"The needs so far outstrip the resources that are available to families and professionals today."
"What we know about the Republican budget that was passed is their plan for Medicare is to turn it into a voucher."
"The contrast here with President Obama's budget is it again strengthens Medicare, lengthens the life of the Medicare trust fund."
"It is a balanced plan. It reduces the deficit by $1.8 trillion over the next decade."
"I would mostly like to thank the Administration for standing with American families, especially our older neighbors, our parents, and our grandparents because President Obama keeps the promise of Medi..."
"I think it's time to try something different and -- and end the embargo and lift these travel restrictions."
"Well, I think it's time to try something different and end the embargo and lift these travel restrictions."
"Since coming to Congress, I have to say one of the most nonsensical policies that we deal with is how we patch SGR and treat Medicare physicians."
"Now is the time to act to solve it, to repeal it, to replace it with something that makes better sense for the modern health system."
"I concur with Ranking Member Pallone that it is too important for us to just haphazardly steal from other Medicare providers to patch over here."
"we have already slashed the budget of the CDC and the FDA."
"But it seems like we still have significant headwinds to getting past that 7.5 percent unemployment rate."