Richard Blumenthal actually said...

If you wait until the train wreck to come together for the first time, you are seldom going to be able to forge the necessary consensus.

I want to express my appreciation to you for holding this hearing on this occasion, on the 1-year anniversary to the Health Care Reform Law.

I have strongly opposed any measures to cut Social Security.

I think those suggestions or recommendations are excellent as a starting point, and certainly we may want to consider going beyond them base...