Jim McDermott actually said...

I don't think there is general agreement across this dais, I am sure, on the need for catastrophic limit.

Republicans often assert that Medicare is outdated and needs reform, and I agree.

So I think it is generally accepted by everyone that whatever manipulation you do, you have to take care of the people at the bottom.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I want to say I have appreciated your slow gavel so that we could allow the witnesses to finish what they have ...