"And you said they are historic numbers?"
"But that number alone, the African American number for most of the last year seems like it has been in the 14 to 15 range?"
"I guess in terms of the private-sector number, which I think is a pretty important number for us to watch."
"And I also mentioned a few other categories."
"I voted against the debt deal because I could not, in good conscience, support the use of a manufactured crisis to implement ideologically based policies that will further threaten our nation's econom..."
"We know we cannot recover on the 117,000."
"Basically January to April."
"We really need really significantly higher job growth than we have had to make a dent."
"the private sector number is up 154,000."
"I ask the Administration to immediately investigate these entities and report back to Congress on whether they should be sanctioned under CISADA."
"This legislation is a simple, commonsense solution, and we almost got it included in the bill, but we did not."
"Starting in September of this year, 2011, HHS is requiring that all non-grandfathered insurers seeking rate increases of 10 percent or more in the individual and small group markets publicly disclose ..."
"Health insurance premiums have doubled, on average, over the last 10 years, much faster than wages and inflation, putting coverage out of reach for millions of Americans."
"For too long, insurance companies in many States have increased health insurance premiums with little oversight, transparency, or public accountability."
"The health reform law actually takes critical first steps to help control premium increases and ensures that companies spend more on medical care, not profits."
"Let me give you an example of why the review of rate filings is not sufficient, and why I believe authority to block or modify is necessary."
"When I was last in Afghanistan, in August 2011, the four of us--Senator Whitehouse, Senator Blumenthal, and Senator Bennet--had a great briefing."
"the number of additional fatalities as a result of the previously established CAFE standards could be 2,500."
