mr. larson, for your time. i truly appreciate it. now i would like for the second panel to come forward. >> earlier in the day, the senators talked about the debt in an exchange. objection. mr. mccain: mr. president, how much time is remaining? the presiding officer: the minority has 14 minutes. mr. mccain: 14 minutes. i'll tell you what, i'll be glad to engage in a short colloquy with the senator from illinois if he would like. the senator from illinois, i believe that we are close to an agreement here? mr. durbin: i hope so. mr. mccain: does the senator from illinois agree that most likely that agreement will not have an increase in taxes associated with it, at least in the short term? mr. durbin: i hope is not. mr. mccain: you hope so. mr. durbin: i heard there is revenue included in the agreement. mr. mccain: everything i've heard, the agreement does not have tax increases in it. mr. durbin: i honestly am not a party to this, but as gang of six and fiscal commission, we believe everything should be under consideration to reduce ou

mr. larson, we welcome you back to the committee. your statement will be made part of the record in its entirety and summit up in -- clock says five, if it goes to seven. five to seven minutes. >> thank you very much. thank you for the opportunity today to discuss the positive impact of the affordable care act on the affordability of health insurance premiums for american families and businesses, including small businesses. the affordable care reforms the health insurance market for the benefit of health care consumers, both individuals and businesses. one important goal of the reforms in the affordable care act is to make sure people and businesses receive value for their health insurance premium dollars. the need for this focus is clear. over the last 10 years, health insurance premiums have risen dramatically and the increases in health care costs outpace the rise in medical costs and wages during the same period. we know this is not only a burden on individuals who have seen their rates increase 20% a year or more, but on small b

mr. larson for being here. our next panel -- huh? that's right. which one? this one. we have three witnesses. mr. john dictken. he directs evaluations of private insurance and prescription drug pricing. we have danielle, the president of css distribution group. a packaging company headquartered in kentucky. his testimony covers the u.s. chamber of commerce. then i will yield to senator murphy for introduction. >> it is my pleasure to introduce a teresa miller. i commend her for her work in the insurance division. she joined in 2008, bringing a background of policy issues, having worked as -- she oversees a staff of 100 and a budget of $10 million. the division protect consumers by licensing companies and agents to make sure insurers are financially sound, reviewing violations of insurance law. she has been -- she is done a superb job of bringing diverse parties to the table. i am delighted you're here to share in sight. -- your inisights. >> your statements will be made a part of the record. if you could do them in five to seven minutes. >> thank you. ranking members o

mr. larson spoke at the chicago public library for 50 minutes. >> it is terrific to be back in chicago.always is, especially on an actual nice day. i was here last week was 45 degrees. i have to tell you this makes me tremendously must all shook for the days when moodie came to my talks to read and i always like to tell this story about my very first book event, which took place when i was living in baltimore. it was just after it published a book called the naked consumer. [laughter] exactly. it's a book that nobody got. nobody read. well, one read it and reviewed the book and he did it because he was a target of the book. the book was about, by the way, about how corporations spy on individual consumers, very apt today perhaps, so why did get a call when i was living in baltimore to what to lamb tester pennsylvania to the talk, not to talk to a signing. i since learned that sunday afternoon talks are deaf and especially when you do a talk in lancaster pennsylvania on the first warm day after six months of hard winter. it's one of those things you're stuck in the back of the books were

mr. larson was recently on "booktv". you wan watch the program online at "booktv".org. coming in third, unbroken by laura hillenbrand. followed by david mcullough's book, the greater journey, americans in paris. tina fey's bossypants. jaycee dugard recounts, 18 years in captivity, a stolen life. number seven, nothing daunted. howard wasdin seal team six is number 8. lost in shangri-la at number nine. completing the list this week is reckless endangerment. how outsized ambition, greed, corruption led to economic arm ma get son. you can watch the authors present this book at booktv.org. for this information and other best-selling books go to indie-bound.org. here's a look at some upcoming book fairs and festivals over the next few months. on september 2nd, decatur, georgia, hosts the "atlanta journal-constitution" book festival. the brooklyn book vest al begins on september 15th. it includes curt anderson, paul bergman and walter mostly. the baltimore book festival starts september 23rd. also on the 23rd, st. augustine, florida, will host the florida heritage book festiva