I would like to thank the Secretary and those that accompanied him for appearing before this subcommittee.

It is a privilege to serve on the subcommittee with you.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has issued a study, a report that claims that under the healthcare law now, that by 2016 the average cost of a family plan will be in excess of $15,000.

So the CBO has also estimated now that they are thinking--it is starting, I think, at 2.6 million rising to about 3.6 million employees will lose their coverage.

Obviously, one of the tasks of the Department is response to a terrorism attack.

Now, we have achieved some pretty good successes, like you mentioned in Yuma.

I was intrigued by Senator Lieberman's comments about smart immigration policy.

The purpose of an advisory is to signal to the American public that something has changed.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Madam Secretary, welcome back.

I would say, first of all, the level of the dedication of those individuals was high. It was very impressive.

The average subsidy, according to CBO, per person in those exchanges will rise from about $4,500 to over $7,000 by the year 2021.