but we should get a sense of what they think. joining me now, republican congressman leonard lance of new jersey, member of the house energy and commerce committee which advanced the health care bill this afternoon. congressman, you re a yes on this bill i take it? i was a yes in committee today based upon the bill as it exists today and we ve just completed a 27-hour marathon committee hearing. why are you rushing so fast? i don t think we re rushing. it came out of energy and commerce and out of ways and means but now, chris it goes to the budget committee and it these go through the budget committee and then the rules committee and then it s put on the floor and whatever we do goes to the senate. how many hearings open hearings with witness testimony and the like have you had on this bill? we ve had a series of hearings over the last several years on the affordable care act no, in this congress. how many hearings in this congress on this bill? we have gone to
bill this afternoon. congressman, you re a yes on this bill i take it? i was a yes in committee today based upon the bill as it exists today and we ve just completed a 27-hour marathon committee hearing. why are you rushing so fast? i don t think we re rushing. it came out of energy and commerce and out of ways and means but now, chris it goes to the budget committee and it these go through the budget committee and then the rules committee and then it s put on the floor and whatever we do goes to the senate. how many hearings open hearings with witness testimony and the like have you had on this bill? we ve had a series of hearings over the last several years on the affordable care act no, in this congress. how many hearings in this congress on this bill? we have gone to the american people with paul ryan s better way and we campaigned on the fact that we were going to improve the system and i think that s what we ve done. i get that but there s legislative language