I also just want to mention that after the speech

And so what I would do as president of the United States is immediately insure every single solitary child in America. It would cost $27 billion. I'd Black Latex Front Zip Catsuit provide catastrophic health insurance for everyone in America, fundamentally altering the cost to business as well as the uninsured would be -- in fact, not live in fear every night. I would spend about $7 billion to invest money to make money by requiring a fundamental change in recordkeeping in the United States of all the medical records, which would save they say as much as 30 (percent), I think it's more like 18 percent.

And then I would move to underwrite the states' experimentation for the next several years. It would cost about $8 billion. Let them experiment with their universal coverage. What for? Not because I expect the states to come up with the answer. They will come up with good answers, but it's to build a bulwark around the consensus for health care so when the onslaught comes from the industry, it will survive.

This is about building consensus. And I will say unequivocally no one in either party running for United States -- or for president of the United States has been as much of a consensus-builder in my career: the national crime legislation, the violence against women legislation, treaty alteration. Not a single solitary person running has the record I have in the United States Senate on building consensus. And ladies and gentlemen, you'd better have a president that's tough enough to take on the special interests if you think there's any possibility of getting national health care, which I do and I will.

Okay, we're almost out of time, but before I ask the last question, I just have a couple of other important matters to take care of.

First, let me remind everyone of our upcoming speakers. On August 7th, Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, will be here. On August 14th, General George Black Latex Juliette Catsuit Casey, chief of staff of the U.S. Army. And on September 7th, William Brody, the president of Johns Hopkins University.

I also just want to mention that after the speech there will be a book signing. The senator will be staying here for a while to sign books, so we'd like you to please just hold in your seats at the end of the event so that the senator can get out to the book signing first of all, and secondly if you could exit through that door that's where he's going to be signing books.

I will not presume to suggest who would be the easiest candidate to beat, but I'll end by saying that if any Democrat thinks that we are going to be able to win the presidency in 2008 without anteing up unimpeachable credentials on national security and terror, they're making a tragic, tragic mistake. Every single election since World War II, every Democratic nominee has had to overcome the accusation that they are not tough enough, they are not strong enough, they are not resolute enough on foreign policy. I can tell you one thing that I am looking forward to, whether it's my good friend -- and he is truly a good friend of Jill's and mine -- John McCain, whether it's Rudy Giuliani, whether it's a one-term governor, I can hardly wait to debate them on national security and terror.

I'd like to thank you all for coming today. I'd also like to thank National Press Club staff members Melinda Cooke, Pat Nelson, Jo Anne Booze Black Latex Lindsey Crop Costume Catsuit and Howard Rothman for organizing today's lunch. Also thanks to the NPC library for its research. Thank you. We're adjourned.