Christopher Dodd actually said...

"We want to be able to have primary care physicians encouraged to take the time to do the counseling, to do the diet counseling, and the current payment mechanism just doesn't allow for that to happen."

"I think it's very important to recognize that the cost of covering every single American with health insurance is less than 1 year's growth in our national health bill."

"I don't know of another issue that we've grappled with as complex as this and one that deserves our undivided attention."

"I think to say that we have to hold coverage hostage to cost control is to say we're going to hold this small piece hostage to this enormous piece."