"I have not heard from one constituent, not one, that what EPA is currently doing with the Clean Water Act is helping create jobs"
"the expansion of the Medicaid program, if 100 percent of the people sign up, may cost the State as much as $3.6 billion."
"the Medicaid programs in many States already are severely strapped for funds."
"if you don't have anybody to take care of you or that will accept what you have, then that doesn't really help you very much."
"emergency rooms already are overcrowded with long wait times."