The primary reason for less State aid for public colleges and universities... is Federal Medicaid mandates soaking up money.

I'd like to see Congress address all four of these contributors to the rising cost of college...

It's gone from 8 percent in the 1980s to 26 percent today. It's never discussed at hearings like this in a serious way.

The law has not yet gone into effect in most parts, and when it does, it looks like it will cost, the premiums will cost more.

The fact of the matter is, according to the Society of Actuaries, when this law is fully implemented--and most of it happens next year--costs are going up in the individual market.

I promise you, I've gone through this carefully with the Congressional Budget Office.

The policies are richer. I mean, if you've got more of a Buick or even a Cadillac, than a Chevrolet or a Ford, and so you are paying more for it.

I think there is going to be a number of shocked Americans, and it is going to start with what we call rate shock as the cost of individual insurance premiums go up.

There is no doubt that the law expanded coverage, but I think the point we are finding is that someone is going to be paying the cost. Individual rates are going up.

I think, as I said, Miss Cook, I think you just brought it all home with your story about what this is all about.

In my view, the law was an historic mistake.

The CBO says that the new health care law will raise individual premiums 10 to 13 percent.

Instead of expanding a health care delivery system that already costs too much, we should have worked to have as an overall goal reducing the total cost of health care.

I think that is a good faith proposal by a Governor who, with his legislature, is trying to come up with a way to make sure these 175,000 Tennesseans, who otherwise would not receive Medicaid expansion, do so in a way that, first, meets…

CBO report says the premiums will rise in the individual market as a result of the senate bill.

Would another reason that the individual rates might be going up be that the requirements that the policies have more benefits to them, that they are richer policies?

Your conclusion was that individual premiums would rise, how much?

I know that in 2008, he went around the country, and we have it in 'The New York Times' saying that he would lower the country's health care cost of premiums by $2,500 for a typical family.

I have heard some estimates that the number of Americans who might find themselves going back and forth between Exchanges in Medicaid might be as high as 40 percent.

One of the main reasons that premiums are going to go up is because of expanded coverage.

I cited that CBO report saying they would go up, net, 10 to 13 percent. He said I was wrong. I think I was right.

Consolidation storage capacity should proceed without further delay.

Mercury clean up should be a priority.

It seems to me the holy grail of energy... would be to find some way to find a commercial use for carbon.

Wouldn't it be a wiser use of whatever--instead of having that tax credit in place or other tax credits for oil or gas or other forms of energy that have become material. Wouldn't it be better to spend that money to try to reach the goal…