Bill Nelson actually said...

"I know my time is gone, but I would just ask rhetorically of the committee: is his success in Illinois a result of the new health care law, his PPO, or both?"

"What I would plead with the committee to consider doing is, if you cannot provide more money, let us look at ways to simplify the statute, simplify our responsibilities."

"In a normal year, Mr. Chairman, this would be the kind of bill that would be considered a motherhood bill."

"I would say this is the Congress's responsibility, not the executive branch's, to fix, and I would urge you to fix it as quickly as possible."