"We are a republic for a reason. We have a structure of government for a reason."
"We would undermine the very structure and the core of this government further if we pursue this path down H.R. 1."
"One thing I will say about this topic, Mr. Carter, is that it is one of the real opportunities for bipartisan policy in this Congress."
"Health care is a right, and what I mean by that is that it is the right of individuals in this country to choose the health care that they want."
"The government, the insurance companies, and the employer do. So everyone orients and caters to them, not to the patient."
"There is an enormous range of choices that can be opened up to patients to make for themselves."
"The more patients are in control of their own health care dollars, those prices will come down massively."
"This is one of the least rational provisions of the ACA."
"to say that we could reduce our civilian workforce would dramatically affect our ability to perform the mission."