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This point, the republicans have had 24 minutes, the democrats, 52 minutes. let's try to have as much balance as we can. >> i think republicans are controlling the time, if i'm not mistaken, am i right? >> i don't think that's quite right, but i'm just going back and forth here, mitch. >> [inaudible comment [. >> i think we're trying to go back and forth, but that's okay. paul? i was about to call on you, if that's all right. go ahead. >> all right. rob, here's basically what we're looking at, the difference is this. we don't think all the answers lie in washington, regulating all of this, so ...

People shop around. we all know there's a wide disparity in what hospitals charge for procedures. but i think this helps consumers, it helps people, and fraud and waste, we talked about that, we have major provisions in our bill to address fraud and waste, and i compliment you because you go farther. >> we took additional ideas from folks like congressman morass. >> they're great ideas, and we tried to address unnecessary admission rates from hospitals, et cetera. the main point is we basically agree, there's not a lot of difference here, and i would like us to just kind of -- there's an oppor...

Make sure that mitch doesn't give me a time clock tally again, let me first go to mitch. i don't know who wants to make the presentation with respect to insurance reform. >> mr. president i would like to yield to dr. bistonti. >> thank you, mr. boehner. thank you, mr. president. i come at this as a physician, cardiovascular surgeon, over 20 years of practice doing open heart surgery dealing with patients who have come to me with very, very challenging cases at very difficult times in their lives. along with my colleagues, dr. cobert and dr. varaso, we bring a wealth of experience in dealing wi...

If you're -- you wouldn't -- if you were working at a big company that already has a big pool, then -- but, you know what? i want to make sure, because, eric, we're going to end up in a back and forth that cuts everybody else out. i've got on the democratic side a couple of people that want to speak. there are probably a couple republica republicans. we're already over time. i've burned some of it. i apologize. i'm going to go to luis, then -- >> to mike enszi. >> i'll go to tom harkin and back to dave. so i've got five speakers and i don't have a lot of time. go ahead. >> thank you, mr. presi...

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