"We keep saying we are having a national discussion on health care and the truth is over the last few years we haven't really had a national discussion on health care."
"We must prohibit the Government, that is to say all of you, from further interfering in the acquisition by private citizens of their preferred medical care."
"Scarcity doesn't go away under universal coverage or single-payer."
"some estimates have said it is costing American families over $250 a month and that, of course, during this time where we are trying to rebuild our economy is very, very challenging."
"how important is sound fiscal policy to us continuing to be a strong economy and a premier influence in the world?"
"we are seeing inflation at 40-year highs. Disproportionately, this affects lower middle class families and, you know, what is tragic about this, of course, is that it was predictable."
"So we are leading in the world."
"Each funding category is scored separately and does not compete against each other."
"On one hand, I am very excited that we are having a hearing on the farm bill."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you all for being here to help us as we prep for the farm bill."
"What typically seems to have happened is that we take $10 out of an industry, and about $9 of that ends up in a bureaucratic regulatory investigator bundle, and about $1 of that might go back to the a..."