I would note that loopholes do remain in the health care legislation. My amendment would simply ensure that the promise that has been made to the American people would be kept. It sets up an effective eligibility verification system…

I want to reiterate that the House is operating an unprecedented restrictive rules process... to deny Members the opportunity to come and to place their ideas on this floor, to debate their ideas, and a chance to vote on them. I think it…

President Obama made a promise to the American people that health care legislation would not provide benefits to those illegally in the country.

I take offense for those who say we have no interest in extending unemployment insurance. My State has high unemployment. We were doing very well, and it has doubled now from where we were in unemployment. My home area is one of the worst…

In Texas we have a law that's called the deceptive trade practice. And if this were being done in Texas, it would be against the law, because this is deceptive, what we are talking about here today. What is being sold is deceptive. We're…

I wish to express my appreciation to Senator McCaskill, who is a person of courage and conviction and made a decision that we need to do better in our country about spending. As she said, is a simple truth. Our amendment is a small but…

I would say a couple of things about the Pryor amendment. It is not good and we should not vote for it. It pretends to have good motives, and maybe it does have good motives. But in fact it would allow $62 billion more in spending over 3…

I disagree that we do not have the best medical care in the world. Yes, we have people who are overweight. We have a higher homicide rate. We have other problems that affect health. But if you are treated, you get the best health care all…

I say to Senator Kyl, you have worked on this issue for many years. You are one of the Senate's leaders, the assistant Republican leader, and a leader in the Finance Committee. Isn't it true we have known for some time that we are losing…

The way this new benefit is funded, as I understand it, is through a $500 billion cut to Medicare and increased Medicare taxes. Wouldn't it be the correct thing for policymakers to take that money first and strengthen Medicare and pay the…

As a result of the conventions of accounting, it may appear this money can be spent twice, as Mr. Elmendorf said is happening. But the truth is, we cannot spend the money twice. It is increasing the debt, and there is no doubt about it.

I offered, along with Senator Clair McCaskill, my Democratic colleague, an amendment that will help contain our tendency in this body--a bipartisan tendency, unfortunately--to bust the budget, to spend more than we state we are going to…