Chris Murphy

I am a believer in big, coordinated systems of care, but I think that is a lingering concern that exists as you build out a new system.

I think this increasing avalanche of good news and positive data about the implementation of the Affordable Care Act is going to ultimately lead to a much broader public acceptance and support for the law.

If left unchallenged, I worry about Putin's appetite.

We are not going to allow this tactic, which is where Russia tries to invade half a country with provocations.

I think it would be a way of further destabilizing Ukraine.

He does not believe he needs to send tanks in in order to gain influence.

I worry about Putin's appetite. I worry how easy Crimea was, the annexation of Crimea.

This is not an argument to abandon them in their time of need.

We should respond. We should be robust in that response, but we should not be expected to care about this as much as the Russians do.

The future of Ukraine matters more to Russia than it matters to the United States.

We have article 5 obligations that if we do not fulfill, the NATO alliance is finished.

I write to you today to request that you undertake an immediate investigation into the alarming number of deaths and cases of abuse of developmentally disabled individuals in group homes.

We need every child in this country to be able to fulfill their potential if our military is saying they do not have enough qualified people.

There is a battle for the hearts and minds of the people there as to whether they are going to orient toward Europe or back toward Russia.

I am going to stay outside Ukraine and maybe use a quick second round to talk about Ukraine.

The door remains open. It is something we strongly support.

It is difficult to understand how the French could continue to sell ships to Russia that are identical to the ones that were used in the illegal invasion and occupation of Crimea.

Today obviously circumstances have changed.

This hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs will now come to order.

I think the noisier we are about that longer term commitment, the better.

The more successful we are making sure that that election is free and fair, the more worried we have to be about Russia's intentions once they see the writing on the wall.

Our response should be to do everything that Russia does not want us to do.

I think we are beyond the point of treading lightly. I think we are beyond the point of worrying about provoking Russia.

To the extent that reimbursement is an issue, as you know, the ACA made a pretty significant investment in raising Medicaid rates for primary care physicians.

How important is it for underserved areas and Medicaid populations, in particular, to keep these Medicaid rates for primary care pegged at the Medicare number going forward?