let's listen in. >> not to put too fine a point on it, but we're right, and the next hhs secretary will play a pivotal role as we work to repeal obamacare and replace it with patient-centered reforms that will actually address costs, among other things. this will be an important endeavor, one that will and should get a lot of attention here today, but it should not be the soul focus of the next h shrks secretary. hhs has an annual budget of well over $1 trillion. let me repeat that. one department, $1 trillion. hhs encompasses the centers for medicare and medicaid services, the centers for disease, control, and prevention, the national institutes of health, the food and drug administration, and many others. it's no exaggeration to say that hhs touches more of the u.s. economy and affects the daily lives of more americans than any other part of the u.s.