Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"We couldn't believe that in the United States of America, a little boy, a little boy would die because he couldn't have access to a doctor, and it wasn't a rare doctor."

"The legacy of Deamonte continues to be with us, and we feel the best way to honor that little boy's memory is to continue to fight so that no little boy, no child in America goes without universal hea..."

"The Federal role is powerful because it involves not only authorization and then moving that authorization, but there are provisions that are direct from the Federal Government."

"Congress has been terrific on attending to children's coverage."