WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. John Curtis issued the following newsletter:

Hey, highs and lows for me. As a dad, this is an all time high week for me. The circumstances have lined up that I get a date with all four of my daughters to a Christmas event this week. It's my Christmas present, and I'm super excited about it.

The lows, we continue to be highly dysfunctional here in Washington, D.C. on healthcare. There's a big push just to spend more money. I personally think we sometimes just want to solve every problem by throwing money at it. The reality of it is, we have to bring the cost of these premiums down-that's the right answer-not just throwing a lot of money at it. I'll keep working on it. I hope you all have a good weekend.



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