"I grew up in California, in southern California in the Los Angeles area in the 1960s, and I recall as a kid there were days where my mom would not let us go outside because if we did sneak outside, as kids are known to do sometimes, we'd get out there playing--we could see the air that we were breat..."
"it's really important for us, because if we don't get ahead of this in those endemic places where the virus is, they will certainly pop up here"
"we also have to then adequately fund the science as well so we can come up with those therapies to both control the vectors but then also to get ahead of this"
"The so-called Cadillac tax was well intentioned to bring down the cost of health care, but it is a blunt tool."
"We shouldn't be punishing people who are saving for retirement."
"I do support the administration's current position in terms of maintaining a troop presence."
"Without getting political, can I ask the witnesses what their opinion would be of the public perception if the United States of America was to elect the first female President of the United States?"
"If we think about it, women are over 50 percent of the population in America, over 60 percent of the undergraduates, over 60 percent of the masters degrees, yet less than 15 percent of the CEOs in the..."
"we still have a long ways to go in our own country to elevate the role of women."
"the climate is changing. Managing these resources has incredible impact on individual lives, on our economy."
"APEC membership is a good next step"