"I am sickened by the efforts of some to sabotage this law at every turn."
"I was very impressed to hear that the chairman of the full committee now is of the opinion that we should be fixing the Affordable Care Act, not repealing it."
"The hope is that for the 45 million Americans who have no insurance whatsoever, that the Affordable Care Act will place them on equal status with all of us."
"The very nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has said that we will save $1.3 trillion over the next two decades with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act."
"I am really very saddened by the reports, by the conclusions and by our gross inability to do something that seems so straightforward."
"It sounds like this is a gross turf battle that has been going on for a very long period of time."
"How can we explain it to the American people? How can we explain it to the families?"
"To you survivors, you are American heroes, and we owe you a great debt of gratitude..."
"Opening Statement"
"And thank you both for your service in a department, frankly, that none of us like, right?"
"If you are really impartial, if you really are the third party, unbiased, then you would be searching for all the terms, not just Tea Party, not just Patriot."
"The Affordable Care Act extends health insurance coverage to tens of millions and uninsured and underinsured Americans to help them obtain necessary medical care."