Richard Durbin actually said...

"The problem with many of our Federal programs is not that they're too expensive or too underfunded, the real problem is they don't work, they fail the very people they are meant to help."

"I'll tell you what it does achieve, it's a dramatic cutback in research."

"Do you think that's a responsible thing to do in terms of the healthcare of all the people living in America?"

"I share this conviction and believe that at this critical moment, more American leadership--not less--is needed."