fixing it is one area where I hope the 80-20 rule comes into play.

Will we honor the unique American ideal that we are responsible for passing this country on to a generation in the future?

I think that the cost of the status quo, the cost of doing nothing may be the most expensive option of all.

And they won't swing as a block. But the way they swing could make a huge difference, given their numbers and given who we're talking about; people with great respect within the party.

And they won't swing as a block, but the way they swing could make a huge difference, given their numbers and given who we're talking about, people with great respect within the party.

I hope very earnestly that people who have an inclination to want to add extraneous issues can refrain from doing so in order to complete our work and to avoid what might be an extended delay. This is probably one of the most important…

I share his view about the importance of these matters and about the urgency with which we must work to ensure the completion of our work on the same bipartisan basis that we demonstrated to pass the bill here on the floor.

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