"This is a bad policy. It is shortsighted, and its consequences are so far reaching."
"In the end, it was political disagreements, not policy concerns, that kept us from the finish line."
"We were so close last year, and the SGR repeal was combined at one point with one of the----how many, 50----in the series of repeal of the ACA, wholesale repeals."
"the Affordable Care Act cut Medicare, and you are implying to the Medicare beneficiaries our older neighbors, our parents and grandparents, that they have suffered, their benefits have been cut, which..."
"Medicaid's costs per beneficiary are substantially lower than per beneficiary costs for private insurance, and Medicaid's cost per beneficiary have been growing more slowly than per beneficiary costs ..."
"I just don't think that is smart policy."
"the Congress should act."
"we should do this as soon as possible."
"Thank you all for being here today and for everything you are doing and your teams are doing to combat the Ebola threat."
"Hon. Kathy Castor, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida, opening statement."
"It seemed that much of the discussion of quarantines and travel bans reflected political concerns, instead of the advice of public health experts."
"On November 5, the President requested $6.2 billion from Congress to enhance the U.S. Ebola response."