mr. bola, you mentioned, i thank you all for being here. you mentioned reasonable postures. and you, my felder children of god, my fellow americans, have shared meaningful tory stories that touch our hearts. help us fix this thing, man. that's what we seek. mr. chairman, il. >> >> just a brief statement. which is, you know, first of all, this is -- our organization. we want all americans to have high quality insurance. were with you 1000% -- 18% increase in premiums. 18% and when you're. that's what year that was. that was 1987. a, c, 11% increase in health insurance. that was 2002. okay? what we know for sure is that after the aca was enacted, the increase in premiums for employer-sponsored coverage was most americans get coverage was slower. it was 2%. it was 1%. these are the -- actuaries on facts and figures. that's what were looking at right here. so, there have been problems with health insurance premiums in this country for decades. we are with you. i think everybody on this panel is with you. we have to solve this problem. but to blame the affordable care act because in 1987, 30 years