He was well-versed about the issues we talked about - health care costs, regulatory costs and things of that nature. I have a sense he had a pretty good handle on the real-world issues.

I want to drive down health care costs.

Health care costs are eating the Defense Department alive.

Health care costs are an issue both for the government and for our larger economy.

As premiums continue to skyrocket, we must ensure that health insurers are not engaging in anticompetitive behavior and unfairly driving up health care costs.

Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable energy, among other measures.