So much has been said on the other side that I need to refute and yet there are some things that I need to get out here.

I would argue that that is going to have a significant impact on public health.

I would further ask the question, I am sure you made the President aware of this, does the President not care about the health of Americans by delaying the Ozone Rule?

Although you work for the Executive Branch, Congress is a coequal branch of government.

would not provide one scintilla of improvement in the air we breathe.

It seems that if the White House is serious about regulatory reform, this is something where all parties should be anxious to work together.

You may be familiar that members of the Texas delegation on a bipartisan basis on this committee met with Mr. Sunstein of Office of Management and Budget right before the August recess concerning the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule and the…

I think no one now believes those figures that were originally delivered to us by the CBO and even the Chief Actuary for CMS has said the cost is going to be some $450 billion over 10 years higher than what was advertised in March of 2010.

Today we are going to look at two of these requirements in some depth but honestly, the list is much, much longer, and we are going to hear from some of those folks who are on the ground dealing with this, but I am afraid we may be too…

Remember, the big selling point on the Affordable Care Act was, if you like what you have, you can keep it.

It troubles me that it occurred the way it did. It was seemingly something that was under the radar screen.