senator kaerp and i got that, in the finance committee we were able to get that amendment drafted. the problem is that's a tiny part of this bill. that should be a major focus of the bill. we should be able to buy insurance across state lines. small business health plans where small businesses could join together and take advantage of purchasing power. we all on this side, almost everybody on this side of the aisle agrees with medical liability reform. the congressional budget office said that would save $100 billion. the bottom line is what we've been focusing on -- and i appreciate the efforts the two of you made in your bill last year of trying to address the number-one problem we have in health care in the united states, is cost. this bill doesn't address cost. as a matter of fact, you said it in your opening remarks, cost actually, according to president obama, c.m.s., go up, total health care spending by $234 billion over if nothing was done. if nothing's done, we actually save money on total health care spending. but with this bill, it actually goes up by $234 billion. mr. c