I would say the time is now to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

But, sir, that is not new information. You said you have been working on this for 30 years. Where is the beef?

And I would just submit the obstacle so far has been CMS. They haven't been a facilitator; they have been an obstacle.

something magic happens when people spend their own money.

I have talked to the doctors in Ms. Schakowsky's district and they tell me to a man and a woman that they are in deep trouble because they cannot afford the cost of delivering their care.

Abraham Lincoln said even if you did everything right and events prove you wrong, a thousand angels swearing you were right won't make a difference.

It is not accountable to any constituency. It only exists to cut provider payments to fit a mathematically-created target.

This healthcare law that was signed 15 months ago contains countless policies that will essentially disrupt the practice of medicine.

This thing was not about healthcare, never was. It is a tax bill, but bottom line, it is about control.

The point he wanted to make was that drugs cost too much.

And not the IPAB and the provider.

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