"should the Federal Government, through an agency like the EPA, be telling our children these things?"
"I guess my definition of fairness isn't the same as was previously described when 45 percent of the American people don't pay any income tax at all."
"what are we planning on doing to reimburse businesses when this is, again, another indication of retroactive, I think, policymaking through regulation"
"I have not heard from one constituent, not one, that what EPA is currently doing with the Clean Water Act is helping create jobs"
"how come in the original permitting process that the EPA didn't identify the waterway issue up front before the company investing $250 million in the business?"
"the Medicaid programs in many States already are severely strapped for funds."
"the expansion of the Medicaid program, if 100 percent of the people sign up, may cost the State as much as $3.6 billion."
"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."