"I believe in Medicare and that we want to make this system as strong as possible, the trust fund as strong as possible."
"I am picturing a balkanization of lots of different insurance companies in charge of the whole program and the effect that that could have on beneficiaries."
"I want this to go right."
"The current Medicare Secondary Payer system is making it extremely difficult to settle claims in a prompt and efficient manner."
"I am out of time, but let us get it right--"
"I served, along with the chairman of the full committee, Mr. Ryan, on the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform."
"It is time for millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share. This isn't about punishment or revenge. It is about fairness."
"Not only do we need revenues, but we need to do so in a fair way. Those who have been enjoying the prosperity of recent years should have to pay their share."
"Now we are on an 'unsustainable fiscal path,' to quote the Commission report, which threatens our economic viability."
"The alarming redistribution of wealth that is shrinking the middle class is another grave threat to both our economy and our democracy."
"It's time for millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share. This isn't about punishment or revenge--it's about fairness."
"I am very grateful for the lives that will be saved and injuries that will be prevented because of the regulation."