"Well, you have covered a lot of ground. And just looking at your testimony; we could just spend all morning in a dialogue with you, and we will be coming back."
"Thank you. That was excellent. It really complements with what Mr. Cochran says and this whole issue of not only having it, but using it."
"When you look at your testimony, what Dr. Bill Frist has said, what Newt has said, we all know the ultimate endgame that we want to achieve."
"There is great desire in our country for change, and one of the areas is in healthcare."
"I think what we need to do is take your input. I think you have given us excellent guiding principles over what we need to do and also what we need to be considering in the health stimulus."
"quality is about saving lives or improving the delivery of service and then saving money."
"Could you work with us to identify those things where it is too many good-old micro line-item programs?"
"I think you are a high-altitude, high-achieving guy, and I think you will absolutely lead our Department of Education."
"One week from now, we will be heading to the platform for the inauguration of President-elect Obama."
"I want you to know, Senator Enzi really helped me be able to work on a bipartisan basis to be able to do that."
"I believe that is how we will be able to deliver for the American people."