Obviously, it's not going to make much progress; you will be back every 6 years if that continues.

We must ensure that our healthcare technology is accessible to everyone.

Both of the Federal Reserve leaders in Kansas City and Dallas have added tremendously to this debate. No one has been more of a supporter for community banks than the Senator from Texas. I could not agree more with everything the Senator…

The Medicare reimbursement system is fundamentally flawed.

I hope today's hearing will help spark rethinking the way Medicare pays doctors.

The fact is, there are a lot of people coming to the floor and a lot of things are being said in the press. First, I think we are going to end up with a bipartisan bill before the actual vote to proceed takes place. I believe that is being…

So, if I might ask you the same question, just following up it seems to me that, at present--I think all of us would love to see a system that, instead of paying for volume, paid for outcomes, but it's hard to find that, right now, isn't…

The broadband plan is the blueprint for how to make a high-speed Internet connection as ubiquitous as a phone line.

I think that he ought to examine e-care as one of his top priorities.

We want everybody in our country to have healthcare and access to good quality care.

One of the things we still haven't addressed is cost.

Well, thank all of you for your testimony. I look forward to pursuing this further.