How would you feel about making Medicare claims available to the public?

I think it would be a tremendous service if each of you would outline what you think generally uptake would be on both sides of the aisle.

I am trying to get to this notion that my mother, who has three chronics and is 83, can have sometimes as many as 10 different blood works in 30 days.

The Department of Justice says we have about $60 billion in waste, fraud and abuse now in the program.

I wonder if the---- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader is still recognized.

Why can't we move to an upgraded card so that we actually know the recipient is receiving service at the point of service with a PIN number?

It's kind of a Soviet Union mentality, and that is you give a bucket of money to physicians, and the more that it's utilized, the less they each get.

Well, listen, I think all of us in the Senate stay generally frustrated about the lack of progress in solving problems.

I think each of us wake up each day also with a tremendous sense of privilege that we have the opportunity to have really intelligent and learned folks like you come in and testify.

my understanding is that unanimous consent would be very unlikely considering the fact there are a number of folks who actually do not want to see these trade agreements pass. The evidence is, if we were to get on the jobs bill--and I…

it is my understanding that--first of all, I think most people in this body know it has been 995 days, and the free-trade agreements are just now coming to the floor. I had a very good conversation today with the majority leader, and I…

I rise to talk a little bit about the conversation we just had on the floor. There is no question that in the State of Tennessee and all across our country, I think the biggest item on anybody's mind is our economy and people having jobs…