"I respectfully request the Chairman to look at the base closing bill and see if maybe we need to do the same thing with the Coast Guard stations."
"I was afraid that that would be the answer."
"And my last question is on Medicare Advantage."
"This seems ridiculous that they have identified unnecessary facilities that are costing $260 million."
"I think a lot of people would support a rail if it didn't go through the middle of their downtowns and our neighborhoods and if it was actually safe, which this clearly is not."
"I was advised by one, the reason for the accident even though the guards work is the guys in the truck, one of whom lost his life, were used to seeing coal trains coming around that corner about 30 mi..."
"Sunshine is, I believe, the best disinfectant."
"My concern is, is that some of the stuff is carried over so long, particularly on improper payments, the amount keeps going up."
"I thank the gentleman from North Carolina and the chairman for their indulgence."
"Sunshine is the best disinfectant."
"Can any serious effort to reduce our growing deficit and debt problems exclude reforms to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid?"