"the fact of the matter is that our company, which is a large computer user, had discarded the idea of trying to keep these things, because the maintenance was a higher cost than going out and tossing ..."
"Might we change the law, Mr. Secretary, to allow Federal dollars to be used for operating expenditures?"
"The current financial situation is simply not sustainable."
"the one thing I respect is your leadership. You are willing to step up to the tough problems."
"Well, if we are talking about job creation, you just pointed out a place that suggests there are lots of jobs available."
"But what do we do nationally? I hear a review of opportunities, but what specifically?"
"Now is the time to change our priorities and our plans for the future."
"Most earmarks are good. They are right on the money and they help transportation needs in this Country."
"The unemployment rate across the country, the highest it has been in 15 years, and those people who have jobs are working longer and getting less for their labor."
"Light rail reduces congestion, reduces our dependence on fossil fuels, and will employ 27,000 people for every billion-dollar investment."
"I believe there is room for efficiencies and quality improvement, that is what we are all here about, I guess."
"I think this is very fundamental to the issue of cost that we are struggling with."
"I believe that the reform that we started to talk about last week will be meaningless without a health workforce that is both adequate in size and competency, competency, to respond to an increased de..."
"Is it fair to say that health workforce shortages have the ability not only to restrict access and actually to affect quality, but also to increase costs?"
"I do not feel comfortable penalizing a hospital without giving them the tools to positively change their delivery and their referral methods."
"What design do you envision for a bundled payment system that best ensures hospitals and providers have adequate information and resources to avoid re-admissions, very expensive, and improved patient ..."
"I see the threat of global warming as similar to the plagues that mankind experienced and I call this the 11th Plague."
"I would make a request. And I so much appreciate the fact that you are holding this hearing concerning the critical question that faces us."
