Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"Thank you both for your leadership on oral health issues."

"We're never going to win the support of the establishment until the establishment knows it can benefit their practice and their pocketbook."

"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."

"Isn't that a sweet ending to the story? So let's have more sweet endings with big smiles."