Rather than taking a bipartisan approach and tackling these issues incrementally, Congress and President Barack Obama produced a 2,000-page bill that dramatically expanded the federal government’s role in the private sector, placed burdensome mandates on small businesses and individuals and increased taxes during an economic downturn…

Last week, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and I introduced the Health Care Waiver Fairness Act. This legislation will allow every small-business owner or average American the opportunity to apply for a waiver from the new health care law if they so desire. The basics of this bill are that if you like the health care reform law, you can take advantage of it. If you want no part of it, you can opt out.

Finally, tort reform should be addressed in a meaningful way. Without tort reform, the cost of insuring health care providers is likely to continue to be a significant drag on our ability to provide quality and, most important, affordable care.