Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"I think it is a national disgrace that when we are talking about how to have a more frugal government, how to get our budget costs under control, healthcare costs being No. 1, how we are about to devo..."

"Thank you, Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Enzi, for calling this hearing to discuss implementation of health reform's quality provisions."

"The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act had important quality provisions. It had four guiding principles, and I think it would go very much to some of the points made by Senator Enzi."

"This isn't the malpractice issue. This is a systemic failure to identify with these practices."