"$350 million. It's outrageous. You know, a scam is a scam is a scam, whether or not it's a street thug or a well-dressed corporate executive."
"That arrangement was a conflict of interest and undermined all Americans' faith in the health care system."
"When you're--if you're a card player, in the vernacular, it's good to know the deck is fixed."
"Along with my colleagues, I will fight to keep insurance companies working for Americans--not against them."
"I got a conviction there. This guy is going to get 3 years for violation of, correct me if I am wrong, but be careful."
"People are willing to do their part. They are willing to pay a fair price for the health care they get."
"I know that we share the same view on our responsibility to nature and our responsibility to the environment."
"Between 2000 and 2007, health care premiums in New Jersey rose seventy-one (71) percent while worker's earnings increased just fifteen (15) percent."
"So when we learn that the insurance industry may be manipulating data to make consumers overpay for their health care, Congress has reason to be concerned and Americans have reason to be angry."
"They are being forced to make devastating choices between paying their mortgage and paying for health care."
"Statement of Senator Lautenberg"
"In New Jersey and across the country, people are working harder than ever, still struggling to get by."
"This New Jersey patient--like many other patients and families--was forced to pay for care that her insurer should have covered under the terms of her insurance plan."
"Each year, we need $250 billion just to meet our Country's transportation needs, according to a Federal commission."
"You have this mission and this mission is critical to the well-being and the ability of our Country to get back on its feet."
"our air traffic system is basically the same system that we used in the 1960s."
"These delays come with a terrible cost that translates into losses of nearly $10 billion each year to our economy."
"we don't have fast rail to get from one city to another"
