12/13/2011
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"What the Republicans have proposed... is to shift the responsibilities to the States, the cost to the patients and providers."
"I recognized that sequestration would have real world effects, which is why I voted against the set of indiscriminate federal budget cuts."
"We need a long term fix that truly addresses the budget in its entirety."
"We should be looking carefully at where the money goes."