Jim McDermott: “There has been almost no discussion of the $1.2 trillion in student debt which is hanging over our students.”

I appreciate your public service.

One of the largest holes in the Medicare system is that it does not currently cover most dental, vision, or hearing expenses.

Now, the reason I raise this issue is that we all know that about 70 percent of healthcare costs occur in the last 6 months of life.

This is the kind of hearing where there isn't much disagreement about the fact that we want to have quality.