Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"I would hope that as for you and your efforts, there are lessons learned from winning those battles."

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

"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."

"Your own commitment and vigor in ensuring universal health care for all Americans is well-known, well-appreciated by many of us, and we can't do a lot of this without you."