Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"Well, the economy has changed, and this bill hasn't been reauthorized since 1996, and there's a new fiscal reality I think in the United States because we spent our money on other things; OK?"

"I think there has to be a reward system."

"I think there is the sense that there should be, as Senator Burr has done in his bill, background checks on those people we know will get government money."

"Many of our children have significant physical challenges, now a growing emotional challenge, particularly with the high rate of autism."