We feel like that as a public entity, we have said to the taxpayer we are taxing you through your sales tax, your income tax, your property tax for money for education.
I want to thank the committee, a terrific job you all have done here today.
If there are any veterans here, I want them to stand...
Americans are the best shoppers in the world. We will drive across five lanes of interstate to get gas two cents a gallon cheaper.
We have to be responsible for that or we will never get in control of our costs.
My own insurance for my family went up with the Affordable Care Act 75 percent.
Did we need health care reform? Absolutely we needed health care reform.
I think community colleges are absolutely critical in allowing an educational opportunity to people who can't.
If we don't address cost, no matter how much insurance you provide for people, we can't sustain our system if we can't control the cost.
I don't want to see that medical research take a step back.
We have lost 50 primary care residency slots.