Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"We don't want a Government shutdown."

"I was struck by the mother's remark, 'It is as difficult for me to provide the supports that my son needs as it would be had he had a significant learning difficulty.'"

"I think we also focus considerable resources, perhaps not as many as we should--but there's a lot of attention and discussion on kids who have disabilities."

"I've either been misled, misrepresented, had to pull information out--often at the most minimal kind of way."