"It saddens me to know that we have now sort of devolved into a government that legislates by Internet voting."
"We could have been having a conversation about how we specifically take on the issue of forced abortion in China."
"I think it is probably a good idea for all of us to step back and wonder whether we should be crowing about the fact that an Internet vote leads us to this debate today."
"I want to thank you, Senator, for paving the way for jobs and safety for Native communities."
"if there is any way that we could get funding directly to the Tribes without going through all the other branches I think that we would have a better and safer place to live within our reservations an..."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Vermont is a beautiful place. So is Connecticut."
"Since the Affordable Care Act has been passed more people are signing up for Medicare Advantage, and it is costing people less."
"I think it's appropriate, because what the subject of today's hearing is really about is who has the burden of making proposals to try to reform our Medicare program going forward."
"the Republican budget, which dramatically changes the Medicare program, and admittedly certainly takes cost out of it, but takes cost out of it by shifting the burden onto individuals, tripling the am..."
"Medicare was conceived in part because those people who are 65 and 66 just didn't have a private market, didn't have a place to go to that could adequately insure someone that is likely going to be mo..."
"I think we've gone too far here, I think, in violating House rules, in violating basic concepts of fairness."
"I hope in the future that, though committee is certainly going to be used occasionally to advance the political imperatives of the majority party, that the other side gets a chance to put their best e..."