"I must point out what I see is the misplaced focus of my Republican colleagues."
"The House Republican budget would turn Medicaid into a block grant, repeal the important new benefits under the Affordable Care Act and cut federal funding for Medicaid by a staggering $1.7 trillion o..."
"This is a sad example of how the Republican budget is dangerous for women."
"The Republican budget makes it clear that their party puts the very richest Americans as the top priority."
"The Republican proposal to turn Medicaid into a block grant would result in dramatically decreased federal contribution to State Medicaid programs, a cut of more than $810 billion over the next decade..."
"I want to repeat that the travel budget is down from the second year of the Bush Administration, that they see a 17 percent further cut."
"The CDC and the FDA have both made clear, their travel budgets are down compared to those of the second term of the Bush Administration, so the trajectory is correct."
"I am more than willing to roll up my sleeves with you and with HHS to figure out the ways that we can achieve needed savings in our health care spending."
"The priorities in the Republican budget are deeply flawed. They do not reflect the priorities of everyday Americans."
"And so what Medicaid does is, it offers a solution for low-income pregnant women who can't afford private insurance by covering maternity and prenatal care."
"Prosecutions are way up from 797 in fiscal year 2008 to 1,430 in fiscal year 2011, a more than 75 percent increase."